Outline the Concept of Eco-Literacy and Consider Its Potential Role in Raising Awareness of the Role of Individual Action as a Means of Confronting Global Ecological Problems.

Q. Outline the concept of eco-literacy and consider its potential role in raising awareness of the role of individual action as a means of confronting global ecological problems.

Giddens (1990) explains that due to developments in Modernity changes have occurred as regards to our emphasis or focus on issues relevant to our times. One of these issues is ecological matters and a number of ecological movements have come into being. For these movements the environment is their area of concern, he explains.

‘like peace movements, they are not completely new. In the nineteenth century, ecological movements were linked with romantiscm and mainly intended to ‘counter the impact of modern industry on traditional modes of production and upon the landscape’ in the late twentieth century they assumed greater prominence’

(Giddens. A (1990) cited in Halambous & Holburn, Sociology themes and Perspectives. Collins. London 2000)

With catastrophes such as 2005 Tsunami and oil spills