Green Party (UK) Green Party (UK) The Green Party, also known as the Green Party UK, was a Green political party in the United Kingdom. Prior to 1985 it was called the Ecology Party, and before that PEOPLE. In 1990, it separated into three political parties: Despite the UK Green Party no longer existing as an entity, "Green Party" (singular) is still used in most media to refer collectively to the three separate parties; for example, when they report opinion polls and election results. An interview with overpopulation expert Paul R. Ehrlich in "Playboy" magazine inspired a small group of professional and business
Political ecology research has shifted from investigating political influence on the earth's surface to the focus on spatial-ecological influences on politics and power—a scope reminiscent of environmental politics. Much has been drawn from cultural ecology, a form of analysis that showed how culture depends upon, and is influenced by, the material conditions of society (political ecology has largely eclipsed cultural ecology as a form of analysis according to Walker.) As Walker states, "whereas cultural ecology and systems theory emphasize[s] adaptation and homeostasis, political ecology emphasize[s] the role of political economy as a force of maladaptation and instability". Political ecologists often use political