The foundations and dimensions of green citizenship

To gain a deeper understanding of the contemporary dynamics, discourses, practices, governance practices, and impacts of green citizenship, it is necessary to delve into the conceptual foundations and explore the different meanings associated with this idea. Green citizenship did not emerge ex nihilo, nor does it exist in isolation, but is rooted in and shaped by a complex interplay of pre-existing concepts and practices that have emerged over time. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on these dimensions of meaning and, in the end, to offer a reflection on how they contribute to evolving environmental governance. Through various insights from different authors, we aim to reflect on how environmental or green citizenship can be understood,1 placing the concept of green citizenship in the theoretical framework of eco-governance at the very end of the chapter.