Political Ecology: Science, Myth and Power - Brossura

Stott, Philip A; Sullivan, Sean

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ISBN 10: 0340761660 ISBN 13: 9780340761663

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2000

Riassunto

This important new book offers a state-of-the-art examination of political ecology, its evolution as an academic subject, and how environmental knowledge is used in the realm of global international politics. Focusing on the development of environmental knowledge with particular regard to the developing world, the book above all explores the discrepancies between environmental policies implemented by domineering international bodies, and perceptions of issues found in more local contexts.



Split into three sections, the book explores firstly the relationship between science and environmentalism, before moving on to discuss the political ecology of a major area of current concern - water management. The final section provides a well-documented analysis of the often discordant environmental power relations seen at international and local level. Written by a team of international experts, this volume encapsulates the whole range of approaches that currently characterise the burgeoning field of political ecology.

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This excellent book.....would serve as a superb introduction for 'advanced beginners' and that mythical beast 'the interested general reader'. It is a worthy-perhaps essential-addition to any academic library.
Environmental Politics.

Contenuti

Introduction
Political ecology: science, myth and power
Part 1 Science and Myth
Getting the science right, or introducing science in the first place? Local 'facts', global discourse - 'desertification' in north-west Namibia
Environmental myths and narratives: case studies from Zimbabwe
Sea-level rise, subsidence and submergence: the political ecology of environmental change in the Bengal delta
A political ecology of forest management: gender and silvicultural knowledge in the Jharkland, India
Part 2 Water and 'Virtual Water'
Contending environmental knowledge on water in the Middle East: global, regional and national contexts
Precipitation, people, pipelines and power in South Africa: towards a 'virtual water' - based political ecology discourse
Part 3 The Relations of Power, Global to Local
Ecological possibilities and political constraints: adjustments of farming to protracted drought by women and men in the Western Division of The Gambia
Rainforest biodiversity conservation and the political economy of international financial institutions
Contesting the plot: environmental politics and the urban allotment garden in Britain and Japan
Environmental refugees: the origins of a construct
Global environmental security: an emerging 'concept of control'?

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0340761660
• ISBN 13: 9780340761663
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 288
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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