
Political Ecology
A Critical Introduction
Paul Robbins(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 9. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
298 pages
978-0-470-65732-4 (ISBN)
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Description
This fully updated new edition introduces the core concepts, central thinkers, and major works of the burgeoning field of political ecology.
* Explores the key arguments and contemporary explanatory challenges facing the sub-discipline
* Provides the first full history of the development of political ecology over the last century and its theoretical underpinnings
* Considers the major challenges facing the field now and for the future
* Study boxes introduce key figures in the development of the discipline and summarize their most important works
* Fully updated to include recent events, such as the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, as well as both urban and rural examples, from the developed and underdeveloped world
* Explores the key arguments and contemporary explanatory challenges facing the sub-discipline
* Provides the first full history of the development of political ecology over the last century and its theoretical underpinnings
* Considers the major challenges facing the field now and for the future
* Study boxes introduce key figures in the development of the discipline and summarize their most important works
* Fully updated to include recent events, such as the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, as well as both urban and rural examples, from the developed and underdeveloped world
Reviews / Votes
"This book appeals to a wide academic audience: master and PhD students in environmental sciences and human ecology, researchers in ecological politics and related fields as environmental law and sociology. Both the subject and the accessible character of the book make it most useful for a wide group of non-expert professionals operating in environmental consultancy and expertise. It is a book for all of us interested in the need for better environmental politics, explanation, and ethics." (Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 1 November 2014)More details
Series
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 24.3 cm
Width: 17.2 cm
Thickness: 1.3 cm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-65732-4 (9780470657324)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Paul Robbins is Professor and Director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. He is the author of numerous publications including World Regions in a Global Context: People, Places, and Environments (with S. Marston, P.Knox, D. Liverman and V. Del Casino, 2010), Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction (with J. Hintz and S. Moore, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and Global Political Ecology (co-edited with R. Peet and M. Watts, 2011).
Content
Preface to the Second Edition vii
Introduction 1
Part I What is Political Ecology? 9
1 Political versus Apolitical Ecologies 11
2 A Tree with Deep Roots 25
3 The Critical Tools 49
4 Political Ecology Emerges 82
Part II Conceptual and Methodological Challenges 101
5 Challenges in Ecology 103
6 Challenges in Social Construction 122
7 Challenges in Explanation 143
Part III Political Ecology Now 155
8 Degradation and Marginalization 157
9 Conservation and Control 176
10 Environmental Confl ict 199
11 Environmental Subjects and Identities 215
12 Political Objects and Actors 231
Part IV Where to Now? 245
13 Beyond Political Ecology? 247
References 254
Index 277
Introduction 1
Part I What is Political Ecology? 9
1 Political versus Apolitical Ecologies 11
2 A Tree with Deep Roots 25
3 The Critical Tools 49
4 Political Ecology Emerges 82
Part II Conceptual and Methodological Challenges 101
5 Challenges in Ecology 103
6 Challenges in Social Construction 122
7 Challenges in Explanation 143
Part III Political Ecology Now 155
8 Degradation and Marginalization 157
9 Conservation and Control 176
10 Environmental Confl ict 199
11 Environmental Subjects and Identities 215
12 Political Objects and Actors 231
Part IV Where to Now? 245
13 Beyond Political Ecology? 247
References 254
Index 277