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Autorentext

Paul Robbins is the dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, where he guides the institute in serving as a world leader in addressing rapid global environmental change. With writing focused on diverse interdisciplinary audiences and the broader public, he is author of the award-winning book Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds, and Chemicals Make Us Who We Are (2007), widely recognized as one of the most accessible books on the environmental politics of daily life.

Klappentext

The third edition of Political Ecology spans this sprawling field, using grounded examples and careful readings of current literature. While the study of political ecology is sometimes difficult to fathom, owing to its breadth and diversity, this resource simplifies the discussion by reducing the field down into a few core questions and arguments. These points clearly demonstrate how critical theory can make pragmatic contributions to the fields of conservation, development, and environmental management. The latest edition of this seminal work is also more closely focused, with references to recent work from around the world. Further, Political Ecology raises critical questions about "traditional" approaches to environmental questions and problems. An excellent resource for undergraduates and academics, the third edition of Political Ecology offers an updated edition of the guide to this diverse, quickly growing field that is at the heart of how humans shape the world and, in turn, are shaped by it.

Inhalt

Preface vi

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction 1

1 Political versus Apolitical Ecologies 8

2 A Tree with Deep Roots 22

3 The Critical Tools 45

4 Political Ecology Emerges 82

5 Challenges in Ecology 99

6 Challenges in Social Construction 118

7 Challenges in Explanation 137

8 Degradation and Marginalization 149

9 Conservation and Control 168

10 Environmental Conflict 190

11 Environmental Subjects and Identities 206

12 Political Objects and Actors 223

13 Political Ecologies of the Future? 236

Bibliography 245

Index 280