Political Ecology

A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-02-09
Mått156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt381 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor249
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030560355
OriginaltitelPolitisk okologi: Miljo, mennesker og makt

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Tor A. Benjaminsen is a human geographer and Professor of Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway. His research is focused on environmental change and its governance within a broad and interdisciplinary political ecology perspective. He is a lead author of the 6th IPCC report and an Associate Editor of Political Geography.Hanne Svarstad is a sociologist and Professor of Development Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway. Her research is about climate change mitigation, land use conflicts, bioprospecting, power, environmental justice, education and alternative sustainabilities.

Chapter 1. Political Ecology on Pandora.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Influences and Recent Directions.- Chapter 3. Discourses and Narratives on Environment and Development: The Example of Bioprospecting.- Chapter 4. Conservation Discourses versus Practices.- Chapter 5. Gender and Power: Feminist Political Ecologies.- Chapter 6. Climate Mitigation Choices: Reducing Deforestation in the Global South versus Reducing Fossil Fuel Production at Home.- Chapter 7. Pastoralists and the State.- Chapter 8. Climate Change, Scarcity and Conflicts in the Sahel.- Chapter 9. Population Growth, Markets and Sustainable Land-Use in Africa.- Chapter 10. Stocktake and Ways Forward.