Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction, 2nd Edition (Critical Introductions to Geography)

Robbins, Paul

ISBN 10: 0470657324 / ISBN 13: 9780470657324

Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

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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

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: 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).

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Titel: Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction, ...
Verlag: Wiley-Blackwell
Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Good
Auflage: 2. Auflage