Critical political ecology : the politics of environmental science / / Tim Forsyth

• Autore: Forsyth Tim.
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (338 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7; 363.7/0561
• Soggetto topico: Environmental policy; Environmental sciences - Political aspects; Political ecology
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [280]-310) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Preface and acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 Political ecology and the politics of environmental science; 2 Environmental science and myths; 3 Environmental "laws" and generalizations; 4 Social framings of environmental science; 5 The coproduction of env ironmental knowledge and political activism; 6 Enforcing and contesting boundaries; 7 The globalization of environmental risk; 8 Democratizing environmental explanations; 9 Democratizing environmental science and networks; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Critical Political Ecology brings political debate to the science of ecology. As political controversies multiply over the science underlying environmental debates, there is an increasing need to understand the relationship between environmental science and politics. In this timely and wide-ranging volume, Tim Forsyth uses an innovative approach to apply political analysis to ecology, and demonstrates how more politicised approaches to science can be used in environmental decision-making.Critical Political Ecology examines:*how social and political factors frame e
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical political ecology
• ISBN: 1-134-66581-4; 1-280-11362-6; 0-203-01756-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462481903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II