Global political ecology / / edited by Richard Peet, Paul Robbins, and Michael Watts

• Pubblicazione: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (459 p.)
• Disciplina: 304.2
• Soggetto topico: Political ecology
• Altri autori: PeetRichard RobbinsPaul <1967-> WattsMichael
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Food, health, and the body : political ecology of sustainability -- pt. 2. Capital's margins : the political ecology of the slum world -- pt. 3. Risk, certification, and the audit economy : political ecology of environmental governance -- pt. 4. War, militarism, and insurgency : political ecology of security -- pt. 5. Fuelling capitalism : energy scarcity and abundance -- pt. 6. Blue ecology : the political ecology of water -- pt. 7. Biopolitics and political ecology : genes, transgenes, and genomics.
• Sommario/riassunto: The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links the political economy of global capitalism with the political ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts at environmental policies.This critical volume draws together contributions from twenty-five leading intellectuals in the field. It begins with an introductory chapter that introduces the readers to political ecology and summarizes the books main findings. Th
• Titolo autorizzato: Global political ecology
• ISBN: 1-136-90432-8; 1-136-90433-6; 1-283-03874-9; 9786613038746; 0-203-84224-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826253903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II