Drawing the Line: Nature, Hybridity and Politics in Transboundary Spaces

ISBN-13: 9780815388654 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 338 str.

Juliet Fall

Opis

This book provides the first comprehensive and critical examination of the spatial assumptions underpinning transboundary protected areas in Europe, at a time of surging global enthusiasm in creating and managing such areas. It builds a link between the critical geopolitical literature on boundaries and social approaches to nature and hybridity.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction. Defined Boundaries: Drawing lines, constructing spaces; Divide and rule: defining the boundaries of protected areas; Science, politics and legitimacy in the design of protected areas. Contested Boundaries: Contested boundaries and complex spatial scenarios; Constructing transboundary entities; Cooperation: understanding acceptance and resistance. Hybrid Boundaries: Mapping a bounded Other; The myth of boundless nature; Drawing lines in hybrid spaces; Conclusions; Index.