This study links political debate with the science of ecology. It is based on the belief that apparently neutral laws of science are themselves constructed from political processes. Consequently, the debate about environmental politics needs to include the formulation of science in that process, rather than applying existing scientific laws to current social dilemmas. The book focuses on three main themes: it summarizes recent thinking about the relationship between natural and social science, and the difficulties of making statements about the natural world that do not reflect social...
This study links political debate with the science of ecology. It is based on the belief that apparently neutral laws of science are themselves constr...
This study links political debate with the science of ecology. It is based on the belief that apparently neutral laws of science are themselves constructed from political processes. Consequently, the debate about environmental politics needs to include the formulation of science in that process, rather than applying existing scientific laws to current social dilemmas. The book focuses on three main themes: it summarizes recent thinking about the relationship between natural and social science, and the difficulties of making statements about the natural world that do not reflect social...
This study links political debate with the science of ecology. It is based on the belief that apparently neutral laws of science are themselves constr...
International development is now a major global activity and the focus of the rapidly growing academic discipline of development studies. The Encyclopedia of International Development provides definitions and discussions of the key concepts, controversies and actors associated with international development for a readership of development workers, teachers and students. With 600 entries, ranging in length from shorter factual studies to more in-depth essays, a comprehensive system of cross references and a full index, it is the most definitive guide to international development...
International development is now a major global activity and the focus of the rapidly growing academic discipline of development studies. The E...
In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, use of agrochemicals, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. They argue that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the uplands. They have also been used to justify the alternative directions advocated by an array of NGOs.
In official and alternative discourses of economic development, the peoples living in...
In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, ...
In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, use of agrochemicals, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. They argue that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the uplands. They have also been used to justify the alternative directions advocated by an array of NGOs.
In official and alternative discourses of economic development, the peoples living in...
In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, ...
This study, based on fieldwork and case studies of southeast Asian countries shows how privatization, investment and new energy technologies can be integrated to combat climate change and provide the maximum return for investors. The author explains what incentives and regulatory structures are needed that do not damage local competitiveness. Asserting that technology transfer is fundamental to effective policies for climate change and for economic development, the text examines how the benefits can be maximized.
This study, based on fieldwork and case studies of southeast Asian countries shows how privatization, investment and new energy technologies can be in...
The mountainous borderlands of socialist China, Vietnam, and Laos are home to some 70 million minority people of diverse ethnicities. In Moving Mountains, anthropologists, geographers, and political economists with first-hand experience in the region explore these peoples' survival strategies as they respond to unprecedented economic and political change. This unprecedented glimpse into a poorly understood region shows that development initiatives must be built on strong knowledge of local cultures in order to have lasting effect.
The mountainous borderlands of socialist China, Vietnam, and Laos are home to some 70 million minority people of diverse ethnicities. In Moving ...
