Political Ecology Books

New and Published Books

1. The Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology

   Edited by Tom Perreault, Gavin Bridge, James McCarthy

   Series: Routledge International Handbooks

   The Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology presents a comprehensive and authoritative examination of the rapidly growing field of political ecology. Located at the intersection of geography, anthropology, sociology, and environmental history, political ecology is one of the most vibrant and...

   Published June 17th 2015 by Routledge
2. Ecological Systems Integrity

   Governance, law and human rights

   Edited by Laura Westra, Janice Gray, Vasiliki Karageorgou

   Environmental law and governance are the cornerstones of global efforts to conserve the environment, protect resources and ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all of the planet's inhabitants. This book presents a series of thought-provoking chapters which consider the place of...

   Published June 12th 2015 by Routledge
3. Carbon Conflicts and Forest Landscapes in Africa

   Edited by Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones

   Series: Pathways to Sustainability

   Amidst the pressing challenges of global climate change, the last decade has seen a wave of forest carbon projects across the world, designed to conserve and enhance forest carbon stocks in order to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and offset emissions elsewhere. Exploring a set of new...

   Published June 2nd 2015 by Routledge
4. Nuclear Waste Management and Legitimacy

   Nihilism and Responsibility

   By Mats Andrén

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies

   Nuclear technology places special demands on society and both nuclear weapons and nuclear energy for peaceful purposes require a large measure of security and monitoring at the international level. This book focuses on nuclear waste management, which can work in democratic countries only if viewed...

   Published May 22nd 2015 by Routledge
5. Political Ecologies of Meat

   Edited by Jody Emel, Harvey Neo

   Series: Routledge Studies in Political Ecology

   Livestock production worldwide is increasing rapidly, in part due to economic growth and demand for meat in industrializing countries. Yet there are many concerns about the sustainability of increased meat production and consumption, from perspectives including human health, animal welfare, climate...

   Published May 20th 2015 by Routledge
6. Guardians of the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest: Environmental Organizations and Development

   By Luiz C. Barbosa

   The Amazon region is the focus of intense conflict between conservationists concerned with deforestation and advocates of agro-industrial development. This book focuses on the contributions of environmental organizations to the preservation of Brazilian Amazonia. It reveals how...

   Published May 13th 2015 by Routledge
7. Water, Power and Identity

   The Cultural Politics of Water in the Andes

   By Rutgerd Boelens

   Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

   This book addresses two major issues in natural resource management and political ecology: the complex conflicting relationship between communities managing water on the ground and national/global policy-making institutions and elites; and how grassroots defend against encroachment, question the...

   Published April 13th 2015 by Routledge
8. The Limits of the Green Economy

   From re-inventing capitalism to re-politicising the present

   By Anneleen Kenis, Matthias Lievens

   Series: Routledge Studies in Environmental Policy

   Projecting win-win situations, new economic opportunities, green growth and innovative partnerships, the green economy discourse has quickly gained centre stage in international environmental governance and policymaking. Its underlying message is attractive and optimistic: if the market can become...

   Published March 31st 2015 by Routledge
9. Climate Change and Genocide

   Environmental Violence in the 21st Century

   Edited by Jürgen Zimmerer

   Climate change caused by human activity is the most fundamental challenge facing mankind in the 21st century, since it will drastically alter the living conditions of millions of people, mainly in the Global South. Environmental violence, including resource crises such as peak fossil fuel, will lie...

   Published March 19th 2015 by Routledge
10. Transboundary Water Politics in the Developing World

    By Naho Mirumachi

    Series: Earthscan Studies in Water Resource Management

    This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international transboundary river basins in the developing world. These shared rivers are the setting for irrigation, hydropower and flood management projects as well as water transfer schemes. Often, these projects attempt to...

    Published March 17th 2015 by Routledge