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Showing 1 to 20 of 181 for “"Political ecology"”.
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Biodiversity conservation and brownfield sites: a scalar political ecology?
This thesis develops a multi-scalar political ecology of biodiversity conservation on brownfield sites in Birmingham, U.K. While urban brownfield biodiversity is increasingly recognised as a valuable resource, political pressure to develop such spaces is also growing. Forty-five interviews were …
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Political ecology of inequality in tourism development in rural Mongolia.
… stance and three theoretical approaches: a political ecology, an actor-perspective and a capability approach. Taken in combination, these approaches focus on the macro-level structural aspects of tourism and standards of living, the associated micro-level actor relations, and the relations …
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A Political Ecology of Oil Palm in the Peruvian Amazon
Peru’s Amazon region is one of the newest fronts in a growing national and international interest in oil palm production. State legislation and market incentives have accelerated the growth of the industry by promoting large-scale investment and land acquisition. Based on an examination of the …
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"The trawler wreck all": political ecology and a Belizean village
… and environmental degradation. Within a political ecology framework, I document the impact of a shrimp trawling program on the subsistence fishermen of Hopkins, Belize, its impact on the effective marine environment of the subsistence fishermen, and their responses to it. The data …
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A Political Ecology of Copper Production and Environmental Degradation In Zambia
… linked and further hampered by socioeconomic, political and developmental factors.The case of Zambia is used to empirically validate and authenticate how environmental management resulting from copper production has adversely affected the country. The nation's copper production was initially …
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Taming the tiger: the political ecology of prawn production in Tanzania
… ecological theory with social theory through a political ecology approach. This is a major challenge in the field of political ecology, as ecology often takes backstage to social-political dynamics. My engagement with the analytical approach of social-ecological resilience provides a more …
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Encircling the sun: A political ecology of solar development in India
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 112311 Lift date: 2021-08-23T20:48:32Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Seeds of Struggle: A Political Ecology of Millet Growing in Aohan, China
Seeds are material, relational, and political objects. They can reproduce themselves, embed knowledge, cultural memory, and symbolic meanings, undergo improvements governed by breeders, create economic value along the seed industry chain, and are strategic resources contested by stakeholders. Seen …
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A political ecology of design : contested visions of urban climate change adaptation
… designed and engineered solutions and sociopolitical measures. It often assumes urban politics to be contained and cohesive. And it has relied on static conceptualizations of the city as a bounded territory, neglecting interconnections across networks and broader processes of globalization, …
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Deliberation as an Epistemic Endeavor: UMunthu and Social Change in Malawi's Political Ecology
… production. Through a case study analysis of the political economy of knowledge production of selected District Councils in Malawi, I argue that the consultative approach adopted by the Councils is flawed. The Habermasian approach adopted by the Councils assumes that development processes should …
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The winds of change: the political ecology of renewable energy transition in Vermont
… Preliminary analysis maps out the current political landscape of Vermont's RET - its stakeholders, political climate, and important policy advances. Subsequent analysis focuses on the relationship between RET and the unique aspects of Vermont's institutions, culture, and communities. …
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Beaches, People, and Change: A Political Ecology of Rockaway Beach after Hurricane Sandy
<p>This dissertation uses restoration practices of Rockaway beach post-Hurricane Sandy as a lens to investigate tensions between nature and society on urban coasts. By focusing on this New York City beach, this dissertation aims to examine the interaction between the beach, residents, city and …
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Trees Outside of the Forest: A Political Ecology of Tree Planting in Kenya
… a long history. In this thesis, I analyse the political ecology of tree planting in Kenya. I build on the concept of the political forest, the notion that ‘forests’ are produced through political as much as biophysical processes. I focus on three key dynamics: (i) the changing priorities of the …
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The political ecology of nontraditional agricultural exports and an IPM project in Jamaica
… to the adoption of IPM are the external political-economic forces and location-specific environmental, social and economic factors that may create obstacles to the adoption of IPM practices at the farm level. This thesis will use a political ecology approach to identify and examine the …
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Lowveld cotton : a political ecology of agricultural failure in Natal and Zululand, 1844-1948
… structural changes to the region’s agricultural, political and economic landscape.
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El Milagro De Almeria, Espana: A Political Ecology of Landscape Change and Greenhouse Agriculture
… and environmental history analysis within a political ecology framework. The methods for data collection included literature review of secondary sources and four months living in Almería conducting interviews and field observations. Located in Europe’s driest desert, the greenhouses of …
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El Milagro De Almeria, Espana: A Political Ecology of Landscape Change and Greenhouse Agriculture
… and environmental history analysis within a political ecology framework. The methods for data collection included literature review of secondary sources and four months living in Almería conducting interviews and field observations. Located in Europe’s driest desert, the greenhouses of …
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