"The Routledge Handbook Of Development And Environment | Geography

The handbook seeks to illuminate the key concepts in the study of development-environment through showcasing some of the Majoritarian (formerly Developing) world’s scholars in order to explore theoretical connections through critical/radical theory “small” theory various conceptual frameworks and non-Western and subaltern viewpoints. The volume examines the themes around the study of the relationship between economic and social development and the environment. Part 1 covers theoretical and conceptual approaches to the study of development and environment by examining the diverse ways in which people perceive understand and act upon the world around them. Cross-scalar topics such as neo-liberalism and globalization human rights climate change sustainability and technology are covered in Part 2. The book shifts to examinations of resources and production in Part 3 where authors with a focus on one or more environmental resources or types of economic production are presented. Topics range from water agriculture and food to energy bioeconomy and mining. The fourth section presents chapters where people are at the center of the development-environment nexus through topics such as gender relations children health and cities. Finally policy and governance of development and environment are explored in Part 5. The section includes both academics and practitioners who have worked with policy makers and are policy makers themselves. The book is primarily intended for scholars and graduate students in geography environmental studies and development studies for whom it will provide an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current thinking across the range of disciplines which converge in the study of development and environment. |The Routledge Handbook of Development and Environment | Geography