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Political ecology has often defined itself against Eurocentric conceptions of the world. Nevertheless, recent contributions have questioned the ongoing reproduction of an Anglo-American mainstream against 'other political ecologies'. Decentering Anglo-American political ecology has therefore forced a greater recognition of traditions that have developed under the same banner, albeit in different linguistic or national contexts. In addition, thinking more about the situatedness of knowledge claims has forced a deeper questioning of the Eurocentric and colonial production of political ecological research. In this report I begin by reviewing a range of political ecological traditions before going on to look at decolonial moves within the field. I conclude by considering how political ecologists might reframe their practice as one of relational comparison.

A brief handbook entry on political ecology, as an approach in environmental studies.

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Environmental legislation is commonly accepted as an altruistic approach to land management. A closer examination however, reveals that political incentives and flawed arguments consistently shape U.S. environmental policy at high public costs. As student fellows at the Institute of Political Economy at Utah State University, we have had the opportunity to research this subject under the direction of Professor Randy Simmons. Political Ecology is his upcoming book that explores a variety of environmental policies, the incentives that created them, and their effects on both public lands and taxpayers. Our research contributions to this overall project specifically explore three separate case studies: the Federal Land Management Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Altogether, it is our hope that the analysis and case studies presented will provide policy makers and the general public with needed information in regards to current and future U.S. environmental policy.

International audience ; Si les changements environnementaux liés à l'humanité ne font aucun doute, leur ampleur et leurs conséquences ne sont pas si faciles à évaluer. Pour le savant, il s'agit d'établir les liens de causalité et les impacts avec le plus de précision possible, puis de poser un diagnostic. Le présent dictionnaire s'appuie sur le concept récent d'«anthropocène», qui a le mérite, qu'on l'approuve ou non, de relancer la réflexion sur les rapports entre nature et société, entre constat scientifique et action politique, à travers une approche spatiale et territoriale. Procédant de façon critique, et fruit d'une démarche collective, cette vaste entreprise éditoriale se fonde sur une pratique de terrain, attentive aux détails et méfiante à l'égard des discours pré-établis. Parmi les 330 notices, plusieurs thèmes sont au cœur des débats contemporains (biodiversité, changement climatique…), d'autres se réfèrent à des courants de pensée (écoféminisme, transhumanisme…). Les concepts mobilisés abordent des questions politiques (capitalocène, justice environnementale…), philosophiques (catastrophes, Gaïa…), ou épistémologiques (finitude, population…). Des notions classiques sont réinterrogées (nature, ressource…), tandis que des concepts sont précisés (biosphère, écosystème…). D'autres notices discutent de mécanismes environnementaux (érosion, tsunami…), de pratiques récentes (agroécologie, ville durable…), de phénomènes territorialisés (déforestation, désertification…) ou d'artefacts (aéroport, autoroute…). Certaines examinent des lieux emblématiques (Amazonie, Fukushima…). D'autres, enfin, offrent un regard original sur l'anthropocène, sa faune (chien, ours…), ses mutations socio-économiques, institutionnelles ou politiques (biopiraterie, ZAD…). Un dictionnaire de référence sur un concept devenu incontournable. (4e de couverture)

Making Political Ecology presents a comprehensive view of an important new field in human geography and interdisciplinary studies of nature-society relations. Tracing the development of political ecology from its origins in geography and ecological anthropology in the 1970s, to its current status as an established field, the book investigates how late twentieth-century developments in social and ecological theories are brought together to create a powerful framework for comprehending environmental problems. Making Political Ecology argues for an inclusionary conceptualization of the field, wh

pt. 1. Food, health, and the body : political ecology of sustainability -- pt. 2. Capital's margins : the political ecology of the slum world -- pt. 3. Risk, certification, and the audit economy : political ecology of environmental governance -- pt. 4. War, militarism, and insurgency : political ecology of security -- pt. 5. Fuelling capitalism : energy scarcity and abundance -- pt. 6. Blue ecology : the political ecology of water -- pt. 7. Biopolitics and political ecology : genes, transgenes, and genomics.

The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links the political economy of global capitalism with the political ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts at environmental policies. This critical volume draws together contributions from twenty-five leading intellectuals in the field. It begins with an introductory chapter that introduces the readers to political ecology and summarizes the books main findings. The following seven sections cover topics on the political ecology of war and the disaster state; fuelling capitalism: energy scarcity and abundance; global governance of health, bodies, and genomics; the contradictions of global food; capital's marginal product: effluents, waste, and garbage; water as a commodity, a human right, and power; the functions and dysfunctions of the global green economy; political ecology of the global climate, and carbon emissions. This book contains accounts of the main currents of thought in each area that bring the topics completely up-to-date. The individual chapters contain a theoretical introduction linking in with the main themes of political ecology, as well as empirical information and case material. Global Political Ecology serves as a valuable reference for students interested in political ecology, environmental justice, and geography.

"The world is caught in the mesh of a series of environmental crises. So far attempts at resolving the deep basis of these have been superficial and disorganized. Global Political Ecology links the political economy of global capitalism with the political ecology of a series of environmental disasters and failed attempts at environmental policies. This critical volume draws together contributions from twenty-five leading intellectuals in the field. It begins with an introductory chapter that introduces the readers to political ecology and summarizes the books main findings. The following seven sections cover topics on the political ecology of war and the disaster state; fuelling capitalism: energy scarcity and abundance; global governance of health, bodies, and genomics; the contradictions of global food; capital's marginal product: effluents, waste, and garbage; water as a commodity, human right, and power; the functions and dysfunctions of the global green economy; political ecology of the global climate; and carbon emissions. This book contains accounts of the main currents of thought in each area that bring the topics completely up-to-date. The individual chapters contain a theoretical introduction linking in with the main themes of political ecology, as well as empirical information and case material. Global Political Ecology serves as a valuable reference for students interested in political ecology, environmental justice, and geography"--Provided by publisher.

This is an updated annotated bibliography of political ecology and feminist political ecology articles created for the Gender CCRA-7 Gendered Perspectives for Conservation Agriculture: Local soil knowledge and crop-livestock interaction from 2010-2011. This bibliography was used to inform field methods, student thesis work, and the CCRA-7 Research Strategy. ; CCRA-7 (Gendered Knowledge)

"Political ecology is one of the most vibrant fields of environmental research. This book introduces political ecology to a new generation of students in a daring new way: as an interdisciplinary approach to environmental research but also as a series of lived realities and a praxis for change. The origins of political ecology are often traced through an Anglo-American canon. In Discovering Political Ecology, Gustav Cederlöf and Alex Loftus instead take up the challenge of presenting the key conversations and the diverse traditions that have shaped this field with attention to its extensive international roots. Inspired by voices and research in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, the authors address the concerns of those who from different social backgrounds have grown up in a world shaped by climate change and increasing environmental inequalities.Engaging and accessible in style, Discovering Political Ecology introduces a set of key concepts around which conversations in political ecology coalesce. It also shows how these concepts allow you to make sense of some of the most pressing issues of our time-issues around water, energy, agriculture, forestry, climate change and environmental justice. Each chapter includes learning outcomes and suggested further readings, extensive bibliographies and seminar activities to be used by students and educators. At the cutting-edge of the field, the book will be of interest to those in all disciplines brought together in political ecology, including but not limited to anthropology, development studies, ecology, geography, history and political science"--

As urban environments transform across the globe, debates over urban nature and its future forms have introduced important critical questions. How, for instance, do we study emergent, dynamic configurations of nature and culture in cities? How do we conceptualize the city as a field site when urbanization encompasses the full spatial continuum from city to countryside? How do we understand the place of history in an environmental era often categorized as unprecedented? This article traces political ecology from its noncity origins to its present engagements with urban life and forms. It argues that ethnographic work both enriches and complicates recent debates about the urban past, present, and future, and it calls for more vigorous and refined anthropological engagement with the biophysical sciences, the theoretical and methodological challenges of scale, and the work of historical contextualization in the history-evasive era now widely known as the Anthropocene.