ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |16 pages
Introduction
part 1|59 pages
Theoretical approaches and syntheses
part 2|166 pages
Global development, environment, and resources
chapter 13|18 pages
Terra sacer
part 3|129 pages
People and communities
chapter 19|19 pages
Archaeology and tourism at Mesa Verde National Park
chapter 21|13 pages
Circumscribing local development
chapter 22|10 pages
Understanding the relationship among gender, space, and the environment
chapter 23|19 pages
Upgrading the shock theory
part 4|57 pages
Policy and governance