Environment & Resources Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. The Politics of Biofuels, Land and Agrarian Change

   Edited by Saturnino Borras Jr., Philip McMichael, Ian Scoones

   Series: Critical Agrarian Studies

   This book addresses key questions on biofuels within agrarian political economy, political sociology and political ecology. Contributions are based on fresh empirical materials from different parts of the world. The book starts with four key questions in agrarian political economy: Who owns what?...

   Published February 13th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Political Economy of Water and Sanitation

   By Matthias Krause

   Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society

   According to recent estimates, around 6,000 people – mostly children under five – die every day from diseases caused by inappropriate water and sanitation (WS) services. Much of the academic and political debate surrounding this issue has focused on private sector participation. By...

   Published July 26th 2012 by Routledge
3. Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land

   The Politics of Natural Resource Governance in Africa

   Edited by Fred Nelson

   Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. The institutional arrangements that define natural resource governance are outcomes of political processes,...

   Published March 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. Wild Product Governance

   Finding Policies that Work for Non-Timber Forest Products

   Edited by Sarah A. Laird, Rebecca J. McLain, Rachel P. Wynberg

   Products from the wild, also known as non-timber forest products (NTFPs), are used as medicines, foods, spices, and a multitude of other purposes. They contribute substantially to rural livelihoods, generate revenue for companies and governments, and have a range of impacts on biodiversity...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
5. Global Environmental Forest Policies

   An International Comparison

   By Constance McDermott, Benjamin Cashore, Peter Kanowski

   Series: The Earthscan Forest Library

   Market globalization and the globalization of environmental concerns have spurred demand for greater international accountability for forest stewardship. In response, a range of multi-lateral governmental and non-governmental initiatives have emerged to redefine the rules of global trade, and...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
6. Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Oil Scarcity

   Lessons from Cuba

   By Julia Wright

   When other nations are forced to rethink their agricultural and food security strategies in light of the post-peak oil debate, they only have one living example to draw from: that of Cuba in the 1990s. Based on the first and – up till now – only systematic and empirical study to come...

   Published January 8th 2012 by Routledge
7. Governing Africa's Forests in a Globalized World

   Edited by Laura Anne German, Alain Karsenty, Anne Marie Tiani

   Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of...

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
8. Improving Water Policy and Governance

   Edited by Cecilia Tortajada, Asit Biswas

   Old forms of governance in both public and private sectors are becoming increasingly irrelevant because of rapidly changing conditions. Because of these changes, both governance processes and the scope of the institutions through which power is exercised throughout society may have to undergo a...

   Published September 14th 2011 by Routledge
9. Lawscape

   Property, Environment, Law

   By Nicole Graham

   Lawscape: Property, Environment, Law considers the ways in which property law transforms both natural environments and social economies. Addressing law's relationship to land and natural resources through its property regime, Lawscape engages the abstract philosophy of property law with the...

   Published August 17th 2011 by Routledge-Cavendish