Political Ecology Paperbacks

New and Published Books

1. Marine Environmental Governance

   From International Law to Local Practice

   By Erika Techera

   Marine Environmental Governance: From International Law to Local Practice considers the relationship between international environmental law and community-based management of marine areas. Focusing on small island states, in which indigenous populations have to a large extent continued to maintain...

   Published February 10th 2013 by Routledge
2. Water Policy Processes in India

   Discourses of Power and Resistance

   By Vandana Asthana

   Series: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series

   The privatization of water is a keenly contested issue in an economically-liberalizing India. Since the 1990s, large social groups across India's diverse and disparate peoples have been re-negotiating their cultural relationships with each other as to whether they support or oppose...

   Published March 28th 2012 by Routledge
3. 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
4. Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

   Edited by John Grattan, Robin Torrence

   Series: One World Archaeology

   Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
5. Sustainable Consumption, Ecology and Fair Trade

   Edited by Edwin Zaccaï

   Series: Routledge Research in Environmental Politics

   This timely volume discusses the debates concerning sustainable consumption and the environment. Sustainable consumption stands as a wide objective that attracts a growing attention within sustainable development policy circles and academic research. The contributors examine a range of interesting...

   Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge