Contested Nature: Promoting International Biodiversity with Social Justice in the Twenty-first Century

Author:   Steven R. Brechin ,  Peter R. Wilshusen ,  Crystal L. Fortwangler ,  Patrick C. West
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9780791457764


Pages:   338
Publication Date:   14 August 2003
Format:   Paperback
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Contends that effective biological conservation and social justice must go hand in hand.

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Author:   Steven R. Brechin ,  Peter R. Wilshusen ,  Crystal L. Fortwangler ,  Patrick C. West
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780791457764


ISBN 10:   0791457761
Pages:   338
Publication Date:   14 August 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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"PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. CONTESTED NATURE Conservation and Development at the Turn of the Twenty-first Century Peter R. Wilshusen, Steven R. Brechin, Crystal L. Fortwangler, Patrick C. West PART I: POLITICS, POWER, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION 2. THE WINDING ROAD Incorporating Social Justice and Human Rights into Protected Area Policies Crystal L. Fortwangler 3. EXPLORING THE POLITICAL CONTOURS OF CONSERVATION A Conceptual View of Power in Practice Peter R. Wilshusen 4. WANDERING BOUNDARIES AND ILLEGAL RESIDENTS The Political Ecology of Protected Area Deforestation in South Sumatra Indonesia from 1979 to 1992 Steven R. Brechin 5. TERRITORY, NATURE, AND CULTURE Negotiating the Boundaries of Biodiversity Conservation in Colombia's Pacific Coastal Region Peter R. Wilshusen 6. UNMASKING THE ""LOCAL"" Gender, Community, and the Politics of Community-Based Rural Ecotourism in Belize Jill M. Belsky 7. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ECOTOURISM Pendjari National Park and Ecotourism Concentration in Northern Benin Patrick C. West, Crystal L. Fortwangler, Valentin Agbo, Michael Simsik, Nestor Sokpon 8. PRIVATIZING CONSERVATION Jeffrey Langholz 9. THE POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF BIOPROSPECTING IN AMAZONIAN ECUADOR History, Political Economy, and Knowledge Michael K. Dorsey PART II: INSTITUTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES Conceptual Tools for Constructing Biodiversity Conservation with Social Justice 10. CRAFTING CONSERVATION GLOBALLY AND LOCALLY Complex Organizations and Governance Regimes Steven R. Brechin, Peter R. Wilshusen, Charles E. Benjamin 11. THE REGIONAL APPROACH IN NORTHERN MADAGASCAR Moving Beyond Integrated Conservation and Development Lisa L. Gezon 12. SCALING UP FROM THE GRASSROOTS NGO Networks and the Challenges of Organizational Maintenance in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, Peter R. Wilshusen, Raul E. Murguia 13. YOUR PARK, MY POVERTY Using Impact Assessment to Counter the Displacement Effects of Environmental Greenlining Charles Geisler 14. THE CHALLENGES AND REWARDS OF COMMUNITY-BASED COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT San Salvador Island, Philippines Patrick Christie, Delma Buhat, Len R. Garces, Alan T. White 15. THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED Toward Nature Protection with Social Justice Steven R. Brechin, Peter R. Wilshusen, Crystal L. Fortwangler, Patrick C. West WORKS CITED LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS INDEX"

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.. .Contested Nature opens new vistas on how social justice can be furthered through the establishment and management of protected areas while still meeting critical nature conservation objectives.


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Steven R. Brechin is Professor of Sociology at Syracuse University. He is the coauthor (with Patrick C. West) of Resident Peoples and National Parks: Social Dilemmas and Strategies in International Conservation. Peter R. Wilshusen is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Bucknell University. Peter R. Wilshusen is Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Bucknell University.

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