Table of Contents

Preface to the Second Edition vii
Introduction 1


Part I What is Political Ecology? 9


1 Political versus Apolitical Ecologies 11


2 A Tree with Deep Roots 25


3 The Critical Tools 49


4 Political Ecology Emerges 82


Part II Conceptual and Methodological Challenges 101


5 Challenges in Ecology 103


6 Challenges in Social Construction 122


7 Challenges in Explanation 143


Part III Political Ecology Now 155


8 Degradation and Marginalization 157


9 Conservation and Control 176


10 Environmental Confl ict 199


11 Environmental Subjects and Identities 215


12 Political Objects and Actors 231


Part IV Where to Now? 245


13 Beyond Political Ecology? 247


References 254


Index 277

About the Author

Paul Robbins is Professor and Director of the School of Geography and Development at the University of Arizona. He is the author of numerous publications including World Regions in a Global Context: People, Places, and Environments (with S. Marston, P.Knox, D. Liverman and V. Del Casino, 2010), Environment and Society: A Critical Introduction (with J. Hintz and S. Moore, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and Global Political Ecology (co-edited with R. Peet and M. Watts, 2011).

Reviews

This book appeals to a wide academic audience: master and PhD students in environmental sciences and human ecology, researchers in ecological politics and related fields as environmental law and sociology. Both the subject and the accessible character of the book make it most useful for a wide group of non-expert professionals operating in environmental consultancy and expertise. It is a book for all of us interested in the need for better environmental politics, explanation, and ethics. (Int. J. Environment and Pollution, 1 November 2014)