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Virtualism, Governance and Practice: Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
Carrier, James G, West, Paige
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Paperback. Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; West, Paige. Series: Studies in Environmental Anthropology & Ethnobiolgy. Num Pages: 210 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight in Grams: 294. Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation. Series: Studies in Environmental Anthropology & Ethnobiolgy. 210 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Carrier, James G.; West, Paige. Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: JHM; RNK. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 12. Weight: 294.
Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. The chapters in this collection show that the critics, concerned with the power of these organizations to impose their policies in different parts of the world, appear justified when we look at environmentalist visions and at organizational policies and programs. However, they are much less justified when we look at the practical operation of such organizations and their ability to ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857458124
SKU
V9780857458124
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99-15
About Carrier, James G, West, Paige
James G. Carrier has taught and done research in Papua New Guinea, the United States and Great Britain. For the past decade he has studied the relationship among local fishers, conservationists and the tourism sector in Jamaica. He has published extensively on this research and on environmental protection generally.
Reviews for Virtualism, Governance and Practice: Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation (Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology)
“The chapters in the first section provide rich descriptions of environmental discourses, but the true contribution of Virtualism, governance and practice is found in the second section, which explores the relationship between conservation design and conservation execution... Even if [it does] not answer all of the important questions, [it] succeeds marvelously in posing them in a clear, provocative manner. [It] ... Read more