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Wildlife Politics
Bruce Rocheleau
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Description for Wildlife Politics
hardcover. An analysis of forces affecting wildlife politics worldwide, covering topics such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and trafficking. Num Pages: 450 pages. BIC Classification: JPRB; RNK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174. .
Attitudes towards charismatic animals such as tigers, lions, bears and wolves vary greatly and change over time, resulting in bitter political debates. This comprehensive book identifies and analyses the factors that influence policies across the globe, highlighting how this impacts conservation as a whole. Issues such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and the struggle to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking are examined and science's role in policymaking is assessed. The conflicting forces behind legislation, including institutions, interest groups and the media are analysed, with particular focus on the significance of the Endangered Species Act, covering over forty-five species that have become matters ... Read more
Attitudes towards charismatic animals such as tigers, lions, bears and wolves vary greatly and change over time, resulting in bitter political debates. This comprehensive book identifies and analyses the factors that influence policies across the globe, highlighting how this impacts conservation as a whole. Issues such as overexploitation, hunting, ecotourism and the struggle to prevent illegal wildlife trafficking are examined and science's role in policymaking is assessed. The conflicting forces behind legislation, including institutions, interest groups and the media are analysed, with particular focus on the significance of the Endangered Species Act, covering over forty-five species that have become matters ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107187306
SKU
V9781107187306
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-10
About Bruce Rocheleau
Bruce Rocheleau is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University.
Reviews for Wildlife Politics
'Eminently readable and thoroughly referenced, Wildlife Politics fills a great void in the literature. It will make an excellent primary text in classes on conservation politics and an excellent supplementary text in survey courses on conservation, which usually give short shrift to politics and thus leave students unprepared.' David Johns, Biological Conservation 'The utility of this book to students and ... Read more