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Virtualism, Governance and Practice : Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation / ed. by Paige West, James G. Carrier.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Environmental Anthropology and Ethnobiology ; 13Publisher: New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: 1 online resource (208 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781845456191
  • 9781845459604
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.72 22
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Virtualism and the Logic of Environmentalism -- CHAPTER 2 New Nature: On the Production of a Paradox -- CHAPTER 3 A Culture of Conservation: Shaping the Human Element in National Parks -- CHAPTER 4 A Bridge Too Far: The Knowledge Problem in the Millennium Assessment -- CHAPTER 5 Creolising Conservation: Caribbean Responses to Global Trends in Environmental Management -- CHAPTER 6 Uncivil Society: Local Stakeholders and Environmental Protection in Jamaica -- CHAPTER 7 ‘The Report Was Written for Money to Come’: Constructing and Reconstructing the Case for Conservation in Papua New Guinea -- Conclusion: Can the World Be Micromanaged? -- Notes on Contributors -- Index
Summary: 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 generate and carry out projects intended to reshape the world.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures, Tables and Boxes -- Preface -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1 Virtualism and the Logic of Environmentalism -- CHAPTER 2 New Nature: On the Production of a Paradox -- CHAPTER 3 A Culture of Conservation: Shaping the Human Element in National Parks -- CHAPTER 4 A Bridge Too Far: The Knowledge Problem in the Millennium Assessment -- CHAPTER 5 Creolising Conservation: Caribbean Responses to Global Trends in Environmental Management -- CHAPTER 6 Uncivil Society: Local Stakeholders and Environmental Protection in Jamaica -- CHAPTER 7 ‘The Report Was Written for Money to Come’: Constructing and Reconstructing the Case for Conservation in Papua New Guinea -- Conclusion: Can the World Be Micromanaged? -- Notes on Contributors -- Index

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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 generate and carry out projects intended to reshape the world.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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