Beyond the Biophysical: Knowledge, Culture, and Power in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 9401784213 ISBN 13 : 9789401784214

Editeur : Springer, 2014

Synopsis

Beyond the Biophysical provides a broad overview of agriculture and natural resource management (NRM) scholarship and practice that lies beyond the biophysical, emphasizing instead epistemological, cultural, and political foundations of NRM. The volume is oriented toward professionals with expertise in agriculture and natural resource management scholarship and practice, but who lack exposure to the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of critical theory, the anthropology of development, ecological anthropology, and other relevant scholarship. It therefore follows common standards of academic rigour, but minimizes the use of jargon, integrates detailed case studies with conceptual syntheses, and attempts to move from critique to concrete recommendations for scholarship and practice. The volume seeks to foster a more nuanced and responsible engagement with local communities and the natural world among NRM scholars and practitioners.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Critical social science case studies demonstrate how the practice of agricultural and natural resource management sciences can be improved by going beyond their biophysical roots to consider their cultural, political, and epistemological dimensions

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 9401784213
• ISBN 13: 9789401784214
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Éditeur: German Laura, Ramisch Joshua J., Verma Ritu
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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