Transforming the Frontier - Peace Parks Politics of Neoliberal Conservation in Southern Africa

Informationen zum Autor Bram Büscher Klappentext An argument that "peace parks," transnational conservation areas established and managed by two or more countries, are driven by neoliberal approaches to conservation that are often deleterious to local inhabitants and the surrounding environment. Zusammenfassung An argument that "peace parks!" transnational conservation areas established and managed by two or more countries! are driven by neoliberal approaches to conservation that are often deleterious to local inhabitants and the surrounding environment. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Introduction. Frontiers of Conservation 1 1. Forging (Trans)frontier Spaces 27 2. Neoliberal Amplifications 49 3. Compressing Reality 81 4. Divergent Interpretations 109 5. Processing Politics 135 6. Images of an Intervention 169 7. Neoliberal Alignments 195 Conclusion 219 Notes 233 References 263 Index 285

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• Authors: Bram Buscher, Bram Büscher, BUSCHER BRAM
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.04.2013
• EAN: 9780822354048
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5404-8
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Südliches Afrika, Tier- und Umweltschutz