I Am Destroying the Land! - The Political Ecology of Poverty Environmental Destruction in

Centering on the case of southern Honduras and expanding to include the Central American region, Susan Stonich's analysis employs an integrative approach that builds on a strong and varied methodological foundation to encompass both political economy and ecology.

List of contents

1 Linking Development, Population, and the Environment: Perspectives and Methods 2 Southern Honduras: Environment and Demography The Environment of Southern Honduras, 3 The Historical Legacy 4 Agricultural Development in Southern Honduras: The Human and Environmental Effects 5 Local Level Responses to Agrarian Transformation: The Municipality and the Community 6 Strategies for Survival: The Dynamics of Rural Impoverishment and Environmental Destruction 7 Conclusions: The Political Ecology of Development

About the author

Susan C. Stonich is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Environmental Studies Program at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Summary

Centering on the case of southern Honduras and expanding to include the Central American region, Susan Stonich's analysis employs an integrative approach that builds on a strong and varied methodological foundation to encompass both political economy and ecology.

Product details

• Authors: Susan C Stonich, Susan C. Stonich
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2023
• EAN: 9780367011208
• ISBN: 978-0-367-01120-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Science / Environmental Science, Society and culture: general