Sovereign Forces - Everyday Challenges to Environmental Governance in Latin America

Sovereignty is a significant force regarding the ownership, use, protection and management of natural resources. By placing an emphasis on the complex intertwined relationship between natural resources and diverse claims to resource sovereignty, this book reveals the backstory of contemporary resource contestations in Latin America and their positioning within a more extensive history of extraction in the region. Exploring cases of resource contestation in Bolivia, Colombia and Guatemala, Sovereign Forces highlights the value of these relationships to the practice of environmental governance and peacebuilding in the region.

A propos de l'auteur

John-Andrew McNeish is Professor of International Environment and Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU).

Résumé

Sovereignty is a significant force regarding the ownership, use, protection and management of natural resources. By placing an emphasis on the complex intertwined relationship between natural resources and diverse claims to resource sovereignty, this book reveals the backstory of contemporary resource contestations in Latin America.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: John-Andrew Mcneish, McNeish John-Andrew
• Edition: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.06.2021
• EAN: 9781800731080
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-108-0
• Pages: 286
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Biologie > Ecologie; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Sciences politiques et formation politique; Latin America, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, Political Economy, Environmental Management, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Environmental policy & protocols, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Environmental policy and protocols, SDG 16