Probing the (in)compatibilities of social theory and policy relevance in Piers Blaikie's political ecology

Geoforum

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 728-735

  Neumann, Roderick P ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Environmental narratives; Environmental policy; Political ecology; Social construction of nature

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; NATURE CONSERVATION; SOCIAL THEORY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 39849105205     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2006.12.004     Document Type: Article

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