Gramsci in green: Neoliberal hegemony through urban forestry and the potential for a political ecology of praxis

Geoforum

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 558-566

  Perkins, Harold A ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Civil society; Gramsci; Hegemony; Ideology; Integral ethical state; Neoliberalism; Pedagogy; Urban forestry

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; HEGEMONY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; NEOLIBERALISM; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; POLITICAL IDEOLOGY; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; STATE ROLE; URBAN FORESTRY;

HARNESS;

EID: 79960917262     PISSN: 00167185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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