The positioned construction of water values: Pluralism, positionality and praxis

Environmental Values

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-162

  Ioris, Antonio A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nature valuation; Political ecology; War of position

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION; WAR;

EID: 84863898490     PISSN: 09632719     EISSN: 17527015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3197/096327112X13303670567251     Document Type: Article

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