Is it a crime to produce ecological disorganization? Why green criminology and political economy matter in the analysis of global ecological harms

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 997-1016

  Lynch, Michael J ^a   Long, Michael A ^b   Barrett, Kimberly L ^c   Stretesky, Paul B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

ecological disorganization; green criminology; political economy; treadmill of production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886445552     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azt051     Document Type: Article

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