The Political Ecology of Austerity : Crisis, Social Movements, and the Environment Paperback / softback
Edited by Rita Calvario, Maria Kaika, Giorgos Velegrakis
Part of the Routledge Explorations in Environmental Studies series
Paperback / softback
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The Political Ecology of Austerity explores the environmental dimension of austerity that has thus far escaped academic, policy, and media attention.
Offering a better comprehension of the full socio-environmental impact of austerity measures, the book highlights the importance of considering environmental issues when designing responses to economic crisis in the future.
Mobilising detailed case studies from across the world, the volume documents the ways in which austerity impacts global and local ecologies, shapes environmental conflicts and gives rise to new forms and practices of social moblisation and resistance.
Bringing together theoretical debates and rigorous case studies, the book proposes ‘the political ecology of austerity’ as an appropriate method of analysis that can inform our understanding of the shift in environmental protection policies and the intensification of growth practices (green or otherwise) that followed the 2008 global economic crisis.
The Political Ecology of Austerity discloses austerity to be a globalised set of tools not only for budgetary discipline, but also for socio-environmental discipline that justifies the continuation of capital accumulation at the expense of further global environmental degradation. This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of social and political sciences, environmental studies, urban studies, and political ecology.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:226 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781032129303
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:226 pages, 1 Line drawings, black and white; 12 Halftones, black and white; 13 Illustrations, black
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:25/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781032129303
