Political ecology examines the political dynamics surrounding material and discursive
struggles over the environment in the third world. The role of unequal power relations in …

I Introduction Political ecology has become firmly established as a dominant field of human-
environmental research in geography. To a great extent, it has eclipsed its predecessor and …

An accessible, focused exploration of the field of political ecology The third edition of
Political Ecology spans this sprawling field, using grounded examples and careful readings …

A large amount of studies have been produced on disaster-related issues over the last
century of research, yet there continues to be gaps in translating knowledge into action. This …

Measuring sustainability is not only a contentious issue, but one which has captured the
attention of both academics and politicians since the late 1980s. A plethora of methods and …

The widespread adoption of bottom-up participation as opposed to top-down modernisation
approaches has opened up challenging opportunities for anthropology in development. The …

Sustainability indicators based on local data provide a practical method to monitor progress
towards sustainable development. However, since there are many conflicting frameworks …

Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) remains a popular policy with
many international funding institutions, in spite of growing evidence of its disappointing …

Gender has long been recognised as important within environmental issues, but there has
been considerable debate over how to conceptualise the gender–environment nexus. As …

▪ Abstract This review asks the question: What new avenues of social science enquiry are
suggested by new ecological thinking, with its focus on nonequilibrium dynamics, spatial …