Enterprising nature : economics, markets and finance in global biodiversity politics /

Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science.-Examines disciplinary apparatuses, ecological-economic methodologies, computer models, business alliances, and regulatory conditions creating the conditions in which nature can be produced a...

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Main Author: Dempsey, Jessica, 1977- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, UK ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2016.
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Summary:Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science.-Examines disciplinary apparatuses, ecological-economic methodologies, computer models, business alliances, and regulatory conditions creating the conditions in which nature can be produced as enterprising -Relates lively, firsthand accounts of global processes at work drawn from multi-site research in Nairobi, Kenya; London, England; and Nagoya, Japan -Assesses the scientific, technical, geopolitical, economic, and ethical challenges found in attempts to 'enterprise nature' -Investigates the implications of this 'will to enterprise' for environmental politics and policy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781118640548
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