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Berghahn Books Virtualism Governance and Practice Vision and Execution in Environmental Conservation 2009 Edition by James G. Carrier, Paige West
Many people investigating the operation of large-scale environmentalist organizations see signs of power, knowledge and governance in their policies and projects. This collection indicates that such an analysis appears to be justified from one perspective, but not from another. The chapters in this collection show that the critics, concerned with the power of these organizations to impose their policies in different parts of the world, appear justified when we look at environmentalist visions and at organizational policies and programs. However, they are much less justified when we look at the practical operation of such organizations and their ability to generate and carry out projects intended to reshape the world. Table of contents :- List of Figures, Tables and BoxesPrefaceList of AbbreviationsIntroductionJames G. Carrier and Paige WestChapter 1. Virtualism and the Logic of EnvironmentalismVassos ArgyrouChapter 2. New Nature: On the Production of a ParadoxMaarten OnneweerChapter 3. A Culture of Conservation: Shaping the Human Element in National ParksKathy RettieChapter 4. A Bridge Too Far: The Knowledge Problem in the Millennium AssessmentColin FilerChapter 5. Creolising Conservation: Caribbean Responses to Global Trends in Environmental ManagementTighe GeogheganChapter 6. Uncivil Society: Local Stakeholders and Environmental Protection in JamaicaAndrew GarnerChapter 7. 'The Report Was Written for Money to Come': Constructing and Reconstructing the Case for Conservation in Papua New GuineaFlip van HeldenConclusion: Can the World Be Micromanaged?Josiah McC. HeymanNotes on ContributorsIndex