Land Use

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From Reserve to Microenvironment

From Reserve to Microenvironment

Nature Parks and Zoos

From: The Culture of Nature

This chapter focuses on the convergence of park creation, development, and tourism through an examination of zoos, and national and nature parks. The chapter includes 10 photos and images. 37 $3.70 Add
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"If They Don't Farm It, They Should Not Own It"

"If They Don’t Farm It, They Should Not Own It"

Land Investments and the Divisions of Farming

From: Divided

This essay examines patterns of land ownership in Saskatchewan, where outside investors are buying up more and more farmland. 11 $1.10 Add
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Index

Index

From: Development in Latin America

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Index

Index

From: The Culture of Nature

Index 17 $1.70 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Culture of Nature

The author notes that the book is inspired by two events – a trip to Disney World and the Oka protests outside Montreal – and that he has written a cultural history of nature in North … 11 $1.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Development in Latin America

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Introduction

Introduction

Agrarian Change and the Politics of Control

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

The Politics of Control: An Analytical Framework Agrarian Dynamics in Bolivia: A Brief Overview Organization of the Argument 18 $1.80 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Power

In the introduction, Heinberg suggests that while there is not a single solution to the converging crises of the 21st century, there is a single causative agent. That causative agent is … 13 $1.30 Add
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Land Control

Land Control

Bolivia’s Agrarian Structure and Frontier Expansion

From: The Political Economy of Agrarian Extractivism

Historical Context Foreign Capital and Soybean Expansion The Emergence of a New Social Movement The Agrarian Revolution: Reclaiming State Legitimacy 17 $1.70 Add
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Looking at the Non-Human

Looking at the Non-Human

Nature Movies and TV

From: The Culture of Nature

This chapter provides a history of nature movies and television, from National Geographic to Disney to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom andincludes nine photos and images. 42 $4.20 Add
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Money, Land, and Law in a Nineteenth-Century Capitalist Dominion
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Money, Land, and Law in a Nineteenth-Century Capitalist Dominion

From: Colonialism and Capitalism: Canada's Origins 1500-1890

This chapter addresses the growth of taxation in Canada in the late nineteenth century to finance the expanding role of the capitalist state infrastructure of roads and bridges and institutions … 7 $0.70 Add
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Nature at Home

Nature at Home

A Social Ecology of Postwar Landscape Design

From: The Culture of Nature

The author explores post-second world war landscape design, including the explosion of suburbs and the gendered nature of the urban environment. The chapter includes 13 photos and images. 32 $3.20 Add
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Nature Education and Promotion

Nature Education and Promotion

From: The Culture of Nature

The chapter examines the growing desire to educate the public, in particular school-aged children, about the preservation and conservation of nature and the environment. The chapter includes 15 … 40 $4.00 Add
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Nonextractivism and Development

Nonextractivism and Development

From: Development in Latin America

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