I Am Destroying The Land!

The Political Ecology Of Poverty And Environmental Destruction In Honduras
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-0-367-16107-1
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 324 g

This book is about interconnections-those among the historical, geographic, demographic, social, economic, and ecological aspects of development-as well as how Central Americans struggle with the interplay of increasing poverty and environmental degradation. Centering on the case of southern Honduras and expanding to include the Central American region, Susan Stonich's analysis employs an integrative approach that builds on a strong and varied methodological foundation to encompass both political economy and ecology. Stonich examines the systemic linkages among the dynamics of dominant development models and associated patterns of capitalist accumulation, regional demography, rural impoverishment, and environmental decline. By casting the discussion against the backdrop of southern Honduras, she presents a powerful historical record of how larger socio-political communities impact individuals and the natural environment and how, in turn, people respond. She charts the destiny of peasant groups within the dynamics of contemporary capitalism, recognizing that the fates of the peasantry and the natural environment are intimately linked. Stonich's study contributes to an improved understanding of the complex interrelationships between social processes and environmental degradation, offering a timely and pertinent comment on one of the most serious modern challenges

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stonich, Susan C

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Geographie: Allgemeines, Karten & Atlanten
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Linking Development, Population, and the Environment: Perspectives and Methods 2 Southern Honduras: Environment and Demography The Environment of Southern Honduras, 3 The Historical Legacy 4 Agricultural Development in Southern Honduras: The Human and Environmental Effects 5 Local Level Responses to Agrarian Transformation: The Municipality and the Community 6 Strategies for Survival: The Dynamics of Rural Impoverishment and Environmental Destruction 7 Conclusions: The Political Ecology of Development

Über Autor(innen)

Susan C. Stonich is associate professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Environmental Studies Program at the University of California at Santa Barbara.