{"product_id":"the-political-ecology-of-austerity-rita-calv-rio-9781032129303","title":"The Political Ecology of Austerity: Crisis, Social Movements, and the Environment","description":"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Political Ecology of Austerity explores the environmental dimension of austerity that has thus far escaped academic, policy, and media attention. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOffering a better comprehension of the full socio-environmental impact of austerity measures, the book highlights the importance of considering environmental issues when designing responses to economic crisis in the future. Mobilising detailed case studies from across the world, the volume documents the ways in which austerity impacts global and local ecologies, shapes environmental conflicts and gives rise to new forms and practices of social moblisation and resistance. Bringing together theoretical debates and rigorous case studies, the book proposes 'the political ecology of austerity' as an appropriate method of analysis that can inform our understanding of the shift in environmental protection policies and the intensification of growth practices (green or otherwise) that followed the 2008 global economic crisis. \u003ci\u003eThe Political Ecology of Austerity \u003c\/i\u003ediscloses austerity to be a globalised set of tools not only for budgetary discipline, but also for socio-environmental discipline that justifies the continuation of capital accumulation at the expense of further global environmental degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of great interest to students and scholars of social and political sciences, environmental studies, urban studies, and political ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Calv疵io\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032129301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781032129303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.51d","brand":"Rita Calv疵io","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450043166975,"sku":"9781032129303","price":52.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_35af833f-c56d-4704-aa31-9aaa8728a912.jpg?v=1698502445","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-political-ecology-of-austerity-rita-calv-rio-9781032129303","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}