Bibliograph

Forest guardians, forest destroyers, the politics of environmental knowledge in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker

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Forest guardians, forest destroyers, the politics of environmental knowledge in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-288) and index

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illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Forest guardians, forest destroyers

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

1310413339

Responsibility statement

Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker

Series statement

ACLS Humanities E-Book

Sub title

the politics of environmental knowledge in northern Thailand

Summary

"In this far-reaching examination of environmental problems and politics in northern Thailand, Tim Forsyth and Andrew Walker analyze deforestation, water supply, soil erosion, use of agrochemicals, and biodiversity in order to challenge popularly held notions of environmental crisis. They argue that such crises have been used to support political objectives of state expansion and control in the upland and to justify the alternative directions advocated by an array of NGOs." "The peoples living in Thailand's hill country are typically cast as either guardians or destroyers of forest resources, often depending on their ethnicity. Hmong farmers, for example, are thought to exhibit environmentally destructive practices, whereas the Karen are seen as linked to and protective of their ancestral home. Forsyth and Walker reveal a much more complex relationship of hill farmers to the land, to other ethnic groups, and to the state. They conclude that current explanations fail to address the real causes of environmental problems and unnecessarily restrict the livelihoods of local people. Their redefinition of northern Thailand's environmental problems will be valuable in international policy discussions about environmental issues in rapidly developing countries."--Jacket.--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / K. Sivaramakrishnan -- 1. Environmental crisis and the crisis of knowledge -- 2. Mountains, rivers, and regulated forests -- 3. Upland people -- 4. Forests and water -- 5. Water demand -- 6. Erosion -- 7. Agrochemicals -- 8. Biodiversity -- 9. Rethinking environmental knowledge

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