Essays about: "Environmentality"

Found 2 essays containing the word Environmentality.

1. 1. The sensitivity of the Maasai Mara Conservancy Model to external shocks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Shreya Chakrabarti; [2021]
   Keywords : Environmentality; environmental governance; ecotourism; community-based conservation; neoliberal conservation; Covid-19 pandemic;

   Abstract : Biodiversity loss caused by human activities is considered to be one of the greatest challenges to the stability of our planet. Protected areas emerged as a solution to this challenge, but they are not always successful due to the exclusion and displacement of local communities that live in proximity to the protected area, especially in low income countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Organic Farming is Coming to Our Valley : The Development of Pumi Eco-Agriculture and the Indigenisation of Modernity in Sino-Myanmar Borderlands

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia

   Author : Ze Gao; [2019]
   Keywords : eco-agriculture; indigenisation of modernity; environmentality; traditional ecological knowledge; agricultural land use; technical practices; governance; Pumi ethnicity; rural development; highland livelihoods; borderland; post-development theory; political ecology; contemporary history; agricultural policy;

   Abstract : How do indigenous people perceive and practice eco-agriculture, especially when it was introduced as a development project? This thesis aims to delve into this question by focusing on a policy-induced agrarian transition for Pumi community in Sino-Myanmar borderlands. Using ethnographic methods, I intend to offer an intimate account of a provincial programme to facilitate eco-agriculture in this ethnic region. READ MORE