Geography

Transnational livelihoods and landscapes: Political ecologies of globalization

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This paper introduces a collection of articles on 'Transnational livelihoods and landscapes'. We outline the analytical value of grounding political ecologies of globalization in notions of livelihood, scale, place and network. This requires an understanding of the linkages between rural people to global processes. We argue that the exploitation of these linkages can, under certain circumstances, result in new options and markets for rural people in marginal regions, even though many rural societies also confront serious political, environmental and economic challenges that likewise derive from globalization.

Publication Title

Ecumene

Publication Date

11-13-2001

Volume

8

Issue

4

First Page

369

Last Page

380

ISSN

0967-4608

DOI

10.1191/096746001701557084

Keywords

political ecology, landscapes, globalization, peasant class, geography, human ecology, environmental politics, cultural ecology, ecological sustainability, ecological economics

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