Webs of Power and the Construction of Environmental Policy Problems
Forest Loss in Guinea
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20042764 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James Fairhead, Macedward Leach (0000-0002-1293-6848), Melissa Leach (0000-0002-8435-5401) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 35-57 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Discourses of Development (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781003136071-2 |
| OpenAlex | W3117613262 |
| ISBN | 9781003136071 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
This chapter examines the contrast between the formulation of problems in development policy and the perspectives of villagers whose views have been subjugated, and everyday activities criminalized, within this formulation. It identifies the conditions in which certain demonstrably false ideas about environmental change have come to acquire validity in policy circles, while others, more correct and espoused by inhabitants, have been excluded from consideration and investigation. Environmental issues are pertinent in this respect because of the degree to which the environment has become a dominant development concern. The vegetation of Guinea's Kissidougou prefecture reflects its position in West Africa's forest-savannah transition zone, consisting of patches of dense, high, semi-deciduous rainforest dispersed in savannah. The assumption of anthropogenic degradation of a prior natural forest formation was integral to the first delineation of West African vegetation zones in the early colonial period by the botanist Chevalier
Ethnology · New guinea · Physics · Power (physics) · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |