Adjusting the Depth of Field on Stream Restoration: Observing the Rise of Neoliberal Para-science

摘要

Political ecologists examine the flows of economic capital in relation to natural resources, and since the 1990s look increasingly at power, knowledges, and representations of nature. Documenting the presence of neoliberalism in environmental management is a central tenet, ranging from new ways nature is being commodified (McAfee, 1999; Heynen and Robbins, 2005; McCarthy, 2005) to the privatization of regulation and science itself (Robertson, 2004; Heynen et al., 2007). The extension of political ecology research into the Global North and geography's tradition of interdisciplinary engagement facilitate this broad research agenda.