• ISBN13: 9781118640555
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Earth-Science/Environment
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley
• Publication Date: May 12, 2016
• Pages: 312
• Original Price: 89.95 USD
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 454 grams

About the Book Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology <br /><br /></b> Enterprising Nature explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica's animation based on the book's themes please visit http: //www.bioeconomies.org/enterprising-nature/ <ul> <li>Examines disciplinary apparatuses, ecological-economic methodologies, computer models, business alliances, and regulatory conditions creating the conditions in which nature can be produced as enterprising </li> <li>Relates lively, firsthand accounts of global processes at work drawn from multi-site research in Nairobi, Kenya; London, England; and Nagoya, Japan</li> <li>Assesses the scientific, technical, geopolitical, economic, and ethical challenges found in attempts to 'enterprise nature'</li> <li>Investigates the implications of this 'will to enterprise' for environmental politics and policy</li> </ul>