in response to my query, dale clarified that this was a law school course . . . given that, i would be inclined to recommend something like "rich forests, poor people" by nancy peluso, because it makes clear that (1) law is very contextual and contingent, and (2) legal categories are used by more powerful interests to control less powerful (but perhaps morally more deserving) interests . . . i'm not cathected to peluso's book . . . it is long and sometimes highly detailed . . . but i do think that the most important points for a single reading on environment and development for law students include the two points that i note above . . . cheers, craig
craig k harris department of sociology michigan agricultural experiment station national food safety and toxicology center institute for food and agricultural standards michigan state university -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kai Lee Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 8:56 PM To: 'Global Environmental Politics' Subject: Environment & Development To Dale's query: This isn't one thing to read but it's an indispensable thing to read: Hardoy, Jorge E., Diana Mitlin, and David Satterthwaite 2001. Environmental Problems in an Urbanizing World. Sterling, Va.: Earthscan. Esp. chap. 1. The new UN population figures, out this week, underscore the importance of urbanization as both an environmental and a development challenge. Cheers, Kai Kai N. Lee, Rosenburg Professor of Environmental Studies, Center for Environmental Studies, Kellogg House, Williams College, Williamstown MA 01267 USA. Voice & voicemail: 1+413-597-2358, Fax: 1+413-597-3489. http://www.williams.edu/CES/ces/people/klee/klee.htm
