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  • The Ecolaboratory

    Environmental Governance and Economic Development in Costa Rica

    Edited by Robert Fletcher, Guntra A. Aistara ...
    Despite its tiny size and seeming marginality to world affairs, the Central American republic of Costa Rica has long been considered an important site for experimentation in cutting-edge environmental policy. From protected area management to ecotourism to payment for environmental services (PES) and beyond, for the past half-century the country has successfully positioned itself at the forefront ... Read more

    $28.79 USD

  • Failing Forward

    The Rise and Fall of Neoliberal Conservation

    by Robert Fletcher ...
    Failing Forward documents the global rise of neoliberal conservation as a response to biodiversity loss and unpacks how this approach has managed to "fail forward" over time despite its ineffectiveness. At its core, neoliberal conservation promotes market-based instruments intended to reconcile environmental preservation and economic development by harnessing preservation itself as the source of ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • The Ghost of Namamugi

    Charles Lenox Richardson and the Anglo-Satsuma War

    by Robert Fletcher ...
    In 1862, a British merchant was killed by samurai at Namamugi, a quiet village near Yokohama. One year later, a British fleet bombarded Kagoshima to extract reparations, reducing much of this south-western city to ash. This captivating re-telling, locates the story firmly within the wider context of British imperial expansion in East Asia. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Tourism and Degrowth

    Towards a Truly Sustainable Tourism

    Edited by Robert Fletcher, Ivan Murray Mas, Asunción Blanco Romero, Macià Blázquez-Salom ...
    Tourism and Degrowth develops a conceptual framework and research agenda for exploring the relationship between tourism and degrowth.Rapid and uneven expansion of tourism as a response to the 2008 economic crisis has proceeded in parallel with the rise of social discontent concerning so-called "overtourism." Meanwhile, despite decades of concerted global effort to achieve sustainable development, ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Normal Binocular Vision

    Theory, Investigation and Practical Aspects

    by David Stidwill, Robert Fletcher ...
    Binocular vision, i.e. where both eyes are used together, is a fundamental component of human sight. It also aids hand-eye co-ordination, and the perception of the self within the environment. Clinical anomalies pose a wide range of problems to the sufferer, but normal binocular operation must first be understood before the eye specialist can assess and treat dysfunctions.This is a major new ... Read more

    $62.00 USD

  • The Conservation Revolution

    Radical Ideas for Saving Nature Beyond the Anthropocene

    by Bram Buscher, Robert Fletcher ...
    A post-capitalist manifesto for conservationConservation needs a revolution. This is the only way it can contribute to the drastic transformations needed to come to a truly sustainable model of development. The good news is that conservation is ready for revolution. Heated debates about the rise of the Anthropocene and the current ‘sixth extinction’ crisis demonstrate an urgent need and desire to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Spatial Ecology and Conservation Modeling

    Applications with R

    by Robert Fletcher, Marie-Josée Fortin ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a foundation for modern applied ecology. Much of current ecology research and conservation addresses problems across landscapes and regions, focusing on spatial patterns and processes. This book is aimed at teaching fundamental concepts and focuses on learning-by-doing through the use of examples with the software R. It is intended to provide an entry-level, easily accessible ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Romancing the Wild

    Cultural Dimensions of Ecotourism

    by Robert Fletcher ...
    Series series New ecologies for the twenty-first century
    The worldwide development of ecotourism—including adventures such as mountain climbing and whitewater rafting, as well as more pedestrian pursuits such as birdwatching—has been extensively studied, but until now little attention has been paid to why vacationers choose to take part in what are often physically and emotionally strenuous endeavors. Drawing on ethnographic research and his own ... Read more

    $25.19 USD