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The Geography of Environmental Crime: Conservation, Wildlife Crime and Environmental Activism (Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology)
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Description for The Geography of Environmental Crime: Conservation, Wildlife Crime and Environmental Activism (Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology)
Hardcover. Editor(s): Potter, Gary R.; Nurse, Angus; Hall, Matthew. Series: Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology. Num Pages: 263 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JKV; JKVM; LNKJ; RGB; RNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime.
Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which ... Read more
This book critically examines both theory and practice around conservation crimes. It engages with the full complexity of environmental crimes and different responses to them, including: poaching, conservation as a response to wildlife crime, forest degradation, environmental activism, and the application of scientific and situational crime prevention techniques as preventative tools to deal with green crime.
Through the contributions of experts from both the social and ecological sciences, the book deals with theoretical and practical considerations that impact on the effectiveness of contemporary environmental criminal justice. It discusses the social construction of green crimes and the varied ways in which ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology
Number of Pages
246
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137538420
SKU
V9781137538420
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Ref
99-15
About N/A
Gary Potter is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Lancaster, UK. Angus Nurse is Director of Criminology and Sociology programmes at Middlesex University School of Law, UK. Matthew Hall is Professor of Law and Criminal Justice and Director of Research at the University of Lincoln School of Law, UK.
Reviews for The Geography of Environmental Crime: Conservation, Wildlife Crime and Environmental Activism (Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology)
“This book is part of the ‘Palgrave Studies in Green Criminology’ series. … The book contains three parts … and consists of nine chapters. … This book will serve best as a reference and source for those immersed in the academic field of green criminology … . Summing Up: Recommended.” (J. Organ, Choice, Vol. 54 (6), February, 2017)