Political Landscapes : Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico /
Boyer, Christopher R.
Political Landscapes : Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico / Christopher R. Boyer. - 1 online resource (357 pages): illustrations, maps - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
The making of revolutionary forestry -- The commodification of nature, 1880-1910 -- Revolution and regulation, 1910-1928 -- Revolutionary forestry, 1928-1942 -- The development imperative -- Industrial forests, 1942-1958 -- The ecology of development, 1952-1972 -- The romance of state forestry, 1972-1992 -- Slivers of hope in the neoliberal forest -- Federal forestry codes, 1926-2008 -- UIEFs, 1945-1986.
In this environmental history of twentieth-century Mexico, Christopher R. Boyer conceptualizes the forests of Chihuahua and Michoacán as political landscapes. Conflicts among local landowners, the federal government and timber companies politicized these geographies, demonstrating the crucial role that social forces play in the construction of environments.
9780822375876
Waldökosystem
Forstschutz
Forests and forestry.
Forest policy.
Forest management.
Forest ecology.
Forest conservation.
Community forests.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Forêts--Conservation--Mexique.
Forêts communautaires--Mexique.
Forests and forestry--Mexico.
Forest conservation--Mexico.
Forest ecology--Mexico.
Forest policy--Mexico.
Forest management--Mexico.
Community forests--Mexico.
Mexiko
Mexico.
Electronic books.
Political Landscapes : Forests, Conservation, and Community in Mexico / Christopher R. Boyer. - 1 online resource (357 pages): illustrations, maps - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
The making of revolutionary forestry -- The commodification of nature, 1880-1910 -- Revolution and regulation, 1910-1928 -- Revolutionary forestry, 1928-1942 -- The development imperative -- Industrial forests, 1942-1958 -- The ecology of development, 1952-1972 -- The romance of state forestry, 1972-1992 -- Slivers of hope in the neoliberal forest -- Federal forestry codes, 1926-2008 -- UIEFs, 1945-1986.
In this environmental history of twentieth-century Mexico, Christopher R. Boyer conceptualizes the forests of Chihuahua and Michoacán as political landscapes. Conflicts among local landowners, the federal government and timber companies politicized these geographies, demonstrating the crucial role that social forces play in the construction of environments.
9780822375876
Waldökosystem
Forstschutz
Forests and forestry.
Forest policy.
Forest management.
Forest ecology.
Forest conservation.
Community forests.
HISTORY / Latin America / Mexico
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Real Estate--General.
Forêts--Conservation--Mexique.
Forêts communautaires--Mexique.
Forests and forestry--Mexico.
Forest conservation--Mexico.
Forest ecology--Mexico.
Forest policy--Mexico.
Forest management--Mexico.
Community forests--Mexico.
Mexiko
Mexico.
Electronic books.