Social Constructions of Nature: A Case Study of Conflicts over the Development of Rainham Marshes

This paper analyses social constructions of nature in different discursive contexts and the ways in which particular representations of nature are used to legitimate specific institutional policies and practices. The proposal to create a commercial and entertainment development on the Rainham Marshe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers. - Royal Geographical Society (With the Institute of British Geographers), 1935. - 19(1994), 3, Seite 291-310
1. Verfasser: Harrison, Carolyn M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Burgess, Jacquelin
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 1994
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers
Schlagworte:London Environmental Politics Nature Conservation Mass Media Cultural Theory Ethnography Environmental studies Biological sciences Social sciences
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