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The Appropriation of Ecological Space: Agrofuels, unequal exchange and environmental load displacements book cover

1st Edition

The Appropriation of Ecological Space Agrofuels, unequal exchange and environmental load displacements

By Kenneth Hermele Copyright 2014
176 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

176 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Although it is recognised that Thomas Robert Malthus was wrong when he posited a contradiction between population increase and agricultural growth, there are increasing signs that he could be proved right in the future. Perhaps Malthus was too late and too early in his prediction? He was too late, because he did not foresee the shift from land-based resources to fossil fuels, outing an end to... Read more

Introduction: Argument: The Return of Malthus  Part One: Land Use and Agrofuels  1. The Importance of Land  2. Land Use Scenarios for Agrofuels and Nine Billion People  3. Regulating Land Use for Agrofuels: A Case Study of Brazil  Part Two: Ecologically Unequal Exchange  4. Framing Unequal Exchange  5. The Importance of Measures  6. Measures and Interpretations of Ecologically Unequal Exchange  Part Three: The Appropriation of Ecological Space  7. From Environmental Load Displacement to Land Grabbing  8. The Argument Revisited: The Return to the Land

Biography

Kenneth Hermele is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Universities of Lund and Gothenburg, Sweden. He received his PhD in Human Ecology from the University of Lund.

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