Virtualism, Governance and Practice

Explores the relationship between conservation design and conservation execution


Analyzes environmentalist visions and organizational policies and programs


Justifies critics' concerns regarding organizations' impositions in different parts of the world


Disproves critics by showcasing organizations' ability to generate and carry out projects intended to reshape the world

List of Figures, Tables and Boxes
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Introduction
James G. Carrier and Paige West
Chapter 1. Virtualism and the Logic of Environmentalism
Vassos Argyrou
Chapter 2. New Nature: On the Production of a Paradox
Maarten Onneweer
Chapter 3. A Culture of Conservation: Shaping the Human Element in National Parks
Kathy Rettie
Chapter 4. A Bridge Too Far: The Knowledge Problem in the Millennium Assessment
Colin Filer
Chapter 5. Creolising Conservation: Caribbean Responses to Global Trends in Environmental Management
Tighe Geoghegan
Chapter 6. Uncivil Society: Local Stakeholders and Environmental Protection in Jamaica
Andrew Garner
Chapter 7. 'The Report Was Written for Money to Come': Constructing and Reconstructing the Case for Conservation in Papua New Guinea
Flip van Helden
Conclusion: Can the World Be Micromanaged?
Josiah McC. Heyman
Notes on Contributors
Index