The New Rurality: Globalization, Peasants and the Paradoxes of Landscapes

Authors

  • Susanna Hecht University of California at Los Angeles

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v17i0.13418

Keywords:

globalization, tropical forests, forest recovery, peasant economies, forest transition, globalização, florestas tropicais, economias agrícolas, transição florestal

Abstract

Deforestation captures most of the headlines, but there are also processes of forest expansion that arewidespread in Latin America. This paper explores why this process is so invisible and some of the theoriesthat have been used to understand woodland recovery. The article then examines a series of case studies.Globalization plays an increasingly important role in structuring rural economies. This paper analyzeshow global integration of many types, ranging from remittances, state transfers, skilling, markets, andideologies of identity and territoriality produced forest recovery in peasant landscapes.

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Published

2008-06-06

How to Cite

Hecht, S. (2008). The New Rurality: Globalization, Peasants and the Paradoxes of Landscapes. Desenvolvimento E Meio Ambiente, 17. https://doi.org/10.5380/dma.v17i0.13418

Issue

Vol. 17 (2008): Appropriation and Reappropriation of Nature

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