Enterprising Nature: Economics, Markets, and Finance in Global Biodiversity Politics

<p><b>Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology!<br /><br /></b><i>Enterprising Nature</i> explores the rise of economic rationality in global biodiversity law, policy and science. To view Jessica’s animation based on the book’s themes please visit <a href=”http://www.bioeconomies.org/enterprising-nature/”>http://www.bioeconomies.org/enterprising-nature/</a></p> <ul> <li>Examines disciplinary apparatuses, ecological-economic methodologies, computer models, business alliances, and regulatory conditions creating the conditions in which nature can be produced as <i>enterprising</i></li> <li>Relates lively, firsthand accounts of global processes at work drawn from multi-site research in Nairobi, Kenya; London, England; and Nagoya, Japan</li> <li>Assesses the scientific, technical, geopolitical, economic, and ethical challenges found in attempts to ‘enterprise nature’</li> <li>Investigates the implications of this ‘will to enterprise’ for environmental politics and policy</li> </ul>