A critical analysis of the discourses of conservation and science on the Galápagos Islands

Conservation of the world’s biodiversity is a paradigmatic example of a ‘wicked problem’, a problem that resists resolution because it is defined, experienced and measured differently by different people, in ways that are inseparable from a range of competing value positions. Drawing insights from p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cairns, Rose
Other Authors: Goodman, S. J.
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.549887