Resource Peripheries in the Global Economy: Networks, Scales, and Places of Extraction

This book explores the socio-spatial formation of resource peripheries, examining the conditions that underpin their development and the consequences for those places. It provides an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from economic geography, political ecology, resource geography, development studies, and political geography. It argues that understanding the socio-spatial processes behind the contemporary appropriation and transformation of nature is crucial for a more profound appraisal of capitalism's impact on the environment.

Format: Hardback
Length: 213 pages
Publication date: 12 October 2021
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate dynamics that shape specific places as resource peripheries, exploring the profound consequences that this socio-spatial formation entails for these regions. Drawing upon a diverse range of disciplines, including economic geography, political ecology, resource geography, development studies, and political geography, the book offers an interdisciplinary framework for understanding these complex processes. Moreover, it examines the diverse technological, political, and economic transformations that underpin the ongoing production of resource peripheries within the global economy. By adopting a global and interdisciplinary lens, the book uncovers the ongoing political processes, socio-economic changes, and socio-ecological dynamics at resource peripheries, shedding light on the socio-spatial processes that drive contemporary capitalism's appropriation and transformation of nature. Through its insightful analysis, this book underscores the critical need for a more profound appraisal of the socio-spatial dynamics behind the modern-day appropriation and transformation of nature by capitalism.

Weight: 506g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783030846053
Edition number: 1st ed. 2021