The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island
This paper contributes to debates on urban sustainable development through a critical examination of current state-led and Ecological Modernization-guided eco-developments in China. Using Chongming Eco-Island as a case study, we critically evaluate the practices and effects of current Chinese eco-de...
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| author | Xie, Linjun Flynn, Andrew Tan-Mullins, May Cheshmehzangi, Ali |
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| description | This paper contributes to debates on urban sustainable development through a critical examination of current state-led and Ecological Modernization-guided eco-developments in China. Using Chongming Eco-Island as a case study, we critically evaluate the practices and effects of current Chinese eco-development alongside ecological, economic, and social dimensions. Adopting an alternative analytical approach – political ecology, our analysis brings to the fore a host of stakeholders’ voices and knowledge (especially the often-marginalized grassroots), triangulated with archival research and on-site observation. Our findings show that the Eco-Island development with an Ecological Modernization bias generates unintended and adverse results for the local community and the environment. We argue that political ecology, as both a contesting perspective in sustainable development and as a critical analytical method in understanding society-environment relations, serves as an attractive alternative strategy for those seeking to analyze a more nature-focused, locally-relevant means to promote just planning for urban sustainability. |
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| spelling | nottingham-559702021-01-02T04:30:13Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55970/ The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island Xie, Linjun Flynn, Andrew Tan-Mullins, May Cheshmehzangi, Ali This paper contributes to debates on urban sustainable development through a critical examination of current state-led and Ecological Modernization-guided eco-developments in China. Using Chongming Eco-Island as a case study, we critically evaluate the practices and effects of current Chinese eco-development alongside ecological, economic, and social dimensions. Adopting an alternative analytical approach – political ecology, our analysis brings to the fore a host of stakeholders’ voices and knowledge (especially the often-marginalized grassroots), triangulated with archival research and on-site observation. Our findings show that the Eco-Island development with an Ecological Modernization bias generates unintended and adverse results for the local community and the environment. We argue that political ecology, as both a contesting perspective in sustainable development and as a critical analytical method in understanding society-environment relations, serves as an attractive alternative strategy for those seeking to analyze a more nature-focused, locally-relevant means to promote just planning for urban sustainability. 2019-01-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en cc_by_nc_nd https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55970/1/00_Chongming%20Eco-Island%20REVISED%20FINAL2.pdf Xie, Linjun, Flynn, Andrew, Tan-Mullins, May and Cheshmehzangi, Ali (2019) The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island. Political Geography, 69 . pp. 89-102. ISSN 0962-6298 (In Press) Political ecology; Ecological modernization; Eco-development; Urban sustainability; Chongming Eco-Island http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2018.12.012 dox:10.1016/j.polgeo.2018.12.012 dox:10.1016/j.polgeo.2018.12.012 |
| spellingShingle | Political ecology; Ecological modernization; Eco-development; Urban sustainability; Chongming Eco-Island Xie, Linjun Flynn, Andrew Tan-Mullins, May Cheshmehzangi, Ali The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title | The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title_full | The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title_fullStr | The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title_full_unstemmed | The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title_short | The making and remaking of ecological space in China: the political ecology of Chongming Eco-Island |
| title_sort | making and remaking of ecological space in china: the political ecology of chongming eco-island |
| topic | Political ecology; Ecological modernization; Eco-development; Urban sustainability; Chongming Eco-Island |
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