The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Physical Geography [Hardcover]

This handbook is recognition of the need to better integrate physical and human geography. It combines a collection of work and research within the new field of Critical Physical Geography, which gives critical attention to relations of social power with deep knowledge of a particular field of biophysical science. Critical Physical Geography research accords careful attention to biophysical landscapes and the power relations that have increasingly come to shape them, and to the politics of environmental science and the role of biophysical inquiry in promoting social and environmental justice.

The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Physical Geography lays out the scope and guiding principles of Critical Physical Geography research. It presents a carefully selected set of empirical work, demonstrating the range and intellectual strength of existing integrative work in geography research. This handbook is the first of its kind to cover this emerging discipline and will be of significant interest to students and academics across the fields of geography, the environment and sustainability. 

Section 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Critical Physical Geography;
Rebecca Lave, Christine Biermann and Stuart Lane .2.
Towards a Genealogy of Critical Physical Geography; Stuart Lane, Christine Biermann and Rebecca Lave .3. In Defense of Crappy Landscapes; Michael A. Urban 4.
A Framework for Understanding the Politics of Science; Leonora King and Marc Tadaki.
5. The Impacts of Doing Environmental Research; Justine Law .
Section 2:
CPG in Practice .6. The Trouble with Savanna and Other Environmental Categories,
Especially in Africa; Chris Duvall, Bilal Butt and Abigail Neely 7.
Between Sand and Sea: Constructing Mediterranean Plant Ecology; Diana K. Davis .8.
How the West was Spun: The De-PlS.