Apolitical ecology

Eor a summary comparison of apolitical ecology with political ecology, see Robbins, Paul. (2004). Political ecology A critical introduction. New York, Blackwell.. . And see Neumann, R. P. (2005). Making political ecology. London, Hodder Arnold. 

In sum, if viewed apolitically, the problem of chemical hazards tends not to include considerations of (1) who gains and loses in risk decisions, (2) what logics and forces act on firms making such decisions, and (3) what responsibilities contemporary consumers are increasingly faced with, under the conditions of risk and uncertainty that result. A political approach to the risk ecology of the lawn, which addresses all these issues, seems relevant for understanding the problem. 

A final problem in apolitical thinking about ecology takes the form of common assumptions about the environment itself. It is quite normal for most of us to think about nature as something that is both outside the city and as something, even where it is present, that is passively molded by human action. 

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