From the margins to the mainstream: imagining socioecological futures in Wales

Pigott, Anna

doi:10.23889/SUthesis.40937

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From the margins to the mainstream: imagining socioecological futures in Wales / Anna Pigott

Swansea University Author: Anna Pigott

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In light of widespread claims about a lack of imagination in response to socioecological crises, this study explores various projects in Wales in order to critically examine the kinds of imaginaries of socioecological transformation that these projects are generating. The Welsh Government’s pioneeri...

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Published:	2018
Institution:	Swansea University
Degree level:	Doctoral
Degree name:	Ph.D
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From the margins to the mainstream: imagining socioecological futures in Wales / Anna Pigott

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