This document provides an overview of political ecology as an emerging field of study. It discusses the origins and evolution of political ecology from the 1970s to present. Political ecology examines the political dynamics surrounding environmental issues and changes, analyzing how political and economic forces shape human-environment interactions and outcomes. It brings together concerns of ecology and political economy. The document outlines key aspects of political ecology including its focus on scales, institutions, actors, and various subject matters like political economies of environmental issues. Overall, it presents political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach for analyzing socio-environmental issues through integrating political and ecological perspectives.

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Political ecology as an inquiry of political forces, conditions and ramifications
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“Political ecology examines the political dynamics surrounding the material and
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