Nature’s Eden? The Production and Effects of ‘Pristine’ Nature in the Galápagos Islands
Best known for inspiring Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, the Galápagos Islands are often referred to as an “evolutionary Eden” and celebrated as one of the world’s few remaining bastions of “pristine” nature. However, recent concerns of a crisis of over-development prompted UNESCO to put...
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University of Prince Edward Island
2011-11-01
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Series: | Island Studies Journal |
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Online Access: | http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-6-2-2011-Hennessy+McCleary.pdf |