MA/MSc Environment and Development Preliminary Reading List

Listed below are some books of general relevance to the course. If you want to do some
preparatory reading before the course you could select from this list. However, you will
be given more specific readings on beginning the course, with library access and there is
no need to go to any great expense to access these beforehand.

Adams, W.M. (2009) Green Development: Environment and Sustainability in a

Developing World. 3rd Edition. London, Routledge.

Allan J A, M Keilertz, S. Sojamo, J. Warner (eds.) (2012) Handbook of Land and Water
Grabs in Africa: Foreign Direct Investment and Food and Water Security. London,
Routledge.

Blewitt, J. (2008) Understanding Sustainable Development. Earthscan.

Carmody, P. (2011) The New Scramble for Africa. Polity Press.

Chari S and S. Corbridge (eds.) (2008) The Development Reader. London, Routledge.

Connelly, J. and Smith, G. (2003) Politics and the Environment: from theory to practice.
2nd Edition. London, Routledge.

Desai, V and Potter, R (eds.) (2008) The Companion to Development Studies. London:
Hodder Arnold.

Forsyth, T. (2003) Critical Political Ecology. The Politics of Environmental Science.

London, Routledge.

Ha-Joon Chang (2007) 'Bad Samaritans'. Random House, London.

Kothari, U. and Minogue, M. (eds.) (2002) Development Theory and Practice: critical
perspectives. Palgrave.

Peet, R. and Watts, M. (2004) Liberation Ecologies: environment, development, social

movements. 2nd Edition. London, Routledge.

Potter, R., Conway, D., Evans, R., and Lloyd-Evans, S. (2012) 'Key Concepts in
Development Geography'. Sage, London.