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A Legal Geography Approach

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This chapter articulates the benefits of a legal geography approach for a descriptive, reflective and, ultimately, a critical analysis of protected areas. I argue that legal geography scholarship has come-of-age; it is a perspective for our times. In a world shaped increasingly by law, and troubled by complex multi-causal environmental challenges, an ability to understand the nexus between regulation, people and place is an essential skill for multidisciplinary successes in both research and policy. Legal geographers must learn data analysis methods from within the law and geography disciplines; they can read maps, interpret biophysical landscapes, or use social science methods such as interviewing to understand how and what people think, while reading and understanding parliamentary debates and case law. These skills are inherently valuable in our fast-changing world.

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Gillespie, J. (2020). A Legal Geography Approach. In: Protected Areas. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40502-1_3

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