{"product_id":"the-material-geographies-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative-infrastructures-and-political-ecologies-on-the-new-silk-road-paperback","title":"The Material Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative: Infrastructures and Political Ecologies on the New Silk Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRatchada Arpornsilp\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eOrlando Woods\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eCaixia Mao\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEPUB and EPDF available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), commonly called the New Silk Road, is a huge infrastructure project currently revitalising or creating new trading routes and large developments across the globe. It is estimated to cost up to US$8 trillion and impact more than 65% of the world's population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book explores the unequal ways this controversial project is altering livelihoods, places and the environment. From road building projects in Nairobi to grassroots environmental activism in Thailand, researchers from the Global North and South analyse the real-world impacts of this unprecedented project, bringing together critical geography and political ecology approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElia Apostolopoulou is Associate Professor at Imperial College London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Han Cheng is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Jonathan Silver is Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Alan Wiig is Associate Professor at the University of Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47584761479389,"sku":"9781529240641","price":86.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/0Yw0v773ys9781529240641.webp?v=1773620606","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-material-geographies-of-the-belt-and-road-initiative-infrastructures-and-political-ecologies-on-the-new-silk-road-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}