Material Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative : Infrastructures and Political Ecologies on the New Silk Road

Arpornsilp, Ratchada (CON); Woods, Orlando (CON); Mao, Caixia (CON); Bond, Patrick (CON); Veglio, Simone (CON)

ISBN 10: 1529240646 / ISBN 13: 9781529240641

Published by Bristol University Press, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Material Geographies of the Belt and Road Initiative : Infrastructures and Political Ecologies on the New Silk Road
• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529240646
• ISBN 13: 9781529240641
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book explores the unequal ways that China’s Belt and Road Initiative, commonly called the New Silk Road, is altering livelihoods, places and the environment. From road building projects in Nairobi to grassroots environmental activism in Thailand, researchers from across the globe analyse the project's real-world impacts.

About the Author

Elia Apostolopoulou is Associate Professor at Imperial College London.

Han Cheng is Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.

Jonathan Silver is Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield.

Alan Wiig is Associate Professor at the University of Florida.