Gary Backhaus, John Murungi

Ecoscapes

Geographical Patternings of Relations

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume presents the concept of Ecoscape as spatial interrelations, or spatially patterned processes, that are constitutive of an environment_an ecosystem. Contributors investigate environmental issues concerning the human impact on geohistory, food distribution, genetically modified biota, waste management, scientific mapping, and the rethinking of human identity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. März 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 481g
• ISBN-13: 9780739114490
• ISBN-10: 0739114492
• Artikelnr.: 21081768

Autorenporträt

Gary Backhaus teaches philosophy at Morgan State University. John Murungi is professor of philosophy and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Towson University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Figures Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Conceptual Formation of
Ecoscapes Chapter 4 Imperial Gardens: Ecological Imperialism and the
Re-Seeding of the New World Chapter 4 Chickens, Eggs, and the Corn that
Feeds Them: Exploring the Dialectics of Native and Hybrid Ecoscapes in
Mexico Chapter 5 Ecoscapes and Environmental Problems: The Case of Puebla's
Municipal Slaughterhouse, Puebla, Mexico Chapter 5 Scape Invaders:
Transgenic Animals, Nature and the Ecoscape Chapter 6 Cultivating Famine:
In Search of the Miracle Seed Chapter 6 Enlightenment Geography & Local
Mapping Initiatives: From the Office to the Field, 1700-1815 Chapter 8 From
Farmsteads to Slag Heaps: The Restless Ecoscapeof the Ruhr Valley of
Germany, 1830-1930 Chapter 10 Ecology, Technology, and Wilderness
Management: A Clash of Eco-Spatial Paradigms Chapter 12
Chronoscapes/Chronos Escapes: A Meditation on Historical Time Chapter 12
Preface: Geophilia: A Transdisciplinary Science Formed on the Basis of
Geographicity Chapter 13 Lifeworld Cartography: Echoes, Footprints, and
Other Guideposts to the Self Chapter 14 Epilogue: Soiled Work Chapter 15
Selected Bibliography Chapter 16 Index Chapter 17 About the Contributors