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

By Gary Backhaus and John Murungi - Contributions by Jose-Hector Abraham; Azucena Cruz; Benjamin Hale; Jessica Hayes-Conroy; John E. Jalbert; Eduardo Mendieta; Troy Paddock; Christine Petto; Dennis E. Skocz and Alex Zukas

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