Michael Bollig, Franz Krause

Environmental Anthropology (eBook, PDF)

Current issues and fields of engagement

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

How do humans interact with their environments? How do their actions influence biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution? And how do differently situated people respond to these transformations in specific ways? This book serves as an introduction to the research and practice of environmental anthropology. It presents current key concepts and debates, and highlights social-ecological issues. Readers will learn about the origins of the field, and about recent approaches to landscapes, infrastructures, Anthropocenes and ontologies. They can delve into environmental-anthropological research on water, plants, animals and human bodies, and are invited to explore issues around climate change, disasters, extractivism, conservation and environmentalism.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: UTB GmbH
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783838560892
• Artikelnr.: 71187247

Autorenporträt

Prof. Dr. Michael Bollig ist Professor der Ethnologie an der Universität zu Köln.

Inhaltsangabe

Anthropology, Ecology and Environments: an Introduction8 Why Environmental Anthropology?8 What Does This Book Offer?10 Part I Roots13 1 Cultural Ecology14 Humans and Environments in Early 20th Century Anthropology14 What Is Cultural Ecology?15 Comparative Accounts of Foraging Societies. 19 The Emergence of Ancient Civilisations21 Cultural Ecology in Modern Complex Societies23 Alternative Roots of Environmental Anthropology24 2 Multiple Ecologies 29 From the 1960s: Multiplying Approaches29 Cultural Materialism29 Ecological Anthropology32 Symbolic and Linguistic Ecology37 Into the 1990s: The New Ecologies 38 Political Ecology38 Environmental History and Historical Ecology41 Research into Coupled Human-Environment Systems44 Local Knowledge .45 Part II Approaches51 3 Landscapes52 A Stroll through the Eifel52 Landscapes for Transdisciplinary Anthropology54 Natural and Cultural Landscapes54 A Very Short History of Landscape57 Temporal Landscapes59 Contested Landscapes62 4 Infrastructures.67 Of Fences, Waterholes and Wildlife Corridors 67 Infrastructure – Approaches, Definitions, Challenges68 Environmental Infrastructure73 Multispecies Infrastructure74 5 Anthropocenes79 The Anthropocene: Why, What and When?.79 Anthropological Engagements with the Anthropocene Concept84 Responsibility in a Patchy Anthropocene90 6 Ontologies95 Tirakuna95 Anthropology and Ontology96 Beyond the One-World World96 How Many Worlds Are There?101 Ontological Politics103 Part III Foci109 7 Water110 Water Wars?110 Water and Anthropology111 Social Waters112 Managing Waters117 Meaningful Waters120 8 Plants and Fungi128 Lawn Culture 128 Planthropology129 Knowing and Using Plants and Fungi129 The Politics of Travelling Plants132 Relating with and through Plants and Fungi135 Growing Plants and People139 9 Animals147 A Self-sacrificing Animal147 Animals as Sustenance148 Animals as Symbols and Knowledge154 The Animal Turn and Multispecies Anthropology158 Extinctions and Rewilding161 10 Bodies166 Kidney Failure or State Failure?166 Bodies in Their Environments167 Bodies Beyond the Skin167 An Embodied Anthropocene172 Local Biologies, or Becoming Human in Company178 Part IV Fields185 11 Climate Change186 Misunderstanding Rising Sea Levels186 The Perception of Weather188 The Influence of Scientific Narratives on Local Knowledge189 Explanations for a Changing Climate191 Making Rain192 Climate Change in Focal Regions of the Globe194 And What about Europe?198 12 Disasters204 An (Un)natural Disaster204 What Is a Disaster?205 Hazard, Vulnerability and Resilience205 Disaster Temporality209 Illusions of Certainty, Stability and Progress213 Knowledges and Beliefs216 13 Extractivism223 Cursed Resources?223 Anthropologies of Resource Extraction224 What Is Extractivism?224 Resisting Extractivism.227 Transforming Extraction230 Waste: Extractivism’s Conditions and Afterlives234 14 Conservation240 Lands Lost to Conservation240 What Is Conservation?241 A View of Global Conservation Efforts242 The Environmental History of Conservation243 Community-based Conservation246 Conservation and Changing Livelihoods248 Conservation and Socio-political Dynamics. 250 Ecological Effects253 Emergent Perspectives254 15 Environmentalisms261 Global Protest against a Hydropower Project261 What Is Environmentalism?262 The Historical Emergence of Western Environmentalism265 Non-Western Environmentalisms268 Indigenous Environmentalisms and Decolonisation277 Glossary282 Index287

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Anthropology, Ecology and Environments: an Introduction8Why Environmental Anthropology?8What Does This Book Offer?10Part I Roots131 Cultural Ecology14Humans and Environments in Early 20th Century Anthropology14What Is Cultural Ecology?15Comparative Accounts of Foraging Societies. 19The Emergence of Ancient Civilisations21Cultural Ecology in Modern Complex Societies23Alternative Roots of Environmental Anthropology242 Multiple Ecologies 29From the 1960s: Multiplying Approaches29Cultural Materialism29Ecological Anthropology32Symbolic and Linguistic Ecology37Into the 1990s: The New Ecologies 38Political Ecology38Environmental History and Historical Ecology41Research into Coupled Human-Environment Systems44Local Knowledge .45Part II Approaches513 Landscapes52A Stroll through the Eifel52Landscapes for Transdisciplinary Anthropology54Natural and Cultural Landscapes54A Very Short History of Landscape57Temporal Landscapes59Contested Landscapes624 Infrastructures.67Of Fences, Waterholes and Wildlife Corridors 67Infrastructure - Approaches, Definitions, Challenges68Environmental Infrastructure73Multispecies Infrastructure745 Anthropocenes79The Anthropocene: Why, What and When?.79Anthropological Engagements with the Anthropocene Concept84Responsibility in a Patchy Anthropocene906 Ontologies95Tirakuna95Anthropology and Ontology96Beyond the One-World World96How Many Worlds Are There?101Ontological Politics103Part III Foci1097 Water110Water Wars?110Water and Anthropology111Social Waters112Managing Waters117Meaningful Waters1208 Plants and Fungi128Lawn Culture 128Planthropology129Knowing and Using Plants and Fungi129The Politics of Travelling Plants132Relating with and through Plants and Fungi135Growing Plants and People1399 Animals147A Self-sacrificing Animal147Animals as Sustenance148Animals as Symbols and Knowledge154The Animal Turn and Multispecies Anthropology158Extinctions and Rewilding16110 Bodies166Kidney Failure or State Failure?166Bodies in Their Environments167Bodies Beyond the Skin167An Embodied Anthropocene172Local Biologies, or Becoming Human in Company178Part IV Fields18511 Climate Change186Misunderstanding Rising Sea Levels186The Perception of Weather188The Influence of Scientific Narratives on Local Knowledge189Explanations for a Changing Climate191Making Rain192Climate Change in Focal Regions of the Globe194And What about Europe?19812 Disasters204An (Un)natural Disaster204What Is a Disaster?205Hazard, Vulnerability and Resilience205Disaster Temporality209Illusions of Certainty, Stability and Progress213Knowledges and Beliefs21613 Extractivism223Cursed Resources?223Anthropologies of Resource Extraction224What Is Extractivism?224Resisting Extractivism.227Transforming Extraction230Waste: Extractivism's Conditions and Afterlives23414 Conservation240Lands Lost to Conservation240What Is Conservation?241A View of Global Conservation Efforts242The Environmental History of Conservation243Community-based Conservation246Conservation and Changing Livelihoods248Conservation and Socio-political Dynamics. 250Ecological Effects253Emergent Perspectives25415 Environmentalisms261Global Protest against a Hydropower Project261What Is Environmentalism?262The Historical Emergence of Western Environmentalism265Non-Western Environmentalisms268Indigenous Environmentalisms and Decolonisation277Glossary282Index287