Ecoscapes

Geographical Patternings of Relations

Gary Backhaus, John Murungi (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2006
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-1449-0 (ISBN)

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This volume's concept, 'ecoscape,' has been formed for the purpose of comprehending the spatial configuration (geography) of an ecosystem. Using this method, the contributors place emphasis not on things, but on the spatial patternings of relations and interrelations. Through the related notion of economy, conceptualized as the management of the ecoscape, contributors investigate ethical problems and value choices in light of the way that we are contextualized in the world. By envisioning specific environments as spatial processes of events composed of interrelated patternings, the co-editors intend to provide a fresh approach for framing the problems that beset our world.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.5.2006
Co-Autor	Jose-Hector Abraham, Azucena Cruz, Benjamin Hale
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 237 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
ISBN-10	0-7391-1449-2 / 0739114492
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-1449-0 / 9780739114490
Zustand	Neuware