Rethinking nature relations : : beyond binaries / / E. C. H. Keskitalo (Professor of Political Science, Department of Geography, Umeå University, Sweden).

• VerfasserIn: Keskitalo, E. C. H.,
• TeilnehmendeR: Edward Elgar Publishing,
• Place / Publishing House: Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Rethinking research and theory series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (120 pages).

"This incisive book explores the implications of the nature-culture binary and how it impacts the ways in which we think about nature. Bringing together and building on extensive work from varied fields, E. C. H. Keskitalo maps the many understandings of nature across diverse traditions and his...

Table of Contents

• Contents: 1. Introduction: Rethinking nature relations beyond binaries
• 2. Classification and dichotomy
• 3. Deconstructing understandings of nature
• 4. Nature and use as multi-locality: Neither urban nor rural
• 5. Nature as multi-use: Neither productivism nor landscape
• 6. Nature use as multi-identity: Neither leisure nor work
• 7. Nature and nature use as multi-interest: Neither wilderness nor conflict-free
• 8. Possibilities for understanding and continuing land-use culture
• 9. Implications for conceptions of management and planning: Beyond a private and common property contradiction
• 10. Conclusion: We were never western
• References
• Index.