Ecoscapes,9780739114506

Ecoscapes

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ISBN13: 9780739114506
ISBN10: 0739114506
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-03-28
Publisher(s): LEXINGTON BOOKS
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Summary

This volume presents the concept of Ecoscape as spatial interrelations, or spatially patterned processes, that are constitutive of an environment--an ecosystem.

Table of Contents

Figures vii
Preface: Geophilia: A Transdisciplinary Science Formed on the Basis of Geographicity ix
An Introduction to the Conceptual Formation of Ecoscapes xiii
Gary Backhaus
1 Imperial Gardens: Ecological Imperialism and the Re-Seeding of the New World
Eduardo Mendieta
1(16)
2 Scape Invaders: Transgenic Animals, Nature, and the Ecoscape
Benjamin Hale
17(22)
3 Cultivating Famine: In Search of the Miracle Seed
Azucena Cruz
39(18)
4 Chickens, Eggs, and the Corn That Feeds Them: Exploring the Dialectics of Native and Hybrid Ecoscapes in Mexico
Jessica Hayes-Conroy
57(24)
5 Ecoscapes and Environmental Problems: The Case of Puebia's Municipal Slaughterhouse, Puebla, Mexico
José-Héctor Abraham
81(16)
6 Enlightenment Geography and Local Mapping initiatives: From the Office to the Field, 1700-1815
Christine M. Petto
97(18)
7 Ecology, Technology, and Wilderness Management: A Clash of Eco-Spatial Paradigms
Dennis E. Skocz
115(24)
8 From Farmsteads to Slag Heaps: The Restless Ecoscape of the Ruhr Valley of Germany, 1830-1930
Alex Zukas
139(26)
9 Chronoscapes/Chronos Escapes: A Meditation on Historical Time
Troy R.E. Paddock
165(16)
10 Lifeworld Cartography: Echoes, Footprints, and Other Guideposts to the Self
John E. Jalbert
181(24)
Epilogue: Soiled Work
John Murungi
205(14)
Selected Bibliography 219(12)
Index 231(8)
About the Contributors 239

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