Emergent Ecologies

Informationen zum Autor Eben Kirksey Klappentext In an era of global warming! natural disasters! endangered species! and devastating pollution! contemporary writing on the environment largely focuses on doomsday scenarios. Eben Kirksey suggests we reject such apocalyptic thinking and instead find possibilities in the wreckage of ongoing disasters! as symbiotic associations of opportunistic plants! animals! and microbes are flourishing in unexpected places. Emergent Ecologies uses artwork and contemporary philosophy to illustrate hopeful opportunities and reframe key problems in conservation biology such as invasive species! extinction! environmental management! and reforestation. Following the flight of capital and nomadic forms of life-through fragmented landscapes of Panama! Costa Rica! and the United States-Kirksey explores how chance encounters! historical accidents! and parasitic invasions have shaped present and future multispecies communities. New generations of thinkers and tinkerers are learning how to care for emergent ecological assemblages-involving frogs! fungal pathogens! ants! monkeys! people! and plants-by seeding them! nurturing them! protecting them! and ultimately letting go. Zusammenfassung In Emergent Ecologies Eben Kirksey insists that we should turn our attention toward small-scale ecologies and search for hope in the efforts of individuals who are building new ecologies! and in the plants! animals! and fungi that are flourishing in unexpected places. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction  1 1. Parallax  8 2. Ontological Amphibians  17 3. Hope in the Reverted Zone  36 4. Happiness and Glass  52 5. Bubbles  72 6. Xenoecologies  86 7. Becoming Wild  105 8. Multispecies Families  134 9. Parasites of Capitalism  163 10. Possible Futures  190 Conclusion  217 Acknowledgments  221 Notes  227 Bibliography  269 Index  291

Product details

• Authors: Eben Kirksey
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.11.2015
• EAN: 9780822360353
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-6035-3
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Tierwelt: Sachbuch, Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik, SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental), Archaeology / Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife