Emergent ecologies / Eben Kirksey.
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. This book 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 lifethrough fragmented landscapes of Panama, Costa Rica, and the United StatesKirksey 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 assemblagesinvolving frogs, fungal pathogens, ants, monkeys, people, and plantsby seeding them, nurturing them, protecting them, and ultimately letting go.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780822360353
- ISBN: 0822360357
- Physical Description: 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Durham : Duke University Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Parallax -- Ontological amphibians -- Hope in the reverted zone -- Happiness and glass -- Bubbles -- Xenoecologies -- Becoming wild -- Multispecies families -- Parasites of capitalism -- Possible futures. |
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Subject: | Conservation biology. Ecological assessment (Biology) Ecosystem management. Art and science. Philosophy and science. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Emily Carr University of Art + Design.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design | QH75 .K58 2015 (Text) | 30242799 | Sustainability | Volume hold | Available | - |