Working with nature in Aotearoa New Zealand : an ethnography of coastal protection /
This rich ethnography analyses coastal protection as a sociomaterial practice. Coastal protection, Friederike Gesing argues, coproduces natural and cultural orders. In the context of the Aotearoa New Zealand coast, it follows the emergence of a new sociotechnical imaginary: coastal management workin...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Bielefeld :
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2016.
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Series: | Kultur und soziale Praxis.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction and Outline
- Part I: Introducing Ethnography to Coastal Naturecultures
- 1. Working with Nature, Working with Water: A Globalized Imaginary
- 2. Natureculture Imaginaries
- 3. The Context of the Coast
- Part II: Beyond Hard Protection? The Waihi Beach Case
- 4. Historical Transect of a Coastal Protection Conflict
- 5. Possible Futures
- Part III: Material Practices of Working with Nature, or: Making Coastal Naturecultures
- 6. Restoring and Maintaining Nature: An Introduction to Coast Care
- 7. Working with Nature, Working with Communities
- 8. "It's a Frontline of Defence"
- Dune Restoration as Soft Protection
- 9. Reconstructing Native Nature
- 10. Understanding Nature, Making Waves: Multipurpose Reefs
- Conclusion: Working with Nature, Making Coastal Naturecultures
- Bibliography
- List of Interviews
- Table of Figures.