Land Use
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From Nature at HomeA Social Ecology of Postwar Landscape Design From: The Culture of Nature |
The author explores post-second world war landscape design, including the explosion of suburbs and the gendered nature of the urban environment. The chapter includes 13 photos and images. | Alexander Wilson | 32 | 2019 | $3.20 Add |
From OverpoweredThe Fine Mess We've Gotten Ourselves Into From: Power |
In this chapter the author focuses primarily on power dilemmas that are less frequently discussed, but that may be even more important for us to understand, especially in the 21st century. These … | Richard Heinberg | 60 | 2021 | $6.00 Add |
From Value-Chain ControlRelations of Debt and Dependency |
Industrial Value-Chain Agriculture and Transnational Capital Control Grabbing and the Spatio-Temporal Fix Conclusion | Ben M. McKay | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
From Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control |
Extractivism, Neo-Extractivism and Agrarian Extractivism Agrarian Extractivism in Bolivia Agrarian Extractivism and the Politics of Control Conclusion | Ben M. McKay | 32 | 2020 | $3.20 Add |
From Chapter 5Social Impacts From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter explores the social impacts that the operation of a mine can have on communities. These impacts last throughout the operation of the mine and range from the displacement of … | Joan Kuyek | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
From Looking at the Non-HumanNature Movies and TV From: The Culture of Nature |
This chapter provides a history of nature movies and television, from National Geographic to Disney to Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom andincludes nine photos and images. | Alexander Wilson | 42 | 2019 | $4.20 Add |
From Optimum PowerSustaining Our Power Over Time From: Power |
This chapter makes the case that we humans are capable of controlling our thirst for power, and we have a long history of doing so. Moreover, that capacity is rooted in similar behavior expressed … | Richard Heinberg | 51 | 2021 | $5.10 Add |
From Towards Neoextractivism in Extremis |
- | Maristella Svampa | 17 | 2019 | $1.70 Add |
From "If They Don’t Farm It, They Should Not Own It"Land Investments and the Divisions of Farming From: Divided |
This essay examines patterns of land ownership in Saskatchewan, where outside investors are buying up more and more farmland. | Birgit Müller | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
From Chapter 6Working in the Mining Industry From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter discusses the people who work in the mines, the role that unions play in ensuring miners get fairly treated by minng companies, and ends with a discussion of occupational health and … | Joan Kuyek | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
From Conclusion |
New Dynamics of Control, Exclusion and Extraction The Politics of Control: Power, Access and the State Trajectories of Agrarian Change: Lessons and Implications Epilogue | Ben M. McKay | 12 | 2020 | $1.20 Add |
From Technological UtopiasWorld's Fairs and Theme Parks From: The Culture of Nature |
The author explores World’s Fairs and theme parks, including Expo 67 (Montreal) and Expo 86 (Vancouver), to examine the process of technological development and its consequences on the … | Alexander Wilson | 38 | 2019 | $3.80 Add |
From The End of the Commodities Boom and the Progressive Cycle, and the Creation of New Dependencies |
- | Maristella Svampa | 12 | 2019 | $1.20 Add |
From The Future of PowerLearning to Live Happily Within Limits From: Power |
In the concluding chapter, Heinberg explores the territory between human self-annihilation and sufficient self-restraint. | Richard Heinberg | 63 | 2021 | $6.30 Add |
From Chapter 7After The Mine Closure and Long Term Care From: Unearthing Justice |
This chapter examines the long term maintenance and care that must continue to be carried out after the closure of a mine, and the potential environmental impact that mining sites can have for … | Joan Kuyek | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
From City and CountryFrom: The Culture of Nature |
The author analyzes the blurring of rural and urban identities in popular culture, including an examination of mainstream advertisements. The chapter includes 10 photos and images. | Alexander Wilson | 31 | 2019 | $3.10 Add |