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Showing 1 to 20 of 55 for “"ecological crisis"”.
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Desperate whispers : empathy in the context of an ecological crisis
… to humans. In the context of the current ecological crisis, in which the perpetual abuse of human and natural resources threatens the sustainability of the planet and all earthly life, reconsideration of the relationship between humans and the non-human natural world becomes profoundly …
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Capitalism and nature in South Africa: racial dispossession, liberation ideology and ecological crisis
… of policy and discourse as it impacts on ecological questions in South Africa, with a focus on land, mining and fishing. It shows how ecological issues are embedded in relations of class, race and gender. It argues that relation of nature and society and social relations form each other …
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A Companion Object: Materialising a multispecies sensibility through creative practice in an ecological crisis
… moth species as an entry point to think through ecological entanglements with other species. I then critically reflect on how this process may inform a creative practice rooted in craft. I contextualise the practice through a theoretical framework that synthesises understandings from feminist …
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The Salvation of the Cosmos: Benedict XVI's Eschatology and its Relevance for the Current Ecological Crisis
<p>Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has elements of a cosmic eschatology embedded in his theological oeuvre that have not heretofore been extensively systematized. This dissertation fills this gap by contextualizing Benedict’s cosmic eschatology in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, examining his …
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Pandora's box reopened : an essay on death, darkness and the meaning of nature
… an argument against those "shallow" schools of ecological philosophy which assess the ecological crisis as simply an issue of enlightened self-interest, or of more effective resource management. More significantly, however, we have sought to deconstruct the mythos of contemporary ecocentric …
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How do different kinds of contemporary Anglo-American storytelling engage audiences with the complexities of human / nonhuman and more-than-human relationships in the Anthropocene?
… explores various storytelling responses to the ecological crisis. It argues that a transformed version of selfhood can be seen to emerge in the past decade in relation to current ecological considerations and a growing awareness of nonhuman / more-than-human agency in contemporary culture and …
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Curriculum Studies Gone Wild: Bioregional Education and the Scholarship of Sustainability
… educational possibilities of intensifying our ecological attunement are investigated with a focus on advancing environmental sensitivity and place consciousness. More specifically, I inquire into the potentialities of embracing what I call a bioregional ecocurriculum for sustainability within …
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Struggling against the Sea in Ban Khun Samut Chin: Environmental Knowledge, Community Identity and Livelihood Strategies in a Village Fighting Severe Coastal Erosion on the Gulf of Thailand
… Gulf of Thailand has been dealing with a local ecological crisis, the rapid erosion of their coastline and potential loss of the entire territory of their village. The case study examines the community’s interactions with development agents and their engagement with broader political and …
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The Kleinian Subject in the Anthropocene: Posthumanism, Narration of Crisis, and the Ethics of Reparative Care
… on conceptions of repair in anthropocentric crisis and subsequent calls for care-taking in our more-than-human world. First, I explore how the foundational arguments of the posthumanities resonate with the anxieties of Klein's paranoid-schizoid position and the subsequent defence mechanism of …
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Soils of regeneration: exploring conceptualizations of the natural world as a context for an ecologically-sensitive curriculum
David Orr (1994) asserts that the ecological crisis is a crisis of education. This study explores the relationship between the ecological crisis and education by examining the role that language plays in shaping perceptions of the natural world. Toward this end it analyzes narratives of science, …
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O Land, Land, Land! Images of Land in Jeremiah and in New Zealand Poetry: Ecological Readings from Aotearoa.
… (grounded in the Bible) and the contemporary ecological crisis. (Western) Christianity, insists White, is the world’s most anthropocentric religion, and it is this anthropocentrism that underlies human harm of the environment. The cultural significance of Christianity means that – even for …
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Ecological insights revealed from the interpretation of Genesis 1:1 - 2:18
The global ecological crisis of today is a radical challenge for Christians as the physical world faces unprecedented environmental peril. According to the scientific evidence, the fragile chemical and biological complexities of our world are being permanently altered. This study interprets the two …
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Painting a Vision of Global Ecological Ethics Through the Synhesis of Godess Spirituality and Buddist Philosopy
… argues that humans have instigated a state of ecological crisis by acting upon false premises regarding our relationship to each other and to the planet. Since false premises are at the root of this problem, the cultivation of alternative paradigms could present a remedy. Such alternate thought …
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Stewarding the earth : rethinking property and the emergence of biocultural rights.
… Nature, have arisen as a response to the world's ecological crisis. Indeed, the growing discourse about biocultural rights has begun a radical reconfiguration of the dominant notions property and the juridical subject. The thesis uses a multipronged approach, relying upon economic, …
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The Art of Walking with the Animate Earth: A Heuristic Inquiry
… study of living as an artist amid a social and ecological emergency. By taking up a method of heuristic inquiry, which utilizes personal knowledge and experience as a foundation for exploring phenomena, this research was organized as a journey around the lunar and seasonal cycles of one year. My …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: the case of Mtwara coast, Tanzania
… aspirations), criminalisation of livelihood and ecological crisis are used to explain the logic behind blue economy in Mtwara, Tanzania and how investment activities impact communities’ livelihoods and the environment.
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Tequio y Tierra: Regenerative Architecture in Oaxaca
… celebrity-fueled popularity – is causing serious ecological damage due to industrial-scale monoculture and improper disposal of its plant-base by-products bagasso and viñaza. Combined, these alternative materials can create circular construction and economies, giving agency to vulnerable sectors …
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Exploring the Meaning of Smallholder Lifestyle in Gabriola, BC: Land Food People Triangle
In the current epoch of the Anthropocene, ecological destruction driven by human activities, including climate change, ecosystem degradation, and the food crisis, poses significant challenges. Unsustainable food practices are major contributors to this ecological crisis. The smallholder lifestyle, …
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Ecotransology : integrated design for urban mobility
… a rethinking of urban mobility through ecological design. Human mobility and ecological accountability are inextricably linked in city design; our current world ecological crisis underscores this fundamental connection. Through original design exploration ranging in scale from …
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