Title: Ecoscapes : geographical patternings of relations /
Authors: Backhaus, Gary, 1953-; Murungi, John, 1943-
Publisher: Lexington Books,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Nature Effect of human beings on; Human ecology.; Human geography.; Animal ecology.; Biotic communities.
Contents: Preface: Geophilia : a transdisciplinary science formed on the basis of geographicity -- An introduction to the conceptual formation of ecoscapes / Gary Backhaus -- Imperial gardens : ecological imperialism and the re-seeding of the new world / Eduardo Mendieta -- Scape invaders : transgenic animals, nature, and the ecoscape / Benjamin Hale -- Cultivating famine : in search of the miracle seed / Azucena Cruz -- Chickens, eggs, and the corn that feeds them : exploring the dialectics of native and hybrid ecoscapes in Mexico / Jessica Hayes-Conroy -- Ecoscapes and environmental problems : the case of Puebla's municipal slaughterhouse, Puebla, Mexico / José-Hector Abraham -- Enlightenment geography and local mapping initiatives : from the office to the field, 1700-1815 / Christine Petto -- Ecology, technology, and wilderness management : a clash of eco-spatial paradigms / Dennis E. Skocz -- From farmsteads to slag heaps : the restless ecoscape of the Ruhr Valley of Germany, 1830-1930 / Alex Zukas -- Chronoscapes/chronos escapes : a meditation on historical time / Troy R.E. Paddock -- Lifeworld cartography : echoes, footprints, and other guideposts to the self / John E. Jalbert -- Epilogue: Soiled work / John Murungi.