English Wetlands

Spaces of nature, culture, imagination

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

This book argues that to understand wetlands is to understand human development. Using case studies drawn from three English wetlands, the book moves between empirical research and scholarship to interrogate how these particular ecosystems have played an essential part in the development of our contemporary society;

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-07-17
Mått:148 x 210 x 16 mm
Vikt:368 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:175
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030413057

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Mary Gearey PhD is Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Geography at the School of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, UK. Andrew Church is Professor of Human Geography and Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Brighton, UK. Neil Ravenscroft is Professor and Head of the School of Real Estate and Land Management at the Royal Agricultural University.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Wetlands and Humans across Time: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Wetlands in-depth: The Waterscapes of Bedfordshire, North Lincolnshire and Somerset.- Chapter 3: Wetlands as Ludic Spaces; Play, Recreation, Rejuvenation, In/Exclusion.- Chapter 4:Wetlands as Literary Spaces; off kilter, off grid, off the wall.- Chapter 5: Wetlands as Remembrance Spaces; Contemplation, Ceremony and Commemoration.- Chapter 6: Human-nature Connectivity; Wetlands within Sustainable Water Futures.