Description
Book SynopsisA collection of essays focusing on the implications of the sciences of complexity for environmental politics and practice
Trade Review“
How Nature Speaks makes a valuable contribution in an area where such theoretical ‘deeper’ thinking is needed.” -- David J. Brunckhorst * Environmental Conservation *
“The strength of the collection lies in the contributors’ creative and exploratory applications of scientific models in complexity and non-linear thinking to social movements and political debate.” -- Cheryl Lousley * The Goose *
“This is not just another book on ecology! It is a book that makes the reader contemplate the most appropriate way to think about ecology.” -- Hefin Jones * Biologist *
Table of ContentsPreface vii
ntroduction: What to Say about Nature’s “Speech” / Yrjo Haila and Chuck Dyke 1
Speaking of Nature / Susan Oyama 49
Natural Speech: A Hoary Story / Chuck Dyke 66
Gardens, Climate Changes, and Cultures: An Exploration into the Historical Nature of Environmental Problems / Ville Lähde 78
Participative Thinking: “Seeing the Face” and “Hearing the Voice” of Nature / John Shotter 106
Rethinking Intentionality: A Bourdieuian Perspective/ Iordanis Marcoulatos 127
Fluids on the Move: An Analogical Account of Environmental Mobilization / Lasse Peltonen 150
Fight Over the Face of Tampere: A Sneaking Transformation of a Local Political Field / Markus Laine 177
Stand/ardization and Entrainment in Forest Management / Ari Jokinen 198
Calculating the Futures: Stability and Change in a Local Energy Production System / Taru Peltola 218
Exploring Themes about Social Agency through Interpretation of Diagrams of Nature and Society / Peter Taylor 235
Who Speaks for Nature? / John O’Neill 261
Appendix: Primer: On Thinking Dynamically about the Human Ecological Condition / Chuck Dyke 279
References 303
Notes on Contributors 323
Index 325
