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Book SynopsisTrade Review‘So many environmental problems stem from seeing humans as distinct from nature. This perceptive book critically interrogates the nature-human divide, encouraging us to move beyond binary thinking as a route to environmental wellbeing. All who wrestle with humanity’s place on Earth and the intellectual foundations of environmentalism will benefit from this careful and clear-eyed book.’ -- Paul Wapner, American University, US
Table of ContentsContents: 1. Introduction: rethinking nature relations beyond binaries 2. Classification and dichotomy 3. Deconstructing understandings of nature 4. Nature and use as multi-locality: neither urban nor rural 5. Nature as multi-use: neither productivism nor landscape 6. Nature use as multi-identity: neither leisure nor work 7. Nature and nature use as multi-interest: neither wilderness nor conflict-free 8. Possibilities for understanding and continuing land-use culture 9. Implications for conceptions of management and planning: beyond a private and common property contradiction 10. Conclusion: we were never Western References Index
