Changing Perceptions of Nature
Published on 16. June 2016
Book
Hardback
356 pages
978-1-78327-105-4 (ISBN)
Description
Essays investigating the idea of natural heritage and the ways in which it has changed over time.
The concepts of nature, culture and heritage are deeply entwined; their threads run together in some of our finest museums, in accounts of exploration and discovery, in the work of artists, poets and writers, and in areas that arecherished and protected because of their landscapes and wildlife. The conservation ethic - placing a value on the natural environment - lies at the heart of the notion of "natural heritage", but we need to question how those values originated, were consolidated and ultimately moulded and changed over time. In a contemporary context the connections between nature and culture have sometimes become lost, fragmented, dislocated or misunderstood; where did "natural heritage" begin and how do we engage with the idea of "nature" today? The essays collected here re-evaluate the role of culture in developing the concept of natural heritage, reflecting on the shifts in its interpretation over the last 300 years.
Contributors: Martin Holdgate, Marie Addyman, E. Charles Nelson, Darrell Smith, Andrew Ramsey, Viktor Kouloumpis, Richard Milner, Gina Douglas, Penny Bradshaw, Arthur MacGregor, Chiara Nepi, Hannah Paddon, Stephen Hewitt, Gordon McGregor Reid, Ghillean T Prance, Peter Davis, Christopher Donaldson, Lucy McRobert, Sophie Darlington, Keith Scholey, Paul A. Roncken, Angus Lunn, Juliet Clutton-Brock, Tim Sands, Robert A. Lambert, James Champion, Erwin van Maanen, Heather Prince, Chris Loynes, Julie Taylor, Sarah Elmeligi, Samantha Finn, Owen Nevin, Jared Bowers, Kate Hennessy, Natasha Lyons, Mike Jeffries.
The concepts of nature, culture and heritage are deeply entwined; their threads run together in some of our finest museums, in accounts of exploration and discovery, in the work of artists, poets and writers, and in areas that arecherished and protected because of their landscapes and wildlife. The conservation ethic - placing a value on the natural environment - lies at the heart of the notion of "natural heritage", but we need to question how those values originated, were consolidated and ultimately moulded and changed over time. In a contemporary context the connections between nature and culture have sometimes become lost, fragmented, dislocated or misunderstood; where did "natural heritage" begin and how do we engage with the idea of "nature" today? The essays collected here re-evaluate the role of culture in developing the concept of natural heritage, reflecting on the shifts in its interpretation over the last 300 years.
Contributors: Martin Holdgate, Marie Addyman, E. Charles Nelson, Darrell Smith, Andrew Ramsey, Viktor Kouloumpis, Richard Milner, Gina Douglas, Penny Bradshaw, Arthur MacGregor, Chiara Nepi, Hannah Paddon, Stephen Hewitt, Gordon McGregor Reid, Ghillean T Prance, Peter Davis, Christopher Donaldson, Lucy McRobert, Sophie Darlington, Keith Scholey, Paul A. Roncken, Angus Lunn, Juliet Clutton-Brock, Tim Sands, Robert A. Lambert, James Champion, Erwin van Maanen, Heather Prince, Chris Loynes, Julie Taylor, Sarah Elmeligi, Samantha Finn, Owen Nevin, Jared Bowers, Kate Hennessy, Natasha Lyons, Mike Jeffries.
Reviews / Votes
An extremely rich source of viewpoints and explorations of what nature means. * ARCHIVES OF NATURAL HISTORY * Many chapters provide only an introduction and/or a tantalizing taste of the subject, but all have extensive bibliographies. Topics range from the perceptions of explorers and naturalists, the development of scientific collections and taxidermy, individual areas and locations, and nature in art and film to nature deficit disorder, social media, ecotourism, citizen science, and teddy bears. [...] This work is mainly recommended for collections with a focus on the history and/or philosophy of science, nature, or environmentalism. * CHOICE *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
Woodbridge
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
56 s/w Abbildungen, 1 s/w Zeichnung
56 b/w, 1 line illus.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
930 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78327-105-4 (9781783271054)
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Ian Convery | Peter Davis
Changing Perceptions of Nature
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06/2016
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De Gruyter
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Persons
IAN CONVERY is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a director of the Lifescapes Project conservation charity. PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability. DR ARTHUR MACGREGOR, LVO is an Andrew W. Mellon Visiting Professor at the Victoria and Albert Museum Research Institute, UK. Dr Christopher Donaldson is a Senior Lecturer in Cultural History and became Director of VCH Cumbria in 2024. Erwin van Maanen of EcoNatura is a (conservation) biologist, with a specific interest in mammalian carnivore ecology. IAN CONVERY is Professor of Environment & Society at the University of Cumbria. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and is a director of the Lifescapes Project conservation charity. MARIE ADDYMAN is an independent scholar whose writing and teaching reflects the interdisciplinary approach which is fundamental to her practice. While guest-lecturing on English literature and women's studies at various English universities, she has taught literature, history, and history of medicine for the Open University. OWEN T. NEVIN is Chief Executive Officer of the Western Australian Biodiversity Science Institute (WABSI), Adjunct Professor of Conservation Biology at CQUniversity Australia and Anniversary Visiting Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Cumbria PETER DAVIS is Emeritus Professor of Museology in the School of Arts and Cultures at Newcastle University, UK. His research interests relate to the connections between place, nature, heritage, communities and sustainability.
Content
Foreword - Martin Holdgate
Introduction - Ian Convery and Peter Davis
'The Nomination of the Visible': William Turner's Practice of Natural History - Marie Addyman
Early European Perceptions of the Nature of Australia - Charles Nelson
Conserving Natural Heritage: Shifting Positions of Culture and Nature - Darrell Smith and Ian Convery and Andrew Ramsey and Viktor Kouloumpis
Three Birds of a Feather - Darwin, Wallace and Attenborough: An Unbroken Tradition of Finding Where the Wild Things Are - Richard Milner
Organising, Naming and Ordering Nature - Gina Douglas
Our 'Great Entail': Constructing the Cultural Value of the Lake District - Penny Bradshaw
Renaissance Collecting and Understanding of the Natural World - Arthur MacGregor
Botanical Collecting, Herbaria and the Understanding of Nature - Chiara Nepi
Taxidermy and the Representation of Nature - Hannah Paddon
The Significance of Natural History Collections in the 21st Century - Stephen Hewitt
Changed Attitudes to Nature Reflected in the Transformation of Menageries to Zoos - Gordon McGregor Reid
Interpretation in Botanic Gardens - Ghillean T. Prance and Peter Davis
Shifting Interpretations of the English Lake District - Christopher Donaldson
Facebook Nature: My Generation and Other Animals - Lucy McRobert
Visual Narratives in Wildlife Film-making - Sophie Darlington
A History of Half a Century of Wildlife Television and its Impact on Audiences - Keith Scholey
Landscape, Nature and the Contemporary Sublime in Illustrated Children's Literature - Paul A. Roncken
Landscape, Nature and the Contemporary Sublime in Illustrated Children's Literature - Ian Convery
The Public Perception of Protected Areas in the UK - Angus Lunn
Conservation of Rare Species and Natural Heritage: the Wild and the Tame - Juliet Clutton-Brock
Our Vanishing Natural Heritage and The Wildlife Trusts: a Century of Influence and Local Action for Nature and People - Tim Sands
Our Vanishing Natural Heritage and The Wildlife Trusts: a Century of Influence and Local Action for Nature and People - Robert Lambert
A Champion of the Tiger's Cause - James Champion
Adventure, Nature and Commodification - Heather Prince and Chris Loynes
Destination Nature: Wildlife and the Rise of Domestic Ecotourism in Britain, 1880-2015 - Robert Lambert
Wild Places as Therapeutic Environments - Julie Taylor
Citizen Science and the Perception of Nature - Ian Convery and Sarah Elmeligi and Samantha Finn and Owen Nevin
Using Community-based Cultural Tourism to Enhance Nature Conservation in the Rupununi, Guyana - Jared Bowers
Representing Natural Heritage in Digital Space: from the National Museum of Natural History to Inuvialuit Living History - Kate Hennessy
Using Community-based Cultural Tourism to Enhance Nature Conservation in the Rupununi, Guyana - Natasha Lyons
Out of the Wild Wood and into our Beds: the Evolutionary History of Teddy Bears and the Natural Selection of Deadly Cuteness - Mike Jeffries
Rewilding: the Realisation and Reality of a New Challenge for Nature in the 21st Century - Erwin van van Maanen
Rewilding: the Realisation and Reality of a New Challenge for Nature in the 21st Century - Ian Convery
Introduction - Ian Convery and Peter Davis
'The Nomination of the Visible': William Turner's Practice of Natural History - Marie Addyman
Early European Perceptions of the Nature of Australia - Charles Nelson
Conserving Natural Heritage: Shifting Positions of Culture and Nature - Darrell Smith and Ian Convery and Andrew Ramsey and Viktor Kouloumpis
Three Birds of a Feather - Darwin, Wallace and Attenborough: An Unbroken Tradition of Finding Where the Wild Things Are - Richard Milner
Organising, Naming and Ordering Nature - Gina Douglas
Our 'Great Entail': Constructing the Cultural Value of the Lake District - Penny Bradshaw
Renaissance Collecting and Understanding of the Natural World - Arthur MacGregor
Botanical Collecting, Herbaria and the Understanding of Nature - Chiara Nepi
Taxidermy and the Representation of Nature - Hannah Paddon
The Significance of Natural History Collections in the 21st Century - Stephen Hewitt
Changed Attitudes to Nature Reflected in the Transformation of Menageries to Zoos - Gordon McGregor Reid
Interpretation in Botanic Gardens - Ghillean T. Prance and Peter Davis
Shifting Interpretations of the English Lake District - Christopher Donaldson
Facebook Nature: My Generation and Other Animals - Lucy McRobert
Visual Narratives in Wildlife Film-making - Sophie Darlington
A History of Half a Century of Wildlife Television and its Impact on Audiences - Keith Scholey
Landscape, Nature and the Contemporary Sublime in Illustrated Children's Literature - Paul A. Roncken
Landscape, Nature and the Contemporary Sublime in Illustrated Children's Literature - Ian Convery
The Public Perception of Protected Areas in the UK - Angus Lunn
Conservation of Rare Species and Natural Heritage: the Wild and the Tame - Juliet Clutton-Brock
Our Vanishing Natural Heritage and The Wildlife Trusts: a Century of Influence and Local Action for Nature and People - Tim Sands
Our Vanishing Natural Heritage and The Wildlife Trusts: a Century of Influence and Local Action for Nature and People - Robert Lambert
A Champion of the Tiger's Cause - James Champion
Adventure, Nature and Commodification - Heather Prince and Chris Loynes
Destination Nature: Wildlife and the Rise of Domestic Ecotourism in Britain, 1880-2015 - Robert Lambert
Wild Places as Therapeutic Environments - Julie Taylor
Citizen Science and the Perception of Nature - Ian Convery and Sarah Elmeligi and Samantha Finn and Owen Nevin
Using Community-based Cultural Tourism to Enhance Nature Conservation in the Rupununi, Guyana - Jared Bowers
Representing Natural Heritage in Digital Space: from the National Museum of Natural History to Inuvialuit Living History - Kate Hennessy
Using Community-based Cultural Tourism to Enhance Nature Conservation in the Rupununi, Guyana - Natasha Lyons
Out of the Wild Wood and into our Beds: the Evolutionary History of Teddy Bears and the Natural Selection of Deadly Cuteness - Mike Jeffries
Rewilding: the Realisation and Reality of a New Challenge for Nature in the 21st Century - Erwin van van Maanen
Rewilding: the Realisation and Reality of a New Challenge for Nature in the 21st Century - Ian Convery