Rivers of the Anthropocene
1st Edition
Published on 17. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
242 pages
978-0-520-29502-5 (ISBN)
Description
At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press' Open Access publishing program. This exciting volume presents the work and research of the Rivers of the Anthropocene Network, an international collaborative group of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, policy makers, and community organizers working to produce innovative transdisciplinary research on global freshwater systems. In an attempt to bridge disciplinary divides, the essays in this volume address the challenge in studying the intersection of biophysical and human sociocultural systems in the age of the Anthropocene. Featuring contributions from authors in a rich diversity of disciplines-from toxicology to archaeology to philosophy - this book is an excellent resource for students and scholars studying both freshwater systems and the Anthropocene.
Reviews / Votes
"This book would be a stimulating choice for a graduate seminar bringing in students and fac- ulty from all across the university to discuss the multiple ways in which we see and value rivers (or other ecosystems, for that matter), and how we might best recognize those multiple viewpoints." * Basic and Applied Ecology *More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
34 color photos, 23 charts, 5 tables
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-29502-5 (9780520295025)
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Persons
Jason M. Kelly is Director of the IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute and Associate Professor of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Philip Scarpino is Director of the Public History Program and Professor of History at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Helen Berry is Reader in British History and Dean of Postgraduate Studies at Newcastle University. James Syvitski is Executive Director of the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System and Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Michel Meybeck is Emeritus Senior Scientist at the French National Center for Research, METIS Laboratory at the University Pierre and Marie Curie (Paris 6).
Content
List of Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Anthropocenes: A Fractured Picture
Jason M. Kelly
PART ONE. METHODS
2. Ecosystem Service-Based Approaches for Status Assessment of Anthropocene Riverscapes
Andy Large, David Gilvear, and Eleanor Starkey
3. Political Ecology in the Anthropocene: A Case Study of Irrigation Management in the Blue Nile Basin
Sina Marx
4. Rivers at the End of the End of Nature: Ethical Trajectories of the Anthropocene Grand Narrative
Celia Deane-Drummond
5. Rivers, Scholars, and Society: A Situation Analysis
Kenneth S. Lubinski and Martin Thoms
PART TWO. HISTORIES
6. An Anthropocene Landscape: Drainage Transformed in the English Fenland
Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, and Dinah Smith
7. A Western European River in the Anthropocene: The Seine, 1870-2010
Michel Meybeck and Laurence Lestel
8. Anthropocene World / Anthropocene Waters: A Historical Examination of Ideas and Agency
Philip V. Scarpino
PART THREE. EXPERIENCES
9. The Great Tyne Flood of 1771: Community Responses to an Environmental Crisis in the Early Anthropocene
Helen Berry
10. Engineering an Island City-State: A 3D Ethnographic Comparison of the Singapore River and Orchard Road
Stephanie C. Kane
11. Decoding the River: Artists and Scientists Reveal the Water System of the White River
Mary Miss and Tim Carter
12. What Is a River? The Chicago River as Hyperobject
Matt Edgeworth and Jeffrey Benjamin
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Anthropocenes: A Fractured Picture
Jason M. Kelly
PART ONE. METHODS
2. Ecosystem Service-Based Approaches for Status Assessment of Anthropocene Riverscapes
Andy Large, David Gilvear, and Eleanor Starkey
3. Political Ecology in the Anthropocene: A Case Study of Irrigation Management in the Blue Nile Basin
Sina Marx
4. Rivers at the End of the End of Nature: Ethical Trajectories of the Anthropocene Grand Narrative
Celia Deane-Drummond
5. Rivers, Scholars, and Society: A Situation Analysis
Kenneth S. Lubinski and Martin Thoms
PART TWO. HISTORIES
6. An Anthropocene Landscape: Drainage Transformed in the English Fenland
Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams, and Dinah Smith
7. A Western European River in the Anthropocene: The Seine, 1870-2010
Michel Meybeck and Laurence Lestel
8. Anthropocene World / Anthropocene Waters: A Historical Examination of Ideas and Agency
Philip V. Scarpino
PART THREE. EXPERIENCES
9. The Great Tyne Flood of 1771: Community Responses to an Environmental Crisis in the Early Anthropocene
Helen Berry
10. Engineering an Island City-State: A 3D Ethnographic Comparison of the Singapore River and Orchard Road
Stephanie C. Kane
11. Decoding the River: Artists and Scientists Reveal the Water System of the White River
Mary Miss and Tim Carter
12. What Is a River? The Chicago River as Hyperobject
Matt Edgeworth and Jeffrey Benjamin
Bibliography
Contributors
Index