Nature

by Noel Castree

Exploring the shifting ways in which geographers have studied nature, this book emphasizes the relationships and differences between human geography, physical geography and resource and hazards geography. The first to consider the topic of nature in modern geography as a whole, this distinctive text looks at all its major meanings, from the human body and psyche through to the non-human world, and develops the argument that student readers should abandon the idea of knowing what nature is in favour of a close scrutiny of what agendas lie behind competing conceptions of it. It deals with, amongst others, the following As everything from global warming to GM foods becomes headline news, the use and abuse of nature is on the agenda as never before. Synthesizing a wealth of diverse and complex information, this text makes the significant theories, debates and information on nature accessible to students of geography, environmental studies, sociology, and cultural studies.

312 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2005

Reviews

[Kolbrún Matthíasdóttir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ekki lesa bs verkefnið mitt lesið þessa bók í staðin

[Lusine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't let the title confuse you. I believe it was the publisher's idea to have a series of books titled succinctly and ambitiously (other books in this series are e.g. Landscape or Rural). The focus of this book is more narrow than it may see. It discusses the evolution of the understanding of "nature" concept within the field of (cultural/human) geography. If that's what you are looking for, the book gives a very well-written, well-argued and interesting overview.