- Title
- Decolonisation of nature in towns and cities of South Africa:
- Creator
- Cocks, Michelle L, Shackleton, Charlie M, Walsh, Lindsey S, Haynes, Duncan, Manyani, Amanda, Radebe, Dennis
- Date
- 2020
- Type
- text
- Type
- book
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/175720
- Identifier
- vital:42618
- Identifier
- ISBN 9781000215182
- Description
- Ways of conceptualising the world around us and being in this world are defined by an ontological understanding. Within a Eurocentric ideological understanding, nature is positioned to be opposite to culture, ie, nature is considered as “other” of which humans are not a part. Modernity is perceived as the antithesis of nature as processes of production, metabolism and expansion of modern cities represent attempts to tame and control nature. In turn, cities have become viewed as agents of development and change, promoting ideals of progress, thinking and innovation (Jayne 2005). Eurocentric ideals are framed as the forerunners of these processes and have come to influence international policies, global governance, alliances and networks which have in turn informed the design and governance of cities and influenced all aspects of urban liveability (Bouteligier 2011), including how urban natures are defined and constructed and the wellbeing benefits derived from them.
- Format
- 22 pages, pdf
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Cocks, M., Shackleton, C., Walsh, L., Manyani, D.H.A. and Radebe, D., 2020. 6 Decolonisation of nature in towns and cities of South Africa. Urban Nature: Enriching Belonging, Wellbeing and Bioculture, p.104-125. Routledge
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