The Social Ecology of Border Landscapes

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"The Social Ecology of Border Landscapes" is a collection of essays from a wide range of disciplines that address Social Ecologies in border landscapes. As an approach, Social Ecology is useful because it links the human and natural worlds and reveals how changes in social relations, our relation to nature and ecology, and our definition and relationship with borders are necessary to transcend ecological and social problems. Borders and borderlands are defined broadly to include territorial interfaces, marginal spaces (physical, sociological and psychological) and human consciousness. From theoretical and conceptual presentations on Social Ecology and its agencies and representations, to case studies and concrete projects and initiatives, the book uncovers a thread of contemporary thought and action on this important emerging field. The authors are worldwide scholars and practitioners from the fields of political, ecological and environmental sciences, social sciences, geography, and urban and landscape planning. The book defines the territories of Social Ecology, investigating how social agencies can activate ecological processes and systems, and understanding how the interactions of people and ecosystems can create new sustainable landscapes across tangible and intangible territorial rifts." Cover Front Matter Half-title Series information Title page Copyright information Contents List of Illustrations Preface Contributors Introduction: Social Ecologies and Borderlands Border Landscapes: Charting New Territories Fluidity of Borders, Society and the Environment Border Ecologies and Edge Effects An Integrative Conceptual Framework Structure of this Volume Notes Bibliography Chapters (1-13) Part I Frames: mapping social ecologies in border territories Chapter One On The Agency Of Borderlands Introduction: Borderlands, Limits and Liminalities Borders Beyond our Territorialist and Geopolitical Traditions Borders, Ecology and Peace Parks Borders, Ecology and Globalization Borders, Power and Politics Borders, State Increase and Vacillation Conclusion: Borders, Here, There, Everywhere? Notes Bibliography Chapter Two Social Ecology and Transboundary Conservation: (Re)Connecting Nature and People in Borderlands Introduction The Rationale for and Definitions of Transboundary Conservation Global Trends and Distributions The Principles and Processes to be Applied for Successful Transboundary Conservation Initiatives Transboundary Conservation Principles: Building Trust, Confidence and Capacity The Processes from Pre-feasibility, to Feasibility, to Implementation, to Evaluation A Mechanism to Build Social Ecological Resilience The Evolution of Thinking within the Conservation Fraternity Nature’s Value to Society A Mechanism to Promote Peace in Border Regions Notes Bibliography Chapter Three Social Ecologies and Structural Violence: Boundary-Making as Nature-Making in A Gated Globe Introduction: Boundary-Making as Nature-Making A Sense of Urgency Security Fencing Security Fencing in a “Borderless” World Security Fencing in a Bordering World: Walls and Gates Security Fencing as Structural Violence Edge Effects: Reframing Human Displacement as Social Ecology Displacement: From “Homelessness” to “Globelessness” Fatal Journeys Borders as Biotic Meeting Places Nature and Structural Violence: Ecological “Footprints” at the US–Mexico Wall Conclusion Notes Bibliography Part II Bridges: Resilience, Restoration and Reclamation Chapter Four Borders as Zones of Experiential Learning: The Case of the Balkans Peace Park Project Introduction The Birth of the Balkans Peace Park Project (B3P) Organizational Structure Strategy Evolves—Future Activities Challenges and Dynamics Critiques: Pitfalls of Peace Park Development Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter Five Social Ecologies in Borderlands: Crane Habitat Restoration and Sustainable Agriculture Project in the Democratic Project in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Introduction The Korean Peninsula: Social Ecological Perspectives Political, Geopolitical Contexts Social Ecological Perspectives: Transfrontier Park’s Potential to Help Reintegrate Humans and Nature Spiritual and Symbolic Components Social and Cultural Components Crane Habitat Restoration and Sustainable Agriculture Project Background Project Goals Project Objectives Helping Farmers Develop Sustainably Productive Agricultural Practices Organic Farming Practices Crane Habitat Restoration Public Education Project Funding Future Steps and Needs Notes Bibliography Chapter Six Socio-Ecological Transformations in Riparian Zones: The Production of Spaces of Exclusion and the Uneven Development of Resilience in The Sonoran Borderlands Contextualizing the San Pedro River in the Sonoran Borderlands Theorizing Uneven Resilience and Riparian Enclosure Three Mechanisms of Riparian Enclosure Privatization Expropriation Conservation Discussion Conclusion: Toward a Socio-ecological Approach to Management Notes Bibliography Chapter Seven From No-Man’s Land To Every-Man’s Land: Socio-Ecological Approaches To Reclaiming Shared Spaces In Border Landscapes, With Examples From Germany and Cyprus Introduction Socio-ecological Approaches to Borders in Conflict Zones: Toward Rhizomatic Systems and Thirdscapes Beuys, Berlin and the Border Effects: Third Pathways, Urban Ecology and the German Green Belt Co-creating Ecological and Social Shared Spaces for Increased Resilience in Cyprus and Beyond Home for Cooperation, Temporary Occupations and Future Landscapes of Forgiveness Conclusion Notes Bibliography Part III Corridors: Catalysts And Collaboration In Confined Spaces Chapter Eight Ensuring Hope in Militarized Landscapes: The Case of Lebanon Introduction Reclaiming Traditional Water Conservation Practices in South Lebanon: The Case of Marwaheen Village Jabal Amel—A Militarized Landscape Steadfastness in a Homeland Birkit Marwaheen Urban Agriculture and the Women’s Vocational Training Center (WVTC) in the Ein El Hilwi Palestinian Refugee Camp Ein el-Hilwi—Capital of the Palestinian Diaspora The Kingdom of Women Green Stories Green Center Conclusion Notes Bibliography Chapter Nine Domesticating and Enlarging One’s Territory: Day-To-Day Politics in a Confined Space—The Shu’fat Refugee Camp in East Jerusalem The Regime of Perception and the Familiar World Living and Living Better: A Political Meaning Domesticating the Environment Proximity and Politics: The Political Aims of an Ecology of Social Activities Notes Bibliography Chapter Ten Urban Alternatives and Collaborative Economics in Belfast’s Contested Space Introduction The Neoliberal City Collaborative Economics on the Interface Conclusions Notes Bibliography Part IV Portals: Dialogue, Exception and Reterritorialization Chapter Eleven Australia Day: A Social Ecology Dialogue Across Aboriginal and White Cultures Notes Bibliography Chapter Twelve Re-Legislating The Soil: Enclosures and Exception at The Amazon Frontiers Insurgency Re-legislating the Soil The Legal Nature of Land The Ecological Nature of the Law Law and Land, Politics and Ecology Notes Bibliography Chapter Thirteen Mediterranean Edges: Reterritorializing Natural and Social Ecologies Introduction Looking North The Algerian Shore The Jardin d’Essai: A Common Space? Notes Bibliography Conclusion Making Sense of Social Ecology, Borders and The Environment Borders, Culture and Equity Seeking Balance and Community Trade and Activism: Local Developments in Bounded Spaces Implications for the Future Notes Bibliography End Matter Index