Team Members: Lauren Cloughesy, Norbu Globus, Keldy Mason, Jade Murphy Definition: Political Ecology is the study of understanding how human societies – their political, social, and economic factors – relate to changes in our ecosystem and to link the effect of changes in social systems to the changes in our ecosystem. Political Ecology tends to […]
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Is environmental postcolonialism even a thing?
Definition According to the Oxford online dictionaries, Postcolonialism is defined as: “The political or cultural condition of a former colony.” and “[The] theoretical approach in various disciplines that is concerned with the lasting impact of colonization in former colonies.” In a wider context this theory and area of study seeks to explore, analyse and explain […]
Biophilia: A Problematic Love
Team Members: Ben Carsner, Nicole Godbout, Lauren Walker Definition Biophilia was popularly defined in Edward O. Wilson’s book The Biophilia Hypothesis as “the innate tendency in human beings to focus on life and lifelike processes” (Kellert and Wilson, 1993). It is often used to describe the extent to which humans are hardwired to need connection with […]