This image is trying to map out all of the connections that occur between the actors involved in the Klamath Basin Restoration Agreement and their relationships with the four main branches of systematic environmental theory: ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics. The basic breakdown of the Klamath situation is as follows. Main actors include federal agencies, […]
Archives for April 2014
The Situation
On the surface, it seems as though integrating relevant scientific information into environmental actions, whether they be at the local, state, or federal level, is a no-brainer. A respected scientist will do research, be peer reviewed, published in a journal, the media will report findings to the public, and scientists’ research will then be drawn […]
Auf Wiedersehen, adieu
Welcome, welcome one and all. You have arrived at my final post for Environmental Theory. Are you surprised that you’ve made it? I’m surprised that I did. The readings and lectures are over, so what have we learned class? Latour’s last Gifford lecture left something to be desired, as I’m sure it was intended to. […]
Testing it Out
In all of this messy mush, Liz suggested that I try and apply everything that I have been talking about and do a case study of sorts. Conveniently, I am completing a praxis project for Environmental Theory, which gives me the perfect space to give it a try. My theory project is a praxis project, which […]
Pulling the Bunny out of the Hat
Here’s a sentence I never expected I would say: I’m really enjoying and even understanding parts of the Latour’s Gifford lectures. Of all of the lectures that we have covered so far, lecture five, War of Humans and Earthbound, has been my favorite. I’m not sure if this is because I have a better understanding […]