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Fieldwork is a hallmark of geographical scholarship, encompassing
all the approaches by which we learn first-hand about the world.
Too often, though, fieldwork details-the challenges, the failures,
and methodological mash-up used-are left out of geographers'
published work. This accessible collection brings together 18 of
those too-often overlooked stories, and reveals the ongoing
vibrancy of geographical fieldwork today. The 32 authors span many
of geography's subfields, and their work incorporates multiple
methodological traditions: ethnographic, digital, archival, mixed,
and more. With short, readable contributions, Geographical
Fieldwork in the 21st Century offers an ideal resource for students
across the social sciences who are wrangling with the process of
fieldwork. It shows fieldwork's core attributes-innovation,
commitment, and serendipity-are alive and well. But this collection
also illustrates just how fieldwork is changing as our ability to
learn about the world is shaped by new pressures of the 21st
century neoliberal academy, by the proliferation of new
technologies, and by the growing social demand for collaborative,
engaged, and ethical scholarship. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the journal Geographical
Review.
Fieldwork is a hallmark of geographical scholarship, encompassing
all the approaches by which we learn first-hand about the world.
Too often, though, fieldwork details—the challenges, the
failures, and methodological mash-up used—are left out of
geographers’ published work. This accessible collection brings
together 18 of those too-often overlooked stories, and reveals the
ongoing vibrancy of geographical fieldwork today. The 32 authors
span many of geography’s subfields, and their work incorporates
multiple methodological traditions: ethnographic, digital,
archival, mixed, and more. With short, readable contributions,
Geographical Fieldwork in the 21st Century offers an ideal resource
for students across the social sciences who are wrangling with the
process of fieldwork. It shows fieldwork’s core
attributes—innovation, commitment, and serendipity—are alive
and well. But this collection also illustrates just how fieldwork
is changing as our ability to learn about the world is shaped by
new pressures of the 21st century neoliberal academy, by the
proliferation of new technologies, and by the growing social demand
for collaborative, engaged, and ethical scholarship. The chapters
in this book were originally published as a special issue of the
journal Geographical Review.
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Global Urban Agriculture (Hardcover)
Antoinette WinklerPrins; Contributions by Susan Algert, Imogen Bellwood-Howard, Fernando J. Bosco, Sasha Broadstone, …
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R2,791
Discovery Miles 27 910
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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There has been growing attention paid to urban agriculture
worldwide because of its role in making cities more environmentaly
sustainable while also contributing to enhanced food access and
social justice. This edited volume brings together current research
and case studies concerning urban agriculture from both the Global
North and the Global South. Its objective is to help bridge the
long-standing divide between discussion of urban agriculture in the
Global North and the Global South and to demonstrate that today
there are greater areas of overlap than there are differences both
theoretically and substantively, and that research in either area
can help inform research in the other. The book covers the nature
of urban agriculture and how it supports livelihoods, provides
ecosystem services, and community development. It also considers
urban agriculture and social capital, networks, and
agro-biodiversity conservation. Concepts such as sustainability,
resilience, adaptation and community, and the value of urban
agriculture as a recreational resource are explored. It also
examines, quite fundamentally, why people farm in the city and how
urban agriculture can contribute to more sustainable cities in both
the Global North and the Global South. Key Features: * One of the
first volumes to bring together evidence from urban agriculture in
the Global North and the Global South * Explores the contribution
of urban agriculture to livelihoods, ecosystems and conservation *
Numerous case studies examine a very diverse range of urban
agriculture systems
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