Abstract
The Anthropocene is a planetary phenomenon – but not a uniform one. New kinds of ecological patches are being formed, from suburbs to plantations to plastic ocean gyres. To understand the mechanisms that produce the Anthropocene, we need to attend to what's going on in those patches. Our Feral Atlas acknowledges the value of planetary-scale modelling and big-data analysis, but it argues that this is not enough: we need a closer look at those anthropogenic ecological patches and the nonhuman agents that proliferate because of large-scale human infrastructure projects. Field-based observation and historical analysis are more necessary than ever. This chapter introduces this approach.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The New Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis |
| Pages | 417-426 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781040443187 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781032555003 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2025 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences
- General Environmental Science
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