► Description: |
This book addresses
societal relationships to river systems,
highlighting many unexplored possibilities
in how we know and manage our rivers.
Brierley contends that although we have
good scientific understanding of rivers,
with remarkable prospect for profound
improvements to river condition,
management applications greatly
under-deliver. He conceptualizes
approaches to river repair in two very
different ways: Medean (competitive) and
Gaian (cooperative). Rather than
‘managing’ rivers to achieve particular
anthropogenic goals (the former option),
this book adopts a more-than-human
approach to ‘living with living rivers’
(the latter option), applying a river
rights framework that conceptualizes
rivers as sentient entities.
Chapters build on significant experience
across many parts of the world,
emphasizing the diverse array of river
attributes and relationships to be
protected and the wide range of problems
to be addressed. Although the book has an
environmental focus, it is framed as an
argument in popular philosophy,
contemplating the agency of rivers as
place-beings. It will be of great value to
academics, students and general readers
interested in protecting river systems.
contents :
• What Does It Mean to Find the Voice of
the River?
• The Socio-ecological River:
Socio-economic, Cultural and Environmental
Relations to River Systems
• Competitive Versus Cooperative
Approaches to River Repair
• A Strategy to Express the Voice of the
River
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