Frozen Eden lost? Exploring discourses of geoengineering Antarctica
Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the Continent for Science and Peace in a time of planetary environmental change. In the Anthropocene, Antarctica has become central to the Earths future. Ice cores taken from its interior reveal the deep environmental history of the planet an...
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ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:135273 2023-05-15T13:55:18+02:00 Frozen Eden lost? Exploring discourses of geoengineering Antarctica McGee, JS 2019 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429429705-4 http://ecite.utas.edu.au/135273 en eng Routledge http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429429705-4 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190101214 McGee, JS, Frozen Eden lost? Exploring discourses of geoengineering Antarctica, Anthropocene Antarctica; Perspectives from the Humanities, Law and Social Sciences, Routledge, E Leane and J McGee (ed), United Kingdom, pp. 56-72. ISBN 9781138367593 (2019) [Research Book Chapter] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/135273 Law and Legal Studies Law Environmental and Natural Resources Law Research Book Chapter NonPeerReviewed 2019 ftunivtasecite https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429429705-4 2020-02-03T23:16:16Z Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the Continent for Science and Peace in a time of planetary environmental change. In the Anthropocene, Antarctica has become central to the Earths future. Ice cores taken from its interior reveal the deep environmental history of the planet and warming ocean currents are ominously destabilising the glaciers around its edges, presaging sea-level rise in decades and centuries to come. At the same time, proliferating research stations and tourist numbers challenge stereotypes of the continent as the last wilderness. The Anthropocene brings Antarctica nearer in thought, entangled with our everyday actions. If the Anthropocene signals the end of the idea of Nature as separate from humans, then the Antarctic, long considered the material embodiment of this idea, faces a radical reframing. Understanding the southern polar region in the twenty-first century requires contributions across the disciplinary spectrum. This collection paves the way for researchers in the Environmental Humanities, Law and Social Sciences to engage critically with the Antarctic, fostering a community of scholars who can act with natural scientists to address the globally significant environmental issues that face this vitally important part of the planet. Book Part Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic The Antarctic 56 72 |
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Anthropocene Antarctica offers new ways of thinking about the Continent for Science and Peace in a time of planetary environmental change. In the Anthropocene, Antarctica has become central to the Earths future. Ice cores taken from its interior reveal the deep environmental history of the planet and warming ocean currents are ominously destabilising the glaciers around its edges, presaging sea-level rise in decades and centuries to come. At the same time, proliferating research stations and tourist numbers challenge stereotypes of the continent as the last wilderness. The Anthropocene brings Antarctica nearer in thought, entangled with our everyday actions. If the Anthropocene signals the end of the idea of Nature as separate from humans, then the Antarctic, long considered the material embodiment of this idea, faces a radical reframing. Understanding the southern polar region in the twenty-first century requires contributions across the disciplinary spectrum. This collection paves the way for researchers in the Environmental Humanities, Law and Social Sciences to engage critically with the Antarctic, fostering a community of scholars who can act with natural scientists to address the globally significant environmental issues that face this vitally important part of the planet. |
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