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Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment: Gardens of the Anthropocene
2017
This book is a reflection on the role of gardens in our thinking about our environments, and on the role of urban gardening in our acting and for our environments. More generally, it is an exploration of the ethical and political station of individuals in the Anthropocene - this new epoch in which the Earth is being remade by human activity. The book argues that, in the new epoch, urban gardens and gardening are to become 1) conceptual models for reflecting on the human station within the wider workings of things; 2) contexts and practices of stewardship that enable the fulfillment of individual moral obligations against important global challenges - including food security, climate change,…
Geografie del collasso. L'Antropocene in 9 parole chiave
2021
Covid-19 è il primo grande trauma collettivo dell’Antropocene, una catena di eventi materiali, culturali e sociali che stanno aggredendo il nostro immaginario con un impatto incalcolabile. Un effetto profondo della pandemia sarà costringere l’umanità al prossimo step cognitivo: l’accettazione della fine della pace climatica dell’Olocene. Abbiamo bisogno di tempo, ma il tempo a disposizione è poco. Negare il trauma, fare come l’erbivoro assalito dalla belva che si anestetizza per non vedere la fine è qualcosa che non possiamo permetterci. Dissoluzione degli ecosistemi terrestri, questione animale, mutamento climatico, inquinamento e dissesto demografico, diaspora, populismo, suprematismo, er…
GEOGRAFIA – Campo. Epistemologia. Immaginazione. Migrazioni. Paesaggio. Antropocene. Politica. Bibliografia
2020
Voce "Geografia" per l'Enciclopedia Treccani "Geography" entry for the Treccani Encyclopedia
Is the Anthropocene really worthy of a formal geologic definition?
2014
Scientists are actively debating whether the Anthropocene, the geologic time span (GTS) we are now living in, should be considered a period, epoch, or age in the geologic timescale. The solution is not easy, because the beginning of this GTS is undefined and the end unknown. In fact, there is no agreement on when the Anthropocene began, the proposed dates ranging from the Second World War, when radioactive fallout branded soils and sediments all over the world, to little after the end of the last glacial period, i.e. 11.7 thousand years ago, therefore coinciding with the onset of the Holocene. We are in favour of a concurrence of the Anthropocene with the Holocene, although a major impact …
The Palaeoanthropocene – The beginnings of anthropogenic environmental change
2013
Abstract As efforts to recognize the Anthropocene as a new epoch of geological time are mounting, the controversial debate about the time of its beginning continues. Here, we suggest the term Palaeoanthropocene for the period between the first, barely recognizable, anthropogenic environmental changes and the industrial revolution when anthropogenically induced changes of climate, land use and biodiversity began to increase very rapidly. The concept of the Palaeoanthropocene recognizes that humans are an integral part of the Earth system rather than merely an external forcing factor. The delineation of the beginning of the Palaeoanthropocene will require an increase in the understanding and …
Planetary activism at the end of the world: Feminist and posthumanist imaginaries beyond Man
2022
We are currently experiencing a planetary crisis that will lead, if worst comes to worst, to the end of the entire world as we know it. Several feminist scholars have suggested that if the Earth is to stay livable for humans and nonhumans alike, the ways in which many human beings – particularly in the wealthy parts of the world, infested with Eurocentrism, (neo)colonialism, neoliberalism, and capitalism – inhabit this planet requires radical, ethical, and political transformation. In this article, we propose that feminist theory, particularly feminist posthumanities, and Black feminist and decolonial thought, together with creative practices such as writing, have much to contribute to tra…
Building up an ecologically sustainable and socially desirable post-COVID-19 future
2021
AbstractCOVID-19 crisis has emphasized how poorly prepared humanity is to cope with global disasters. However, this crisis also offers a unique opportunity to move towards a more sustainable and equitable future. Here, we identify the underlying environmental, social, and economic chronic causes of the COVID-19 crisis. We argue in favour of a holistic view to initiate a socio-economic transition to improve the prospects for global sustainability and human well-being. Alternative approaches to “Business-As-Usual” for guiding the transition are already available for implementation. Yet, to ensure a successful and just transition, we need to change our priorities towards environmental integrit…
Paul J. Crutzen: A Pioneer on Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change in the Anthropocene
2016
The book is part of the Springer series on Nobel Laureates whose main aim is to present the life and work of distinguished twentieth-century scholars. Each author is presented by a colleague, in th...
Information Technologies and Social Media: New Scientific Methods for the Anthropocene
2022
The development of technology during the Anthropocene has affected science and the ways of “doing science”. Nowadays, new technologies help scientists of several disciplines by facilitating knowledge and how to manage it, but also allow for collaborative science, the so-called “Social Science”, where everyone can be a scientist and be involved in providing data and knowledge by using a computer or a smartphone without being a specialist. But is it really that simple? Actually, the daily and integrated use of different digital technologies and sharing platforms, such as social media, requires important reflections. Such reflections can lead to a rethinking of epistemologies and scientific pa…
Introduction
2022
This paper is the Introduction of the volume "Information Technologies and Social Media: New Scientific Methods for the Anthropocene", edited by Joan Rossello and Gaetano Sabato.