Rock | Water | Life

Rock | Water | Life Ecology and Humanities for a Decolonial South Africa

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Publisher's Synopsis

In Rock | Water | Life Lesley Green examines the interwoven realities of inequality, racism, colonialism, and environmental destruction in South Africa, calling for environmental research and governance to transition to an ecopolitical approach that could address South Africa's history of racial oppression and environmental exploitation. Green analyzes conflicting accounts of nature in environmental sciences that claim neutrality amid ongoing struggles for land restitution and environmental justice. Offering in-depth studies of environmental conflict in contemporary South Africa, Green addresses the history of contested water access in Cape Town; struggles over natural gas fracking in the Karoo; debates about decolonizing science; the potential for a politics of soil in the call for land restitution; urban baboon management; and the consequences of sending sewage to urban oceans.

Book information

ISBN: 9781478003991
Publisher: Duke University Press Books
Imprint: Duke University Press
Pub date:
Language: English
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 476g
Height: 260mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 20mm