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Who's counting? Spatial politics, ecocolonisation and the politics of calculation in Boundary Bay.
- Source :
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Area . Jun2013, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p179-187. 9p. 2 Maps. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Answering the simple question, 'who's counting', reveals much about the spatial and cultural politics of ecosystem management. In this paper, I unite the concept of 'ecocolonisation' with the body of work on the politics of calculation. I argue that political technologies - including calculative techniques such as the enumeration of contamination levels - are a form of ecocolonisation that have considerable political effects on Indigenous communities. I explore the ways that historically connected Indigenous communities are divergently impacted by shellfish regulations and water pollution through an investigation of Boundary Bay, which straddles the Canada- US border on the Pacific coast. In closing, I suggest the on-going need to decolonise our understanding of calculative techniques for ecosystem management, and offer a more nuanced interpretation of space that accounts for both traditional boundaries and connected ecosystems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ECOSYSTEM management
*COLONIES
*SHELLFISH
*INTERVIEWING
*ENVIRONMENTAL management
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00040894
- Volume :
- 45
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Area
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 87549874
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12000