Andrew Dobson
"As our impact on the land increases, we seem to be faced with a dilemma:to continue to found new landscapes and settlements, or to preserve oldones.
In this far-reaching book, threaded through with illuminating andchallenging case studies, Peter Cannavo shows us what a mistake it is tocome down on one side or the other of this debate. Instead he makes apersuasive case for democratic engagement as the route to the effectiveintegration of founding and preservation. This is how to create a trulyworking landscape."--Andrew Dobson, Professor of Politics,
International Relations, and Environment, Keele University
— Andrew Dobson, Keele University
John M. Meyer
Cannavò captures the multidimensional and contested character of place in recent American struggles and the vital need for a democratic politics able to address this. The Working Landscape demonstrates impressive breadth of scholarship and theoretical sophistication, yet is clearly written,accessible, and engaging.
David Schlosberg
An excellent book. Peter Cannavò examines a commonly noted dichotomy in environmentalism the tension between preservation and development but approaches it in a completely novel and thoroughly comprehensive way. Cannavò breaks down barriers between political theory, geography, urban design and planning, and sociology by weaving together arguments from all the disciplines in his critique of the preservation/development impasse, creating an academic space many of our colleagues have avoided. This comprehensive interdisciplinary approach is quite successful and is extremely rare in environmental thought.
Endorsement
An excellent book. Peter Cannavò examines a commonly noted dichotomy in environmentalism the tension between preservation and development but approaches it in a completely novel and thoroughly comprehensive way. Cannavò breaks down barriers between political theory, geography, urban design and planning, and sociology by weaving together arguments from all the disciplines in his critique of the preservation/development impasse, creating an academic space many of our colleagues have avoided. This comprehensive interdisciplinary approach is quite successful and is extremely rare in environmental thought.
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David Schlosberg, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Northern Arizona University
From the Publisher
"An excellent book. Peter Cannavò examines a commonly noted dichotomy in environmentalismthe tension between preservation and developmentbut approaches it in a completely novel and thoroughly comprehensive way. Cannavò breaks down barriers between political theory, geography, urban design and planning, and sociology by weaving together arguments from all the disciplines in his critique of the preservation/development impasse, creating an academic space many of our colleagues have avoided. This comprehensive interdisciplinary approach is quite successful and is extremely rare in environmental thought."David Schlosberg ,Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, Northern Arizona University
"As our impact on the land increases, we seem to be faced with a dilemma: to continue to found new landscapes and settlements, or to preserve old ones. In this far-reaching book, threaded through with illuminating and challenging case studies, Peter Cannavò shows us what a mistake it is to come down on one side or the other of this debate. Instead he makes a persuasive case for democratic engagement as the route to the effective integration of founding and preservation. This is how to create a truly working landscape." Andrew Dobson , Professor of Politics, International Relations, and Environment, Keele University
