ch 12 environment and sustainability

environmental anthropology

the study of how humans interact with the natural world around them

holocene

a period of remarkable environmental stability since the end of the last ice age 12,000 ya

Anthropocene

a distinct era in which human activity is reshaping the planet is permanent ways

multispecies ethnography

ethnographic research that considers the interactions of all species living on the planet in order to provide a more-than- human perspective on the world

gladesmen

poor rural whites who embodied a largely forgotten way of life in the Florida backcountry between late 19th and 20th centuries

gentrification

urban renewal, often supported by government policies and incentives, that effectively replaces low-income residents, often people of color, with wealthier newcomers

built environment

the intentionally designed features of human settlement, including buildings, transportation, public service infrastructure, and public spaces

redlining

created and enforced segregation and disinvestment in neighborhoods when public and private entities create elaborate naps that drew red lines around lines that they deemed undesirable/risky, usually with black or other minorities group residents

properties are undervalued and denied reasonable loans for repairs or purchase

ecotourism

tours of remote natural environments designed to support local communities and their conservation efforts

settler colonialism

displacement and pacification of indigenous people and expropriation of their lands and resources

sustainability

a society capable of reproducing itself indefinitely without undermining the conditions for its own existence