Content Index

"Jane Smiley’s A Thousand Acres (1991) and Archival Reimaginations of Eco-Cosmopolitanism"

This article blurs the boundaries of literature, agriculture, public history, grassroots political activism, and public policymaking in order to problematize the current eco-cosmopolitan trajectory of ecocritical theory.

"Wonders with the Sea: Rachel Carson’s Ecological Aesthetic and the Mid-Century Reader"

Hagood looks at Rachel Carson’s earlier popular publications on the natural history of the oceans and their impact on Silent Spring (1962).

“A NeoPresocratic Manifesto”

Callicott supposes that the environmental turn in the humanities, grounded in ecology and evolutionary biology, foreshadows an emerging NeoPresocratic revival in twenty-first century philosophy.

"Ecological Community, the Sense of the World, and Senseless Extinction"

Mick Smith examines how a posthumanist notion of ecological community might attempt to address questions concerning extinction.

The 1969 Flood and Coastal Erosion on Cape Pitsunda

In 1969, the Georgian resort of Pitsunda and its beach were severely damaged by a storm. This was largely due to an ongoing process of coastal erosion caused by anthropogenic influences.

"The Disvalue of 'Contingent Valuation' and the Problem of the 'Expectation Gap'"

Laura Westra argues that even if we could elicit a truly informed and “free” choice, the “Contingent Valuation” method would remain flawed.

Wild Earth 1, no. 1

Wild Earth 1, no. 1, with the theme “Ecological Foundations for Big Wilderness,” discusses ecosystem restoration in Florida, corridors in the Klamath Mountains, and a Yellowstone ecosystem Marshall Plan.

"Towards Polyvocal Environmental Debates. Editorial"

Jouni Paavola’s editorial for the Environmental Values 17.

"Convergence, Divergence and the Complex Nature of Environmental Problems. Editorial"

Isis Brook’s editorial for Environmental Values 17.

"A Worthwhile Academic Life. Editorial"

Clive L. Spash’s editorial for Environmental Values 17.