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Carl Anthony (2017)
The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race -
W. Steffen, J. Rockström, K. Richardson, T. Lenton, C. Folke, D. Liverman, C. Summerhayes, A. Barnosky, S. Cornell, M. Crucifix, J. Donges, I. Fetzer, S. Lade, M. Scheffer, R. Winkelmann, H. Schellnhuber (2018)
Trajectories of the Earth System in the AnthropoceneProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 115
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright
- © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2022
- ISBN
- 978-3-030-77362-5
- Pages
- 17 –30
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-030-77363-2_2
- Publisher site
- See Chapter on Publisher Site
Abstract
[The Earth is both our home and our provider. It’s meaning for us depends on how we interpret our human, social, and civic relationships with it. All humans exist as participants in the earth’s dynamics, from breathing its air to consuming its provisions. Our social relations with the Earth span the range from indigenous groups who see the Earth as sacred to some modern groups who see it as a commodity. We are dwellers on the Earth and our dwellings exist as homes in a natural and urban environment and yet they can be treated as nothing but real estate. Still, since Earth Day in 1972, there have been “environmental victories” in preserving the Earth’s vitality, and yet today as citizens we face a stark alternative between a stable or “hot house” Earth. Making the right choice depends on breaking through the climate of injustice that now prevents us from both repairing our relationships with each other and from restoring the Earth as a habitat for all living things.]
Published: Jan 1, 2022
Keywords: Habitat; Environment; Indigenous peoples; Living systems; Dwelling; Global warming; Hothouse earth