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o a n lem o n s Visiting Professor, School of Education and Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Presidential Address delivered to the Association o f Pacific Coast Geographers, Spokane, Washington, September 12, 1997 LANDSCAPE BUILT FROM SEWAGE AND WASTE should be easy to understand because it is the tangible result of an activity familiar to all human populations. In the past 50 years, these land scapes have been produced in large numbers over great areas-- they have become postmodern landscapes. Into this understanding of the landscapes of sewage and waste comes the impact of the metaphor and how it has influenced decisions about waste and its byproducts. The landscapes emerging from the byproducts of treated sewage water and the second career of landfills personify geographers' concern about what it is they do and why. One is reminded of Peter Gould's comments on "what is it that geographers do" (1985, p. 4). Had Gould consulted this geographer, the answer would be "study sewage and waste-- its spatial, temporal and regional distribution!" He might ask, "Is this what modem geog9 raphy is about?" Tim Unwin would state: "When asked what we do, we need to
Yearbook of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers – University of Hawai'I Press
Published: Oct 1, 1998
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