GGR223H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Classic Case, Northern Spotted Owl, Spotted Owl
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Northern spotted owl deemed a threatened species, 1990. It is an indicator species due to vulnerability. The work of forestry has been done by hand until the late 1800s. Change of work since the late 1800s: late 1800s (cid:0) early 1900s: introduction of technologies, trains are used to move logs from one place to another, workers were moved to dangerous areas and asked to work more hours. 1970s/80s (cid:0) international trade struggle due to addition of more shipping routes. 1990s: spotted owl, tensions with outside forests, outside forests had a face , the structure of the economy disrupted the industry, the face : those of environmentalists. According to richard white the central issue is work. Environmentalists circa 1990s: ignore or condemn work, know nature through play and leisure. Modernity (cid:0) removal from nature: we type, talk, design, create, classic case of nature as external. Move beyond the context of nature and society : ex: cities/nature, economies/nature, home/nature.
