Yann Toussaint
Biographic Data
| ID | 135285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yann Toussaint |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yann |
| FAMILY NAME | Toussaint |
| SIGNATURE | TOUSSAINT Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Western Australia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 61 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Discussing dying in the diaspora
Ecological Restoration in Australia
In the relatively young postsettler society of Australia, restoring nature to a pre-European ideal prompts a range of responses. We consider first the case of farmers in the southwest who reinterpret restorationist ideals as commensurate with continued productive land use. A local native species, the iconic malleefowl, is construed as a flagship for revaluing nature in a way that remains consistent with farmers' interests and sense of identity. F…
Ecological restoration, cultural preferences and the negotiation of ‘nativeness’ in Australia
Debating Biodiversity
This paper explores some aspects of the cultural logic of conservation biology and threatened species `conservation recovery projects from the perspectives of environmental anthropology and science studies. Responses of the scientific community to recent ‘re‐discoveries' of species believed to have become extinct are considered within current decision making models that emphasise landscape scale restoration over single species recovery projects. …
Introduction
Environmental anthropology is an expanding field in Australia. Extensive research on Aboriginal relationships to land and natural resources has provided the foundation for growing anthropological interest in the interactions of other Australians with the biophysical environments they inhabit. Australian‐based anthropologists also continue to contribute to research on environmental beliefs and practices in other parts of the world. This paper prov…
Ecological restoration, cultural preferences and the negotiation of ‘nativeness’ in Australia
Discussing dying in the diaspora
Ecological Restoration in Australia
In the relatively young postsettler society of Australia, restoring nature to a pre-European ideal prompts a range of responses. We consider first the case of farmers in the southwest who reinterpret restorationist ideals as commensurate with continued productive land use. A local native species, the iconic malleefowl, is construed as a flagship for revaluing nature in a way that remains consistent with farmers' interests and sense of identity. F…
Debating Biodiversity
This paper explores some aspects of the cultural logic of conservation biology and threatened species `conservation recovery projects from the perspectives of environmental anthropology and science studies. Responses of the scientific community to recent ‘re‐discoveries' of species believed to have become extinct are considered within current decision making models that emphasise landscape scale restoration over single species recovery projects. …
Introduction
Environmental anthropology is an expanding field in Australia. Extensive research on Aboriginal relationships to land and natural resources has provided the foundation for growing anthropological interest in the interactions of other Australians with the biophysical environments they inhabit. Australian‐based anthropologists also continue to contribute to research on environmental beliefs and practices in other parts of the world. This paper prov…
Ecological restoration, cultural preferences and the negotiation of ‘nativeness’ in Australia
Ecological Restoration in Australia
In the relatively young postsettler society of Australia, restoring nature to a pre-European ideal prompts a range of responses. We consider first the case of farmers in the southwest who reinterpret restorationist ideals as commensurate with continued productive land use. A local native species, the iconic malleefowl, is construed as a flagship for revaluing nature in a way that remains consistent with farmers' interests and sense of identity. F…
Discussing dying in the diaspora
Sociology (5 works) · Environmental ethics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Geographies of human-animal interactions (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Environmental resource management (2 works)