Ecological homelands
Towards a counter-ontopology of landscape design
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11168598 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mick Abbott (Lincoln University, corresponding author), Cameron Boyle (0000-0001-8906-5377, Lincoln University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 137-151 |
| Publication date | 2020-02-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Landscape Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-6397 • E-ISSN: 1469-9710 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01426397.2019.1611750 |
| OpenAlex | W2946752817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Geographer John Wylie critiques problematic claims of belonging to place that would suggest a natural connection between people and topos. Such ontopological beliefs in a homeland rely on environmental determinism or historicization to assert an inextricable link between blood and soil formed over centuries of human occupation and use. In this article we examine ways ontopology operates in the protected areas of Aotearoa New Zealand, which as places that are understood as ‘wild’ and thus outside of the presence of people, provide an intriguing contrast for considering ontopology and how it may be approached through design. Wylie identifies two counter-ontopological positions for landscape: one an orientation towards hospitality, welcome, and sanctuary; the other seeking to destabilise homeland thinking through unsettling, dislocating, and distancing such troubling claims of belonging to place. Drawing on these directions, we examine a landscape design project undertaken by Lincoln University’s Landscope Designlab at Ararira Wetland in the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, which reimagines protected areas by expanding ways people might engage with them through the design of counter-ontopological forms
Aotearoa · Archaeology · Cartography · Culturalism · Environmental ethics · Ethnology · Geographer · Geography · Homeland · Hospitality · Natural (archaeology) · Natural landscape · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Tourism · Ecology · Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Gender Studies · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |