The promises of pests: wildlife in agricultural landscapes

Emily O'Gorman; Thom van Dooren

doi:10.7882/AZ.2016.023

The promises of pests: wildlife in agricultural landscapes

Emily O'Gorman, Thom van Dooren

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This paper explores the place of pest species in agricultural landscapes in Australia. Drawing on historical, ethnographic and philosophical research, we consider the very particular-reductive, utilitarian, monological-ways of understanding and valuing landscapes that lead to some animals being classified as pests. We propose that paying attention to pests might offer a productive way into challenging these logics and opening up more creative and inclusive agricultural possibilities.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	81-84
Number of pages	4
Journal	Australian Zoologist
Volume	39
Issue number	1
Early online date	2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2016.023
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Agriculture
Australia
Biodiversity
Conservation
History
Pest
Social dimensions

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