Nature and Culture

ISSN 1558-6073

Publisher: Berghahn Journals

Nature and Culture is a forum for the international community of scholars and practitioners to present, discuss, and evaluate critical issues and themes related to the historical and contemporary relationships that societies, civilizations, empires, regions, nation -states have with Nature. The journal contains a serious interpolation of theory, methodology, criticism, and concrete observation forming the basis of this discussion. The mission of the journal is to move beyond specialized disciplinary enclaves and mind -sets toward broader syntheses that encompass time, space and structures in understanding the Nature -Culture relationship, as well as to encourage the identification of knowledge gaps in our understanding.

Increasing to 3 issues in 2009!

Volume 4, Number 1, Spring 2009

Perspectives

Environmental NGOs in Transforming China
pp. 1-16(16)
Author: Maohong, Bao

Special Symposium on “Contested Landscapes: Space, Place and Identity in Contemporary Ireland”

Introduction: Contested Landscapes—Space, Place, and Identity in Contemporary Ireland
pp. 17-34(18)
Author: Rau, Henrike

Making Space for Sociability: How Children Animate the Public Realm in Suburbia
pp. 35-56(22)
Authors: Corcoran, Mary P.; Gray, Jane; Peillon, Michel

Civic Engagement and Governance in the Urban-Rural Fringe: Evidence from Ireland
pp. 57-77(21)
Authors: Mahon, Marie; Fahy, Frances; Ó Cinnéide, Micheál; Gallagher, Brenda

The Suburban Front Garden: A Socio-Spatial Analysis
pp. 78-104(27)
Authors: Slater, Eamonn; Peillon, Michel

Review Essay

The Greatness of Human Possibilities: Competing Orientations and Their Solutions
pp. 105-112(8)
Author: Devall, Bill