Heikkurinen, P, Ruuska, T, Wilén, K et al. (1 more author) (2019) The Anthropocene exit: Reconciling discursive tensions on the new geological epoch. Ecological Economies, 164. 106369. ISSN 0921-8009
Abstract
This article aims to reconcile tensions around ‘the Anthropocene’ by reviewing and integrating the discourses on the new geological epoch. It is argued that the Anthropocene discourses based on natural and social sciences are complementary. The anthropogenic epoch detrimental to the Earth's biodiversity, however, does not reduce to any discourse. Instead of calling to reject discourses that do not accept this limitation of language or alternatively do not show sensitivity to contextual matters, the article demonstrates how different Anthropocene discourses can be combined. The study concludes that in order to exit the epoch, anthropocentric discourses on the Anthropocene remain ineffective unless complemented by non-anthropocentric discourses.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of an article published in Ecological Economics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Anthropocene; Anthropocentric; Anthropogenic; Discourse; Growth; Productivism |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2019 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 02 Jul 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106369 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150606 |