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ItemBuilding Sustainable Food Systems in the Asian Century: A Matter of Tradition(Latin American Studies Association, 2021)
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ItemStrengthening Brazil’s food system: can China’s Belt and Road help?(Routledge, 2021-05-31)The chapter discusses theories and frames debates on BRI focusing on its internal logics, external drivers, and controversy that inform the central propositions in this book raised in Chapter 1 where the case chapters provide empirical support. It delves into and speculates questions for future of globalisation and global economic development catalysed by BRI, neoliberalism and the developmental state. The chapter provides insights from the developed and developing countries’ perspectives, observing that both convergence and divergence of ideas and interests co-exist, reflecting the complexity in global trade, capital movement, income distribution and economic development.
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ItemCuba-China relations and the construction of socialism(Lexington Books, 2021-01-05)
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ItemOpportunities to advance food gardening in Melbourne: Findings from the 2020 National Pandemic Gardening Survey(SUSTAIN: The Australian Food Network, 2021-04-01)
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Item2021 in Review: Raúl Castro steps down from Cuba's Communist Party(Australian Institute of International Affairs, 2021-04-16)Raúl Castro resigned as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba. This changing of the guard is provoking local and global reflection on his performance and how it has positioned Cuba for the future.
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ItemWho is Nature: Ancient Traditions Meet Virtual Reality(Latin Stories Australia, 2020-12-15)To investigate the nexus of humanity and nature, in 2019 I visited sacred sites introduced by community elders in Mexico, Cuba, and Australia. Their responses to my question, “what does nature mean to you?” revealed a holistic vision: nature is not a resource to be extracted but a living entity to engage in a relationship. At least as complex as any human being or sentient entity, nature is not a “what” but a “who.”
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Item"Who is Nature?"(The University of Melbourne, 2020-12-04)The urgent need for environmental action is generating new forms of human interaction with nature. Among these is a growing awareness that First Nation communities around the world have already developed sophisticated mechanisms of ‘give-and-take’ with lakes, plants, landscapes, and other natural phenomena.
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ItemBuilding knowledge in urban agriculture: the challenges of local food production in Sao Paulo and Melbourne(SPRINGER, 2021-02)Urban environments face multiple burdens and significant challenges related to food safety and sustainable agriculture. Urban agriculture remains fragmented and incipient in many cities worldwide. In their efforts to ensure sustainable urban food systems and provide public access to affordable and quality food, city governments must identify and pursue emerging opportunities. This study analyzed how São Paulo and Melbourne are working to overcome the related challenges.
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ItemDigging up the past: urban agriculture narratives in Melbourne and São Paulo(Informa UK Limited, 2021-01-01)As urban agriculture becomes increasingly recognised as a contributor to nutritional and civic wellbeing, real estate developers and community associations have promoted it to advance distinct agendas. The article analyses this phenomenon in Melbourne and São Paulo, where colonial and industrial legacies have set the stage for urban agriculture’s resurgence and resulting “internal contradictions.” Developers of upmarket condominiums in both cities advertise urban agriculture as a purchasable commodity capable of recovering customers’ lost connections with nature and each other. However, the gentrifying effects of these developments deepen rather than alleviate social and environmental ills. By contrast, community projects profiled in four case studies emphasised urban agriculture’s ability to confront the long-term neglect of land, employment, and environment. We conclude that the capacity of urban agriculture to improve food systems is enhanced when proponents develop historically informed narratives that engage and inform consumers and municipal governments.
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ItemNo Preview AvailableWho is Nature?(Suns of Mercury, 2020)The question “Who is Nature?” implies the natural environment’s vital capacity for agency and interaction. Around the world this vision of nature is shared by First Nation communities who have developed sophisticated mechanisms of give-and-take with lakes, plants, landscapes, and other natural phenomena. Nature is not viewed as a resource to be owned or extracted but rather as a living entity to respect and engage in dialogue. Produced in collaboration with Suns of Mercury and Harmonic Whale, the film invites viewers to visit a Mayan sacred cenote lake and reserve in Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, a medicinal forest in Havana, the Afrekete Afro-Cuban festival on Australia’s Gold Coast, and the landscape of Western Australia as it is sculpted by the Nanda Dreamtime serpent Beemarra. Interactive buttons within these scenes trigger interviews with elders and specialists, alongside texts to illuminate their histories and cultures. View here: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-languages-and-linguistics/research/current-research-projects/who-is-nature