Waste and its masquerades: On the production of urban natures in Kochi, India

IF 1.5 Q2 ANTHROPOLOGY

Anthropology Today Pub Date : 2023-10-01 DOI:10.1111/1467-8322.12837

Matt Barlow

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Abstract

Waste management has been a focal point in ethnographic research, yet its aesthetic and ideological facets in shaping ‘urban nature’ have been largely overlooked. The article delves into a comparative study of two parks in Kochi, a South Indian city, examining the intersection of environmental aesthetics, infrastructural visibility, and the conceptualization of urban nature. Through this juxtaposition, the study elucidates how divergent waste management strategies reflect broader ideologies concerning urban environments and their role in urban development initiatives. The article posits that waste and its management are not peripheral elements in the urban experience of nature; rather, they are integral components that shape it.

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废物及其伪装：印度高知城市自然的生产

废物管理一直是人种学研究的焦点，但其在塑造“城市自然”方面的美学和意识形态方面却在很大程度上被忽视。本文对印度南部城市高知的两个公园进行了比较研究，考察了环境美学、基础设施可见性和城市自然概念化的交叉点。通过这种并置，本研究阐明了不同的废物管理策略如何反映出关于城市环境及其在城市发展倡议中的作用的更广泛的意识形态。文章认为，废物及其管理不是城市自然体验中的外围元素；相反，它们是塑造它的组成部分。

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