Axes of Waste
Sarah A. Moore “Garbage Matters: Concepts in new geographies of waste.”
Abstract: “In this article, I critically review important concepts in new geographies of waste. I focus on both the conceptual frameworks that are used to examine issues concerning waste and the political possibilities produced by understanding waste differently. By plotting a range of concepts of waste along two axes – positive versus negative definitions of waste, and dualist versus relational concepts of waste and society – I contextualize scholarship on waste within the broader discussion about the ‘rematerialization’ of geography and social science. Understanding when, how, and why waste matters provides a fruitful lens for examining contemporary sociospatial processes.”
Source: Discard Studies http://discardstudies.wordpress.com/2012/11/15/art…
