Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0345224

Funded Activity Summary

Nature, culture and belonging in urban landscapes: an anthropological investigation into environmental beliefs, values and practices in Perth, Western Australia. This project explores contesting attitudes towards native and introduced plant and animal species in an urban Australian setting. It will document complex beliefs, values and practices associated with gardens, parks and pet-keeping in Perth, Western Australia, in order to investigate urban conceptions of what 'belongs' in local living environments. Building on previous research in rural locations, the study will address links between urban environmental attitudes, and citizens' diverse senses of personal and cultural identity. The project will contribute to an emergent anthropological approach to the study of Australian society and promises outcomes of both academic and practical significance.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 29-05-2003

End Date: 31-12-2007

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $246,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Anthropology | Land, Parks And Agriculture Management Not Elsewhere Classified | Social And Cultural Anthropology | Urban And Regional Studies

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Environmental education and awareness | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Studies in human society |

Other Keywords

Anthropology | Environmental education and awareness | Land, Parks And Agriculture Management Not Elsewhere Classified | Living resources (flora and fauna) | Social And Cultural Anthropology | Studies in human society | Urban And Regional Studies

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