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| DOI: | 10.1080/01426390802191212 |
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| Author(s): | Thompson, Ian |
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| Author Affiliation: | Newcastle University, UK |
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| Title: | Lawn people: How grasses, weeds and chemicals make us who we are |
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| Section: | Book reviews
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| Source: | Landscape Research. Vol. 33, No. 4, August 2008, p. 503-505. |
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| Publishing Information: | Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK: Routledge Journals, Talyor & Francis |
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| # of Pages: | 3 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Canis familiaris; Chemical injury; Chemical toxicity; Evaluations; Fertilization; Landscape architects; Landscape design; Lawn in American culture; Psychology of the lawn; Sociology of the lawn; Sources; Turf in art
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| Abstract/Contents: | Profiles two books, Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds and Chemicals Makes Us Who We Are, by Paul Robbins, and Two Minds: Artists and Architects in Collaboration, by J. Fernie. States that Lawn People suggests that lawns "[are] a kind of environmental actor that 'forces behaviours [behaviors], adaptations, and adjustments not only on individuals, but on whole municipal economies, and on the practices of firms that feed, grow, and tend to them.'" Mentions a case study of a homeowner whose dog was allergic to fertilizers, explaining that "his paws would get raw and bleed." Concludes that Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds and Chemicals Makes Us Who We Are emphasized the potential for homeowners to follow social norms in relation to maintaining their lawns, in lieu of what is best for the health of their family and community. Discusses Two Minds: Artists and Architects in Collaboration, stating that "this book is primarily an exploration of eighteen place-specific projects undertaken in Britain, all of which evince some sort of collaboration between an artist and an architect." Details the main points of the book, reporting that Two Minds gets rather vague when the projects under review go awry...at least by not doing anything concrete they [the authors] avoided 'woeful interference from money men'." Concludes on Two Minds that "the best thing that can be said about this book is that it inspires the reader to find out more." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | See also related article "Lawn people: How grasses, weeds and chemicals make us who we are", 2007, R=130101 R=130101 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Thompson, I. 2008. Lawn people: How grasses, weeds and chemicals make us who we are. Landscape Research. 33(4):p. 503-505. |
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| DOI: 10.1080/01426390802191212 |
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