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ECOHEALTH THROUGH AN ABILITY STUDIES AND DISABILITY STUDIES LENS

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Author
Wolbring, Gregor
Accessioned
2013-10-15T17:33:08Z
Available
2013-10-15T17:33:08Z
Issued
2013-10-10
Subject
Eco health; ableism; ecoableism; ability studies; disability studies
ecoableism' eco-ability expectations
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Abstract
Purpose – The goal of this chapter is to cultivate interest in the societal dynamic of ability expectations and ableism, a dynamic first thematized by the disabled people rights movement but which is also broadly applicable to the study of the relationship between humans, animals, and environments. Another aim of this chapter is to think about disabled people within ecosystem approaches to health through the ableism framework and to show that insights gained from disability studies are applicable to a broader study of health within contexts of environmental degradation. Building from this approach, the reader is invited to consider the utility of the conceptual framework of eco-ability ‘‘expectations’’ and eco-ableism as a way to understand health within coupled social- ecological systems. Methodology/approach – This chapter uses an ability expectation and ableism lens and a disability studies and ability studies approach to analyze the relationship between humans, animals, and environments. Findings – Certain ability expectations and ableism are responsible for (a) the invisibility of disabled people in ecological health discourses; (b) the standoff between anthropocentric and biocentric/ecocentric approaches to health; and (c) the application of scientific and technological advancements to address problems arising out of current relationships between humans, animals, and environments. Originality/value of chapter – The reader is introduced to the concepts of ableism and eco-ableism, which have not yet been used in EcoHealth discourses and flags the need for further engagement with disability issues within the field.
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Wolbring, G., Ecohealth through an ability studies and disability studies lens. In Ecological Health: Society, Ecology and Health, Gislason, M. K., Ed. Emerald: London, UK, 2013; Vol. 15, pp 91-107 DOI:10.1108/S1057-6290(2013)0000015008 (Permanent URL)
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University of Calgary
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Medicine
Url
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1057-6290&volume=15&chapterid=17098063&show=abstract
Publisher
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33405
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1880/49856
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