ECOHEALTH THROUGH AN ABILITY STUDIES AND DISABILITY STUDIES LENS

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dc.contributor.authorWolbring, Gregoren_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-10-15T17:33:08Z
dc.date.available2013-10-15T17:33:08Z
dc.date.issued2013-10-10
dc.description.abstractPurpose – 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.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationWolbring, 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)en_US
dc.identifier.department28150en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/33405
dc.identifier.isbnSBN: 978-1-78190-323-0 eISBN: 978-1-78190-324-7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/49856
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherEmerald Group Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.publisher.corporateUniversity of Calgaryen_US
dc.publisher.facultyMedicineen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://www.emeraldinsight.com/books.htm?issn=1057-6290&volume=15&chapterid=17098063&show=abstracten_US
dc.subjectEco health; ableism; ecoableism; ability studies; disability studiesen_US
dc.subjectecoableism' eco-ability expectationsen_US
dc.titleECOHEALTH THROUGH AN ABILITY STUDIES AND DISABILITY STUDIES LENSen_US
dc.typebook part
thesis.degree.disciplineCommunity Health Sciencesen_US
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