Groundbreaking collection contends that humans must establish communication with the rest of nature and a mutually nurturing relationship that builds on nature's presence in all human practices.

Yrjö Haila and Chuck Dyke, eds.

Preface vii
ntroduction: What to Say about Nature’s “Speech” / Yrjo Haila and Chuck Dyke 1
Speaking of Nature / Susan Oyama 49
Natural Speech: A Hoary Story / Chuck Dyke 66
Gardens, Climate Changes, and Cultures: An Exploration into the Historical Nature of Environmental Problems / Ville Lähde 78
Participative Thinking: “Seeing the Face” and “Hearing the Voice” of Nature / John Shotter 106
Rethinking Intentionality: A Bourdieuian Perspective/ Iordanis Marcoulatos 127
Fluids on the Move: An Analogical Account of Environmental Mobilization / Lasse Peltonen 150
Fight Over the Face of Tampere: A Sneaking Transformation of a Local Political Field / Markus Laine 177
Stand/ardization and Entrainment in Forest Management / Ari Jokinen 198
Calculating the Futures: Stability and Change in a Local Energy Production System / Taru Peltola 218
Exploring Themes about Social Agency through Interpretation of Diagrams of Nature and Society / Peter Taylor 235
Who Speaks for Nature? / John O’Neill 261
Appendix: Primer: On Thinking Dynamically about the Human Ecological Condition / Chuck Dyke 279
References 303
Notes on Contributors 323
Index 325