Robbins considers the attention we pay our turfgrassthe chemicals we use to grow lawns, the hazards of turf care to our urban ecology, and its potential impact on water quality and household health. In his book lawn people, political ecologist paul robbins interviewed dozens of people about their lawns. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are, is full of stories. Lawn people by paul robbins overdrive rakuten overdrive.
This text is a comprehensive survey of the american lawn and. He was the heir to the baskin robbins ice cream empire. Overall, robbins does an excellent job of bringing up an entirely new perspective on the american lawn, reversing the previous belief that it is an expression of the people, but rather we are an expression of the lawn. Lawns are cut to a low, even height using a lawnmower. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read lawn people. In this book, robbins takes readers, stepbystep, through how to perform at your best, become a leader, gain selfconfidence, find the five keys to wealth and happiness, and more. His writings include the bestselling text political ecology and the book. I counted 50 quickly this morning on the lawn at my sons childcare and every yard that lacked snow was also full of robins. In his goal to get a clearer picture of why people and grasses do what they do, robbins. Interviewees told him that if their grass got too long, neighbors would come by and ask if their lawnmower broken, if they needed to borrow one. Lawn people by paul robbins, 97815925790, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The author, paul robbins, starts the book off with a strange observation about himself when he moved into a new home with a lawn. Lawn peopleplaces the lawn in its ecological, economic, and social context.
As deuist pointed out, if you andor your school have a mdconsult subscription, big robbins is available on it for free, so i know a lot of people in my class bought little robbins and read relevant parts of big robbins online if they need a better explanation of a concept. The american obsession with lawns scientific american. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are by paul robbins temple university press, 2007 bibliography. People swarm downtown for book fest lawn party wjtv. It turned out to be one of the most important investments of my life, robbins said in his 2014 book.
Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. In his goal to get a clearer picture of why people and grasses do what they do, robbins interviews. Synthetic polymer plastic grasses are increasingly being used as alternatives to turfgrass in domestic gardens, changing urban ecologies. Wjtv the capital was thriving and alive with people on who traveled from all around to be at the annual mississippi book festival saturday. Robbins offers a clever exploration of the political ecology and actor network theory, and a sharp insight into the cynicism of capitalism in the form of the chemical industry.
How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are paul robbins. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are lawn people. Although this book was originally published in 1987, people still use it to achieve their goals and find success. That is a lot for a slim, nicely illustrated and wellwritten book to achieve, but it.
As new details of rand pauls beating emerge, lets recall. Yet for an increasing number of people, turf care is a cause of. For some people, their lawn is a source of pride, and for others, caring for their lawn is a chore. Yet for an increasing number of people, turf care is a cause of ecological anxiety. Paul robbins showed that a certain suite of behaviours constitutes lawn people. Lawn simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Reading habits of the most successful leaders that can.
Tony robbins secrets for effective goal setting success. The earliest mention of lawns comes from france during the 1500s. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are ebook written by paul robbins. Buy lawn people by paul robbins from waterstones today. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are robbins offers a clever exploration of the political ecology and actor network theory, and a sharp insight into the cynicism of capitalism in the form of the chemical industry. Lawns are used for aesthetic for their beauty and recreational purposes. In lawn people, author paul robbins, asks, how did the needs of the grass come to be my own. How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are.
In his goal to get a clearer picture of why people and grasses do what they do, robbins interviews homeowners about their lawns, and uses national surveys, analysis from aerial photographs, and economic data to determine what people really feel aboutand how they treattheir lawns. His research focuses on biodiversity, wildlife, and environmental management, especially in the politically complex manmade landscapes of the anthropocene. In his goal to get a clearer picture of why people and grasses do what they do, robbins intervie for some people, their lawn is a source of pride, and for others, caring for their lawn is a chore. Paul robbins is the director of the nelson institute for environmental studies at the university of wisconsinmadison, where he guides the institute in serving as a world leader in addressing rapid global environmental change. Artificial lawn people andrew brooks, robert a francis, 2019. Other words used to describe them are turf, pitch, field or green may be used, depending on the sport and the continent. Some believe that we evolved to love lawns, as paul robbins writes in his book lawn people a remnant from our ancestors who got a better view of the savanna when the grass was short. Over the course of his career, robbins has penned five bestselling books.
Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Inlawn people, author paul robbins asks, how did the needs of the grass come to be my own. Reading habits of the most successful leaders that can change your life too reading taught elon musk to build a rocket, and showed tony robbins. Paul robbins a definitive analysis of the american lawn, documenting the ecological, cultural, economic, and political dimensions of the suburban lawn obsession. We examine the emotional landscapes that are reproduced in online discourse. Paul robbins is the author of understanding cultural and human geography 4. The environmental science professor paul robbinss book, lawn people. John robbins in illinois phone book listings bizapedia. Robbins 2007, xii the rising population of a lawn person, someone whose life is influenced or dictated by the lawn, is arguably a very american middle class phenomenon thompson 2008.
Robbins previously led the school of geography and development at the university of arizona, which he helped establish and served for two years as director. I can see how it could be overwhelming for people who read a bit slower. Yet for an increasing number of people, turf care is a cause for ecological anxiety. The cities are ashley il, bunker hill il, cary il, chicago il, elgin il, galena il, libertyville il, lincoln il, lowpoint il, machesney pk il, manteno il, moline il, naperville il, northlake il, oak lawn il, ottawa il, park ridge il, rochelle il, saint charles il, and. This text is a comprehensive survey of the american lawn and how caring for it impacts peoples lives. A history of an american obsession by virginia scott jenkins smithsonian, 1994 lawn people. Paul robbins, a native of denver colorado and uwmadison alumnus, holds a bachelors degree in anthropology, along with a masters degree and doctorate in geography, both from clark university.
How grasses, weeds, and chemicals make us who we are is widely recognized as one of the most accessible books on the environmental politics of daily life. Garden with mother nature, not against her by a and s. This is an accessible but theoretically sophisticated study of american lawns, and the reasons why people who are anxious about the effects of lawn chemicals on themselves, their children and their pets including a woman who put booties on her dog when its paws bled after it walked on a chemicallytreated lawn, rather than stopping the. The book contained sufficient evidence to support the authors position, but i would have liked for robbins to discuss things like lake eutrophication or fertilizer related diseases in slightly greater depth. Paul robbins book, lawn people, takes a political ecology approach to the relationship between lawns specifically, turfgrass and the people who. Tony robbins, our cover subject for the spring issue, is no stranger to setting and achieving his goals. Paul robbins is director of the nelson institute for environmental studies at the university of wisconsin, madison. I easily saw robins this morning just on my commute to work. But he gave it all up and instead went on to be a pioneer in the fields of.