Towards social arboriculture: Arborists' perspectives on urban forest labour in Southern Ontario, Canada

被引:11
作者
Bardekjian, Adrina C. [1 ]
机构
[1] York Univ, Fac Environm Studies, HNES 137,4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3, Canada
关键词
Agency; Environmental justice; Governance; Narratives; Political ecology; Social inclusion;
D O I
10.1016/j.ufug.2015.10.014
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
This paper explores how arborists negotiate their work environment, including the pressures of policies, the labour market, technologies, government regulations and lack thereof, and the non-human agencies with which they are confronted. The political climate surrounding urban forestry in Southern Ontario influences and governs operations and physical labour. There are many (f)actors and conditions (both external and internal) surrounding fieldwork in urban forestry and that these affect work and personal lives. The questions guiding this paper include: (a) How do various political and labour conditions impact arborists' sense of pride, independence and skill?; (b) What are the social and labour divisions within the culture of arboriculture?; and (c) What is the lived experience of urban forest workers, their employment, and what is it like to be a frontline worker? This paper provides a closer look at licensing, work conditions, subcultures and social dynamics in urban arboriculture. Using accounts from semi-structured interviews with arborists across Southern Ontario and by examining field arborists' activities, relationships with co-workers and working conditions through participant observation and ethnographic field notes, I explore and reveal how arborists feel about their working environment and the labour processes and people who oversee and surround them. Findings reveal that despite dehumanizing (f)actors within the field, there are elements of resistance and negotiation; and potential for an alternative future. (C) 2015 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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