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Books:
Robbins, Paul. (2007). Lawn People: How Grasses, Weeds, and Chemicals Make Us Who We Are.
Tallamy, Doug. (2020). Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard.
Articles:
Brooks, A. and Francis, R. (2019). Artificial Lawn People. Environment and Nature E: Nature and Space, 2(3): 548-564.
Harris et al. (2013). Beyond "Lawn People": The Role of Emotions in Suburban Yard Management Practices. The Professional Geographer, 65(2): 345-361.
Ellis, Rebecca. (2017). Lawns, Class, and Colonialism: https://thereenchantment.ca/2017/10/25/lawns-class-and-colonialism-part-one/
Robbins, P. (2003). Producing and Consuming Chemicals: The Moral Economy of the American Lawn. Economic Geography, 79(4): 425-451.
Robbins, P. and Sharp, J. (2003). The Lawn-Chemical Economy and Its Discontents. Antipode.
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Intro 0:00
Becoming "Lawn People" 2:29
The Importance of Connectivity 10:54
The Importance of Native Plants 12:46
Leave Your Leaves 18:26
What to do? 19:59
Credits 21:59
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