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Geographies of Science
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Geographies of Science
von: Peter Meusburger, David Livingstone, Heike Jöns
Springer-Verlag, 2010
ISBN: 9789048186112
270 Seiten, Download: 3286 KB
 
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  Contents 6  
  Contributors 8  
  Interdisciplinary Geographies of Science 10  
     References 17  
  Part I Comparative Approaches 19  
     Landscapes of Knowledge 20  
         Mapping Scientific Space 21  
         Recurrent Signals 23  
         Landscape Agency 25  
         Political Ecology 27  
         Print Culture 29  
         Speech Space 32  
         Conclusion 35  
         Notes 35  
        References 36  
     Global Knowledge? 40  
         Approach 42  
            A Simple Conceptual Model 42  
            Knowledge About Knowledge 43  
            Delimitations 43  
         Global Worlds of Knowledge as Thought Experiments, Normative Frames and Business Plans 43  
         Attributes of Knowledge that Appear to Promote the Chances of Its Global Dissemination 45  
         The Constraints on Global Worlds of Knowledge 45  
         Prospects for the Future 47  
         Notes 47  
        References 50  
  Part II Mobilities and Centers 52  
     A Geohistorical Study of The Rise of Modern Science: Mapping Scientific Practice Through Urban Networks, 15001900 53  
         Historical Geographies of Science 55  
         Data Construction and Analysis 57  
         Geohistories of Scientific Career Paths 59  
         A Theoretical Excursion into TownGown Conflict 66  
         Conclusion 67  
         Notes 68  
        References 70  
     From Mediocrity and Existential Crisis to Scientific Excellence: Heidelberg University Between 1803 and 1932 73  
         The Intellectual Decline of Heidelberg University 75  
         Factors in the Rise of Heidelberg University in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries 76  
            Affiliation to a Particular Administrative Unit 76  
            Financial Resources 77  
            University Policy---Autonomy of Universities 78  
            Freedom of Thought and Political Climate 79  
            Transdisciplinary Networks and Intellectual Milieu 80  
         Social Origin of Heidelbergs Professors 82  
            Social Opening of German Universities in the Nineteenth Century 82  
            Family Background of Professors 83  
            Religious Denomination of Professors 87  
         Academic Careers, the Appeal of Places, and the Importance of Spatial Relations 90  
            Theoretical Aspects 90  
            Structures of Academic Faculties in Nineteenth-Century German Universities 92  
         Careers, Regional Provenance, and the Mobility of Professors 93  
            Age Upon Completion of the Habilitation 94  
            Number of Appointments Offered to Heidelberg's Professors from Other Universities 96  
            Relations Between Academic Standards of Universities and Catchment Areas of Scholars 98  
            Professors' Places of Birth 99  
            Places Where Heidelberg's Professors Earned Their Doctorate and Habilitation 100  
            Places from Which Academics Were Appointed as Professors in Heidelberg 103  
         Summary 105  
         Notes 106  
        References 106  
     Academic Travel from Cambridge University and the Formation of Centers of Knowledge, 18851954 110  
         A History of Professionalization 114  
         The Geography of Internationalization 118  
            Anglo-American Ties 119  
            Asymmetrical Power Relations 121  
         Conclusion 126  
         Notes 127  
        References 129  
  Part III Designing Knowledge Spaces 133  
     Big Sciences, Open Networks, and Global Collectingin Early Museums 134  
         A Research Museum 135  
         Global Collecting 137  
         Making Sense 141  
         Museums, Big Sciences, Open Networks 142  
         Conclusion 145  
         Notes 147  
        References 148  
     Is the Atrium More Important than the Lab? Designer Buildings for New Cultures of Creativity 151  
         From the Lab to the Atrium 152  
            The Atrium as a Connecting Mechanism 155  
            The Atrium as a Mixing Chamber 157  
            The Atrium as an Urban Knot 158  
         Architects in Search of New Cosmologies of Science 160  
        References 162  
     Outer Space of Science: A Video Ethnography of Reagency in Ghana 163  
         A Space for Reagency 164  
         The Movie 165  
         Conclusion 173  
         Note 175  
        References 175  
     The Making of Geographies of Knowledge at Worlds Fairs: Morocco at Expo 2000 in Hanover 176  
         Face to Face: Representational Work and Knowledge Work 177  
         From the Communication Strategy to the Stipulations for Competitive Submission of Design Proposals 180  
         The Architectural Execution of the Communication Strategy 181  
         Geography of KnowledgeTechnologies of Nationhood 184  
         The Invisibility of New Smartness 187  
         Notes 189  
        References 190  
  Part IV Science and the Public 193  
     Geographies of Science and Public Understanding? Exploring the Reception of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Britain and in Ireland, c.18451939 194  
         Studying the Reception of the BAAS: Toward Urban Historical Geographies of Provincial Science 195  
            Professional Reaction 197  
            Scientific Differences 198  
            Civic and Political Context 200  
            Gender Differences 202  
         Notes Toward a Conclusion 203  
         Note 204  
        References 205  
     Testing Times: Experimental Counter-Conductin Interwar Germany 207  
         Traumatic Territories 210  
         Gestural Polities 215  
         Concluding Comments 219  
         Notes 221  
        References 221  
     NGOs, the Science-Lay Dichotomy, and Hybrid Spaces of Environmental Knowledge 225  
         NGOs, Environmental Science, and Boundary Work 226  
         Being Outside Science 229  
         Hybridizing and Translating 231  
         Creating New Hybrid Spaces 234  
         Conclusion 235  
         Notes 236  
        References 236  
     Regulatory Science and Risk Assessment in Indian Country: Taking Tribal Publics into Account 239  
         Localizing Latours Collective 240  
         Risk Assessment, Tribal Traditional Lifeways, and the Publics of Indian Country 242  
            Risk Assessment and Public Engagement in the US Environmental Protection Agency 242  
            Self-Governance and Environmental Regulation in Indian Country 242  
            Perplexity: Localizing Regulatory Science to Assess Tribal Publics at Risk 244  
            Consultation: The Tribal Science Council and the Risk Assessment Workshop 246  
         Conclusion 250  
         Notes 251  
        References 251  
  Abstract of the Contributions 254  
      Landscape of Knowledge 254  
      Global Knowledge? 255  
      A Geohistorical Study of The Rise of Modern Science: Mapping Scientific Practice Through Urban Networks, 15001900 255  
      From Mediocrity and Existential Crisis to Scientific Excellence: Heidelberg University Between 1803 and 1932 256  
      Academic Travel from Cambridge University and the Formation of Centres of Knowledge, 18851954 256  
      Big Sciences, Open Networks, and Global Collecting in Early Museums 257  
      Is the Atrium More Important than the Lab? Designer Buildings for New Cultures of Creativity 257  
      Outer Space of Science: A Video Ethnography of Reagency in Ghana 258  
      The Making of Geographies of Knowledge at Worlds Fairs: Morocco at Expo 2000 in Hanover 258  
      Geographies of Science and Public Understanding? Exploring the Reception of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Britain and in Ireland, c. 18451939 259  
      Testing Times: Experimental Counter-Conduct in Interwar Germany 259  
      NGOs, the Science-Lay Dichotomy, and Hybrid Spaces of Environmental Knowledge 260  
      Regulatory Science and Risk Assessment in Indian Country: Taking Tribal Politics into Account 261  
  The Klaus Tschira Foundation 262  
  Index 265  


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