“Human-nature-place” network in social construction of nature: A case study of agricultural heritage of Longji Rice Terraces
Received date: 2024-04-17
Revised date: 2024-06-19
Online published: 2025-04-17
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As a recent theoretical trend in human geography abroad to reflect on the binary divide between nature and society/culture and to explain the intra-action between the two with the concept of socio-nature, the social construction of nature has theoretical applicability to the study of agricultural heritage. Firstly, as a bridge between human society and natural ecosystems, agriculture is inherently an important area for the study of the social construction of nature. Secondly, as a unique land-use system and agricultural landscape formed through the long-term synergistic evolution and dynamic adaptation of farmers and their environment, agricultural heritage implies a richer and more typical social construction process than that of general agricultural production activities. Again, the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) project initiated by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) essentially constitutes a challenge to the dichotomous heritage narratives of nature and culture in the mainstream international heritage conservation practice, and is therefore a typical target for the study of the social construction of nature in the field of heritage. In conclusion, the social construction of nature can provide a new theoretical perspective for the study of agricultural heritage as a socio-ecological system. Does the theory of social construction of nature only involve the binary relation between society/culture/human and nature? How can the concept of place be integrated into this theory? It was found that although human-nature interaction is the core interest of the study of the social construction of nature, it does not mean that the social construction of nature only demonstrates this dual relationship. The relevance of the social construction of nature to the construction of place determine that the social construction of nature is a network of relationships in which “human-nature-place” are closely interconnected. This does not mean that the place is a third party independent of human and nature, but rather aims to illustrate that the social construction of nature will change the materiality and social attributes of nature. After being constructed, nature, through its subjectivity and agency, can also shape the characteristics and meaning of the place and delineate the human-land relationship. Based on the “human-nature-place” relational network, the study on the social construction of Longji Rice Terraces, which was recognized as a GIAHS in 2018, and its place effect in the context of tourism reveals that the mechanism of tourism interest linkage between people and terraces, the history of terraces, and the boundaries of the terraces constitute 3 important socially constructed objects. Moreover, those are interdependent and closely integrated in the process of social construction, encompassing rich interactions and multiple constructions of natural-social elements, which profoundly induced the material changes of the Longji Terraces, as well as the competition among diverse stakeholders revolves around the question “whose terraces” regarding the identity of the heritage subject. Ultimately the 3 objects, as a force of production and reproduction of the place, jointly influenced and shaped the nature and meaning of the Longji area, making it a place that dynamically reorganizes with the changes in the relationship between people and the terraces.
Wei Junfeng , Ming Qingzhong . “Human-nature-place” network in social construction of nature: A case study of agricultural heritage of Longji Rice Terraces[J]. GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE, 2025 , 45(4) : 711 -720 . DOI: 10.13249/j.cnki.sgs.20240310
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