Shifting wetlands attitudes in Singapore and Perth: Tracing metaphors, values and mobilising publics on site
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Wetlands are afforded importance for planetary health in times shaped by environmental crises, attributed roles as various and contradictory as filters (as ‘kidneys’), sinks, potential sites for useful organisms, and as potential landsites following reclamation (as ‘terraforming’). These anthropocentric attitudes can be traced on site, both in curated tourist sites and in accompanying museums, where the narratives draw on these roles as well as placing them into national or colonial discourses. In Singapore and Perth, communities have mobilised protests that push back on these attitudes, creating temporary coalitions across species borders to instil ‘stays’ on development. This article was published open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ .
Source: Global Environment
Author: Kylie Crane
Institution: University of Rostock
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7162208968
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