The contribution redefines the concept of “terra-forming” and the basically technical term “water works” from a sociological interpretation of metabolism: since human reproduction emancipated from mere participati...The contribution redefines the concept of “terra-forming” and the basically technical term “water works” from a sociological interpretation of metabolism: since human reproduction emancipated from mere participation from nature, it became, at least, a systematic transformation of nature. Irrigation and drainage became the twin brothers of agriculture and mining, the most important modifiers of both metabolism and nature itself. From the early “hydraulic” toward modern “industrial” societies, the systemic conditions of reproduction evolved hand in hand with accompanying social dynamics.展开更多
文摘The contribution redefines the concept of “terra-forming” and the basically technical term “water works” from a sociological interpretation of metabolism: since human reproduction emancipated from mere participation from nature, it became, at least, a systematic transformation of nature. Irrigation and drainage became the twin brothers of agriculture and mining, the most important modifiers of both metabolism and nature itself. From the early “hydraulic” toward modern “industrial” societies, the systemic conditions of reproduction evolved hand in hand with accompanying social dynamics.
