Back to the Ground

Name: Back to the Ground
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ISBN: 9783031888878

Knowledge, Politics and Practices of Remaking Earth Strata

Olivier Labussière, Germain Meulemans, Céline Granjou , Adrien Baysse-Lainé

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Palgrave Macmillan
16 November 2025

Society & culture: general; Soil science, sedimentology; Human geography; Management of land & natural resources

This book brings together perspectives from the social sciences and humanities on how soils and subsoils are increasingly mobilized to tackle climate change and ecological issues. Carbon capture and storage, the extraction of energy and non-energy minerals, geothermal energy, biofuel production, organic waste recycling and soil remediation are central to the hoped-for green transition. Through an interdisciplinary lens, the book examines the social and ecological implications of these ground-based technological promises, addressing how they both dwell upon and reorient the joint becoming of social and geological strata in the Anthropocene. It is structured into three sections: Inhabiting a de-stratified Earth, Earthly re-stratifications, and Emerging practices and sensitivities to the Earth. Each section explores key aspects of contemporary efforts to reshape the Earth’s strata and examines how these processes intersect with shifts in knowledge, power, practices, and our relationship with the planet. The book features case studies from Europe, North America, and South America that provide grounded insights into soil- and subsoil-based developments and initiatives and unpack their social, political, and ecological consequences.

Edited by: Olivier Labussière, Germain Meulemans, Céline Granjou, Adrien Baysse-Lainé, Pierre-Olivier Garcia
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
ISBN: 9783031888878
ISBN 10: 3031888871
Pages: 324
Publication Date: 16 November 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Section 1 – Inhabiting a de-stratified Earth.- Section 2 – Earthly re-stratifications experimentations and technologies.- Section 3 – Emerging practices and sensitivities to the Earth.

Olivier Labussière, CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research), PACTE – Social Sciences Research Center, Grenoble, France Germain Meulemans, CNRS, Centre Alexandre-Koyré, Aubervilliers, France Céline Granjou, INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment), LESSEM, Grenoble, France Adrien Baysse-Lainé, CNRS, PACTE – Social Sciences Research Center, Grenoble, France Pierre-Olivier Garcia, Université Grenoble Alpes, PACTE – Social Sciences Research Center, Grenoble, France