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Graduation Work
Undergraduate and postgraduate
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2023 RCA
CHENXIN XU
1. MEDIA STUDY 1
TheBriefMS2
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Title:Liquidtime,petrifiedobjects
Theprojecttitled“Liquidtime,petrifiedobjects”looksatthechangesinthe appearanceofvarioussubstancesandmaterialsovertime,andwhatroledopeople playinthisprocess
Anythingcanbepetrifiedintheworldwelive,frombacteriatocreaturesThe processofpetrificationreplacesorganicmatterwithmineralsoveralongperiodof time,thusformingfossils,sothattheoriginalobjectwillbereplacedintheprocess
Mineralscanreplacebone,shell,wood,andevensoftbodypartsastheydissolve awayduetotheactionofwateranddecay.Replacementandmineralizationare termsusedtodescribethisfossilizationprocess.Theageofafossilwasfirst determinedinthenineteenthcenturybystudyingthechangesinitscomposition, andeachpetrifiedobjectbearsatraceoftime.Inmoreresearchandexperiments,it isnowpossibletoanalysethemainchemicalelementsinpetrifiedwoodandthe densityoftheobjectthroughelectronicdevices,anditisveryinterestingtoreadthe biological,chemical,chronologicalandclimaticinformationinthefossilthroughthe data,thusshowingthateveryobjecthastheabilitytorecordthepassageoftime.
TheoutputofthewholeworkIamcurrentlyinclinedtousethemethodofdisplay. Firstly,intermsofthecollectionofmaterials,Ihavecollectedthreemaintypesof materialincluded:Stone,metalandplants.Icollectedthestonesofdifferent petrifieddegreesandcategories,mainlyalongthebanksoftheThamesAfteralong periodofscouringbytheriver,themineralsintheriverwaterwillaffectthepetrified degreeofthestonesurfaceIchosetocollectplantsamplesinurbanparksandto collectfinesandandmineralmaterialsinthesoilandtomakehand-madespecimen modelsusingepoxyresin,whichareeasytokeep.Aroundschoolsandpublicplaces,I collectedrepresentativesamplesofmetalandcleanedthesurfacepartsofthemof dirtanddustfordisplay.Then,foreachmaterial,Ihavecreatedalabel,whichwill haveanamefortheappearanceofthestonecombinedwithmypersonal imagination,similartothatoffoodorhumanorgansinlife,Ihopethatpeoplecan thinkaboutwhatwewillfaceastimepasseswhiletheobjectisbeingpetrified Finally,allthesubstancesandmaterialswillbedisplayedonatableandpeoplewill beabletolookatthepetrifiedobjectsasiftheywereinamuseumwhentheypass by.
Theexplanationofstrategyregardingdistribution Showingthedistributionoftimethroughpetrification; Thedistributionofmaterials; Thedistributiontopetrificationofnaturalmaterials Timedistributionforconnectionsbetweenhumanandnature
2. MEDIA STUDY 2
TheBriefMediastudy2
ChenxinXuID:10013510
Title:Liquidtime,petrifiedobjects:Metabolicrifts
Throughthestudyofmediastudyintheterm1,myprojectmainlystudiesthe petrifiedprocessofdifferentmaterialsinthechangeoftime,whichalsoresearchthe processofrecordingandarchiveInthefinalphaseofmyresearch,Ihopetousethe projecttoreflectontheroleofhumanbeingsinwhatroledopeopleplayinthis processInterm2,myprojectistobeabletoretainpartoftheresearchcontentof Term1,andrecordthetimescaleofdifferentmaterials(petrified,weathered, withered,etc),recordtheprocessoftheentiretimelineinabook,andcombinethe conceptofmetabolicriftstoallowpeopletounderstandthepassageoftimein whichpeopleandthenaturalenvironmentareinterconnectedandinfluenceeach other.
Dopeoplehaveanimpactonthesepetrifiedmaterialsornaturalenvironment?Are peoplecurrentlycausingriftsinnatureovertime?“Metabolism”isaprocessthatthe wholeofnatureneedstoundergo,andhumansarepartofit,asisthepetrification ofmaterials.“Metabolicrift”isatermderivedfromMarx’sdescriptionofthe fundamentalshiftintherelationshipbetweenourhumanandtherestofnature whichdevelopedalongwithhumandevelopmentandthepassageoftime.Sointhe Term2ofthemediastudy,theprojectbuildsontheresearchofTerm1toexplore themetabolicriftbetweennaturalmaterialsandmodernmaterialsbaseonthe impactofhuman
TheoutputofthewholeworkIamcurrentlyinclinedtousethemethodofbook,but itmaynotbethesameasanormalbook,I'vedonemyowntestsandexperimentsso far,andI'vecollectedalotofwastepaperthatpeopleconsume,including newspapers,magazines,bills,etc.Theseareallinformationthatrecordpeople'sdaily activities.Ithenshreddedthepapersandtriedtocombinethemwiththenatural materialsIhadcollectedtocreateanewwayofpresentingthebook.Ihadlinked eachpagethroughtheformofathreadandtrytousehandwritingonthepaperto recordtheinformationofdifferentmaterialslikeahandbook,theprogressive relationshipcanalsoletthereadertounderstandtheimpactofthetimespanonthe materialsWhensomeonereadsthecontentsofthisbookonemaythink abouthumanity’sphysicalandmentallifeislinkedtonaturesimplymeansthat natureislinkedtoitself,forhumansarepartofnature
4. SEMINAR 2: CRITICAL FUTURE SCENARIOS
ThroughtheTerm2SeminarsandReadingroundtables,Ihavebeenabletounderstandthemanywaysinwhichenvironmental architectureislinkedtodifferenttheoriesofenvironmentalimpacts.ConceptsofCo-existence,Takebacktheland,Machinic Ecologieshaveclearlybuiltupmyknowledgeofenvironmentalarchitecture,andthediscussionsandreflectionsintheseminar helpedandsupportedmyIRPresearch.Therefore,intheworkbook,IwillfirstlysummarisemyliteraturereviewoftheSeminars andReadingroundtablesforthissemester,andsecondlyresearchmyreadingnotesandexercisesonmyunderstandingofthe researchmaterial,aswellasthecollationanddiscussionofIRPrelatedmaterials.
Inthispaper,Iwillexploretherelationshipbetweenwaterpollutionandhumanhealthatvariouslevelsandlinktheresearch materialfromtheterm2seminarcoursetosupportmyindividualproject.Thecontextofthispaperwillfirstlyrelatetothegrowing problemofwaterpollutioninthezira,punjabregionandtheassociatedpoliticalconflictsandhumandiseases.Therestofthe paperwillfocusontheimportanceofwaterabsorptionandosmosiswithinthehumanbodyandwillexamineindetailtheeffects oftoxicsubstancesandheavymetalsinwateronthecellularlevelofthehumanbody Theinfluenceofthecapitalistshas poisonedthenaturalwaterresourcesandeventransformedthemintoacommodity,thepeoplehavelosttherighttoenjoythe waterresourcesanditsnegativeimpacthaschangedtheconsciousnessandphilosophyofthelocalpopulationregardingthe wateruseintheirlives.
II.LiteratureReview
TheThreeEcologies：
Guattari's'TheThreeEcologies'offersauniqueperspectiveonsustainability,andaframeworkforthinkingabout thesocial, mental,andenvironmentalecologiesareinterconnected.Thedestructionofoneofthethreeecologieshascascadingeffectson theothers,andweneedtoaddressallthreetogetherinordertoachieveamorejustandsustainablesociety Thebook critiquedtheinadequacyoftraditionalpoliticalandeconomicsystemstoaddressthecomplexproblemsfacinghumanityand proposesanewwayofthinkingthattakesintoaccounttheinterdependenceofthesethreeecologies.Guattariemphasisesthe importanceofindividualandcollectiveagencyinbringingaboutchangeandarguesthatanewformofpoliticsisnecessaryto createamoreequitableandsustainablefuture.
Forthissemester'sseminarresearch,Iwillbelinkingthisnewmodeofthinkingtothethreethemesofconceptsofco-existence, takebacktheland,andmachinicecologies,etc.atthesametime,whichwillbemorehelpfultomyunderstanding,sointhe contentofthewebsite, Iwillorganiseandsimplifymynotesfromthesemester,clarifyingeachchainofrelationshipstoshowmy ownformofunderstanding.
IreadGuattari's"TheThreeEcologies", organizingmythinkingframeworkin theelementsofatriangletobuild myownreflectionsonthedifferentthemes
ConceptsofCo-existence:
Guattariemphasisedtheneedforecologicalandsocialpracticesthatpromotecoexistencebetweendifferentformsoflife, arguingthattheenvironmentalcrisisisnotonlyamatterofnaturalresources,butalsoofsocialrelationsandmentality,which remindedmeoftheIRP'sresearchonthezira,punjab,wherepeoplearepoisonedbythesewagedischargedbycapitalistsand havelosttheirbasiccoexistencewithnaturalresources.Butduringtheprotestsofthelocalpeople,collectiveNGO'srevolted againstthebusinessmenoverwaterpollution,andIwillwriteaboutthedetailslater,andGuattariproposestheideaof "transversality,"whichinvolvesthecreationofnewalliancesandsolidaritiesacrossdifferentsocialandecologicaldomains.Nor doestheideaofcoexistenceexistonlybetweenmanandnature;educationisalsoagoodexample,Freirearguesthattraditional educationisoftenatoolforoppression,inwhichteachersimposetheirknowledgeandworldviewontostudents,whoare
expectedtomemorizeandheadvocatesforapedagogyofliberation,educationisacollaborativeprocessofmutuallearning. However,whenIwasorganisingmyreadingnotes,Ithoughtaboutmyowneducationalenvironmentandfoundthathisideas maynotbeapplicableorrelevantinallcontexts,becausethroughthecontentofthearticleIfoundthatFreire'scritical consciousnessassumesthatallindividualshavethesamecapacityforcriticalthinkingandreflection,whichmaynotbethecase.
Forexample,therearestillmanypoorareasinChinawhereteachingresourcesareverylimitedandlocalstudentshavegreat barrierstoperceivingtheoutsideculture.InthiscontextIbelievethatFreire'sconceptoftheOppressedandoppressoristoo simplisticanddoesnotapplytothecomplexitiesofthesocialrealityoftheenvironmentandsituation.
Takebacktheland:
InmystudiesonthethemeofTakebacktheland,Iamstillthinkingabouttheneedforcoexistence.Godofredohadclearly discussedthedivisionbetweenterritory,ecologyandnaturein'ANOMALOUSALLIANCES:NatureandPoliticsintheYasuní Proposal'anddiscussedaboutthefailureoftheYasuníprojectasanexampletoreflectonthefactthatourvisionofthefutureof environmentaldevelopmentwillnotonlybeachievedthroughscientifictechniquesandformsofdecolonisation,butthroughthe activereshapingofsciencebyindigenousculturesandknowledge.TheplightofthePunjabregionisnotonlyoneofcapitalist appropriationofnaturalresources,butalsoofdisregardforthecultureandtraditionsofthelocalpeople,asIlearntfrommy researchduringTerm1,wherethegovernmentbuiltalargenumberofdamsanddrainstotakeoverthelivingspaceofthe originalvillagers,destroyingthenaturalwatersystem.Onlybyputtingpeople'scultureatthecentrecanweachievesustainable developmentinthefuture.Traditionalknowledgecanprovidevaluableinsightsintothefunctioningofecosystemsandthe potentialimpactofhumanactivitiesonthesesystems.Indigenousknowledgeandheritageareoftenintertwinedwiththenatural environment,andrecognisingandrespectingthesevaluesisessentialtoachievingsustainableandequitabledevelopment.In thecaseoftheYasuníprojectthechallengesandrisksinvolvedinnegotiatingcomplexenvironmentalinitiativesthatseekto balanceeconomic,environmental,andsocialconcerns.Instead,theconsiderationoflocalcultureandknowledgebecomeskey point,asdoestheraisingofawarenessoftheimportanceofbiodiversityconservation.
MachinicEcologies:
MystudiesinMachinicEcologieshavemadeitcleartomethatadiverseplatformofexperimentsandsimulationscanbeusedto helppeopleunderstandamoreholisticandsustainableapproachtoresourcemanagementandtobecomemoreinvolvedand collaborativeindecision-making.SpaceshipEarththinkingaimstoviewtheplanetasaself-containedentitywhereallresources
arefiniteandinterconnected.SpaceshipEarththinkingencouragessustainableandresponsibleresourcemanagement,witha focusonlong-termbenefitsratherthanshort-termgains.Eachofusisamemberofthecrewofthisspaceshipandweshould thinkaboutthecollectivegood.Thiscanhelptoidentifypotentialproblemsandsolutionsinacontrolledenvironment.Guattari arguesthattechnologicalinnovationhasthepotentialtotransformecologicalrelationships,butalsoposessignificantrisksand uncertainty.Indeed,withtheconvergenceofthesenewtechnologieswecannotpredictthepotentialforoversimplificationor unintendedconsequences,andthedifficultyofbalancingconflictinginterestsandpriorities.Inthecourseoftheroundtablestudy, myclassmatesandIalsoexploredandplannedfortheworldgame,anditbecamecleartomethatspecifyingtherulesandbasic proceduresofthegamewouldbedifficult,asitwouldinvolvemanydetailsandverysensitiveinformation,andwewouldneedto goaboutmakingchangesforspecificusergroups.
Marx'sCapitalIntroduction:
ThroughthevideoexplanationofDavidHarvey,ReadingMarx'sCapitalIntroduction,heexploresinCapital,Volume1,including thelabortheoryofvalue,surplusvalue,andcapitalaccumulation.Heemphasizestheimportanceofunderstandingthese conceptsinordertograspthenatureofcapitalistexploitationandthedynamicsofclassstruggle.Fordifferentvaluecirculations, Iorganizetheminthetablebelow OneofthecentralargumentsthatHarveymakesinhisintroductionisthatMarx'sanalysisof capitalismisnotonlyacritiqueofthesystem,butalsoaguidetoaction.HesuggeststhatMarx'sworkprovidesinsightsintothe contradictionsandvulnerabilitiesofcapitalism,andcanhelptoinformstrategiesforresistanceandsocialtransformation. AndthisprovidesausefuloverviewofMarx'sanalysisofcapitalismanditsrelevancetocontemporarypoliticalandeconomic issues
MentalEcology:
GregoryBatesonarguedthatourmentalandphysicalhealthdependsonthehealthoftheecosysteminwhichwelive.Hecoined theterm'psychoecology'todescribetheinterconnectednessofthepsycheandtheecosystem,andarguedthatthereisa fundamentaltensionbetweenourconsciouspurposeandtheworkingsofthenaturalworld.Thehumanbodycannotliveproperly withoutwaterandair,andthequalityofairandwaterisakeyfactorinthelinkbetweenhumanhealthandtheenvironment.Poor airqualityislinkedtorespiratoryproblems,canceranddevelopmentalproblems,whilecontaminatedwatersourcesalsoposea threattohumanhealth,withheavymetalsandorganicpollutantsinthewatercausingseriousillnessesandaffectingthenormal functioningoforgansandcells.Globalclimatechangeisanothermajorthreattohumanhealthandwell-being.Rising temperatures,morefrequentandsevereweathereventsandthespreadofinfectiousdiseasesarealllinkedtoclimatechange. Bateson'spsycho-ecologicalthinkingsuggeststhatthewaywethinkaboutandrespondtoclimatechangeisasimportantasthe physicaleffectsofclimatechangeitself.Thehealthofourenvironmentalsoaffectsourmentalhealth.Humanexposuretonatural greenspaceshasbeenshowntohaveapositiveimpactonmentalhealth,whileexposuretopollutionandotherenvironmental stressorscanincreasestressandanxietyandbeextremelyharmfultoourownhealth.Bateson'spsycho-ecologicalideas
suggestthatbydevelopinganawarenessoftheinterconnectednessofallthings,whichcanworktopromotesustainable practicesandprotecttheenvironment,wecanhelppromotehumanhealthandhealthoftheplanet.
Linkswithindividualprojects:
TheclearframeworkdevelopedbyFelixGuattari,TheThreeEcologies,alsoinspiredmetothinkdifferentlyaboutapplyingthe conceptoftheinterplaybetweenenvironment,socialrelationsandsubjectivitytowaterpollutionandhumanhealthintheZila regionofPunjab.
Fortheecologicalaspectsoftheenvironment,thereisthepollutionofwatersources,suchasrivers,groundwaterandsurface water,duetothedischargeoflargeamountsofeffluentfromlocalfactories,andtheimpactofpollutantsonthefloraandfaunaof thesurroundingecosystem.Thesecondisthesocio-ecologicalimpact,howwaterpollutionaffectssocialrelationsinthearea. Researchcouldincludetheimpactonpeopleincommunitieswhorelyoncontaminatedwatersourcesfordrinking,cookingand bathing,whosebodiesaredirectlyexposedtodangerouschemicals,aswellasthesocialandeconomicconsequencesofwater pollution,suchasreducedagriculturalproductivityoflandanddecreasedpropertyvalues.Finallythereismentalecology,the subjectivityofhowwaterpollutionaffectsthearea,whichcanbethoughtaboutintermsofindividualandcollectiveperceptions, valuesandbeliefsabouttheenvironment.Aswellasashiftinthemindsetofpeoplelivinginapollutedandpotentiallydangerous environment.Next,IwillexplorethedetailsoftheIRPstudyand,inconjunctionwithpreviousliteraturereferences,Iwillconclude byreflectingonwhetheranylimitationsofTheThreeEcologiesconceptmayariseinthespecificcontextofpopulationhealthin theziraregion.
III.WaterAbsorptionandOsmosis: thecoexistenceofheavymetalpollutantswiththehumanbody
Theaimofthemyprojectistoresearchthecontinuousprocessesofwaterabsorptionandthecoexistenceofheavymetal pollutantswiththehumanbody,particularlyatthecellularlevel.Thepresenceofheavymetalpollutantsinwatercanaffectthe osmoticbalanceofcellsandtissues,leadingtocellulardamageanddysfunction.Additionally,heavymetalpollutantscanbindto cellularcomponents,disruptingtheirfunctionandfurthercompromisingosmoticbalance.Bystudyingtheinterplaybetweenwater absorption,heavymetalpollutants,andosmosis,wecangainabetterunderstandingofthemechanismsunderlyingtheirimpact onhumanhealth.Theecologicalbreakdownscausedbypeoplehavecreatedriftsinnature'smetabolism,whileatthesametime peoplehavecauseddiseasesthroughaccesstocontaminatedwater,whichhasalsocausedriftsinthehumanmetabolism.
MichaelFriedman(2018)mentionedthat“metabolicrifttheoryalsoshedslightontheformsofdisruptionofhumanmicrobial
ecosystems,withconsequencesforhumanhealth.”Ihopetostudythecoexistenceofdifferentenvironmentalcontaminantsat thecellularlevelcanprovideinsightsintotheirinteractionsandpotentialsynergisticeffectsonhumanhealth.
Figure1:
Fortheunderstandingofthecycleofmetabolism,Ibuildtheconnectionbetweenthenaturalmetabolismandthemetabolismof thehumanbody
Guattariproposestheideaof"ecosophy"asawayofintegratingthethreeecologiesanddevelopingamoreholisticapproachto ecologicalthinking.Ecosophyinvolvesadeepreflectionontherelationshipbetweenhumansandnature,andthedevelopmentof anewethicalframeworkthatrecognizestheinterconnectednessofallformsoflife.Theconnectionbetweenhumanandnatureis theaspectthatIhavebeenconcernedaboutthroughouttheindependentresearchproject.Inthefact,theyhavealwaysexisted. Viruses,bacteriaandpathogenshavealwaysexistedintheenvironmentwelivein,butthedangerouscoexistenceconditionswill notbesuitableforpeopletolivenormallyintheworld.Theprovisionofsafewaterresourceshasbeenoneofhumanity'smost successfulpublichealthinterventionsandisessentialtopeople'slives(NicholasJ.Ashbolt,2015).Guattarialsocritiquesthe notionof"naturalresources"asaformofcapitalistexploitation,arguingthatthisconceptreducesnaturetoamerecommodity andoverlooksthecomplexecologicalprocessesthatunderpinlifeonearth.
Learnaboutthe10componentsofwatersecuritythroughthecontentoftheGlobalWaterSecurity2023Assessmentissuedby theUnitedNationsassessedare:
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>>> >>>3.Goodhealth
>>> >>>4.Waterquality
>>> >>>5.Wateravailability
>>> >>>6.Watervalue
>>> >>>7.Watergovernance
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>>> >>>9.Economicsafety
>>> >>>10.Waterresourcestability
Therefore,themaincriterionforconsideringwaterqualityisahuman-centredcriterionthatmeasureswaterqualityintermsofthe benefitstotheuser Thehealthandillnessofthehumanbodyisalsobecominganecessaryfactorthatcannotbeignored.Inour dailylife,waterisinseparablefromthehumanbody.Bydrinkingwaterandwashing,watermoleculeswillindirectlyenterour bodyandadheretothesurfaceoftheskin.Ifthereareanyimpuritiesorpollutantsinthewater,thesameistrue,whichcanalso easilyenterourbody
Absorptionandosmosisofhumanbodyisaprocessinwhichwatermovesfromanareaoflowersoluteconcentrationtoanarea ofhighersoluteconcentrationthroughasemi-permeablemembrane.Thisprocessplaysacriticalroleintheabsorptionofwater andnutrientsinthebodyandcanbedisruptedbyenvironmentalcontaminants.Wecannotjustmaketheserealitiespublicabout theproblemspeoplefacewithwaterpollutionanddisease,whichwillbecruelanduselessforthesepeople.
LeiperJB. (1998)reportedacademicarticleonintestinalwaterabsorption,Ilearnedthatwaterentersthebodythroughdrinking andtheabsorptionofwaterandmostsolutesoccursintheearlypartofthesmallintestine.Therateatwhichwaterisemptied fromthestomachisthereforeakeyfactorindeterminingtherateofwaterabsorption.Withinthesmallintestine,waterabsorption isfacilitatedbycreatingtherightosmoticpressuregradienttoencouragewaterintakefromtheintestinallumen.Thisisa reflectionoftheimportantrolethatabsorptionandosmosisplayinthebody
Astheexternalinterfacebetweenthehumanbodyandtheenvironment,theskinactsasaphysicalbarriertopreventthe invasionofforeignpathogens,aswellasasafeguardforthemicroorganismsinsidethebody
Forthestudyofprojectreferences,CaoMinghaoandChenJianjuncommittedtoadialogicalrelationshipbetweenrealityandthe survivalofallthingsnatural,theirpracticestemsfromthespaceofentanglementbetweenthematerialecologyofwaterandthe currentrealityofthehumansocialenvironment.InthePunjab,riverdisputesandwaterpollution,theseproblemshaveledto waterbecomingacommodityduetotheinfluenceofcapitalists,andpeople'sawarenessofwaterhaschanged,weneedtothink aboutproperty,exploitation,andregulation.Throughtheseriesofartworksin WaterSystemsprojectofCaoMinghaoandChen Jianjun(2019),Ihavethoughtandrealizedthattheyfocusonunrecognizedwatershedsandwatersystemsthathavebeen disconnectedfromtherealorderofthings,reconnectshumansocietywithnaturethroughanewvisualnarrativeofecological materials.Boththehumanenvironmentandthenaturalenvironmentaremadeupofcellsandmicroorganisms,andthe connectionbetweenthetwohasalwaysexistedandinfluencedeachother.Metabolismcanbeusedtodescriberegulatory processesofasinglecell,anorganism,anecosystem,orindeedthewholeplanet(JohnBellamyFoster,1999).Thetoxic substancesandheavymetalsinpollutedwateraffectswaterabsorptionindifferentscalesfromthemacroscopicecosystemto themicroscopiccells.Therefore,inthelaterstageofpersonalresearchanddesignmethodprocess,Iwillfocusontoinvestigate thecontinuousprocessesofwaterabsorptionandthecoexistenceofheavymetalpollutantswiththehumanbody,includingthe roleofosmosisintheseprocesses.Thiswillprovidevaluableinsightsintothecomplexinteractionsbetweenenvironmental contaminantsandhumanhealth,withpotentialimplicationsfordiseasepreventionandmanagement,sothatpeoplecanrealize thatourhealthisalsoreliantuponthe‘health’ofourmicrobiomes.
IV.Reflection
TheThreeEcologiesemphasisestheinterdependenceofsocial,environmentalandmentalecology.Whiletheframework helpsmetounderstandthecomplexrelationshipbetweenhumansandtheirenvironment,anddeterminethenegativeimpacts onthelocalecologybystudyingtheprocessesofenvironmental,socialandmentalecologyinthecontextofwaterpollutionin theZira,Punjab.ButIthinktherearesomelimitationstotheresearchoflocalpopulationhealth.Thetheorymaynotfullyaddress thelocalpoliticalandeconomicfactorsthatcontributetohealthdisparities.Itisunlikelythatthereisonlyonealcoholfactory dischargingeffluentintheZiraregion,buttherearemanycommercialcapitalistsandcompaniesthatmayhaveasignificant impactonlocalhealth Thus,ecologicalanalysisandresearchcannotaddressthesenegativefactors,meaningthattheimpactof capitalistscanbeoverlookedbypurelyecologicalresearch.Toidentifytheunderlyingdriversofthisinequity,Imayneedto considerthemorelocalpolitical,economic,socialjusticeandhumanrightsissuesthatmayliebehindit.
Ontheotherhand,withthecurrentglobalclimatecrisis,issuessuchasrisingtemperaturesandrainfallcanaffectwater resourcesandquality,andexacerbatethenegativehealthimpactsofindustrialpollution.Theregionreliesheavilyonagricultural production,whichishighlysensitivetochangesintemperatureandprecipitation,andgiventhattheeffectsofclimatechangeon airwillexacerbatethedispersionofpollutantsfromthefactoryorpollutionsources,thesewillbelong-termphasedeffectsfor localpeople,andthepotentialforweatherchangestobetakenintoaccountwhileaddressingpollutants.
Finally,inrelationtothelearningaboutmentalecologyandtakebacktheland,eventhoughmentalecologycaninfluence attitudesandbehaviorstowardshealthcarepractices,prevention,andtreatment,Ilackedconsiderationoftheculturaland historicalelementsofhealthbeliefsandpractices.RecentlyIhadbeenincontactwithrepresentativesoflocalproteststhrough onlinemeetings,andaftercommunicationIlearntthatthereisabiastowardsBio-currenttherapyandmentaltherapiesfor peoplehealthissues ItcanleadtothefailureofhealthinterventionsifIignorethisaspect,Itisimportanttoraisetheawareness ofthelocalpeopleinthehealthbypayingmoreattentiontotheirculture.Adeeperunderstandingoflocalculturalpracticesand beliefsaroundhealthcaninforminterventionsthatarebetteralignedwiththementalecologyofthepopulation,andIalsoneedto considertheperspectivesofallrelevantstakeholders,includingthosewhomaybemarginalisedorexcludedfromthedecisionmakingprocess Iamalsocurrentlytryingtodevelopareasonablepublicinformationplatformthatallowspeopletobesupported bysocialpowerandecologicalhealthinacollaborativeandparticipatoryway,tocarefullyexamineandassessanypotential benefitsandrisks,andtodevelopmoreeffectiveandculturallyappropriateinterventions.
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