Journal | Lagoonscapes
Monographic journal issue | 2 | 1 | 2022
Research Article | Correspondences for the Forest of Fiemme

Correspondences for the Forest of Fiemme

Multispecies Relations in the Aftermath of Vaia Disaster

Abstract

This paper explores the multispecies relations that characterise a specific temporal conjuncture of the Fiemme Valley: the aftermath of Vaia, a storm that crossed Italy in 2018 and whose repercussions continue to affect this Alpine territory. The Vaia disaster resulted from the cultural remodelling of two landscapes: the forest one, implemented on a local scale through silvicultural practices; the atmospheric one, implemented on a global scale with the emission of greenhouse gases. I aim to demonstrate that the emergence of a new landscape through encounters between multiple forms of life and agencies is irreducible to the anthropocentric perspective.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Submitted: March 7, 2022 | Accepted: July 11, 2022 | Published July 27, 2022 | Language: en

Keywords Fiemme valleyVaia stormNon-human correspondencesTemporal conjunctureMultispecies relation


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