,MON/] MEGAPROJECTS >E CONSUM+ ! WORLD6 ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,DUNLAP ,TEXT 3 ,! DEGRADATION1 CONFLICT & CUMULATIVE CLIMATIC EFFECTS ( 9DU/RIAL EXPANSION DEM& A NEW LANGUAGE TO ID5TIFY EXTRACTIVE & 9FRA/RUCTURAL MEGAPROJECTS4 ,WE >E NOT DEAL+ ) 0DEVELOPM5T01 BUT ) D]ANG$ WORMS1 OCTOPUSES & ! CON/RUCTION ( ,WORLDEAT]7S74 ,! REC5T BOOK1 ,! ,VIOL5T ,TE*NOLOGIES ( ,EXTRACTION3 ,POLITICAL ,ECOLOGY1 ,CRITICAL ,AGR>IAN ,/UDIES & ! ,CAPITALI/ ,WORLDEAT] BY ,JO/E9 ,JAKOBS5 & MYSELF (F]S A PROVOCATIVE & UNOR?ODOX PROPOSITION4 ,IT DISCUSSES DISCIPL9>Y CONV]G5CES 7,POLITICAL ,ECOLOGY & ,CRITICAL ,AGR>IAN ,/UDIES71 VIOL5T EXTRACTIVE TE*NOLOGIES1 & 70GRE50 & CONV5TIONAL7 EXTRACTIVE PRACTICES4 ,! BOOK 7P4 #h7 F9DS 0CLIMATE *ANGE1 AS A TE*NOCRATIC FRAM+ ?AT SITUATES AG5CY 9 ! H&S ( CLIMATE SCI5TI/S1 GOV]NM5TS1 CORPORATIONS & ,N,G,OS1 AS 9ADEQUATE TO CONFRONT ! EVOLV+ CATA/ROPHE AT H&4 ,CRISIS1 MEAN:ILE1 HAS BECOME A P]MAN5T & NORMALIZ$ FEATURE ( TE*NO-9DU/RIAL SOCIETY ?AT1 WE CAN SAY1 IS AS NATURAL AS CAPITALISM ITSELF4 ,9 A REAL S5SE1 WE >E GOV]N$ BY 'CRISIS'1 DEM&+ US TO SCRUT9IZE ALT]NATIVE FRAM+S40 ,!RE IS NO %ORTAGE ( MEASUR+1 ACC\NT+ & AL>M-RAIS+ REG>D+ ! SPREAD ( 9DU/RIAL WA/ES1 EXTRACTIVE /IES & CLIMATIC DEGRADATION1 YET !SE PROCESSES CONT9UE ) 7RELATIVELY7 M9OR CONC]T$ DISRUPTIONS OR OPPOSITION4 ,! WORDS US$ TO DISCUSS ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE REMA9 SANITIZ$1 LACK+ TEXTURE1 & >E LOS+ MEAN+ 9 ! SOCIETY ( ! SPECTACLE4 ,MA9/REAM 5VIRONM5TAL & SOCIAL MOVEM5TS REMA9 L>GELY SEP>AT$ & UN9T]E/$ 9 ! EXI/5T ECO-AN>*I/ /RUGGLES & ,9DIG5\S L& DEF5SE1 OPT+ 9/EAD = A PROTE/ CULTURE EM]G+ FROM SOCIAL M$IA1 SELFIES & ELITE-SUPPORT$ ACTIVI/ ID5TITIES1 :I* REMA9 IGNORANT TO EXI/5T C\NT]9SURG5CY & SOCIAL 5G9E]+ /RATEGIES DESIGN$ TO KEEP !M 9FANTILE & TOO?LESS4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ECOLOGICAL & CLIMATE CATA/ROPHE IS 9SIDI\S & COMPLEX4 ,:I* IS PRECISELY :Y ,! ,VIOL5T ,TE*NOLOGIES ( ,EXTRACTION1 FOLL[+ ,FR$DY ,P]LMAN1 CONT5DS ?AT HUMAN & NONHUMANS >E CONFRONT+ A S]IES ( BEA/S ?AT =M 0! ,WORLDEAT]01 OR 0,WORLDEAT] EPO*10 ?AT IS CONSUM+ ! PLANET & ITS 9HABITANTS4 ,! ,WORLDEAT] 0BETT] RESITUATES ! COMPLEXITY ( ! PROBLEMS FAC+ HUMANITY0 & 0PEOPLE'S AG5CY10 AS IT POSSESSES FOLL[]S TO BUILD & OP]ATE ITS FRACTAL 9FRA/RUCTURAL BODY4 ,DISCUSS+ ! BODY ( ! ,WORLDEAT]1 ?IS %ORT >TICLE SEEKS TO ID5TIFY & ANIMATE MEGAPROJECTS AS ! MON/]S CONSUM+ ! WORLD & OR*E/RAT+ ! ME*ANICS ( ECOLOGICAL CATA/ROPHE4 ,?IS PROSE IS NOT ONLY PLAYFUL1 BUT RECOGNIZES H[ NORMALIZ$ PROCESSES ( 9DU/RIAL DEVELOPM5T >E SPREAD+ ! ,WORLDEAT]' T5TACLES >\ND HUMANS & NONHUMANS ( ?IS WORLD4 ,CONT5D+ ?AT 0WORM0 & 0OCTOPUS0 9FRA/RUCTURES >E ! EMBRYOS ( ,WORLDEAT]7S71 ! FOLL[+ (F]S A NEW WAY TO DISCUSS MEGAPROJECT DEVELOPM5T4 ,WORM & OCTOPUS MEGAPROJECTS ,! /ATI/ PROJECT IS A COLONIAL PROJECT4 ,9DU/RIAL 9FRA/RUCTURE HOLDS ! COLONIAL-/ATI/-CAPITALI/ CONT9UUM TOGE!R4 ,DESPITE ! V>IEGAT$ LEVELS ( SELF-ID5TIFICATION OR POPUL> SUPPORT BY V>I\S GR\PS1 TE*NO-9FRA/RUCTURAL DEVELOPM5T IS A ME?OD BY :I* L&SCAPES >E COLONIZ$1 & PEOPLE DOME/ICAT$4 ,POPUL> APPROPRIATION ( 9FRA/RUCTURE IS ( C\RSE POSSIBLE1 YET WE %\LD RECOGNIZE ?AT ! LATT]'S ALLURE & CONV5I5CE ALSO APPROPRIATES PEOPLE1 SL[LY & PROGRESSIVELY %AP+ & RE-%AP+ !IR PSY*O-GEOGRAPHICAL P]CEPTIONS & CULTURAL VALUES4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ 9FRA/RUCTURE DEVELOPM5T >E EV]Y:]E--9 V>I\S CONFLICTIVE 9T5SITIES--EXEMPLIFI$ BY CULTURES ( ,9DIG5\S L& DEF5SE ACROSS ! WORLD1 & BY ! ,ZONES-TO-,DEF5D 7,Z,A,D7 CONCEPT 9 ,FRANCE4 ,?IS HO/ILITY T[>DS 9FRA/RUCTURAL DEVELOPM5T DES]VES ACCURATE WAYS TO DESCRIBE :AT MEGAPROJECTS >E DO+ TO ECOSY/EMS & ! PLANET4 ,FR$DY ,P]LMAN'S #aihc BOOK ,AGA9/ ,HIS-,/ORY1 ,AGA9/ ,LEVIA?AN 7PP4 #a#h#i1 #b#i7 DESCRIBES /ATI/ DEVELOPM5T AS 0A GIANT WORM0 & 0AN >TIFICIAL OCTOPUS40 ,P]LMAN AN?ROPOMORPHIZES /ATI/ SUBJUGATION ( PEOPLES1 :I* ALSO APPLIES TO MEGAPROJECT DEVELOPM5T4 ,?IS DESCRIPTION ( /ATI/ DEVELOPM5T OP]ATES ON A SMALL]-SCALE ?R\< 9FRA/RUCTURAL COLONIZATION ?AT DOM9ATES HABITATS1 DOME/ICATES PEOPLE & CULTIVATES SOCIO-CULTURAL HOMOG5IZATION ?R\< WORM & OCTOPUS-LIKE 9FRA/RUCTURAL EXPANSIONS4 ,! GIANT CYBORGESQUE WORM1 ,P]LMAN EXPLA9S1 CRAWLS ACROSS ! E>? 0ACCUMULAT+0 PEOPLE 9TO ITS POLITICO-ECONOMIC PROJECT1 CON/RUCTS 9FRA/RUCTURES1 & DE- & RE-COMPOSES ITS P>TS TO REPLICATE ITSELF4 ,TAK+ /RUGGLES AGA9/ 9FRA/RUCTURE 9 ,FRANCE AS AN EXAMPLE1 ,! ,NOT]-,DAME-DES-,L&ES ,Z,A,D1 FIGE SWA?S ( L& ) ASPHALT T>MAC1 BUILD+S1 & AN 5TIRE >TIFICIAL WORMLIKE APP>ATUS OP]AT$ BY PEOPLE4 ,! WORM MEGAPROJECT MODALITY APPLIES TO DAMS1 M9ES1 FACTORIES1 PORTS1 NUCLE>1 SOL> & COAL FIR$ P[] /ATIONS4 ,! C5TRAL ATTRIBUTE ( WORM 9FRA/RUCTURES IS !IR HI<-D5SITY & OCCUPATION ( L>GE SWA?S ( L& & VITAL RES\RCES ) RIPPL+ SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL IMPACTS4 ,CAPITAL IS ! BLOOD ?AT CIRCULATES ?R\< !SE BEA/S1 :]E ! WORM S]VES AS A C5TRAL NODE ( VITAL SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CONSUMPTION4 ,MEAN:ILE1 ! >TIFICIAL OCTOPUS /RET*ES 0ITS T5TACLES TO EV]Y P>T ( ! GLOBE10 :]E ! 0,NEW ,WORLD BECOMES JU/ LIKE ! ,OLD4 ,OR RA!R1 ! ,NEW ,WORLD IS CONSUM$ BY ! ,OLD1 IT CEASES TO BE A SEP>ATE 5TITY1 IT IS ALL P>T ( A S+LE COMM]CIAL EMPIRE0 7P4 #b#g#i74 ,OCTOPUS MEGAPROJECTS CONSUME SPACES 9 NETWORK$ & 7ADM9I/RATIVELY7 DEC5TRALIZ$ WAYS TO PROMOTE COMM]CIAL & POLITICAL FL[S4 ,! ,L',AMASSADA ,COMMUNE 9 ! ,FR5* ,AVEYRON REGION REPRES5TS A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SPREAD ( OCTOPUS 9FRA/RUCTURE 7SEE ! FEATUR$ IMAGE74 ,L',AMASSADA BLOCK$ ! CON/RUCTION ( AN 5]GY SUB/ATION & HI<-T5SION WIRES 9 RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! ANTICIPAT$ 9T5SIFICATION ( W9D & SOL> 7OR1 MORE ACCURATELY1 FOSSIL FUEL"47 PROJECTS4 ,SEEM+LY 9NOCU\S OCTOPUS 9FRA/RUCTURES1 SU* AS W9D P>KS1 BEG9 BY COLONIZ+ SPACE ) ! =TIFICATION & CON/RUCTION ( ACCESS ROADS4 ,?IS AFFECTS ! SOIL COMPOSITION & ! HYDROLOGICAL TABLE1 COMB9+ ) HABITAT CLE>ANCE1 NOT ONLY = ROADS1 BUT ALSO HI<-T5SION WIRES & W9D TURB9E CON/RUCTION SITES4 ,W9D TURB9ES DEP5D+ ON ! GEOGRAPHY1 HAVE F\NDATIONS ?AT RANGE BETWE5 #g & #ad MET]S 7#c#b-#d#e FT47 DEEP & AB\T #a#f-#b#a MET]S 7#e#b-#f#h FT47 WIDE4 ,?IS MEANS ANY GR\ND WAT]1 AS 9 ! CASE 9 ! ,I/HMUS ( ,TEHUANTEPEC REGION1 MU/ BE SUCK$ \T ) ! APPLICATION ( *EMICAL SOLV5TS TO H>D5 ! GR\ND4 ,PLAC$ NE> OR )9 M>9E >EAS1 TURB9ES HAVE SEV]E IMPACTS ON %RIMP1 FI%1 TURTLES & O!R SEA LIFE FROM ELECTROMAGNETIC CURR5TS1 VIBRATION1 S\ND WAVES & AIRCRAFT W>N+ LIE 9 OP]ATION !Y KILL L>GE AM\NTS AVIAN LIFE & SY/EMATICALLY LEAK OIL 9TO ! GR\ND FROM !IR PROPELL]S ?AT HAS RESULT$ 9 REPORTS ( C[ DEA?S & 9F]TILITY4 ,?IS ALL HAPP5S ON ! BACK ( WORM MEGAPROJECTS ?AT M9E RAW MAT]IALS1 PROCESS ! METALS & MANUFACTURE ! W9D TURB9E COMPON5TS4 ,?IS ALSO 9CLUDES DECOMMISSION+1 :I* RESULTS 9 AN ABUNDANCE ( 9FRA/RUCTURAL & E-WA/E4 ,CONSUM+ MORE SPACE1 OCTOPUS 9FRA/RUCTURES DOM9ATE L&SCAPES 9 /RATEGIC SPATIAL & NETWORK$ CONC5TRATIONS TO CIRCULATE MAT]IALS1 5]GY1 & CAPITAL1 ALL ! :ILE EX]T+ A DISP]S$ NETWORK ( CONTROL OV] SPACE4 ,HIE CONTROL C5T]S & L9KAGES )9 ! HE>T ( WORM 9FRA/RUCTURES1 SU* AS ,SM>T ,CITY1 W9D P>K & ELECTRICAL GRID CONTROL ROOMS4 ,OCTOPUS & WORM 9FRA/RUCTURES OP]ATE ON DIFF]5T SCALES1 OR GR[? /AGES4 ,!SE MODALITIES ( 9FRA/RUCTURAL COLONIZATION HAVE ALSO MORPH$1 NETWORK$ & MAT]IALIZ$ ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL ECONOMY ACROSS SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL SPACE4 ,TOGE!R1 !Y GIVE LIFE TO ! ,WORLDEAT]1 ! ,LEVIA?AN ,FR$DY ,P]LMAN DESCRIB$ ) POETIC VIGOR4 ,:Y WORMS1 OCTOPUSES & ! ,WORLDEAT]8 ,PEOPLE NE$ TO *ANGE !IR RELATION%IP ) TE*NO-CAPITALI/ 9FRA/RUCTURES4 ,! LA/ TWO C5TURIES CAN BE DESCRIB$ AS =C$ & LE>N$ DEP5D5CY ON 5]GY 9T5SIVE & DEGRAD+ 9FRA/RUCTURES4 ,?IS CO9CID$ ) ! ATTEMPT$ ]ADICATION ( ECO-C5TRIC CULTURES1 M$IC9ES & CONVIVIAL 9FRA/RUCTURAL PRACTICES & DESIGN4 ,?IS DEVELOPM5TAL TRAJECTORY1 EV5 9 ! FACE ( ECOLOGICAL & CLIMATE CATA/ROPHE1 CONT9UES ) LITTLE REFLECTION4 ,! CULPRITS & ROOT PROBLEMS NE$ TO BE ID5TIFI$4 ,FUR!RMORE1 9FRA/RUCTURES DEM&+ GLOBAL & 5]GY 9T5SIVE SUPPLY *A9S & CORRESPOND+ =MS ( WAGE & =C$ LABOR NE$ TO BE ACKN[L$G$ 9 NEGATIVE T]MS3 D]ANG$ CYB]NETIC WORMS & OCTOPUSES POSSESS+ & CONSUM+ HUMAN & NONHUMAN RES\RCES4 ,CURR5TLY1 WE >E WAT*+ A PROCESS ( PROGRESSIVE WORLDEAT+ 7COMMODIFICATION1 DEGRADATION & DE/RUCTION7 ) NO SIGNS ( IT SL[+1 LET ALONE /OPP+ ANYTIME SOON4 ,IT IS TIME TO RELATE NEGATIVELY TO !SE PROCESSES3 NO MORE TE*NICAL & ACADEMIC WORDS TO P]=M APOLOGETICS1 PROMOTE !IR 5*ANTM5T1 LE>N$ DEP5D5CY & SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL CO/S4 ,?IS IS A CONV]SATION AB\T DEMONIC WORMS1 OCTOPUSES & ! ,WORLDEAT]7S74 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,JANU>Y #b#e1 #bba 3 ,MON/] MEGAPROJECTS >E CONSUM+ ! 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