Florida International University FIU Digital Commons FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations University Graduate School 3-26-2013 Sociocultural Complexities of Ecosystem Restoration: Remaking Identity, Landscape and Belonging in the Florida Everglades Rebecca I. Garvoille Florida International University,
[email protected] DOI: 10.25148/etd.FI13042213 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Garvoille, Rebecca I., "Sociocultural Complexities of Ecosystem Restoration: Remaking Identity, Landscape and Belonging in the Florida Everglades" (2013). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 841. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/841 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the University Graduate School at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Miami, Florida SOCIOCULTURAL COMPLEXITIES OF ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION: REMAKING IDENTITY, LANDSCAPE AND BELONGING IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in GLOBAL AND SOCIOCULTURAL STUDIES by Rebecca I. Garvoille 2013 © Copyright 2013 by Rebecca I. Garvoille All rights reserved. iii DEDICATION I dedicate my dissertation to my parents and to our home, Lost Horizon Farm, for sparking my intense interest in working landscapes and environmental conservation. Thank you for your unwavering support throughout my intellectual journey. I also dedicate my dissertation to my husband, Mike, for his endless patience and his enduring willingness to accompany me into the field with a smile. iv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I am indebted to my committee members for accompanying me on this intellectual journey, and for always encouraging me to be a better and more insightful scholar.