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Geographies of war and violence II: Terraformations and political ecologies of war

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Craig JonesORCiD

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Abstract

This report reviews recently published work on political ecologies of war to argue that war is a terraforming project. Terraformations of war require thinking through the ways in which ecologies are shaped by and in turn shape violent conflict. The concept of terraformations is introduced before outlining the many destructive, toxifying, and degrading effects that war has on socio-ecological relations. The article then shows how ecology functions as a medium of war, after which it articulates forms of ecological endurance. It concludes by reflecting on ecocide and calls for more scholarship on life-giving terraformations amidst militarised ecologies.

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Author(s): Jones C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Progress in Human Geography

Year: 2026

Pages: Epub ahead of print

Online publication date: 04/09/2026

Acceptance date: 22/08/2026

Date deposited: 09/09/2026

ISSN (print): 0309-1325

ISSN (electronic): 1477-0288

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/03091325261485489

DOI: 10.1177/03091325261485489

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UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, grant number MR/X035794/1

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