Why did history vote many times in his favor? Four reasons for McHarg’s achievements in socio-ecological practice research

Abstract

In two articles recently published in this journal, Wei-Ning Xiang presents four instances of Ian McHarg's effective, timehonored socio-ecological practice research and raises the question of why he was so successful in discovering and articulating truth in these exemplary cases. In this knowledge I&I (implementation and impact) research article, the author digs into the question through a lens of ecopracticology (the study of socio-ecological practice, that is) and presents four reasons for McHarg's achievements: (1) a proud member of the "crypto-pseudo-quasi-scientist" club; (2) a pragmatic way of knowing; (3) an ethical belief in human beings' enlightened self-interest; and (4) a classic style of writing.

“The trouble”, its maker, and Yang Gui’s confidence in “taming the troublemaker” with a 1962 bilateral agreement

“…The practitioners left no record of their research. It is only two millennia later when these undergirding principles were extrapolated by scientist researchers from the design characteristics of the irrigation system (Xiang 2019a , p.363; 2021 , p.80).…”