ORCID
- Yarwood, Richard: 0000-0002-7843-3928
- Kelly, Claire: 0000-0002-3809-225X
Abstract
In the context of a wider literature on ‘deathscapes’, we map the emergence of a new mode of burial and remembrance in Britain. Since a ‘green’ burial ground was established in Carlisle in 1993, sites for so-called ‘green, ‘natural’ or ‘woodland’ funerals have proliferated. There are now over 270 such sites in Britain. Drawing on a postal and email survey sent to all managers/owners and visits to 15 green burial grounds (enabling observations and semi-structured interviews with their managers), we chart their growth, establishment and regulation and describe the landscapes associated with them. This requires, and leads to, wider reflections on nature, capital, consumption, culture and the body.
DOI
10.1111/geoj.12087
Publication Date
2015-06-18
Publication Title
The Geographical Journal
Volume
181
First Page
172
Last Page
184
Organisational Unit
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Keywords
green/natural/woodland burials, nature, culture, sustainability, deathscapes, biopolitics
Recommended Citation
Yarwood, R., Sidaway, J., Kelly, C., & Stillwell, S. (2015) 'Sustainable deathstyles? The geography of green burials in Britain', The Geographical Journal, 181, pp. 172-184. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1111/geoj.12087
