1. Thanks to Arturo Escobar whose engaging writings have done so much to further my thinking. I would also like to give special thanks to Wayne Fife who first encouraged me to pursue this project. Although I take full responsibility for its final contents, earlier drafts of the manuscript benefited from insightful comments by Sharon Roseman, Barbara Neis, John Kennedy, Rhonda Burke, Dean Bavington, Rumel Haider, Fiona Mackenzie and Christina Rojas. Financial support during the researching and writing of this article was provided by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, the Coasts Under Stress Research Project, and Memorial University.