ABSTRACT
This chapter presents three asymmetrical cases from the Pacific region: New Zealand, the west coast of the United States, and Chile. While Australia is also mentioned, it is only because the Australian experience influenced dune stabilization in neighboring New Zealand. Although not comparable in length or detail, these cases of dune stabilization share clear connections and thus provide a broader view on the history of dunes in the Pacific. This chapter approaches the transfer of people, knowledge, and species from Europe to Pacific regions by tracing the eco-cultural networks of empires. In addition to exploring human and nonhuman encounters, environmental anxieties, adaptation, and problem-solving connected to sand drift, this chapter examines the discourses, agents, means, and institutions involved in the process of dune reclamation in the Pacific.
