| Description |
xvi, 302 pages ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: Swimming lessons / David Ehrenfeld. 2002. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-290) and index. |
| Contents |
Pretending -- Brainstorming has its limits -- Nothing simple -- The comforts of fantasy -- Rejecting gifts -- The uses and risks of adaptation -- When machines replace people -- Pseudocommunities -- Obsolescence -- Accelerating social evolution -- Writing -- Affluence and austerity -- Energy and friendly fire -- Durable goods -- Preserving our capital -- Conservation for profit -- Hot spots and the globalization of conservation -- Putting a value on nature -- The downside of corporate immortality -- Wilderness as teacher -- An opposing view of nature -- Death of a plastic palm -- Scientific discoveries and nature's mysteries -- I reinvent agriculture -- Thinking about breeds and species -- Strangers in our own land -- Teaching field ecology -- The ubiquitous right-of-way -- A walk in the woods -- Old growth -- Intimacy with nature -- The utopia fallacy -- Traditions -- Jane Austen and the world of the community -- Universities, schools, and communities -- What do we owe our children? -- Epilogue: A call for fusion and regeneration. |
| Subject |
Human ecology.
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Human ecology. |
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on.
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Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
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Environmental degradation.
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Environmental degradation. |
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Civilization, Modern -- 21st century.
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Civilization, Modern. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
| Subject |
Technology -- Social aspects.
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Technology -- Social aspects. |
| Added Author |
Ehrenfeld, David.
Swimming lessons.
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| ISBN |
9780195373783 paperback alkaline paper |
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0195373782 paperback alkaline paper |
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