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1 online resource (xx, 369 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Fundamentals -- Verbicide (1999) -- Slow Knowledge (1996) -- Speed (1998) -- Love (1992) -- Reflections on Water and Oil (1990) -- Gratitude (2007) -- Orr's Laws (2004) -- On Sustainability -- Walking North on a Southbound Train (2003) -- Four Challenges of Sustainability (2006) -- Problem of Sustainability (1992) -- Two Meanings of Sustainability (1988) -- Leverage (2001) -- Shelf Life (2009) -- Constitution of Nature (2003) -- Diversity (2003) -- All Sustainability Is Local: New Wilmington, Pennsylvania (1994) -- On Ecological Design -- Designing Minds (1992) -- Loving Children: A Design Problem (2002) -- Further Reflections on Architecture as Pedagogy (1997) -- Origins of Ecological Design (2006) -- Design Revolution: Notes for Practitioners (2006) -- On Education -- Place as Teacher (2006) -- Problem of Education (1988) -- What Is Education For? (1990) -- Some Thoughts on Intelligence (1992) -- Ecological Literacy (1992) -- Place and Pedagogy (1992) -- Liberal Arts, the Campus, and the Biosphere (1990) -- On Energy and Climate -- Pascal's Wager and Economics in a Hotter Time (1992) -- Carbon Connection (2007) -- 2020: A Proposal (2000) -- Baggage: The Case for Climate Mitigation (2009) -- Long Tails and Ethics: Thinking about the Unthinkable (2010) -- Hope (in a Hotter Time) (2007) -- At the End of Our Tether? The Rationality of Nonviolence (2008). |
Summary |
For more than three decades, David Orr has been one of the leading voices of the environmental movement, championing the cause of ecological literacy in higher education, helping to establish and shape the field of ecological design, and working tirelessly to raise awareness of the threats to future generations posed by humanity's current unsustainable trajectory. Hope Is an Imperative brings together in a single volume Professor Orr's most important works. These include classics such as "What Is Education For?," one of the most widely reprinted essays in the environmental literature, "The Campus and the Biosphere," which helped launch the green campus movement, and "Loving Children: A Design Problem," which renowned theologian and philosopher Thomas Berry called "the most remarkable essay I've read in my whole life." The book features thirty-three essays, along with an introductory section that considers the evolution of environmentalism, section introductions that place the essays into a larger context, and a foreword by physicist and author Fritjof Capra. Hope Is an Imperative is a comprehensive collection of works by one of the most important thinkers and writers of our time. It offers a complete introduction to the writings of David Orr for readers new to the field, and represents a welcome compendium of key essays for longtime fans. The book is a must-have volume for every environmentalist's bookshelf |
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Environmental quality.
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Environmental quality. |
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Sustainability.
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Sustainability. |
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Environmental education.
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Environmental education. |
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Human ecology.
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Human ecology. |
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Sustainable design.
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Sustainable design. |
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Environmental engineering.
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Global environmental change.
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Climatic changes.
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Environmental engineering. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development. |
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Global environmental change. |
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Environnement. |
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Climatic changes. |
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Climat. |
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milieu |
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environment |
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duurzame ontwikkeling |
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sustainable development |
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stedelijke ecologie |
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urban ecology |
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ruimtelijke ordening |
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physical planning |
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regionale planning |
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regional planning |
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landschapsarchitectuur |
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landscape architecture |
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Environmental Sciences (General) |
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Milieuwetenschappen (algemeen) |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Orr, David W., 1944- Hope is an imperative. Washington, DC : Island Press, 2010 9781597266994 (DLC) 2010018206 (OCoLC)612961871 |
ISBN |
9781597266994 (electronic book) |
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159726699X (electronic book) |
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9781597267007 (electronic book) |
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1597267007 (electronic book) |
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9781610910170 (electronic book) |
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1610910176 (electronic book) |
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