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1 online resource (xxviii, 950 pages) : illustrations |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
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Interconnections: Cross-listed selections for chapters in part one, Concepts and case studies -- Why environmental studies? -- The design and use of this book -- Overture: Nature and human perception. Martin Buber, "I contemplate a tree" in I and thou (1923) / translated by Walter Kaufmann -- pt. 1: Concepts and case studies. Climate shock ; Species in danger: three case studies ; Nuclear power: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and the future ; Biotechnology and genetically manipulated organisms: Bt corn and the Monarch butterfly ; The paradox of sustainable development ; Deforestation ; War and peace: security at stake ; Globalization Is environmental ; What Is wilderness and do we need it? ; The urban environment: Calcutta and Los Angeles -- pt. 2: Foundational disciplines and topics I. Biological interactions. Keystone essay: Thomas Berry, from "The ecozoic era" (1997). Biodiversity and conservation biology ; Soil and agriculture ; Air and water ; Energy ; Toxicology -- II. Human dimensions. Keystone essay: Rachel Carson, from "The real world around us" (1954). The inner life ; Ethics, philosophy, gender ; Poetry ; History and the environment ; Nature writing -- III. Social connections. Keystone essay: William O. Douglas, Dissenting opinion in Sierra Club v. Morton (Mineral King), U.S. Supreme Court (1972). Politics and public policy ; Law and environmental justice ; Economics ; Human population ; Anthropology -- Coda. Conviction and action. |
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Unlimited number of concurrent users. UkHlHU |
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9780300150315 (electronic bk.) |
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0300150318 (electronic bk.) |
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