Chris Maser

Earth in Our Care

Ecology, Economy, and Sustainability

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rich in detail and insightful analogies, Earth in Our Care addresses key issues including land-use policies, ecological restoration, forest management, local living, and sustainability thinking. Exploring our interconnectedness with the Earth, Maser examines today's problems and, more importantly, provides solutions for the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None edition
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juni 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 165mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 608g
• ISBN-13: 9780813545592
• ISBN-10: 0813545595
• Artikelnr.: 25854181

Autorenporträt

CHRIS MASER is a writer, environmental consultant, and zoologist who has written over twenty books and is the coauthor of Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function (Rutgers University Press).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Of Ignorance and Knowledge
Everything has a Tradeoff
Our Ever-Changing Landscape Patterns
> Act Locally and Affect the Whole World
The Never-Ending Stories of Cause, Effect, and Change
Is Ecological Restoration Possible?
Where Do We Go from Here?
Appendix
Notes
Glossary
Index