Gerald Schmidt

Positive Ecology

Sustainability and the 'Good Life'

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

While newspapers and other popular media tend to focus on the negative aspects of environmental change, this volume examines the alternative notion of 'positive ecology'. Using a wide range of case studies, the book discusses the wider contexts of how humanity is dependent on a functioning, biodiverse ecosphere of which we are only one part.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 233mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 316g
• ISBN-13: 9781138618671
• ISBN-10: 1138618675
• Artikelnr.: 62571231

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction. Contexts and Approaches: A Plurality of Perspectives: The biospheric perspective
Human perspectives
Biospheric dependence
The paradox of the human position
'Personal' perspectives. Towards a Synthetic Theory: Map and Territory
Evolutionary-ecological exigencies
Anthropological contexts
'Integration'. Fundamentals of Integration: Basic needs and ecology
Conditions and contexts
Water
Nutrition
Clothing: (not just) temperature regulation
Architecture: temperature regulation and safety
Security and sustainability
Health. Eco-Cultural Integration: Ecology in Culture and 'The Good Life': Rest and arousal
Social needs and the company of nature
Spirituality
Nature, knowledge, and creativity
Sustainability and self-efficacy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.