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Autore |
Blewitt John <1957-> |
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Titolo |
Media, ecology and conservation : using the media to protect the world's wildlife and ecosystems / / John Blewitt |
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Totnes, Devon : , : Green Books, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-85784-012-6 |
0-85784-013-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Collana |
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The converging world series ; ; [2] |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Environmental protection |
Environmentalism |
Mass media and the environment |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [182]-201) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover ; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1: Animals in human culture; Chapter 2: Animals and visual culture; Chapter 3: Blue chip and beyond; Chapter 4: Films for conservation; Chapter 5: Image, truth and the imagination; Chapter 6: A mirror to nature; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<P style=""MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"">This book focuses on global connectivity and the role of new digital and traditional media in bringing people together to protect the world's endangered wildlife and conserve fragile and threatened habitats. New media offers opportunities for like-minded individuals, community groups, businesses, and public organizations to learn and work cooperatively for the good of all species. One of the key themes of this book explores the important issue of how new information and communication technologies mediate the natural world and our understanding of our place in i |
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