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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456988603321

Autore

McCallum Ian <1944->

Titolo

Ecological intelligence [[electronic resource] ] : rediscovering ourselves in nature / / Ian McCallum ; foreword by Lyall Watson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Golden, Colo., : Fulcrum Pub., c2008

ISBN

1-282-46818-9

9786612468186

1-55591-886-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

304.2

Soggetti

Environmentalism

Green movement

Environmental responsibility

Nature - Effect of human beings on

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Cape Town : Africa Geographic, 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-229) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Remembering where we come from -- pt. 2. Looking ahead.

Sommario/riassunto

A best seller in Africa, Ecological Intelligence defines a new way of thinking about the unprecedented environmental pressures of our day. McCallum offers a compelling argument that we must think differently about ourselves and the earth if we are to take seriously the survival of wilderness areas, wild animals, and the human race. Ecological Intelligence explores the relationship between humans and nature from both a biological and poetic perspective, arguing that understanding and reinforcing the evolutionary bonds that connect all life will lead to a greater sense of