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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823347603321

Autore

Pierssene Andrew

Titolo

Explaining our world : an approach to the art of environmental interpretation / / Andrew Pierssene

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : E & FN Spon, 1999

ISBN

1-135-81460-0

9786610050192

1-138-88435-9

1-280-05019-5

0-203-22297-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xii, 252 p. : ill

Disciplina

333.78/0941

Soggetti

Natural areas - Interpretive programs - Great Britain

Environmental education - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-245) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents.

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers a rational and philosophical approach to environmental interpretation, the educational purpose of which is particularly relevant in an age when specialization tends to distance most people from direct experience of the way the environment works. In reviewing the practice of interpretation, the author emphasises that effective work in this field must be finely tuned. The interpreter must constantly bear in mind the real value and significance of the features interpreted and the needs of the visitors to whom interpretation is addressed.