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Hannesson Rögnvaldur |
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Titolo |
Ecofundamentalism : a critique of extreme environmentalism / / Rögnvaldur Hannesson |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (131 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Deep ecology |
Environmental ethics |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgment; Chapter One. Introduction; Chapter Two. Environmentalism: What Is It?; Chapter Three. Sustainability; Chapter Four. Biodiversity, Alien Species, and "Iconic" Animals; Chapter Five. Energy; Chapter Six. Global Warming, Forest Death, and the Ozone Hole; Chapter Seven. Is the World Overpopulated?; Chapter Eight. Fisheries, Aquaculture, and the Oceans; Chapter Nine. Conclusion; Literature; Index; About the Author |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Ecofundamentalism: A Critique of Extreme Environmentalism is one of few books that focuses on ecofundamentalism, from its philosophical foundations to its policy prescriptions, instead of environmentalism as a whole. Ecofundamentalism places nature above man and is a possible threat to civilization. Rögnvaldur Hannesson critically examines central tenets of environmentalism such as sustainability, biodiversity, and the precautionary principle and he shows that issues like the "population bomb," global warming, and the depletion of the ocean |
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