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Mosquitopia : the place of pests in a healthy world / / edited by Marcus Hall and Dan Tamïr



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Titolo: Mosquitopia : the place of pests in a healthy world / / edited by Marcus Hall and Dan Tamïr Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2022
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 289 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 595.772
Soggetto topico: Mosquitoes
Mosquitoes - Control - Environmental aspects
Mosquitoes as carriers of disease
Persona (resp. second.): HallMarcus
TamïrDan
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sommario/riassunto: "This edited volume brings together natural scientists, social scientists and humanists to assess if (or how) we may begin to coexist harmoniously with the mosquito. The mosquito is humanity's deadliest animal, killing over a million people each year by transmitting malaria, yellow fever, Zika and several other diseases. Yet of the 3500 species of mosquito on earth, only a few dozen of them are really dangerous-so that the question arises as to whether humans and their mosquito foe can learn to live peacefully with one another. Chapters assess polarizing arguments for conserving and preserving mosquitoes, as well as for controlling and killing them, elaborating on possible consequences of both strategies. This book provides informed answers to the dual question: could we eliminate mosquitoes, and should we? Offering insights spanning the technical to the philosophical, this is the 'go to' book for exploring humanity's many relationships with the mosquito-which becomes a journey to finding better ways to inhabit the natural world. Mosquitopia will be of interest to anyone wanting to explore dependencies between human health and natural systems, while offering novel perspectives to health planners, medical experts, environmentalists and animal rights advocates"-- Provided by publisher.
Altri titoli varianti: Mosquitopia
Titolo autorizzato: Mosquitopia  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-00-305603-2
1-003-05603-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910493750203321
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Serie: Routledge environmental humanities.