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Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo



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Autore: Lannoo Michael J Visualizza persona
Titolo: Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab [[electronic resource] ] : the emergence of environmentalism / / Michael J. Lannoo Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (217 p.)
Disciplina: 333.72092/2
Soggetto topico: Environmentalism - United States - History
Natural history - United States - History
Ecology - United States - History
Soggetto non controllato: 20th century
aldo leopold
biography
climate change
collapsing ecosystems
conservation biology
discussion books
easy to read
ecologists
ecology
ecosystems
ed ricketts
environmentalism
famous scientists
historical scientists
history of environmentalism
invasive species
natural communities
natural science
natural world
naturalism
nonfiction
related work
retrospective
science majors
science
scientists
students and teachers
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Out of the Midwest -- Chapter 2. From Forester to Professor -- Chapter 3. From Businessman to Sage -- Chapter 4. Game Management -- Chapter 5. Between Pacific Tides -- Chapter 6. The Shack -- Chapter 7. The Lab -- Chapter 8. A Sand County Almanac -- Chapter 9. Sea of Cortez -- Chapter 10. Daily Lives and Professional Expectations -- Chapter 11. From Natural History to Ecology -- Chapter 12. Leopold's Approach -- Chapter 13. Ricketts's Approach -- Chapter 14. Shared and Complementary Perspectives -- Chapter 15. Transcendence -- Chapter 16. Ethic and Engagement -- Chapter 17. Where Their Spirit Lives On -- The shack and the lab -- Notes -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Aldo Leopold and Ed Ricketts are giants in the history of environmental awareness. They were born ten years and only about 200 miles apart and died within weeks of each other in 1948. Yet they never met and they didn't read each other's work. This illuminating book reveals the full extent of their profound and parallel influence both on science and our perception of natural world today. In a lively comparison, Michael J. Lannoo shows how deeply these two ecological luminaries influenced the emergence both of environmentalism and conservation biology. In particular, he looks closely at how they each derived their ideas about the possible future of humanity based on their understanding of natural communities. Leopold and Ricketts both believed that humans cannot place themselves above earth's ecosystems and continue to survive. In light of climate change, invasive species, and collapsing ecosystems, their most important shared idea emerges as a powerful key to the future.
Titolo autorizzato: Leopold's shack and Ricketts's lab  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-76396-2
9786612763960
0-520-94606-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784956103321
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