Nested Ecology

The Place of Humans in the Ecological Hierarchy

AvEdward T. Wimberley

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Nested Ecology provides a pragmatic and functional approach to realizing a sustainable environmental ethic. Edward T. Wimberley asserts that a practical ecological ethic must focus on human decision making within the context of larger social and environmental systems. Think of a set of mixing bowls, in which smaller bowls sit within larger ones. Wimberley sees the world in much the same way, with personal ecologies embedded in social ecologies that in turn are nested within natural ecologies. Wimberley urges a complete reconceptualization of the human place in the ecological hierarchy. Going beyond the physical realms in which people live and interact, he extends the concept of ecology to spirituality and the "ecology of the unknown." In doing so, Wimberley defines a new environmental philosophy and a new ecological ethic.

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Utgivningsdatum:2009-07-24
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:363 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
Medarbetare:JohnF. Haught
ISBN:9780801892899

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Edward T. Wimberley is a professor of ecological studies at Florida Gulf Coast University.

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This book makes for salutary reading for anyone who is seeking to understand current ecological thinking-and for a lawyer in particular it is hugely thought-provoking. -- Karen Morrow Journal of Environmental Law 2011 Wimberley's concept of nested ecology is essential to rethinking the human role within the universe's natural ecological progression. -- Scott Obernesser Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment 2011

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Foreword, by John F. HaughtPreface1. Developing a Practical and Sustainable Ecology2. Personal Ecology3. Social Ecology4. Environmental Ecology5. Cosmic Ecology and the Ecology of the Unknown6. Essential Characteristics of Nested Ecology7. The Fundamentals of Nested Ecological HouseholdingEpilogueReferencesIndex