The New Ecology : : Rethinking a Science for the Anthropocene / / Oswald J. Schmitz.
Our species has transitioned from being one among millions on Earth to the species that is single-handedly transforming the entire planet to suit its own needs. In order to meet the daunting challenges of environmental sustainability in this epoch of human domination-known as the Anthropocene-ecolog...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2016] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- CHAPTER 1. The Challenge of Sustainability
- CHAPTER 2. Valuing Species and Ecosystems
- CHAPTER 3. Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Functions
- CHAPTER 4. Domesticated Nature
- CHAPTER 5. Socio-ecological Systems Thinking
- CHAPTER 6. Hubris to Humility
- CHAPTER 7. Ecologies by Humans for Humans
- CHAPTER 8. The Ecologist and the New Ecology
- Bibliography
- Index