Encountering nature : toward an environmental culture / Thomas Heyd.
Encountering nature : toward an environmental culture / Thomas Heyd.
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Publisher
Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N304.201/ 5
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 190 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction -- The case for environmental morality -- Environmental ethics in the workplace : a call to action -- Environment and culture in Latin America: community, autonomy and resistance -- Aesthetic appreciation and the many stories about nature -- Bash and wandering aesthetics : recuperating...
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Publisher
Aldershot : Ashgate, 2007.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"This book argues that an attentive encounter with nature is of key importance for the development of an environmentally appropriate culture. The fundamental idea is that the environmental degradation that we are increasingly experiencing is best conceived as the consequence of a cultural mismatch: our cultures seem not to be appropriate to the nat...
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Encountering nature : toward an environmental culture / Thomas Heyd.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N304.201/ 5
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74VKz0jwDmgl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKz0jwDmgl
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ISBN
0754654230 (hbk.) :
9780754654230 (hbk.) :
DDC
304.201
MMS ID
991023589399702626
