The value of life : biological diversity and human society / Stephen R. Kellert.
The value of life : biological diversity and human society / Stephen R. Kellert.
The value of life : biological diversity and human society / Stephen R. Kellert.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, c1996.
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N179.1/32
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xix, 263 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Values -- Ch. 3. American Society -- Ch. 4. Activities -- Ch. 5. Species -- Ch. 6. Culture -- Ch. 7. Endangered Species -- Ch. 8. Conserving Biological Diversity -- Ch. 9. Education and Ethics.
Publication information
Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Island Press [for] Shearwater Books, c1996.
Analytical title
Plains of passage.
Place of Publication
District of Columbia
Date Published
c1996.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Throughout, Kellert argues that the preservation of biodiversity is fundamentally linked to human well-being as he illustrates the importance of biological diversity to the human sociocultural and psychological condition. His discussion provides the reader with a deeper understanding of how humans depend on a vast matrix of affiliations with other...
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The value of life : biological diversity and human society / Stephen R. Kellert.
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Plains of passage.
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Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes biographical references (p. 219-248) and index.
Language note
Text in Italian.
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Date Copyright
c1996.
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N179.1/32
Record Identifier
74VMlgWzMyzX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMlgWzMyzX
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ISBN
8878193968
9781559633178 (cloth : acid-free paper)
1559633174 (cloth : acid-free paper)
9781559633185 (pbk.)
1559633182 (pbk.)
9788878193963
DDC
179.1
MMS ID
991003393489702626
