Human Dependence on Nature

How to Help Solve the Environmental Crisis

Haydn Washington (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2012
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-63258-4 (ISBN)

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Humanity is dependent on Nature to survive, yet our society largely acts as if this is not the case. The energy that powers our very cells, the nutrients that make up our bodies, the ecosystem services that clean our water and air; these are all provided by the Nature from which we have evolved and of which we are a part. This book examines why we deny or ignore this dependence and what we can do differently to help solve the environmental crisis.

Written in an accessible and engaging style, Haydn Washington provides an excellent overview of humanity’s relationship with Nature. The book looks at energy flow, nutrient cycling, ecosystem services, ecosystem collapse as well as exploring our psychological and spiritual dependency on nature. It also examines anthropocentrism and denial as causes of our unwillingness to respect our inherent dependence on the natural environment. The book concludes by bringing these issues together and providing a framework for solutions to the environmental crisis.

Haydn Washington is an environmental scientist and writer with 35 years' experience. He has worked as a plant ecologist, a CSIRO scientist, an environmental consultant, and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of New South Wales, Australia. This is his fifth book on environmental issues and he is also the lead author of Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand (Earthscan from Routledge 2011).

Foreword Paul Ehrlich 1. Energy is life 2. The great cycles 3. Ecosystem services – essential but overlooked 4. Collapse 5. Psychological and spiritual dependency on Nature 6. The great divide – anthropocentrism vs. Ecocentrism 7. Dealing with denial 8. Do we have a problem? 9. Solutions to keep our roots in the Earth

Zusatzinfo	10 Line drawings, black and white; 1 Halftones, black and white; 11 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
	Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre
ISBN-10	0-415-63258-7 / 0415632587
ISBN-13	978-0-415-63258-4 / 9780415632584
Zustand	Neuware