Tools

LEADER 03016cam 22005054a 4500

001 ocn212410030;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141212010305.0;

008 080222s2009 enk b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2008007199;

019 a| 221155334;

020 a| 9780195373783 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 0195373782 (pbk. : alk. paper);

035 a| (Sirsi) o212410030;

035 a| (OCoLC)212410030;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| GF49b| .E47 2009;

082 00 a| 304.22| 22;

100 1 a| Ehrenfeld, David.=| ^A303270;

245 10 a| Becoming good ancestors :b| how we balance nature, community, and technology /c| David Ehrenfeld.;

260 a| Oxford ;a| New York :b| Oxford University Press,c| 2009.;

300 a| xvi, 302 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

500 a| Rev. ed. of: Swimming lessons / David Ehrenfeld. 2002.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-290) and index.;

505 0 a| Pretending -- Brainstorming has its limits -- Nothing simple -- The comforts of fantasy -- Rejecting gifts -- The uses and risks of adaptation -- When machines replace people -- Pseudocommunities -- Obsolescence -- Accelerating social evolution -- Writing -- Affluence and austerity -- Energy and friendly fire -- Durable goods -- Preserving our capital -- Conservation for profit -- Hot spots and the globalization of conservation -- Putting a value on nature -- The downside of corporate immortality -- Wilderness as teacher -- An opposing view of nature -- Death of a plastic palm -- Scientific discoveries and nature's mysteries -- I reinvent agriculture -- Thinking about breeds and species -- Strangers in our own land -- Teaching field ecology -- The ubiquitous right-of-way -- A walk in the woods -- Old growth -- Intimacy with nature -- The utopia fallacy -- Traditions -- Jane Austen and the world of the community -- Universities, schools, and communities -- What do we owe our children? -- Epilogue: A call for fusion and regeneration.;

650 0 a| Human ecology.=| ^A165;

650 0 a| Naturex| Effect of human beings on.=| ^A5558;

650 0 a| Environmental degradation.=| ^A308162;

650 0 a| Civilization, Moderny| 21st century.=| ^A472355;

650 0 a| Technologyx| Social aspects.=| ^A11440;

700 1 a| Ehrenfeld, David.t| Swimming lessons.=| ^A303270;

994 a| 92b| ERE;

910 a| PromptCat;

938 a| Baker and Taylorb| BTCPn| BK0007725272;

938 a| Baker & Taylorb| BKTYc| 19.95d| 14.96i| 0195373782n| 0007725272s| active;

938 a| YBP Library Servicesb| YANKn| 2823379;

938 a| Blackwell Book Serviceb| BBUSn| R8740964c| $19.95;

980 a| 2008-10-30b| 19.95d| 0e| 18.95f| 546044g| 30372013944308h| 40015968517i| GF 49 .E47 2009;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 1434713;

999 a| GF 49 .E47 2009w| LCc| 1i| 30372013944308d| 7/29/2009f| 2/19/2009g| 1l| JGESm| JOYNERq| 1r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 11/5/2008x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

Becoming good ancestors : how we balance nature, community, and technology / David Ehrenfeld.

Author/creator	Ehrenfeld, David
Other author	Ehrenfeld, David.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Description	xvi, 302 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Human ecology. Nature--Effect of human beings on. Environmental degradation. Civilization, Modern--21st century. Technology--Social aspects.

Contents	Pretending -- Brainstorming has its limits -- Nothing simple -- The comforts of fantasy -- Rejecting gifts -- The uses and risks of adaptation -- When machines replace people -- Pseudocommunities -- Obsolescence -- Accelerating social evolution -- Writing -- Affluence and austerity -- Energy and friendly fire -- Durable goods -- Preserving our capital -- Conservation for profit -- Hot spots and the globalization of conservation -- Putting a value on nature -- The downside of corporate immortality -- Wilderness as teacher -- An opposing view of nature -- Death of a plastic palm -- Scientific discoveries and nature's mysteries -- I reinvent agriculture -- Thinking about breeds and species -- Strangers in our own land -- Teaching field ecology -- The ubiquitous right-of-way -- A walk in the woods -- Old growth -- Intimacy with nature -- The utopia fallacy -- Traditions -- Jane Austen and the world of the community -- Universities, schools, and communities -- What do we owe our children? -- Epilogue: A call for fusion and regeneration.
General note	Rev. ed. of: Swimming lessons / David Ehrenfeld. 2002.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-290) and index.
LCCN	2008007199
ISBN	9780195373783 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	0195373782 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GF 49 .E47 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold

Becoming good ancestors : how we balance nature, community, and technology / David Ehrenfeld.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability