After preservation : saving American nature in the age of humans / edited by Ben A. Minteer & Stephen J. Pyne.
| Other author | Minteer, Ben A., 1969- |
| Other author | Pyne, Stephen J., 1949- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015. |
| Description | 226 pages ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Writing on stone, writing in the wind / Ben A. Minteer and Stephen J. Pyne -- Restoring the nature of America / Andrew C. Revkin -- Nature preservation and political power in the Anthropocene / J.R. McNeill -- Too big for nature / Erle C. Ellis -- After preservation? : dynamic nature in the Anthropocene / Holmes Rolston III -- Humility in the Anthropocene / Emma Marris -- The Anthropocene and Ozymandias / Dave Foreman -- The higher altruism / Donald Worster -- The Anthropocene : disturbing name, limited insight / John A. Vucetich, Michael Paul Nelson, and Chelsea K. Batavia -- Ecology and the human future / Bryan Norton -- A letter to the editors : in defense of the relative wild / Curt Meine -- When extinction is a virtue / Ben A. Minteer -- Pleistocene rewilding and the future of biodiversity / Harry W. Greene -- The democratic promise of nature preservation / Mark Fiege -- Green fire meets red fire / Stephen J. Pyne -- Restoration, preservation, and conservation : an example for dry forests of the West / William Wallace Covington and Diane J. Vosick -- Preserving nature on US federal lands : managing change in the context of change / Norman L. Christensen -- After preservation : the case of the northern spotted owl / Jack Ward Thomas -- Celebrating and shaping nature : conservation in a rapidly changing world / F. Stuart Chapin III -- Move over Grizzly Adams : conservation for the rest of us / Michelle Marvier and Hazel Wong -- Endangered species conservation : then and now / Jamie Rappaport Clark -- Resembling the cosmic rhythms : the evolution of nature and stewardship in the age of humans / Amy Seidl -- Coda / Bill McKibben. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014035525 |
| ISBN | 9780226259826 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022625982X (cloth ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226259963 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 022625996X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
| ISBN | (e-book) |
| Standard identifier# | 40024725110 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GE310 .A38 2015 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |