| Biodiversity and Landscapes: A Paradox of Humanity Contributor(s): Kim, Ke Chung (Editor), Weaver, Robert D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511759401 ISBN-13: 9780511759406 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $140.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecology - Nature | Animals - Wildlife |
| Dewey: 333.95 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Global environmental problems are much more severe and complex than many of the public believe. This book explores the paradox of humanity's dependence on biodiversity and landscape systems for survival while simultaneously placing an enormous stress on the existence of these natural systems. Leading contributors to the fields of biodiversity conservation, ecology, economics, entomology, forestry, history, landscape management, philosophy and sociology draw from their unique disciplinary perspectives to consider the origins, bases and possible solutions to this pressing problem. The volume shows that the need for a solution is one of the most urgent facing humanity, yet the challenge of solving it is one that will require a major shift in the composite of human values. |