| Description |
xxxii, 796 pages, 2 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : Whose environment is it? -- Part 1. The historical context and conceptual framework of integral ecology. The return of interiority : redefining the humanity-nature relationship ; It's all about perspectives : the AQAL model ; A developing kosmos ; Developing interiors -- Part 2. The what, who, and how of ecological phenomena. Defining, honoring, and integrating the multiple approaches to ecology ; Ecological terrains : the what that is examined ; Ecological selves : the who that is examining ; Ecological research : how we examine -- Part 3. The who, how, and what framework applied. Ecological harmony and environmental crisis in a post-natural world ; Practices for cultivating integral ecological awareness ; Integral ecology in action -- Part 4. Applications of integral ecology in self, other, and world. Case study I: Integrating interiority in sustainable community development : a case study with San Juan del Gozo community, El Salvador / Gail Hochachka ; Case study II: Integral marine ecology : community-based fishery management in Hawai'i / Brian N. Tissot ; Case study III: Evolving approaches to conservation : integral ecology and Canada's Great Bear Rainforest / Darcy Riddell -- Conclusion : the integral ecology advantage -- Appendix. 200+ perspectives on NATURE: major, minor, and emerging schools of ecology, environmental studies, and ecological thought |
| Summary |
Dozens of real-life applications and examples of this framework currently in use are examined, including three in-depth cases studies: work with marine fisheries in Hawai'i, strategies of eco-activists to protect Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, and a study of community development in El Salvador. In addition, eighteen personal practices of transformation are provided for you to increase your own integral ecological awareness."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Originally published: 2009 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 671-769) and index |
| Subject |
Human beings.
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Human ecology -- Philosophy.
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Nature.
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| Author |
Zimmerman, Michael E., 1946-
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| LC no. |
2008032370 |
| ISBN |
1590304667 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9781590304662 hardcover alkaline paper |
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