Author: Stephen Vickers BoydenPublisher:
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Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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An Integrative Ecological Approach to the Study of Human Settlements
Author: Stephen Vickers BoydenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
Task Force on Integrated Ecological Studies on Human Settlements Within the Framework of Project Ll
Author: Task Force on Integrated Ecological Studies on Human Settlements, Within the Framework of Project 11 - Final Report
Author: Unesco. Programme on Man and the BiospherePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Human Ecology
Author: Markus NauserPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134917171
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
We face an environmental catastrophe of global proportions. The ecological rationality of modern society, and of science in particular, is in question. Science still responds to crises at the level of technocratic expertise, and still treats society as an adaptive system. By bringing together a number of integrative approaches to the human-environment problem, Human Ecology shapes a more radical, fundamental agenda for change. The book creates a framework for a cohesive discourse, for a "new human ecology". From the notion that the individual person is an agent mediating between society and environment, the individual contributors recognize that the environmental crisis is really a crisis of society - manifesting itself in an increasing fragmentation of lives in general and knowledge in particular. Arguing for environmentally sustainable lifestyles, the book envisages a new kind of consciousness and a new environment.
The Bionarrative
Author: Stephen BoydenPublisher: ANU Press
ISBN: 1760460516
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
This book is for the general reader interested in the human place in nature and the future of civilisation. It is based on the biohistorical approach to the study of human situations. This approach recognises human culture as a new and extremely important force in the biosphere. The book discusses the evolution of life and the essential ecological processes on which all life, including human civilisation, depend. It describes the conditions of life and ecology of humans in the four ecological phases in human history, with emphasis on the impacts of human culture on biological systems. It explains how, as cultures evolved, they often came to embrace not only factual information of good practical value, but also assumptions that are sheer nonsense, sometimes leading to activities that caused unnecessary human distress or damage to local ecosystems. These are examples of cultural maladaptation. There have been countless instances of cultural maladaptation in human history. The days of the fourth ecological phase of human history, the Exponential Phase, are numbered. Cultural maladaptations are now on a massive scale, and business as usual will inevitably lead to the ecological collapse of civilisation. The only hope for the survival of civilisation lies in radical changes in the worldviews and priorities of the prevailing cultures of the world, leading to a fifth ecological phase — a phase in which human society is truly sensitive to, in tune with and respectful of the processes of life. This is called a biosensitive society. The book concludes with discussion on the essential characteristics of a biosensitive society and on the means by which the necessary cultural transformation might come about.
Task Force on Integrated Ecological Studies on Human Settlements
Author: UNESCO.Final Report
Author: International Co-ordinating Council of the Programme on Man and the Biosphere. Task Force on Integrated Ecological Studies on Human Settlements, Within the Framework of Project 11Publisher:
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Category : Cities and towns
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Task Force on Integrated Ecological Studies on Human Settlements, Withing the Framework of Project 11
Author: Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB)Publisher:
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Category : City planning -- Congresses
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The Living Landscape, Second Edition
Author: Frederick R. SteinerPublisher: Island Press
ISBN: 1610910915
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 497
Book Description
The Living Landscape is a manifesto, resource, and textbook for architects, landscape architects, environmental planners, students, and others involved in creating human communities. Since its first edition, published in 1990, it has taught its readers how to develop new built environments while conserving natural resources. No other book presents such a comprehensive approach to planning that is rooted in ecology and design. And no other book offers a similar step-by-step method for planning with an emphasis on sustainable development. This second edition of The Living Landscape offers Frederick Steiner’s design-oriented ecological methods to a new generation of students and professionals. The Living Landscape offers • a systematic, highly practical approach to landscape planning that maximizes ecological objectives, community service, and citizen participation • more than 20 challenging case studies that demonstrate how problems were met and overcome, from rural America to large cities • scores of checklists and step-by-step guides • hands-on help with practical zoning, land use, and regulatory issues • coverage of major advances in GIS technology and global sustainability standards • more than 150 illustrations. As Steiner emphasizes throughout this book, all of us have a responsibility to the Earth and to our fellow residents on this planet to plan with vision. We are merely visiting this planet, he notes; we should leave good impressions.
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