ISBN:
9780813809236
,
0813808693
,
0470384964
,
0813809231
,
9780470384961
,
9780813809236
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xxvii, 224 p)
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Palo Alto, Calif ebrary 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version The Environment, Our Natural Resources and Modern Technology
DDC:
304.2
Keywords:
Human ecology
;
Environmentalism
Abstract:
Always controversial, Thomas DeGregori has released another classic volume that is sure to inform, confound, and present new perspectives on todays environmental issues. This time he is taking on the environmentalists, naturalists, green consumerists, and those that hail the natural lifestyle as the healthy, politically correct thing to do. DeGregori examines the economics of green consumerism, the reality of saving the environment, how historical cultures may have influenced environmental damage, and how being ecologically correct may have a more damaging effect on our environment. Not just a
Description / Table of Contents:
The Environment, Our Natural Resources, and Modern Technology; Contents; Preface; Introduction; 1. Green Consumerism; 2. Racism, Elitism, and Environmentalism; 3. Life in the Bush; 4. Paradise in the Pacific?; 5. The American Indian: The "Original Ecologist"?; 6. Demystifying the Environment; 7. Technology and the "Primitive"; 8. The Human Endeavor as a Creative Force; 9. Technology and the Promise of Modernity; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
DOI:
10.1002/9780470384961
URL:
Volltext
(URL des Erstveröffentlichers)
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