The World and the Wild: Expanding Wilderness Conservation Beyond its American Roots - Softcover

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ISBN 10: 0816520631 ISBN 13: 9780816520633

Verlag: University of Arizona Press, 2001

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Selected as one of the best environmental books for 2001 by planeta.com"Usually, debates about wilderness include the voices of development interests and 'traditional' preservation advocates, with the recent addition of conservation biologists. In this highly recommended, readable collection, many other kinds of voices prove that wilderness is not merely an American concept; that the concept needs expanding, perhaps exploding; that past debates have been too narrow, incomplete." "Choice""When it comes to writings on wilderness, this is refreshing, engaging, and humbling. . . . crucial for those interested in issues of conservation, sustainability, the wild, creatures, and international development." "Parabola""The diverse and unique focus of this book make it an essential read for those involved or interested in conservation and development of wildlands and resources." "Electronic Green Journal""For the unconverted, it serves as an introduction to the range of thought and approaches to environmental philosophy and environmental management, and thus will expland the concept(s) of wilderness for some. As a bonus, it happens to be very well written." "Environments"" Selected as one of the best environmental books for 2001 by planeta.com"Usually, debates about wilderness include the voices of development interests and 'traditional' preservation advocates, with the recent addition of conservation biologists. In this highly recommended, readable collection, many other kinds of voices prove that wilderness is not merely an American concept; that the concept needs expanding, perhaps exploding; that past debates have been too narrow, incomplete." --Choice"When it comes to writings on wilderness, this is refreshing, engaging, and humbling. . . . crucial for those interested in issues of conservation, sustainability, the wild, creatures, and international development." --Parabola"The diverse and unique focus of this book make it an essential read for those involved or interested in conservation and development of wildlands and resources." --Electronic Green Journal"For the unconverted, it serves as an introduction to the range of thought and approaches to environmental philosophy and environmental management, and thus will expland the concept(s) of wilderness for some. As a bonus, it happens to be very well written." --Environments

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Can nature be restored to a pristine state through deliberate action? Must the preservation of wilderness always subordinate the interests of humans to those of other species? Can indigenous peoples be entrusted with the guardianship of their own wild resources? This collection of international writings tackles tough questions like these as it expands wilderness conservation beyond its American roots. One of the first anthologies to consider wilderness as a global issue, it takes a stand against the notion that wilderness is a northern colonialist conceit and is irrelevant to the plans of third world countries. Contributions from all over the planet Nepal, Borneo, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, South Africa, India, and the United States show instead that wilderness has an important place in the environmental thought and policy of any nation, industrial or developing. The World and the Wild boldly advances the idea that our concept of wilderness must expand to take in new vistas. It breaks fresh ground in global environmentalism and is essential reading for anyone concerned with development issues related to conservation. ContentsForeword: Whither World Wilderness? / Vance G. MartinIntroduction: Wilderness in the Rest of the World / David RothenbergHow Can Four Trees Make a Jungle? / Pramod ParajuliThe Unpaintable West / Zeese PapanikolasRestoring Wilderness or Reclaiming Forests? / Sahotra SarkarFor Indian Wilderness / Philip Cafaro and Monish VermaIn the Dust of Kilimanjaro / David WesternWhy Conservation in the Tropics Is Failing / John Terborgh""Trouble in Paradise"": An Exchange / David Western and John TerborghZulu History / Ian PlayerBruno Manser and the Penan / William W. BevisRoads Where There Have Long Been Trails / Kathleen HarrisonVolcano Dreams / Tom VanderbiltRecycled Rain Forest Myths / Antonio Carlos DieguesThe Park of Ten Thousand Waterfalls / Dan ImhoffMapping the Wild / Edward A. WhitesellEarth Jazz / Evan EisenbergThey Trampled on Our Taboos / Damien Arabagali

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• Verlag: University of Arizona Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0816520631
• ISBN 13: 9780816520633
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232
• Herausgeber: Rothenberg David, Ulvaeus Marta