Thunder Tree: Lessons from an Urban Wildland

Robert Michael Pyle

ISBN 10: 0870716026 / ISBN 13: 9780870716027

Verlag: Oregon State University Press, 2011

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00094336415

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A prolific naturalist author, Pyle narrates a tale which is part memoir and part ecological argument, advocating for his belief in the importance of the urban wild and forwarding the idea of "extinction of experience" when such places are unprotected in the midst of modern development. Alternating deeply personal anecdotes with local history, he uses the High Line Canal in Denver, Colorado as a microcosm in which to illustrate the intense informal utilization of near-urban countryside, defend that terrain as a modern form of Commons, consider the repercussions of growth on an inherently limited ecosystem, and reflect on the cultural aftermath when this unique terrain dwindles in the contemporary landscape. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Robert Michael Pyle is the author of Mariposa Road, Chasing Monarchs, Where Bigfoot Walks, and Wintergreen, which received a John Burroughs Medal. He lives in Southwest Washington.

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Titel: Thunder Tree: Lessons from an Urban Wildland
Verlag: Oregon State University Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: Very Good