Texas Land Ethics
Autor Pete A. Y. Gunter, Max Oelschlaeger Fotograf Sharon Stewarten Limba Engleză Paperback – 1998
In this thoughtful, practical book, Pete Gunter and Max Oelschlaeger offer a new vision for living on the land, a 'land ethic' that respects the stability, integrity, and beauty of the "land community." Avoiding harsh rhetoric that seeks only to place blame and foretell doom, they discuss how economic and environmental goals may be reconciled so that Texans can continue to enjoy a reasonable prosperity while living in a land free of pollutants and scars, where some wild lands still exist and animals range freely.
In presenting their land ethic, the authors draw on the ideas of Aldo Leopold, whose A Sand County Almanac persuasively urges human beings to respect the land—with all of its animal and plant inhabitants—that supports us. This is an ethic to take Texas into the twenty-first century, in which the wise choices we make now will create a stable and sustainable future.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780292728028
ISBN-10: 0292728026
Pagini: 174
Ilustrații: 7 b&w photographs, 7 figures, 3 maps, 3 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
ISBN-10: 0292728026
Pagini: 174
Ilustrații: 7 b&w photographs, 7 figures, 3 maps, 3 tables
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Editura: University of Texas Press
Colecția University of Texas Press
Notă biografică
Both authors are professors of philosophy at the University of North Texas in Denton. A long-time environmentalist, Pete A. Y. Gunter was instrumental in the creation of the Big Thicket National Preserve. Max Oelschlaeger is the author of The Idea of Wilderness and Postmodern Environmental Ethics.
Cuprins
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. What Is a Land Ethic?
- 2. Texas: The Land and Its Communities of Life
- 3. Texas: A State of Neglect
- 4. Land Ethics and Economics
- 5. Are Land Ethics Practical?
- 6. The Big Thicket
- 7. A Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Descriere
A new vision for living on the land, a "land ethic" that respects the stability, integrity, and beauty of the "land community."