Keywords:
Human ecology.
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Social ecology.
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Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
Whether he's discussing how to reconcile economy with ecology, why a warmer world will result in more poison ivy, why Britney Spears gets more hits on Google than global warming does, or why we might need to start eating jellyfish for supper, David Suzuki points the direction we must take as a society if we hope to meet the environmental challenges we face in our still-young century. Covering suburban sprawl, sustainable transportation, food shortages, biodiversity, technology, public policy, and more, The Big Picture not only identifies the problems we face but proposes solid, science-based solutions. These engaging essays look beyond environmental challenges to examine the forces that are preventing real change from occurring. Together they tell the story of a species struggling to come to grips with its own biological nature, a nature we must ultimately embrace to live in balance with the systems that sustain us.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (181 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781926685441
Series Statement:
David Suzuki Institute
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=557396
DDC:
304.2
Language:
English
Note:
Cover page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Blinded by Science -- 2 Smarter Than Your Average Planet -- 3 Getting to Know the Joneses -- 4 Putting Mother Nature on the Payroll -- 5 Hot Hot Heat -- 6 You Can't Get There from Here -- 7 Jellyfish-It's What's for Dinner -- 8 The True Cost of Gadgets -- 9 Lights, Camera, Sound Bite -- 10 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington -- Final Words -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- About the Authors.
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