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Author Sala, Enric.

Title The nature of nature : why we need the wild / Enric Sala.

Imprint Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2020]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 PHS Non-Fiction  304.2 Sala    ---  DUE 05-11-23 Billed
Description 255 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Note "Foreword by HRH The Prince of Wales ; introduction by Edward O. Wilson"--Dust jacket.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-250) and index.
Indexed In: Booklist, September 2020
Summary "[This book] explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions--with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course inecology--you might call it 'ecology for people in a hurry': what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built environment--with ideas on how to run our society and economy more efficiently. Chapter 11 discusses the moral case for the conservation of life on Earth, because utility cannot be the only lens through which we see the world. In other words: Do other creatures have a right to exist, and why? And finally, Chapter 12 explains why it makes more economic sense to protect more of the natural world than to degrade it. This book illuminates an inner appreciation for all life on Earth, instills a greater sense of humility, and helps us understand why we need a world with wild places"--Provided by publisher.
Audience Adult Follett School Solutions.
Subject Human ecology.
Ecology.
Nature conservation.
Added Author Charles, Prince of Wales, 1948-
Wilson, Edward O.
Other Form: Online version: Sala, Enric, The nature of nature Washington : National Geographic, 2020. 9781426221026 (DLC) 2020005808
ISBN 9781426221019

 
    
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