Encountering Nature

"This book argues that an attentive encounter with nature is of key importance for the development of an environmentally appropriate culture. The fundamental idea is that the environmental degradation that we are increasingly experiencing is best conceived as the consequence of a cultural mismatch: our cultures seem not to be appropriate to the natural environment in which we move and on which we depend in thoroughgoing ways. In addressing this problem, Thomas Heyd weaves together a rich tapestry of perspectives on human interactions with the natural world, ranging from traditional modes of managing human communities that include the natural environment in Latin America, to the consideration of poetic travelogues, ecological restoration and botanic gardens."--BOOK JACKET.

Year

2007

Language

English

Publisher

Ashgate Publishing

Editions

7

Pages

190

ISBN

9780754654230

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