Record details

• ISBN: 9781771640275
• ISBN: 1771640278
• Physical Description: x, 446 pages ; 23 cm
• Edition: Revised edition.
• Publisher: Vancouver, British Columbia : David Suzuki Foundation : [2014]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-438) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword; Preface; Interconnections; Catching an Epiphany; What Can I Do?; Arrival of an Alien; London in My Life; Human Borders and Nature; On Crisis and Opportunity; There's a Lot to Learn; Elephants of the Sea; The Thrill of Seeing Ants for What They Are; The Case for Keeping Wild Tigers; How Little We Know; The Power of Diversity; The Pacific Salmon Forests; Owning Up to Our Ignorance; A Force of Nature; A Walk in a Rain Forest; Megadams; Global Warming; IPCC Report Shows Action on Climate Change Is Critical; Ecological Footprints; A Boost for Biodiversity.

Near the End of LifeEconomics and Politics; The Hubris of Global Economics; The Ecosystem as Capital; Ecologists and Economists Unite!; Economic Fallacy; A Progress Indicator That's Real; Tiny Bhutan Redefines "Progress"; Endless Growth-An Impossible Dream; Economics and the Third World; Assigning a Value to Nature; What's the Value of Something We Can't Live Without?; Toward More National Economies; The True Price of a Tree; Plundering the Seas; Is There a Cure for the Bluefin Blues?; Shifting Political Perspectives; Lessons from Humanity's Birthplace; True Wealth.

Science, Technology, and InformationScience and Technology Are Still in Their Infancy; Biotechnology: A Geneticist's Personal Perspective; It Always Costs; The Prostitution of Academia; A Humbling Message of Ants and Men; Misusing Language; The Really Real; Virtual Reality; The Hidden Messages; Are These Two Reporters on the Same Planet?; Why a Warmer World Won't Be a Better World; Science and Ethics; Genetics after Auschwitz; The Final Dance on Racism's Grave; Through Different Eyes; The Pain of Animals; Are There No Limits?; Political Decisions Require Scientific Literacy; A Biocentric View.

Why the Bravest Position Is BiocentrismBorrowing from Children; Making Waves; Losing Interest in Science; Sometimes It Does Take a Rocket Scientist ... to Take on Hollywood; A Buddhist Way to Teach Kids Ecology; The System and the Ecosystem; A Change in Perspective; Why Sterile School Yards Are a Waste; The Invisible Civilization; Haida Gwaii and My Home; Reflections while Backpacking; Anti-environmentalists Are Stuck in the Past; Leaders, Role Models, and Success Stories; The New Leaders; Village Power Wins Victories in India; Meeting the Dalai Lama; A Heroic Shepherd; Grass-Roots Groups.

A Woman in ScienceYoung People; Monteverde and Children; Child Power; Scheer Determination Transformed Germany's Energy Grid; Water and a Canadian Scientist; One Logger and His Forest; A New Kind of Political Leader; Uruguay's "Poor" President Is a Unique Leader; Fisheries That Flourish; One Farmer Really Close to the Soil; Rain Forest Defender Rebecca Tarbotton Leaves Inspiring Legacy; Life and Family; Growing Up in Racist Canada; A New Career; Finding Love; Raising Kids; Lessons My Father Taught Me Are Worth Sharing; A Lifetime of Activism; Starting the David Suzuki Foundation.

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Human ecology > Political aspects.
Human ecology > Economic aspects.
Social ecology.
Environmental ethics.
Philosophy of nature.
Consumption (Economics)
Avarice.
Globalization.