tailieunhanh - Placing Nature: Culture and Landscape Ecology

THOUGHTFUL OBSERVERS of global ecosystems cannot fail to see that we live in a world dominated by cannot stand apart from nature, and now nature as we know it cannot stand apart from us. Faced with dawning clarity about this new relationship, we are uncertain of what to do. What is our appropriate role in nature? How might the tremendous momentum of postindustrial technology and global economics be channeled or transformed in response to ecological fundamentals? How can ancient assumptions ofWestern culture and ingrained traditions be placed in a new context of ecological knowledge? What should our goals be? What should our strategies be? How should we live?. | Placing Nature Culture and Landscape Ecology EDITED BY JOAN IVERSON NASSAUER About Island Press Island Press is the only nonprofit organization in the United States whose principal purpose is the publication of books on environmental issues and natural resource provide solutions-oriented information to professionals public officials business and community leaders and concerned citizens who are shaping responses to environmental problems. In 1994 Island Press celebrated its tenth anniversary as the leading provider of timely and practical books that take a multidisciplinary approach to critical environmental concerns. Our growing list of titles reflects our commitment to bringing the best of an expanding body of literature to the environmental community throughout North America and the world. Support for Island Press is provided by Apple Computer Inc. The Bullitt Foundation The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation The Energy Foundation The Ford Foundation The W. Alton Jones Foundation The Lyndhurst Foundation The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation The Andrew W Mellon Foundation The Joyce Mertz-Gilmore Foundation The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation The Pew Charitable Trusts The Pew Global Stewardship Initiative The Philanthropic Collaborative Inc. and individual .