02586nam a2200385 a 4500 ebr10288334 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080222s2009 enk sb 001 0 eng 2008007199 9780195373783 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0195373782 (pbk. : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)368224345 GF49 .E47 2009eb 304.2 22 Ehrenfeld, David. Becoming good ancestors [electronic resource] : how we balance nature, community, and technology / David Ehrenfeld. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. xvi, 302 p. Rev. ed. of: Swimming lessons / David Ehrenfeld. 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-290) and index. Pretending -- Brainstorming has its limits -- Nothing simple -- The comforts of fantasy -- Rejecting gifts -- The uses and risks of adaptation -- When machines replace people -- Pseudocommunities -- Obsolescence -- Accelerating social evolution -- Writing -- Affluence and austerity -- Energy and friendly fire -- Durable goods -- Preserving our capital -- Conservation for profit -- Hot spots and the globalization of conservation -- Putting a value on nature -- The downside of corporate immortality -- Wilderness as teacher -- An opposing view of nature -- Death of a plastic palm -- Scientific discoveries and nature's mysteries -- I reinvent agriculture -- Thinking about breeds and species -- Strangers in our own land -- Teaching field ecology -- The ubiquitous right-of-way -- A walk in the woods -- Old growth -- Intimacy with nature -- The utopia fallacy -- Traditions -- Jane Austen and the world of the community -- Universities, schools, and communities -- What do we owe our children? -- Epilogue: A call for fusion and regeneration. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Human ecology. Nature Effect of human beings on. Environmental degradation. Civilization, Modern 21st century. Technology Social aspects. Electronic books. local Ehrenfeld, David. Swimming lessons. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10288334 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 1000 1000