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xvi, 302 p. 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. David Ehrenfeld. Rev. ed. of: Swimming lessons / David Ehrenfeld. 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-290) and index. 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 GF49 .E47 2009eb 304.2 Ehrenfeld, David. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10288334 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10288334 CaPaEBR 080222 ebr10288334