TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrenfeld,David
AU  - Ehrenfeld,David
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Becoming good ancestors: how we balance nature, community, and technology 
AV  - GF49 .E47 2009eb
U1  - 304.2 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Nature
KW  - Effect of human beings on
KW  - Environmental degradation
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - 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
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10288334
ER  -