206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
206 Pages
by
Routledge
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Until recently, there has been a widespread view that we must give up amenities of modern life in order to achieve environmental sustainability. While newspapers and other popular media tend to focus on the negative aspects of environmental change, this volume examines the alternative notion of 'positive ecology'. Initially gleaned from the orientation of 'positive psychology', this argues that... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Contexts and Approaches: A Plurality of Perspectives: The biospheric perspective; Human perspectives; Biospheric dependence; The paradox of the human position; 'Personal' perspectives. Towards a Synthetic Theory: Map and Territory; Evolutionary-ecological exigencies; Anthropological contexts; 'Integration'. Fundamentals of Integration: Basic needs and ecology; Conditions and contexts; Water; Nutrition; Clothing: (not just) temperature regulation; Architecture: temperature regulation and safety; Security and sustainability; Health. Eco-Cultural Integration: Ecology in Culture and 'The Good Life': Rest and arousal; Social needs and the company of nature; Spirituality; Nature, knowledge, and creativity; Sustainability and self-efficacy; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Gerald Schmidt
