1st Edition

The Terrestrial Biosphere Environmental Change, Ecosystem Science, Attitudes and Values

By S.T. Trudgill Copyright 2001
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

Terrestrial Biosphere tries to pose the questions which underlie the  many-sided debate of how to respond to and influence change: How should we view nature? What do we do for the best - how should we act - what are we trying to achieve and what should we be guided by?In doing so the book introduces and attempts to analyse not only scientific aspects of the debate but also cultural... Read more
1. Introduction2. Ecology for People3. Are There Any Guiding Principles from Ecological Science?4. The Conceptual Basis5. Ecosystems, Society and Environmental Change6. Concepts of Soil7. Soils and Environmental Change8. Wilderness Ecosystems9. Managed Ecosytems10. Domesticated Ecosystems 11. Built Ecosystems12. Conclusions

Biography

Trudgill, Steve