
Nested Ecology
The Place of Humans in the Ecological Hierarchy
Edward T. Wimberley(Author)
Johns Hopkins University Press
Published on 24. July 2009
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-8018-9156-4 (ISBN)
Description
Nested Ecology provides a pragmatic and functional approach to realizing a sustainable environmental ethic. Edward T. Wimberley asserts that a practical ecological ethic must focus on human decision making within the context of larger social and environmental systems. Think of a set of mixing bowls, in which smaller bowls sit within larger ones. Wimberley sees the world in much the same way, with personal ecologies embedded in social ecologies that in turn are nested within natural ecologies. Wimberley urges a complete reconceptualization of the human place in the ecological hierarchy. Going beyond the physical realms in which people live and interact, he extends the concept of ecology to spirituality and the "ecology of the unknown." In doing so, Wimberley defines a new environmental philosophy and a new ecological ethic.
Reviews / Votes
This book makes for salutary reading for anyone who is seeking to understand current ecological thinking-and for a lawyer in particular it is hugely thought-provoking. -- Karen Morrow Journal of Environmental Law 2011 Wimberley's concept of nested ecology is essential to rethinking the human role within the universe's natural ecological progression. -- Scott Obernesser Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment 2011More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-9156-4 (9780801891564)
DOI
10.1353/book.3376
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Persons
Edward T. Wimberley is a professor of ecological studies at Florida Gulf Coast University.
Author
Florida Gulf Coast University
Foreword
Senior FellowWoodstock Theological Center
Content
Foreword, by John F. Haught
Preface
1. Developing a Practical and Sustainable Ecology
2. Personal Ecology
3. Social Ecology
4. Environmental Ecology
5. Cosmic Ecology and the Ecology of the Unknown
6. Essential Characteristics of Nested Ecology
7. The Fundamentals of Nested Ecological Householding
Epilogue
References
Index
Preface
1. Developing a Practical and Sustainable Ecology
2. Personal Ecology
3. Social Ecology
4. Environmental Ecology
5. Cosmic Ecology and the Ecology of the Unknown
6. Essential Characteristics of Nested Ecology
7. The Fundamentals of Nested Ecological Householding
Epilogue
References
Index