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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Nigel DudleyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Earthscan Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9781844078363ISBN 10: 1844078361 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 24 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsDudley's book is ... similar to Simon Levin's Fragile Dominion (1999), E. O. Wilson's The Future of Life (2002) or Carolyn Merchant's Reinventing Eden (2003). An established environmental scientist, Dudley also uses his travels to bring colour to his writing, but his hypothesis comes from a thoughtful examination of various attempts to define 'natural' and 'wild' - by scientists, philosophers, managers, non-governmental organizations and policy-makers. Dudley demonstrates that there is neither coherence nor consensus as to what constitutes naturalness or wildness. He suggests that we focus instead on authenticity . - Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology, Columbia University, USA, in Nature (1 September 2011). Dudley's book is ... similar to Simon Levin's Fragile Dominion (1999), E. O. Wilson's The Future of Life (2002) or Carolyn Merchant's Reinventing Eden (2003). An established environmental scientist, Dudley also uses his travels to bring colour to his writing, but his hypothesis comes from a thoughtful examination of various attempts to define 'natural' and 'wild' -- by scientists, philosophers, managers, non-governmental organizations and policy-makers. Dudley demonstrates that there is neither coherence nor consensus as to what constitutes naturalness or wildness. He suggests that we focus instead on authenticity . - Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology, Columbia University, USA, in Nature (1 September 2011). Author InformationNigel Dudley is an ecologist and consultant, based in Bristol, UK, working on issues relating to forest conservation, protected areas and broad scale approaches to conservation He is co-author of Forest Quality (2006) and co-editor with Sue Stolton of Partnerships for Protection (1999) and Arguments for Protected Areas (2010, all Earthscan). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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