Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewShortly, this book is the written up-graded version of the topics discussed during the Small Meeting of the 2nd International School Congress: Natural Resources, Sustainability and Humanity, held in Braga, Portugal, 5-8 May 2010 with the diverse participation of scientists, educators and governmental representatives. The Earth hosts an immense ecosystem, colonized by millions of species for billions of years but only for a few tens of thousands of years by humans. Environmental history tells though that it was humankind that shaped the environment as no other species. History, geography, religion and politics among other reasons have differentiated populations with respect to access to safe food and water, education, health, and to space and natural resource utilization. The globalization era of trade, information and communication is shortening distances and increasing overall wealth, but, as is pointed out in this book, it is also contributing to the propagation of diseases, and to the modification or even destruction of native ecosystems by exotic invasive species. Man is the only species that has the perception of its history, evolution, of the consequences of its decisions, and that there is a future ahead. It is also the only species that has the potential to change it. This awareness can be a source of anxiety and contradictory behaviours, but it is also the key to changing attitudes towards the construction of a common sustainable home, by committed education, interdisciplinary approaches, mobilization and empowerment of people and political consonant actions. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Angela Mendonca , Ana Cunha , Ranjan ChakrabartiPublisher: Springer Imprint: Springer Edition: 2012 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.343kg ISBN: 9789400796027ISBN 10: 9400796021 Pages: 201 Publication Date: 28 November 2014 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. What Does Environmental History Teach?- 2. New Orleans: An Environmental History of Disaster.- 3. Towards a Global History of Environment, Water and Climate.- 4. The Contribution of the Barcode of Life Initiative to the Discovery and Monitoring of Biodiversity.- 5. Increasing Pressure at the Bottom of the Ocean.- 6. Biological Invasions and Global Trade.- 7. Psychology for the Sake of the Environment.- 8. Promoting Critical Thinking to High School Students When Teaching About Climate Change Through a Participatory Approach.- 9. Participatory Development of Fotonovelas for Environmental Education and Community Empowerment.- 10. Participation and the Construction of Sustainable Societies.- 11. Dragonfly.- 12. Integrating Environmental Concerns into Development Assistance Policy.- 13. The World We Want and the World We Have.- Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
