Our attitudes to our environment are widely and often acrimoniously discussed, commonly misunderstood, and will shape our future. We cannot assume that we behave as newly minted beings in a pristine garden nor as pre-programmed automata incapable of rational responsibility. Professor Berry has studied nature-nurture interactions for many years, and also been involved with many national and international decision making bodies which have influenced our environmental attitudes. He is therefore well-placed to describe what has moulded our present attitudes towards the environment. This book presents data and concepts from a range of disciplines - genetic, anthropological, social, historical and theological - to help us understand how we have responded in the past and how this influences our future. Beginning with a historical review and moving forwards to current conditions, readers will reach the end of this volume more capable and better prepared to make decisions which affect our communities and posterity.
| ISBN: | 9781107679481 |
| Publication date: | 26th April 2018 |
| Author: | R. J. (University College London) Berry |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Genres: |
Applied ecology Conservation of the environment Pollution and threats to the environment Environmentalist thought and ideology Social impact of environmental issues |