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The Age of Ecology
The Environment on CBC Radio's Ideas
by David Cayley
Based on interviews conducted for CBC Radio's Ideas, this book draws together an international selection of environmental experts, scientists, philosophers, and activists who discuss ecology with David Cayley.
Based on interviews conducted for CBC Radio's Ideas, this book draws together an international selection of environmental experts, scientists, philosophers, and activists who discuss ecology with David Cayley.
Focusing on the tension between economic development strategies and ecological concerns about the environment, the book draws on writers and experiences in developed nations as well as the Third World. The discussions investigate "deep ecology," the consequences of environmental degradation, the philosophy of environmentalism, and the shortcomings of development.
The Age of Ecology is an intimate and engaging review of the varieties of contemporary ecological experience.
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