Nature's economy : a history of ecological ideas / Donald Worster.
| Author/creator | Worster, Donald, 1941- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, ©1994. |
| Description | xiii, 505 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in environment and history Studies in environment and history. ^A127013 |
| Contents | Two roads diverged: Ecology in the eighteenth century. Science in Arcadia ; The empire of reason -- The subversive science: Thoreau's romantic ecology. A naturalist in Concord ; Nature looking into nature ; Roots and branches -- The dismal science: Darwinian ecology. A fallen world ; The education of a scientist ; Scrambling for place ; The ascent of man -- O pioneers: Ecology on the frontier. Words on a map ; Clements and the climax community ; Dust follows the plow -- The morals of a science: Ethics, economics, and ecology. The value of a varmint ; Producers and consumers ; Declarations of interdependence -- The age of ecology: Science and the fate of the earth. Healing the planet ; Disturbing nature. |
| Local note | Little-313045--305131015048V |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 474-496) and index. |
| LCCN | 93048248 |
| ISBN | 0521452732 (hc) |
| ISBN | 0521468345 (pb) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QH540.8 .W67 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |