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245 10 a| Metaphors for environmental sustainability :b| redefining our relationship with nature /c| Brendon Larson.;

300 a| xvi, 301 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-293) and index.;

505 0 a| Metaphor and sustainability -- Progress: a Web of science and society -- Competitive facts and capitalist values -- Engaging the metaphoric Web -- When scientists promote: DNA Barcoding and consumerism -- Advocating with fear: at war against invasive species -- Seeking sustainable metaphors -- Wisdom and metaphor.;

520 a| "Scientists turn to metaphors to formulate and explain scientific concepts, but an ill-considered metaphor can lead to social misunderstandings and counterproductive policies, Brendon Larson observes in this stimulating book. He explores how metaphors can entangle scientific facts with social values and warns that, particularly in the environmental realm, incautious metaphors can reinforce prevailing values that are inconsistent with desirable sustainability outcomes.;

520 a| Metaphors for Environmental Sustainability draws on four case studies - two from nineteenth-century evolutionary science, and two from contemporary biodiversity science - to reveal how metaphors may shape the possibility of sustainability. Arguing that scientists must assume greater responsibility for their metaphors, and that the rest of us must become more critically aware of them, the author urges more critical reflection on the social dimensions and implications of metaphors while offering practical suggestions for choosing among alternative scientific metaphors."--pub. desc.;

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Metaphors for environmental sustainability : redefining our relationship with nature / Brendon Larson.

Author/creator	Larson, Brendon
Format	Book
Publication Info	New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Description	xvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	Nature--Effect of human beings on. Sustainability. Metaphor. Communication in the environmental sciences.

Contents	Metaphor and sustainability -- Progress: a Web of science and society -- Competitive facts and capitalist values -- Engaging the metaphoric Web -- When scientists promote: DNA Barcoding and consumerism -- Advocating with fear: at war against invasive species -- Seeking sustainable metaphors -- Wisdom and metaphor.
Abstract	"Scientists turn to metaphors to formulate and explain scientific concepts, but an ill-considered metaphor can lead to social misunderstandings and counterproductive policies, Brendon Larson observes in this stimulating book. He explores how metaphors can entangle scientific facts with social values and warns that, particularly in the environmental realm, incautious metaphors can reinforce prevailing values that are inconsistent with desirable sustainability outcomes.
Abstract	Metaphors for Environmental Sustainability draws on four case studies - two from nineteenth-century evolutionary science, and two from contemporary biodiversity science - to reveal how metaphors may shape the possibility of sustainability. Arguing that scientists must assume greater responsibility for their metaphors, and that the rest of us must become more critically aware of them, the author urges more critical reflection on the social dimensions and implications of metaphors while offering practical suggestions for choosing among alternative scientific metaphors."--pub. desc.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-293) and index.
LCCN	2010035174
ISBN	9780300151534 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	0300151535 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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