Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience

Author(s): Richard L. Knight

Non-fiction

In this work ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his contributions to the environmental movement, the philosophy of science, and natural resource management.

General Information

  • : 9780195149449
  • : oup
  • : oup
  • : 0.335
  • : 01 March 2002
  • : United States
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : Richard L. Knight
  • : Paperback
  • : 212
  • : 15 halftones

More About The Product

... this attractive book is wonderfully put together. It would serve either as a helpful introduction to those who might not be familiar with Leopold's work or as enjoyable reading for those who already know the delights of the world of Aldo Leopold. Environmental Conservation

Foreword; Contributors; Introduction; THE EVOLUTION OF A CLASSIC; 1. Moving mountains: Aldo Leopold and A Sand County Almanac; A SENSE OF PLACE, A SENSE OF TIME; 2. Aldo Leopold: blending conversations about public and private lands; 3. Aldo Leopold's wilderness, sand county, and my garden; 4. Then and now; 5. Great possessions: Leopold's good oak; THE COHESIVE VISION; 6. From the balance of nature to the flux of nature: the land ethic in a time of change; 7. Aldo Leopold was a conservation biologist; 8. Professor Leopold, what is education for?; 9. Aldo Leopold and the value of nature; A LAND ETHIC IN PRACTICE; 10. Leopold's land ethic: a vision for today; 11. Aldo Leopold: conservationist and hunter; 12. The A-B dichotomy and the future; 13. "What would Aldo have done?" - a personal story