Interactions of Land, Ocean and Humans: A Global Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367378301 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 332 str.

Chris Maser

Opis

Written by Chris Maser, one of the architects of the sustainability movement, Interactions of Land, Ocean and Humans: A Global Perspective explores a critical number of the myriad aspects that comprise the great, reciprocal feedback loops between the mountain peaks, the deep sea, and everywhere in between. Maser’s exploration of these connections gives us the tools required to open our imaginations and our scientific literacy, offering insights into the relationships between the land, sea, and people that could influence us toward better decisions.

Spis treści

PART 1: THE GREAT FEEDBACK LOOP BETWEEN LAND AND SEA.MEETING THE OCEAN.WATER’S JOURNEY FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP TO THE SEA.THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAND AND SEA.THE RECIPROCAL FEEDBACK LOOPS TODAY CHEMICAL POLLUTION.PART II: THE OCEAN AS A COMMONDITY.MARINE EXPLOITATION.FLOTSAM NATURE’S LIFE-SUSTAINING DRIFTWOOD.TEMPERATURE AN AIRBORNE PARADOX.PART III: THE OCEAN AS BIOPHYSICAL A LIVING TRUST.THE OCEAN COMMONS.THE OCEAN AS A BIOPHYSICAL LIVING TRUST.GOVERNING THE COMMONS AS A BIOPHYSICAL LIVING TRUST.REPAIRING THE OCEAN COMMONS.WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?.CONCLUDING THOUGHTS.

O autorze

Chris Maser was a research ecologist with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management for thirteen years (1974-1987)--the last eight studying old-growth forests in western Oregon--and a landscape ecologist with the Environmental Protection Agency for one year (1990-1991).