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Towards a Social Ecology
Emery, F. E.; Trist, E. L.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 379.
Sir Geoffrey Vickers This book is described as a contribution 'towards a social ecology'. As such it is timely and welcome. The phrase is not yet familiar, the concept still imprecise; we need urgently to move toward a better understanding of it. The word 'ecology' began to become familiar outside scientific circles when human intervention in natural processes began to have effects so unforeseen, so dramatic and so disastrous as to make headline news. It might be infestation by an unfamiliar pest, like the rabbit in Australia; or soil erosion, from ill-controlled clearing and cropping; or pollution from fertilizers or ... Read more
Sir Geoffrey Vickers This book is described as a contribution 'towards a social ecology'. As such it is timely and welcome. The phrase is not yet familiar, the concept still imprecise; we need urgently to move toward a better understanding of it. The word 'ecology' began to become familiar outside scientific circles when human intervention in natural processes began to have effects so unforeseen, so dramatic and so disastrous as to make headline news. It might be infestation by an unfamiliar pest, like the rabbit in Australia; or soil erosion, from ill-controlled clearing and cropping; or pollution from fertilizers or ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461345596
SKU
V9781461345596
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