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The Management of Insects in Recreation and Tourism [electronic resource].
ISBN:
9781139779456
Title:
The Management of Insects in Recreation and Tourism [electronic resource].
Author:
Lemelin, Raynald Harvey.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (370 p.)
General Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
Contents:
cover.pdf; Cover; cover_blank.pdf; 9781107012882pre_pi-xiv.pdf; The Management of Insects in Recreation and Tourism; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; 9781107012882c01_p1-20.pdf; 1 Introduction; the role of technology and associations in human-insect encounters; aim of the book; coming to terms with a few terms: defining the context; Human-insect interactions; challenging entomophobia and anthropomorphism; book overview; 9781107012882c02_p21-36.pdf; Part I Human-insect encounters; introduction; thinking with insects

ways of looking at insects: human vision and the subjectivity of scalebeyond logic: imagining the insect world; conclusion; 9781107012882c03_p37-55.pdf; 3 The philosophical and psychological dimensions of insects:; setting the unpleasant stage; the entomologically horrified tourist; the psychology of negative emotions; The nature of disgust; The nature of fear; aesthetics: positive and negative; The nature of beauty; The nature of the sublime; the interpretation of nature for tourists; The motivations of tourists; Interpreting disgust and the negative sublime

horrifying touristic opportunities with insectsGrasslands and pastures; Forests; Deserts; Aquatic ecosystems; Decomposing materials; conclusion; A disgusting education; 9781107012882c04_p56-75.pdf; 4 Tiger beetles:; introduction; an historical overview of natural history; tiger beetles as a model for understanding historical patterns; areas of potential conflict between amateurs and professionals; To collect specimens or not to collect; Common English versus scientific names; Writing style, terminology and methodology; Segregation of areas of study and expertise; discussion; Number of species

Range of habitatsObviousness and economic importance; The number of researchers; conclusion; acknowledgements; 9781107012882c05_p76-94.pdf; 5 A is for apiculture, B is for bee, C is for colony-collapse disorder, P is for pollinator parks:; bees and conservation; bees: what are they and why should we care?; beekeeping: apiculture and colony collapse disorder; gardening for bees at home and in the community; melittology: bee guides and citizen science; api-tourism, 'bee-serves', bee sanctuaries, pollinator parks and zoos; conclusion; 9781107012882c06_p95-107.pdf

6 The entomological and recreational aspects of interacting with Lepidopteraintroduction; conclusion; 9781107012882c07_p108-120.pdf; 7 Dragonflies:; introduction; dragonflies in culture; dragonflies and ponds; dragonfly reserves; recommendations for constructing a good dragonfly pond; conclusion; 9781107012882c08_p121-137.pdf; Part II Insects and Leisure; introduction; the treatise of fishing with an angle (1496); frederic m. halford and the rise of the dry fly; g. e. m. skues and the emergence of the nymph; conclusion; 9781107012882c09_p138-152.pdf

9 An appreciation for the natural world through collecting, owning and observing insects
Format:
Electronic Resources
Publication Date:
2012
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012.