Search Results for Wellbeing - Narrowed by: Human ecology.

Ecology, policy, and politics : human well-being and the natural world / John O'Neill.

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by O'Neill, John, 1956-
Call Number 363.7 20
Publication Date 1993
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Ecosystems and human well-being [electronic resource] : a manual for assessment practitioners / Neville Ash [and others].

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by Ash, Neville.
Call Number 333.714 22
Publication Date 2010
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Ecofeminism : towards integrating the concerns of women, poor people, and nature into development / Jytte Nhanenge.

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by Nhanenge, Jytte, author.
Call Number 304.2082 22
Publication Date 2011
Summary "Ecofeminism is for those who desire to improve their understanding of the current crises of poverty, environmental destruction, violence, and human rights abuses, and their causes. It is an ecofeminist analysis of modern society's dualized, patriarchal structure, showing that one-sided reductionist, masculine, and quantitative (yang) perceptions inform science, economics, and technology, resulting in subordination of holistic, feminine, and qualitative (yin) values. This yin-yang imbalance manifests as patriarchal domination of women, poor people, and nature, leading to the above crises. Since similar values inform Third World Development, its activities are also exploitative. Thus, rather than improving human well-being, development increases poverty and natural degradation in the South. Modern patriarchy manifests in neo-liberal policies that promote "free" global economic markets and trades, generating huge profits to the political and economic elites with devastating results for societies and nature worldwide. Unless we increase our awareness and demand changes that balance the yang and yin forces, patriarchal domination will eradicate life on planet Earth."--Pub. desc.
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Natural capital [electronic resource] : theory & practice of mapping ecosystem services / edited by Peter Kareiva [and others].

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by Kareiva, Peter M., 1951-
Call Number 333.95
Publication Date 2011
Summary "In 2005, The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) provided the first global assessment of the world's ecosystems and ecosystem services. It concluded that recent trends in ecosystem change threatened human wellbeing due to declining ecosystem services. This bleak prophecy has galvanized conservation organizations, ecologists, and economists to work toward rigorous valuations of ecosystem services at a spatial scale and with a resolution that can inform public policy. The editors have assembled the world's leading scientists in the fields of conservation, policy analysis, and resource economics to provide the most intensive and best technical analyses of ecosystem services to date. A key idea that guides the science is that the modelling and valuation approaches being developed should use data that are readily available around the world. In addition, the book documents a toolbox of ecosystem service mapping, modeling, and valuation models that both The Nature Conservancy and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are beginning to apply around the world as they transform conservation from a biodiversity only to a people and ecosystem services agenda. The book addresses land, freshwater, and marine systems at a variety of spatial scales and includesdiscussion of how to treat both climate change and cultural values when examining tradeoffs among ecosystem services"--Provided by publisher.
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