TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrenfeld,David
TI  - Swimming lessons: keeping afloat in the age of technology 
SN  - 0195148525
AV  - GF49 .E47 2002
U1  - 304.2 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Human ecology
KW  - Environmental degradation
KW  - Civilization, Modern
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-231); 	1. Lies we live --
Brainstorming ; Pretending ; Magic of the Internet ; Nothing simple ; Sherlock, Nero, and us --
2. Wrecking our civilization : a manual --
Rejecting gifts ; Adaptation ; Forecast : chilly, overcast, light drizzle, no people left ; Pseudocommunities ; Obsolescence ; Social evolution versus sudden change ; Writing --
3. Deadly economics --
Affluence and austerity ; Durable goods ; Spending our capital ; Saving by selling ; Hot spots and the globalization of conservation ; Gingko and the stump ; Death penalty --
4. Relating to nature in a manmade world --
Vine cleaners ; Connoisseur of nature ; Death of a plastic palm ; Scientific discoveries and nature's mysteries ; I reinvent agriculture ; Thinking about breeds and species ; Teaching field ecology ; More field ecology : Rightofway Island ; Walk in the woods ; Degrees of intimacy --
5. Restoring the community --
Utopia fallacy ; Traditions ; Jane Austen and the world of the community ; Universities and their communities ; Invalid's guide ; Swimming lessons
N2  - This is a study of the shrinking wilderness and the ongoing degredation of the environment, especially its cost to human dignity and potential. The author ruminates on the impacts of short-sighted governmental and economic policies, and of new technologies on human values and communities.
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001032180-t.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001032180-d.html
ER  -