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008			010423s2002 enk b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2001032180
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040			_aCITU LRAC _ceng _dDLC
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050	0	0	_aGF49 _b.E47 2002
082	0	0	_a304.2 _221
100	1		_aEhrenfeld, David. _eauthor
245	1	0	_aSwimming lessons : _bkeeping afloat in the age of technology / _cDavid Ehrenfeld.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _c2002.
300			_axvi, 249 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-231).
505			_a 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aHuman ecology.
650		0	_aEnvironmental degradation.
650		0	_aCivilization, Modern _y21st century.
650		0	_aTechnology _xSocial aspects.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001032180-t.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0612/2001032180-d.html
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