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The Ecology of Everyday Things
Mark Everard
- 164 pages
- English
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The Ecology of Everyday Things
Mark Everard
About This Book
Nature is all around us, in the beautiful but also in the unappealing and functional, and from the awe-inspiring to the mundane. It is vital that we learn to see the agency of the natural world in all things that make our lives possible, comfortable and profitable. The Ecology of Everyday Things pulls back the veil of our familiarity on a range of 'everyday things' that surround us, and which we perhaps take too much for granted. This key into the magic world of the everyday can enable us to take better account of our common natural inheritance.
Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
For many people, ecosystems may be a remote concept, yet we eat, drink, breathe and interface with them in every moment of our lives. In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr. Mark Everard considers a diversity of 'everyday things', including fascinating facts about their ecological origins: from the tea we drink, to the things we wear, read and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by germs and 'unappealing creatures' such as slugs and wasps.
In today's society, we are so umbilically connected to ecosystems that we fail to notice them, and this oversight blinds us to the unsustainability of everyday life and the industries and policy environment that supports it. The Ecology of Everyday Things takes the reader on an enlightening, fascinating voyage of discovery, all the while soundly rooted in robust science. It will stimulate awareness about how connected we all are to the natural world and its processes, and how important it is to learn to better treat our environment. Ideal for use in undergraduate- and school-level teaching, it will also interest, educate, engage and enthuse a wide range of less technical audiences.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- About the Author
- Selected Relevant Books by Mark Everard
- Chapter 1 The Nature of Modern Society
- Chapter 2 Reading the Tea Leaves
- Chapter 3 My Trendy Tee-Shirts
- Chapter 4 Yesterdayâs Papers
- Chapter 5 A Simple Bowl of Rice
- Chapter 6 Bath Time
- Chapter 7 A Breath of Fresh Air
- Chapter 8 The Wood for the Trees
- Chapter 9 Unappealing Creatures
- Chapter 10 Fossilised Sunbeams
- Chapter 11 Glorious Mud
- Chapter 12 Whatâs So Special about Fish?
- Chapter 13 Grasping the Nettle
- Chapter 14 All Creatures Great But Small
- Chapter 15 Feel the Noise
- Chapter 16 No Place Like Home
- Chapter 17 99.9% of All Known Germs
- Chapter 18 For the Love of Worms
- Chapter 19 The Ecology of Space Travel
- Chapter 20 On Safari without Leaving the House
- Chapter 21 Living on a Planet
- Index