The Ecology of Everyday Things
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The Ecology of Everyday Things

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  2. English
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The Ecology of Everyday Things

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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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2020
Print ISBN
9780367636319
eBook ISBN
9781000284485
Edition
1
Topic
Biological Sciences
Subtopic
Ecology
Index
Biological Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. About the Author
  7. Selected Relevant Books by Mark Everard
  8. Chapter 1 The Nature of Modern Society
  9. Chapter 2 Reading the Tea Leaves
  10. Chapter 3 My Trendy Tee-Shirts
  11. Chapter 4 Yesterday’s Papers
  12. Chapter 5 A Simple Bowl of Rice
  13. Chapter 6 Bath Time
  14. Chapter 7 A Breath of Fresh Air
  15. Chapter 8 The Wood for the Trees
  16. Chapter 9 Unappealing Creatures
  17. Chapter 10 Fossilised Sunbeams
  18. Chapter 11 Glorious Mud
  19. Chapter 12 What’s So Special about Fish?
  20. Chapter 13 Grasping the Nettle
  21. Chapter 14 All Creatures Great But Small
  22. Chapter 15 Feel the Noise
  23. Chapter 16 No Place Like Home
  24. Chapter 17 99.9% of All Known Germs
  25. Chapter 18 For the Love of Worms
  26. Chapter 19 The Ecology of Space Travel
  27. Chapter 20 On Safari without Leaving the House
  28. Chapter 21 Living on a Planet
  29. Index