Cultures of Habitat
On Nature, Culture, and Story
By Gary Paul Nabhan
- Publication Year (This Edition): 1998
- Year of First Publication: 1998
- Publication Type: Book
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 9781887178969
- Library: Pusthakalaya · Washington, D. C.
- Accession: 2001-07-31-01
- Call number: GF75 .N33 1997
- Dewey (DDC): 304.2
- Publisher: Counterpoint
- Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
- Acquisition Date: 2001-07-31
- Original Price: 15.00 USD
- Keywords: Applied ecology, History of ideas, intellectual history, Management of land & natural resources, Nature, Nature/Ecology, Anthropology - Physical, Essays, Human Geography, Community life, Nature / Essays, Social Science / Native American Studies, Social Science-Anthropology - Physical, Social Science-Human Geography
A collection of essays explores the impact of indigenous cultures with stable communities on the conservation of biological diversity in natural habitats.
Ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan provides 26 essays that go beyond mere observations of wildlife but offer theories of links between cultural and biological diversity. He champions a shift away from the preservation efforts of the mainstream environmental movement, rejecting the separateness of ecological preserves that exclude humans. Nabhan argues that biodviersity thrives best in the presence of an involved, participatory culture, and his argument is bolstered by research and years of field experiecne.
Ethnobotanist Gary Paul Nabhan provides 26 essays that go beyond mere observations of wildlife but offer theories of links between cultural and biological diversity. He champions a shift away from the preservation efforts of the mainstream environmental movement, rejecting the separateness of ecological preserves that exclude humans. Nabhan argues that biodviersity thrives best in the presence of an involved, participatory culture, and his argument is bolstered by research and years of field experiecne.