Metaphors for environmental sustainability : redefining our relationship with nature /

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Scientists turn to metaphors to formulate and explain scientific concepts, but an ill-considered metaphor can lead to social misunderstandings and counterproductive policies, Brendon Larson observes in this stimulating book. He explores how metaphors can entangle scientific facts with social values...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Larson, Brendon
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2011.
Temas:
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Sustainability.
Metaphor.
Communication in the environmental sciences.
Metaphor
Êtres humains > Influence sur la nature.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
Métaphore.
Communication en environnement.
metaphor.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Human Geography.
Communication in the environmental sciences
Nature > Effect of human beings on
Sustainability
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Metaphor and sustainability
  • Progress: a Web of science and society
  • Competitive facts and capitalist values
  • Engaging the metaphoric Web
  • When scientists promote: DNA Barcoding and consumerism
  • Advocating with fear: at war against invasive species
  • Seeking sustainable metaphors
  • Wisdom and metaphor.

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