Valuing Nature: The Roots of Transformation

The idea of 'valuing nature' is an important dimension of scientific and practical work concerned with managing ecosystems and habitats for sustainability. This graphic book explores the issues that arise from this growing interest and concern, including the many and diverse meanings people assign to nature, the different ways the relationship between people and nature might be characterized, the many values systems people hold for the natural world, and the options and approaches society can deploy to manage it. It is an ideal undergraduate text in the fields of ecology, human and physical geography, conservation science, environment, social science, and spatial planning.

Format: Hardback
Length: 132 pages
Publication date: 11 November 2021
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

When a group of liberal arts students embarks on a university assignment about the natural environment, they are met with a bewildering array of questions and provocations that challenge their understanding of nature in the modern world. Initially, their endeavor is earnest, driven by a desire to comprehend the complexities of the natural world. However, as they delve deeper, they find themselves entangled in a philosophical and practical tangle that requires a transdisciplinary education to unravel. The question of whether anyone can save nature and start to value it becomes central to their exploration.

The concept of valuing nature encompasses diverse areas of natural resource management and holds significant importance in scientific and practical work aimed at managing ecosystems and habitats for sustainability. This graphic book takes the reader on a captivating journey to explore the issues that arise from this growing interest and concern in the valuation of nature.

Set within the context of a 'motley group of undergraduates' undertaking a university assignment on 'nature in the modern world,' the book delves into various aspects. It examines the diverse meanings people assign to nature, explores the different ways in which the relationship between humans and nature can be characterized, examines the various value systems people hold for the natural world, examines the options and approaches society can employ to manage it, and assesses the extent to which we need entirely new economic systems to protect and sustain nature.

This highly interdisciplinary book invites consideration of a wide range of philosophical and applied debates and questions. Written in an accessible style, it serves as an ideal undergraduate text in fields such as ecology, human and physical geography, conservation science, environment, social science, and spatial planning. It also provides a valuable primer for graduate natural and social scientists embarking on their academic journeys.

Through its comprehensive exploration, the book sheds light on the complex interplay between human societies.

Weight: 608g
Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367762667