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Wapner, Paul

 
9781509532124: Is Wildness Over?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1509532129 ISBN 13 : 9781509532124
Editeur : Polity Press, 2020

Synopsis

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Wildness was once integral to our ancestors' lives as they struggled to survive in an unpredictable environment. Today, most of us live in relative stability insulated from the vicissitudes of nature. Wildness is over, right?

Wrong, argues leading environmental scholar Paul Wapner. Wildness may have disappeared from our immediate lives, but it's been catapulted up to the global level. The planet itself has gone into spasm - calving glaciers, wildfires, heatwaves, mass extinction, and rising oceans all represent the new face of wildness.

Rejecting paths offered by geoengineering and de-extinction to bring the Earth under control, Wapner calls instead for 'rewilding'. This involves relinquishing the desire for comfort at all costs and welcoming greater uncertainty into our own lives. To save ourselves from global ruin, it is time to stop sanitizing and exerting mastery over the world and begin living humbly in it.

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À propos de l'auteur

Paul Wapner is Professor in the School of International Service at American University.

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Éditeur
Polity Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1509532129
ISBN 13 
9781509532124
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
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Personne responsable
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