Sustainability: A Philosophy of Adaptive Ecosystem Management

by Bryan G. Norton

Book Overview

While many disciplines contribute to environmental conservation, there is little successful integration of science and social values. Arguing that the central problem in conservation is a lack of effective communication, Bryan Norton shows in Sustainability how current linguistic resources discourage any shared, multidisciplinary public deliberation over environmental goals and policy. In response, Norton develops a new, interdisciplinary approach...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226595218
• ISBN13: 9780226595214
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.0"