The essential Aldo Leopold : quotations and commentaries / edited by Curt Meine & Richard L. Knight.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Meine, Curt.

Knight, Richard L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naturalists--United States--Biography.

Naturalists.

Leopold, Aldo, 1887-1948--Quotations.

Leopold, Aldo.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Madison, WI : University of Wisconsin Press, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For the first time, the most important quotations of the great conservationist Aldo Leopold, author of A Sand County Almanac, are gathered in one volume. From conservation education to wildlife ecology, from wilderness protection to soil and water conservation, the writings of Aldo Leopold continue to have profound influence on those seeking to understand the earth and its care. Leopold biographer Curt Meine and noted conservation biologist Richard Knight have assembled this comprehensive collection of quotations from Leopold's extensive and diverse writings, selected and organized to capture the richness and depth of the North American conservation movement. Prominent biologists, conservationists, historians, and philosophers provide introductory commentaries describing Leopold's contributions in varied fields and reflecting upon the significance of his work today.Contributors: J. Baird Callicott David Ehrenfeld Susan L. Flader Eric T. Freyfogle Wes Jackson Paul W. Johnson Joni L. Kinsey Richard L. Knight Gary K. Meffe Curt Meine Gary Paul Nabhan Richard Nelson Bryan G. Norton David W. Orr Edwin P. Pister Donald Snow Stanley A. Temple Jack Ward Thomas Charles Wilkinson Terry Tempest Williams Donald Worster Joy B. Zedler

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword / David Ehrenfeld

Introduction

Editors' Note

Acknowledgments

Part I: Conservation Science and Practice

1. Forest Ecology and Management: Axe-in-Hand / Susan L. Flader

2. Range Ecology and Management: Open Thinking on the Range / Jack Ward Thomas

3. Outdoor Recreation: Leopold and the "Still Unlovely Mind" / Richard L. Knight

4. Wildlife Ecology and Management: Building the Foundations of Wildlife Conservation / Stanley E. Temple

5. Soil and Water Conservation: Traveling in the Right Direction / Paul W. Johnson

6. Agriculture: Preparing for a Sustainable Agriculture / Wes Jackson

7. Wilderness: A Place of Humility / Terry Tempest Williams

8. Ecological Restoration: The Continuing Challenge of Restoration / Joy B. Zedler

9. Biodiversity and Conservation Biology: Standing on Solid Shoulders / Gary K. Meffe

Part II: Conservation Policy

10. Private Land: Aldo Leopold on Private Land / Eric T. Freyfogle

11. Public Land: Aldo Leopold on Public Land / Charles Wilkinson

12. Advocacy: Throwing Your Weight Around / Edwin P. Pister

13. Economics: Do Economists Know About Lupines? / Donald Snow

14. Environmental Policy: Leopold as Practical Moralist and Pragmatic Policy Analyst / Bryan G. Norton

Part III: Conservation and Culture

15. Hunting and Fishing: Hunting for Common Ground / Richard Nelson

16. Environmental History: Leopold and the Changing Landscape of History / Donald Worster

17. Education: What Is Education For? / David W. Orr

18. Arts and Sciences: Between Imagination and Observation / Gary Paul Nabhan

19. Land Esthetics: Through Successive Stages of the Beautiful / Joni L. Kinsey

20. Land Ethics: Into Terra Incognita / J. Baird Callicott

21. Leopold's Voice: The Reach of Words / Curt Meine

Notes

Quotation Sources

Contributors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-356).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-356).

ISBN:

9786612555367

9781282555365

1282555367

9780299165536

0299165531

OCLC:

644679004