A Glossary of Ecological Terms transpired by Craig Chalquist‚ PhD‚ ecopsychologist and author of Terrapsychology: Re-engaging the Soul of Place (2007) - See also "Mind and Environment: A Psychological Survey of Perspectives Literal‚ Wide‚ and Deep." - Never‚ no never‚ did Nature say one thing and Wisdom another. – Edmund Burke The glossary that follows assumes a definition of ecology--the study of interactions between organisms and their environment--much wider than what fits under the
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processes‚ to become the habitable planet that it is today. There is a ‘sphere’ (hydro-‚ litho- or atmo-) for every living being to live in‚ and the entire earth belongs to every organism on earth- The ecocentric belief. It is‚ however‚ the anthropocentric and its corresponding technocentric belief that has begun what can only be called an Environmental Crisis. It is to address this crisis that I have formulated my research question. It states: In terms of an ecological-footprint‚ do the members
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Democracy in Bangladesh: From Crisis to Sustainability Haider A. Khan Abstract The main purpose of this paper is to examine the problems of democratization in Bangladesh in light of the crises of governance in that country in the 21st century. The theoretical framework is a somewhat novel theory of deep democracy from a political and social economy perspective. However‚ the major emphasis is on understanding the problems of democratization in Bangladesh concretely in light of the theory. The
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In 1952‚ the Parisian journal Films et Documents codified the "ten points of neorealism" and‚ with this definitive gesture‚ pronounced neorealism a school.1 By contrast‚ Italian critics have always seemed reluctant to acknowledge neorealism as a movement and so have never produced a manifesto or program for an ideological faction. Neorealism in Italy may be said rather to encompass two somewhat different meanings. The term comes to be associated‚ on the one hand‚ with the project of reformulating
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H EATHER I. S ULLIVAN Dirt Theory and Material Ecocriticism This essay speaks for dirty aesthetics. Although aesthetic landscapes readily inspire environmental thinking‚ a case can be made for grappling with the truly local dirty matter right at hand. Dirt‚ soil‚ earth‚ and dust surround us at all scales: we find them on our shoes‚ bodies‚ and computer screens; in fields and forests‚ and floating in the air. They are the stuff of geological structures‚ of the rocky Earth itself‚ and are
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Contents 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………. 2. Effects of technology…………………………………………………………... 3. Effects of different technologies on society………………………………….... 3.1 Nuclear technology………………………………………………………. 3.2 Internet technology………………………………………………………. 3.3 Medical technology………………………………………………………. 4. Positive effects of technology on society………………………………………... 5. Sociological factors and effects of technology……………………………………. 6. The Recent Negative Effect
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Dust in His Dark Materials Essay published by JParry on 25th Jul 2007. There is currently 1 Comment. We ’re interested in hearing yours! Dust is the central concept of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials‚ the purpose of all its action and the great philosophical explanation behind all the mysteries. Most of the main characters are to some extent engaged in the quest to understand Dust‚ either to destroy it or to preserve it. Throughout the trilogy‚ however‚ Dust acquires a bewildering array
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AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE AND SUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: AN ETHICAL PARADIGM By Alloy S. Ihuah PhD. Department of Religion and Philosophy Benue State University Makurdi. Nigeria. alloyihuah@yahoo.com 08034017856;08026242031 (i) Introduction African indigenous knowledge system expressed in proverbs‚ names and songs etc. are conscious reflections on specific situations‚ events and experiences in the lives of the people
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ISSN 1327-8231 ECONOMICS‚ ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Working Paper No. 133 The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society by Ranjith Bandara and Clem Tisdell November 2005 THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ISSN 1327-8231 WORKING PAPERS ON ECONOMICS‚ ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Working Paper No. 133 The History and Value of the Elephant in Sri Lankan Society by Ranjith Bandara† and Clem Tisdell* † Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo‚ Colombo
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Environment‚ Development and Sustainability (2005) 7: 501–518 DOI 10.1007/s10668-004-5539-0 Ó Springer 2005 DEBATES ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: TOWARDS A HOLISTIC VIEW OF REALITY LEONARDO ALBERTO RIOS OSORIO1‚*‚ MANUEL ORTIZ LOBATO2 and ´ XAVIER ALVAREZ DEL CASTILLO3 1 Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Edifici Campus‚ TR10‚ Calle Colom‚ 2‚ P.O. 08222 Terrassa‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 2UNED (Distance Education University of Spain)‚ Terrassa‚ Barcelona; 3Universitat Polite`cnica de Catalunya‚ Terrassa
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