Description
The Ecology of Everyday Things
Author: Everard Mark
Language: EnglishSubjects for The Ecology of Everyday Things:
Keywords
Dendrocopos Major; Unappealing creatures; UK’s National Ecosystem Assessment; Ecosystems; FMT; Microscopic germs; Hind Brain; Aral Sea; Willow Trees; Chicken Tikka Masala; Energy Source; Above Ground; Concentrated Moisture; Creepy Crawlies; West Nile Virus; Stinging Nettles; Crack Willow; Banaue Rice Terraces; Natural Watering; Soft Algae; Cricket Bat Willow; Eisenia Fetida; Carduelis Spinus; Variable Fibre Content; Bath Tub; Reduce Brood Size; Animal Kingdom; Symbiotic Pathway
Publication date: 12-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Paperback
Publication date: 12-2020
· 15.6x23.4 cm · Hardback
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Nature is all around us, in the beautiful but also in the unappealing and functional, and from the awe-inspiring to the mundane. It is vital that we learn to see the agency of the natural world in all things that make our lives possible, comfortable and profitable. The Ecology of Everyday Things pulls back the veil of our familiarity on a range of ?everyday things? that surround us, and which we perhaps take too much for granted. This key into the magic world of the everyday can enable us to take better account of our common natural inheritance.
Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
For many people, ecosystems may be a remote concept, yet we eat, drink, breathe and interface with them in every moment of our lives. In this engaging textbook, ecosystems scientist Dr. Mark Everard considers a diversity of ?everyday things?, including fascinating facts about their ecological origins: from the tea we drink, to the things we wear, read and enjoy, to the ecology of communities and space flight, and the important roles played by germs and ?unappealing creatures? such as slugs and wasps.
In today?s society, we are so umbilically connected to ecosystems that we fail to notice them, and this oversight blinds us to the unsustainability of everyday life and the industries and policy environment that supports it. The Ecology of Everyday Things takes the reader on an enlightening, fascinating voyage of discovery, all the while soundly rooted in robust science. It will stimulate awareness about how connected we all are to the natural world and its processes, and how important it is to learn to better treat our environment. Ideal for use in undergraduate- and school-level teaching, it will also interest, educate, engage and enthuse a wide range of less technical audiences.
Dr Mark Everard is Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), as well as a consultant, broadcaster and author. He is also Vice-President of the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES), a Fellow of the Linnaean Society, an Angling Trust Ambassador, and a science advisor to Salmon & Trout Conservation UK, Tiger Water (India), Wiltshire Wildlife Trust and a range of other bodies.
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