{"product_id":"biodiversity-in-canada-ecology-ideas-and-action-paperback","title":"Biodiversity in Canada: Ecology, Ideas, and Action - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Bocking\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearcut forests, endangered species, national parks, loss of crop varieties: in the last decade the common element of these varied concerns has become widely recognized. These are all biodiversity issues: they relate to the variety of life on Earth and our relationship with it. This relationship is now capturing the attention of activists, scientists, policymakers, and the public, from negotiations at the United Nations to concerns about the neighborhood park.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiodiversity\u003c\/i\u003e issues raise many questions. How many species are there, and what do they need to survive? How have we learned what we know about biodiversity? What is its value? What policies are needed to protect it? Who participates in protecting biodiversity: governments, industry, activists?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book explores answers to these questions and, in doing so, shows how biodiversity, like other complex environmental issues, can only be understood through the insights provided by many perspecives. The authors contributing to this volume include scientists, historians, anthropologists, lawyers, political scientists, economists, and planners. Together, they provide an interdisciplinary perspective on biodiversity in Canada, especially usefol for undergraduate courses in environmental and natural resource studies, geography, and political science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Bocking\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in Environmental and Resource Studies program at Trent University. He has written numerous academic articles; his book, \u003ci\u003eEcologists and Environmental Politics: A History of Contemporary Ecology, \u003c\/i\u003ewas published by Yale University Press in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46191235629191,"sku":"9781551112381","price":92.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/M0jHhZXA0M9781551112381.webp?v=1792057840","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/biodiversity-in-canada-ecology-ideas-and-action-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}