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Good Forestry

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Good Forestry

By: Alan Wittbecker

These essays describe the art, science, philosophy, and practice of ecological forestry, using examples drawn from the projects of the Ecoforestry Institute.

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0911385215

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9780911385212

REviewing REthinking REturning

Essays on Life, Ecology and Design

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Essays on Life, Ecology and Design

By: Alan Wittbecker

This book reviews and recasts many popular ideas, using an ecological perspective, ecological design principles and ecological thought experiments.

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0911385134

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9780911385137

Eutopias Or Outopias

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Eutopias Or Outopias

By: Alan Wittbecker

Choosing to design and make good places with philosophical ideas and cultural images.

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258

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091138524X

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9780911385243

Wild Foresting

Practicing Nature's Wisdom

By: Alan Drengson,Duncan Taylor

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Wild Foresting

Practicing Nature's Wisdom

By: Alan Drengson,Duncan Taylor

In this groundbreaking anthology, the author offers new hope for those who love trees and forests. These essays are by leading experts. This work draws on the knowledge of indigenous people and the traditional role that forests and trees have played in their lives. It shows that sustainable forestry and conservation is possible. The authors also cover the role of trees in global warming." - BellaOnline, Connie Krochmal There is an emerging revolution in wild forest relationships. Wild foresting has evolved from ecoforestry, going far beyond merely having a minimum impact on the world, to sustaining and promoting forest health, along with biological and cultural diversity. Wild foresting promotes the responsible use of forests, connects indigenous knowledge systems, and unites a great variety of local practices tailored to unique forests around the world. Prize-winning experts dedicated to reconciliation in human–wild forest relationships have contributed their stories to this comprehensive, in-depth anthology. The authors give accounts of how wild foresting is being practiced around the world, with such diverse activities as: Wild farming Wild crafting Adventure therapy Restoration Permaculture Ecosystem restoration Education Wild Foresting is presented in eight thematic sections that discuss topics as varied as tree meditation, wild humans, and ecophobia. Case studies from the Amazon, Australia, Norway, and Thailand illustrate how wild foresting principles are adapted to different cultures and how emerging practices are fusing ancient knowledge systems with contemporary ecological studies. Wild Foresting is a fascinating and informative walk in the woods for everyone concerned about biodiversity, ancient forests, indigenous cultures, and endangered species. Alan Drengson is professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Victoria, an author, and one of the founders of the Ecoforestry Institute. Duncan Taylor is an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Victoria, the founder of Earth Day Canada, and an author. Drengson and Taylor are co-editors of Ecoforestry: The Art and Science of Sustainable Forest Use (New Society Publishers).

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New Society Publishers

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1550924257

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9781550924251

Redesigning the Planet: Foundations

Reshaping the Constructs of Civilizations

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Redesigning the Planet: Foundations

Reshaping the Constructs of Civilizations

By: Alan Wittbecker

This work forms a basis for sharing the local, regional and global resources and services of the planet to meet the needs of all living beings and their community patterns. It uses ecological design to create a simple method to implement and manage the sharing. We start by assessing what the planet needs to develop in a stable flow, then we set aside a satisfactory area of the planet to ensure the continuing operation of evolution in wild systems. Next, we measure the ranges of productivities of wild ecosystems as well as agricultural and urban systems, then use those results to determine optimum human populations for local places, regions and the planet. Finally, within human systems, every culture would claim a share of local resources and global services not set aside for wild regeneration.The equal apportionment of 'resources' to all cooperating participants in the global commons is supported by the practice or doctrine of recognizing and honoring the legacy of the entire planet that hosts its legatees as tenants and is supported by the political 'rule' of all beings, although in the human legal system, humans represent the interests of all other beings, much as they are starting to do now. This reapportionment is enhanced by the wisdom of harmony and the drawing and making of ecological zones, which emphasizes the relative isolation of wild and artificial areas. This reapportionment of 'resources' that human communities have already claimed, as well as of resources that have been badly distributed as a result of theft or violence, may cause some degree of discomfort or suffering for wealthier people, but that is minimal compared to the suffering and death under the current industrial system, which encourages overconsumption and large, immoral differences in the distribution of wealth.Ecological design would work on global and regional scales, as well as the local scale. For example, the Colorado river would be allocated a percentage of water to keep the river and its downstream ecosystems (including shallow ocean canyons) healthy—this may require 50% or more of all the water flow. The remaining water would be divided between resident cultures sharing the river environments upstream. This approach promises a fair way to deal with carbon emissions, toxic wastes, and energy use, also. Like metaphysics, ecological design has a vision that exceeds its bounds and a reach that exceeds its grasp. And, we have to use it to explore possibilities of local and global harmony, without having complete knowledge or experience. Ecological design requires participation and cooperation to accomplish its ambitious goals. It has to be flexible and adapt to changing environments.This means understanding challenges and problems, as well as natural and artificial ecosystems, histories and cycles, before using a variety of physical and conceptual tools to create ecological designs on local scales, but considering the regional and global implications. This means trying to design places, ecosystems and landscapes, as well as cycles and processes. It means redesigning flows of minerals and gases, wetlands and streams, domestic and wild forests, and animal paths and reserves. It means redesigning human patterns, from transportation corridors to traditional and modern cultures. It means redesigning agriculture, cities—traditional cities and proposed arcologies—buildings, neighborhoods, vehicles, industries, and medicine. It means trying to redesign social traps, cultural adaptations, corporate goals and responsibilities, formal commons, styles of conflict, economic frameworks, political forms and sizes, religious applications, and even advertising. And, the purpose of all this is to restore harmony to systems that support health and development.

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1499336071

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Good Forestry

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Good Forestry

By: Alan Wittbecker

These essays describe the art, science, philosophy, and practice of ecological forestry, using examples drawn from the projects of the Ecoforestry Institute.

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Redesigning the Planet

Global Ecological Design

By: Alan Wittbecker

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Redesigning the Planet

Global Ecological Design

By: Alan Wittbecker

A challenge to you to engage in creating wild designs for wicked problems, to transform the human share of the planet for the extended present using common sense, ecological designs, eutopian strategies & thought experiments"--Title page.

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0911385541

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Poetic Archaeology of the Flesh

By: Alan E. R. Wittbecker

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Poetic Archaeology of the Flesh

By: Alan E. R. Wittbecker

A physical, ecological and poetic approach to metaphysics with questioning and prosaic spirals"--Cover.

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0911385339

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