Notice bibliographique
- Notice
Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Newton, Julianne Lutz
Titre(s) : Aldo Leopold's odyssey [Texte imprimé] / Julianne Lutz Newton
Publication : Washington : Island press, cop. 2006
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVII-483 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Seed plots ; Written on the hills ; The middle border ; Interpreting Pharaoh's
dream ; An American system ; A common concept of land ; Ecological poetry ; The
germ and the juggernaut ; Wildlife and the new man ; Knowing nature ; A new kind
of conservation.
Note(s) : La couv. porte en plus " Rediscovering the author of A Sand County Alamanac ". - Bibliogr.
p. 447-469
A household icon of the environmental movement, Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) may be the
most quoted conservationist in history. A Sand County Almanac has sold millions of
copies and Leopoldʼs writings are venerated for their perceptions about land and how
people might live in concert with the whole community of life. But who is the man
behind the words? How did he arrive at his profound and poetic insights, inspiring
generations of environmentalists? Building on past scholarship and a fresh study of
Leopoldʼs unpublished archival materials, Julianne Lutz Newton retraces the intellectual
journey generated by such passion and intelligence. Aldo Leopoldʼs Odyssey illuminates
his lifelong quest for answers to a fundamental issue: how can people live prosperously
on the land and keep it healthy, too? Leopoldʼs journey took him from Iowa to Yale
to the Southwest to Wisconsin, with fascinating stops along the way to probe the causes
of early land settlement failures, contribute to the emerging science of ecology,
and craft a new vision for land use. More than a biography, this articulate volume
is a guide to one manʼs intellectual growth, and an inspirational resource for anyone
pondering the relationships between people and the land ; Includes information on
agriculture, biotic community, biotic pyramid, community-based idea of good land use,
biological cycle, deforestation, diversity of plant and animal species, Dust Bowl,
ecology, Charles Elton, dynamic community organization and energy flows, erosion,
evolution, forests, grazing, Great Depression, William T. Hornaday, hunting, land
capacity for self-renewal, land ethic, land health, land pyramid, land use planning,
New Deal, nutrient (energy) cycling, predators, private ownership issues, soil, water
shortages, wildlife conservation, etc
Sujet(s) : Leopold, Aldo (1887-1948)
Naturalistes -- Wisconsin (États-Unis) -- 20e siècle
Nature -- Protection -- Wisconsin (États-Unis) -- Histoire -- 20e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
508.092 (23e éd.) = Histoire naturelle - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1-59726-045-2. - ISBN 978-1-59726-045-9 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb43635153m
Notice n° :
FRBNF43635153
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
