Environmental Attitudes through Time - 9781107679481

Our attitudes to our environment are widely and often acrimoniously discussed, commonly misunderstood, and will shape our future. We cannot assume that we behave as newly minted beings in a pristine garden nor as pre-programmed automata incapable of rational responsibility. Professor Berry has studied nature-nurture interactions for many years, and also been involved with many national and international decision making bodies which have influenced our environmental attitudes. He is therefore well-placed to describe what has moulded our present attitudes towards the environment. This book presents data and concepts from a range of disciplines - genetic, anthropological, social, historical and theological - to help us understand how we have responded in the past and how this influences our future. Beginning with a historical review and moving forwards to current conditions, readers will reach the end of this volume more capable and better prepared to make decisions which affect our communities and posterity.

• | Author: R. J. Berry
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 26, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 276 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Nature
• | ISBN-10: 1107679486
• | ISBN-13: 9781107679481