Nature improved?
Subtitle: interdisciplinary essays on humanity's relationship with nature
By: edited by Erland Mårald ... [et al.].
Contributors: Mårald, Erland.; Kungl. Skytteanska samfundet.
Series: Kungl. Skytteanska samfundets handlingar ;; nr 51
Publisher: Kungl. Skytteanska Samfundet
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Umeå
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on.; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Its purpose is to problematize the human 'improvement' of natures.  This is done by eight authors from the humanities, social sciences and theology.  The authors analyze the subject through case studies concerning agriculture, forestry, gene technology, biodiversity and zoological gardens.  The essays also deal with fiction, anthropological studies of scientific communities and public debates, and the perspectives concern the past, present and future"--Abstract.