Integral ecology
Subtitle: uniting multiple perspectives on the natural world
By: Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, and Michael E. Zimmerman ; with case studies by Gail Hochachka, Brian Tissot, and Darcy Riddell ; foreword by Marc Bekoff.
Contributors: Zimmerman, Michael E., 1946-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Integral Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 796
ISBN-13: 9781590304662
Subjects: Human ecology -- Philosophy; Nature; Human beings
Description: "Integral Ecology unites valuable insights from multiple perspectives into a comprehensive theoretical framework - one that can be put to use right now. The framework is based on Integral Theory, as well as Ken Wilber's AQAL model, and is the result of over a decade of research exploring the myriad perspectives on ecology available to us today and their respective methodologies.

Dozens of real-life applications and examples of this framework currently in use are examined, including three in-depth cases studies: work with marine fisheries in Hawai'i, strategies of eco-activists to protect Canada's Great Bear Rainforest, and a study of community development in El Salvador. In addition, eighteen personal practices of transformation are provided for you to increase your own integral ecological awareness."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of Illustrations
pagenum: ix; title: Preface
pagenum: xiii; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: xv; title: Foreword
pagenum: xix; title: Introduction: Whose Environment Is It?
pagenum: 1; label: Part One
title: The Historical Context and Conceptual Framework of Integral Ecology
pagenum: 17; label: 1
title: The Return of Interiority: Redefining the Humanity-Nature Relationship
pagenum: 19; label: 2
title: It's All About Perspectives: The AQAL Model
pagenum: 45; label: 3
title: A Developing Kosmos
pagenum: 75; label: 4
title: Developing Interiors
pagenum: 118; label: Part Two
title: The What, Who, and How of Ecological Phenomena
pagenum: 155; label: 5
title: Defining, Honoring, and Integrating the Multiple Approaches to Ecology
pagenum: 157; label: 6
title: Ecological Terrains: The What That Is Examined
pagenum: 182; label: 7
title: Ecological Selves: The Who That Is Examining
pagenum: 215; label: 8
title: Ecological Research: How We Examine
pagenum: 243; label: Part Three
title: The Who, How, and What Framework Applied
pagenum: 273; label: 9
title: Ecological Harmony and Environmental Crisis in a Post-Natural World
pagenum: 275; label: 10
title: Practices for Cultivating Integral Ecological Awareness
pagenum: 311; label: 11
title: Integral Ecology in Action
pagenum: 339; label: Part Four
title: Applications of Integral Ecology in Self, Other, and World
pagenum: 391; title: Case Study I: Integrating Interiority in Sustainable Community Development: A Case Study with San Juan del Gozo Community, El Salvador
pagenum: 393; title: Case Study II: Integral Marine Ecology: Community-Based Fishery Management in Hawai'i
pagenum: 430; title: Case Study III: Evolving Approaches to Conservation: Integral Ecology and Canada's Great Bear Rainforest
pagenum: 454; title: Conclusion: The Integral Ecology Advantage
pagenum: 477; title: Appendix: 200+ Perspectives on NATURE: Major, Minor, and Emerging Schools of Ecology, Environmental Studies, and Ecological Thought
pagenum: 489; title: Further Reading: The Integral Ecology Bookshelf
pagenum: 531; title: Notes
pagenum: 537; title: References
pagenum: 671; title: Credits
pagenum: 771; title: Index
pagenum: 773