Nature's Keepers: The New Science of Nature Management

By Stephen Budiansky

Book Overview

For more than a century, nature lovers have held fast to the belief that preserving the wild means keeping people out. One of America's leading authorities on environmental issues dramatically shows... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0029049156
• ISBN13: 9780029049150
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Preservationists beware!

An excellent book on the management of our natural world. Budiansky supplies good arguments of why our natural world is not really natural at all. He explores the history behind our romanticized view of nature and reveals the damage this tainted view may be causing to the environment. Budiansky advocates using scientific data to make decisions about our surroundings rather than falling into the "wilderness myth" trap.If nothing else, this book allows one to think about our perceptions of nature and our influence on the environment. Even though it can be a difficult read at times, I have my seniors in high school (I am a teacher) read this book, and it serves as an excellent tool to get them to think critically.