Fr. 136.00

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO THE - Conservation, Compassion and Connectivity

English · Hardback

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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes new theoretical contributions about the design and creation of wildlife corridors. The book provides the necessary background for understanding habitat connectivity projects, and makes a theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors.

List of contents










List of Figures; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Key Concepts and Ideas: Connectivity from a Species Perspective; 3. Designing and Managing Wildlife Corridors; 4. Emerging Theoretical Perspectives: Compassionate Conservation, Empathy, and Traditional Ecological Knowledge; 5. The Wildlife Crossing on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana, USA: Respecting the Spirit of Place; 6. The Monkton Wildlife Crossing and the Blue-Spotted Salamander: Vermont's First Amphibian Crossing Tunnels; 7. The Railway from Oxford to London Marylebone: Transportation Upgrade Meets Compassion for Vulnerable Habitats; 8. Aerial Corridors in Urban Environments: Light Pollution and Migratory Birds; 9. The Papah¿naumokükea Marine National Monument: Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Marine Protected Areas; 10. Looking Ahead: New Perspectives and Best Practices Related to Wildlife Corridors; Bibliography; Index


About the author










Amy D. Propen is faculty in the Writing Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is author of At Home in the Anthropocene and Visualizing Posthuman Conservation in the Age of the Anthropocene.


Summary

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Wildlife Corridors charts some best practices and makes new theoretical contributions about the design and creation of wildlife corridors. The book provides the necessary background for understanding habitat connectivity projects, and makes a theoretical contribution to current knowledge about wildlife corridors.

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