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Author:   Michel Loreau (Research Director, Research Director, National Center for Scientific Research)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 23.70cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 16.30cm
Weight:   0.390kg
ISBN:  

9780197628430

ISBN 10:   0197628435
Pages:   168
Publication Date:   02 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Introduction Part one. Humans versus nature Chapter 1. Homo sapiens, a species among many others but not quite like the others Chapter 2. A brief history of the divorce between humans and nature Chapter 3. Subject and object: The mirror of modernity Chapter 4. Matter and spirit: The great illusion Chapter 5. The underside of economic rationality and progress Chapter 6. Journey to the centre of the modern world Part two. Where humans and nature are one Chapter 7. Letting nature touch us Chapter 8. Recovering nature in us through our fundamental needs Chapter 9. Reunifying knowledge of body and mind Chapter 10. Building a social and economic order that serves life Chapter 11. Embracing life that flows through us References

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Michel Loreau is a renowned ecologist, known in particular for his theoretical work on the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning and on the ecological and societal consequences of biodiversity loss. He has also championed an integrative biodiversity science that transcends disciplinary boundaries, and devoted significant efforts to linking biodiversity science and policy internationally.

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