{"product_id":"integral-ecology-isbn-9781590307670","title":"Integral Ecology","description":"Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than two hundred distinct and valuable perspectives on the natural world—and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues—how can we come to agreement to solve our toughest environmental problems?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn response to this pressing need, \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e 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.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDozens of real-life applications and examples of this framework currently in use are examined, including three in-depth case 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. \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology \u003c\/i\u003eprovides the most sophisticated application and extension of Integral Theory available today, and as such it serves as a template for any truly integral effort.“\u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is a forward-looking book that invites compassionate proactive activism when dealing with the messes we’ve made. Time isn’t on our side, but my optimism leads me to believe that if we embrace the authors’ messages and put them into action using humility, compassion, heart, and love, we still have a chance to pull ourselves out of the many deep holes we’re digging for ourselves, other animals, and ecosystems.”—Marc Bekoff, PhD, University of Colorado, author of \u003ci\u003eAnimals Matter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Emotional Lives of Animals\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is the finest book on ecology bar none. Highest recommendation!”—Ken Wilber, author of \u003ci\u003eSex, Ecology, Spirituality\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Integral Vision\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This book offers a promising approach for making sense of the diverse perspectives on the environment, including the many ways of understanding the complexities and challenges of global environmental change. The integral ecology framework provides a valuable roadmap for responding to contemporary problems such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and land use change. Given the widespread and often heated debates about environmental issues, the publication of \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology \u003c\/i\u003eis timely and appreciated.”—Karen O’Brien, PhD, University of Oslo, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Change and Globalization \u003c\/i\u003eand member of the Nobel Peace Prize–winning team of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e Esbjörn-Hargens and Zimmerman have produced a complex framework (rooted in a hierarchy of integrative levels proposed by philosopher Ken Wilber) for the multidisciplinary interrogation of ecological problems. This framework provides an intelligent basis for discovering what questions need to be posed in our de facto postmodern era, and how to formulate them most effectively.”—Stanley N. Salthe, PhD, Brooklyn College, author of \u003ci\u003eEvolving Hierarchical Systems\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDevelopment and Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology \u003c\/i\u003eis a remarkable work, indeed a tour de force. Like all path-breaking books it will provoke lively discussion and inevitable debate. It may even shift the course of our understanding of ecology. This is a book that invites us to read, enjoy, reflect, and act. And the time is now.”—Mary Evelyn Tucker, PhD, Yale University, co-editor of the ten-volume \u003ci\u003eWorld Religions and Ecology Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eWorldly Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e  “Deeper than deep ecology, integral ecology completes the century-long struggle to overcome the unfortunate legacy of Logical Positivism in the natural sciences and Behaviorism in the social sciences. Both blinkered and trammeled the human mind and spirit. At the the heart and soul of \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e is the frank recognition of interiority and subjectivity, as well as exteriority and objectivity, in the larger-than-human world. That's what \u003ci\u003eIntegral Ecology \u003c\/i\u003eis all about. In addition to theoretical integral ecology, the authors, both gifted writers as well as thinkers, provide case studies applying integral ecology to real-world environmental conundrums.”—J. Baird Callicott, PhD, University of North Texas, co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wilderness Debate Rages On\u003c\/i\u003eMichael E. Zimmerman, PhD, is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He spent more than thirty years at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he was chair of the Department of Philosophy and co-director of Environmental Studies. He is co-editor of the popular textbook \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eContesting Earth’s Future\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, Michael has published nearly one hundred academic articles on philosophy and ecology. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his wife and daughter.","brand":"Integral Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302302994661,"sku":"NP9781590307670","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781590307670.jpg?v=1767730099","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/integral-ecology-isbn-9781590307670","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}