🌊🏜🌹 EARTH DAY BOOK REC LIST THREAD 🌹🏜🌊
This is mainly going to be a thread of books i've found useful in developing my own environmental philosophy, focused mainly on resource management, econ, and food systems since that is mainly what im into 🥂🦈
This is mainly going to be a thread of books i've found useful in developing my own environmental philosophy, focused mainly on resource management, econ, and food systems since that is mainly what im into 🥂🦈
⚡DISCLAIMER⚡
Please be mindful of how i use the word "useful"; i strongly believe in reading about views outside my own so I have a robust understanding of the attitudes that shape modern environmental policy. In no way do i endorse 100% of what these authors write or say
Please be mindful of how i use the word "useful"; i strongly believe in reading about views outside my own so I have a robust understanding of the attitudes that shape modern environmental policy. In no way do i endorse 100% of what these authors write or say
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GOVERNING THE COMMONS by Elinor Ostrum, to be read in conjunction with THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS by Garrett Hardin
everybody whose talked to me for 5 minutes knows i despise garrett hardin, a known eugenicist, who coined "the tragedy of the commons" mainly as a [cont]
GOVERNING THE COMMONS by Elinor Ostrum, to be read in conjunction with THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS by Garrett Hardin
everybody whose talked to me for 5 minutes knows i despise garrett hardin, a known eugenicist, who coined "the tragedy of the commons" mainly as a [cont]
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pro-eugenicist argument masquerading as environmental policy. Its gained an unfortunate amount of traction, which is why I really love Ostrom's alternative takes that lean toward localized collective action, for which she won a nobel prize. Its dense but foundational
pro-eugenicist argument masquerading as environmental policy. Its gained an unfortunate amount of traction, which is why I really love Ostrom's alternative takes that lean toward localized collective action, for which she won a nobel prize. Its dense but foundational
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WHITE MAN'S GAME: SAVING ANIMALS, REBUILDING EDEN, AND OTHER MYTHS OF CONSERVATION IN AFRICA by Stephanie Hanes
I was really surprised by this book! The author brings a really nuanced, indigenous-focused view of ecocapitalism in africa. I REALLY liked it
WHITE MAN'S GAME: SAVING ANIMALS, REBUILDING EDEN, AND OTHER MYTHS OF CONSERVATION IN AFRICA by Stephanie Hanes
I was really surprised by this book! The author brings a really nuanced, indigenous-focused view of ecocapitalism in africa. I REALLY liked it
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THE FISH MARKET: INSIDE THE BIG-MONEY BATTLE FOR THE OCEAN AND YOUR DINNER PLATE by Lee van der Voo
This is where we get into some econ, I think this is a really good primer as to how fisheries/fish production within the US is changing and the pitfalls that come along w it
THE FISH MARKET: INSIDE THE BIG-MONEY BATTLE FOR THE OCEAN AND YOUR DINNER PLATE by Lee van der Voo
This is where we get into some econ, I think this is a really good primer as to how fisheries/fish production within the US is changing and the pitfalls that come along w it
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THE SIXTH EXTINCTION: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY by Elizabeth Kolbert
I think this is on every ecology reading list, it won the pulitzer prize a few years ago. Anyway, its a good primer contrasting natural cycles of evolution and extinction w the current human impacted era
THE SIXTH EXTINCTION: AN UNNATURAL HISTORY by Elizabeth Kolbert
I think this is on every ecology reading list, it won the pulitzer prize a few years ago. Anyway, its a good primer contrasting natural cycles of evolution and extinction w the current human impacted era
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AMERICAN CATCH: THE FIGHT FOR OUR LOCAL SEAFOOD by Paul Greenberg
Another fisheries book; provides a good overview of our extremely broken seafood industry and current efforts to fix it. Special attention is paid to the native sockeye salmon fishery in AK
AMERICAN CATCH: THE FIGHT FOR OUR LOCAL SEAFOOD by Paul Greenberg
Another fisheries book; provides a good overview of our extremely broken seafood industry and current efforts to fix it. Special attention is paid to the native sockeye salmon fishery in AK
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I also recommend Paul Greenberg's other book FOUR FISH, if youre interested in the evolution of the seafood industry, aquaculture, fish farming, etc!
I also recommend Paul Greenberg's other book FOUR FISH, if youre interested in the evolution of the seafood industry, aquaculture, fish farming, etc!
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WILDERNESS AND THE AMERICAN MIND by Roderick Nash
Its hard to talk about this book--its foundational and informative in MANY ways but also very much a product of its time. I think its valuable to read, especially when analyzing ur own pov wrt environmental issues
WILDERNESS AND THE AMERICAN MIND by Roderick Nash
Its hard to talk about this book--its foundational and informative in MANY ways but also very much a product of its time. I think its valuable to read, especially when analyzing ur own pov wrt environmental issues
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THE MEAT RACKET: THE SECRET TAKEOVER OF AMERICA'S FOOD BUSINESS by Christopher Leonard
If you like to get angry over stuff you didnt even know you should be angry about, this book is for you.
THE MEAT RACKET: THE SECRET TAKEOVER OF AMERICA'S FOOD BUSINESS by Christopher Leonard
If you like to get angry over stuff you didnt even know you should be angry about, this book is for you.
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EELS: AN EXPLORATION, FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE SARGASSO, OF THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS FISH by James Prosek
A really nice light read by a new england fisherman, its surprisingly tender, w thoughtful attention paid to the eel's significance to indigenous cultires
EELS: AN EXPLORATION, FROM NEW ZEALAND TO THE SARGASSO, OF THE WORLD'S MOST MYSTERIOUS FISH by James Prosek
A really nice light read by a new england fisherman, its surprisingly tender, w thoughtful attention paid to the eel's significance to indigenous cultires
