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Urban Sustainability and the Extinction of Experience: Acknowledging Drivers of Biocultural Loss for Socio-ecological Well-being

Description: In this dissertation I address urban sustainability with a focus on loss of cultural heritage and ecological knowledge by expanding the concept “extinction of experience” (EoE). Conceptualized by conservationist Robert Michael Pyle, EoE is the loss of nature experiences leading to apathy towards biodiversity and degradation of the common habitat. I expand upon Pyle’s formulation of the concept by considering the EoE cycle as an indirect driver that amplifies biodiversity losses. Additionally, I… more
Date: December 2015
Creator: Poole, Alexandria K.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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Field Environmental Philosophy: A Biocultural Ethic Approach to Education and Ecotourism for Sustainability

Description: This article proposes an educational methodology, called field environmental philosophy (FEP), which orients ecotourism practices to reconnect citizens and nature in order to contribute to local and global sustainability. FEP’s methodology is starting to be adapted in other world regions, such as Germany, Japan, and Mexico, to integrate education and ecotourism for sustainability.
Date: April 19, 2021
Creator: Tauro, Alejandra; Ojeda, Jaime; Caviness, Terrance; Moses, Kelli P.; Moreno-Terrazas, Ren; Wright, Travis et al.
Partner: UNT College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
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Field environmental philosophy and biocultural conservation at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park: Methodological approaches to broaden the ways of integrating the social component ("S") in Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) Sites

Description: This article discusses field environmental philosophy and biocultural conservation methods at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve in Chile.
Date: 2010
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Anderson, Christopher B.; Pizarro, J. Cristóbal; Massardo, Francisca; Medina, Yanet; Mansilla, Andrés O. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Field environmental philosophy and biocultural conservation at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park: Methodological approaches to broaden the ways of integrating the social component ("S") in Long-Term Socio-Ecological Research (LTSER) Sites [Material Complementario]

Description: This article discusses field environmental philosophy and biocultural conservation methods at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in the Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve in Chile.
Date: 2010
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Anderson, Christopher B.; Pizarro, J. Cristóbal; Massardo, Francisca; Medina, Yanet; Mansilla, Andrés O. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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Filosofía ambiental de campo y conservación biocultural en el Parque Etnobotánico Omora: Aproximaciones metodológicas para ampliar los modos de integrar el componente social ("S") en Sitios de Estudios Socio-Ecológicos a Largo Plazo (SESELP)

Description: This article discusses field environmental philosophy and biocultural conservation methods at the Omora Ethnobotanical Park in Chile's Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve.
Date: 2010
Creator: Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-; Anderson, Christopher B.; Pizarro, J. Cristóbal; Massardo, Francisca; Medina, Yanet; Mansilla, Andrés O. et al.
Partner: UNT College of Arts and Sciences
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