Not a book but a good paper for the class to readĀ Sterman 2013 Sustaining Sustainability: Creating a Systems Science in a Fragmented Academy and Polarized World (systems thinking and understanding the role of human decisions as part of larger socio- ecological system) Available for free download on the Internet.
Looking at Olyssa's list I am reminded of A Sand County Almanac. Anything by Edward Abby. Lou Dynamic BioSystems, LLC On 4/10/15 7:43 AM, "Alicia Huber" <alicia.hub...@gmail.com> wrote: >I took a course in "Human Ecology" while at Towson University that was >primarily for environmental studies/science majors and upper level bio >majors. The texts that we used were Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for >Sustainable Development and the current edition of State of the World from >the Worldwatch Institute (my year it was the 2013 ed., Is Sustainability >Still Possible?). The Human Ecology text was great for non-majors since it >was written for a general audience and broke down all of the scientific >concepts. Most of the time I just skimmed or skipped this reading since I >had already taken ecology courses. I also liked the State of the World >book >because each section outlined specific problems but then also what >becoming >a sustainable society would look like and how feasible change really was. > >Alicia > >On Thu, Apr 9, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Olyssa Starry <oly...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi David, >> I definitely look forward to a synthesis of the responses you get. >> I've been looking for something similar; my question is: is there a >> "pilgrim at tinker creek" with an urban focus? In my search, I've come >> across the following: >> suburban safari (hannah holmes) >> coyote at the kitchen door (stephen destefano) >> city wilds (edited by terrell dixon) >> my backyard jungle (james barilla) >> backyard and beyond (duensing and millmoss) >> the urban bestiary (lyanda haupt) >> win-win ecology (rosenzweig) >> city and suburban survival (tom brown) >> Thanks for posting this question, >> Olyssa >> >> On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:34 PM, David Robert Johnson >> <davi...@stedwards.edu> wrote: >> > Hi Ecologers - I'm teaching a non-major's biology class this fall that >> I'm calling "human ecology". I'm looking for a pop-science book that >>deals >> with one or all of the following: urban ecosystems, the anthropocene, >>human >> systems, humans as a dominant evolutionary driver. I want it to be >>forward >> thinking, and not doomy and gloomy, if possible. I have a couple of >>books >> in mind that deal with human evolution and smaller scale stuff as well >>as >> past human ecosystem interactions.... but want to have students read >> something bigger picture. >> > >> > Thanks and feel free to e-mail me directly. >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > David >> > >> > >> > >> > David R. Johnson, PhD >> > Department of Biology >> > St. Edwards University >> > davi...@stedwards.edu >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
