The ecological crisis, the human condition, and community-based restoration as an instrument for its cure

Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-15

  Leigh, Peter ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Community based restoration; Ecopathology; Ecopsychology; Ecosystems; Empowerment; Environmental civics; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900803448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16118014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esep005003     Document Type: Article

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