Philip A. Loring
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  AfterwordFrom: Finding Our Niche |
The Afterword of Finding Our Niche considers lessons and experiences from the Covid-19 pandemic on the themes in the book, and identifies this book as a theory of how change happens. | Philip A. Loring | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From AlienationFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In the first chapter of Finding Our Niche, Alienation, Loring introduces the eco-modernist philosophy that humans are inherently destructive of and separate from nature, and explains how that … | Philip A. Loring | 26 | 2020 | $2.60 Add |
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From EngineersFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In Engineers, the fourth chapter of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces the concept of ecological engineers, via a discussion of Indigenous peoples in the Pacific Northwest and their creation of … | Philip A. Loring | 31 | 2020 | $3.10 Add |
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From EpilogueFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In the Epilogue of Finding Our Niche, Loring grapples with his own feelings of alienation and disorientation to place. | Philip A. Loring | 2 | 2020 | $0.20 Add |
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From Finding Our PathFrom: Finding Our Niche |
The seventh and final chapter of Finding Our Niche, Finding Our Path, begins with the assertion that evidence for how to live within the harmony and limits of nature is all around us, and that it … | Philip A. Loring | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
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From KeystoneFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In Keystone, the third chapter of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces the ecological concept of a keystone species, as well as what happens when keystone species are removed, called ecological … | Philip A. Loring | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From NovelFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In Novel, the fifth chapter of Finding Our Niche, the author discusses novel ecosystems, such as La Cienega de Santa Clara, a wetland created from the damming of the Colorado River, which hosts … | Philip A. Loring | 27 | 2020 | $2.70 Add |
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From PrefaceFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In the Preface of Finding Our Niche, Loring introduces himself as a white male settler seeking to understand the implications of this identity on his ability to tell stories of positive and … | Philip A. Loring | 5 | 2020 | $0.50 Add |
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From PristineFrom: Finding Our Niche |
In the second chapter of Finding Our Niche, Pristine, Loring describes how he first landed in Alaska and how his experiences there reshaped his ideas of how humans engage with the natural world, … | Philip A. Loring | 29 | 2020 | $2.90 Add |
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From SentinelFrom: Finding Our Niche |
The sixth chapter of Finding Our Niche, Sentinel, welcomes in stories of people and communities who have invested in improving and restoring their connection to land and natural communities. … | Philip A. Loring | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
