Environmentalism of the Mind; Ranchers as Allies in Conservation; Human and Natural Time Scales; Protecting Ordinary Places

• Published in: The Chronicle of Higher Education Vol. 46; no. 39; p. B6
• Main Authors: Shabecoff, Philip, Bock, Carl E, Bock, Jane H, Oelschlager, Max
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc 02.06.2000; Chronicle of Higher Education
• Subjects: Abbey, Edward (1927-1989); Behavior; Biophysics; Citizen Participation; Climate change; Community Relations; Earth science; Earth sciences; Economic growth; Economic Progress; Environmental movement; Environmental protection; Environmentalism; Environmentalists; Evaluation; Physical Environment; Securities markets; Urban Studies; United States; United States > US; Massachusetts; Arizona

To take another example, economists dominate our cultural conversations about time, relentlessly emphasizing quarterly profit-and-loss statements, monthly rates of employment, inflation, or economic growth, and daily fluctuations in the stock market. Yet "good economics," such as maximizin...