Home Place
Essays on Ecology, new revised edition
- Publisher
- NeWest Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2002
- Category
- Essays, Ecology, Ecology
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896300535
- Publish Date
- Oct 2002
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
First released in 1990, the essays in Home Place range from the personalthe search for a childhood vision of pristine grassland, the boy who goes from hunting to respecting wildlife and the living space around himto theory on land use, environmental law, agriculture, education, and technology as it affects the relationships between humanity and the Ecosphere.
About the author
Stan Rowe (1918-2004) was a Professor at the University of Saskatchewan for over twenty years. A prominent Canadian ecologist, Rowe won the J.B. Harkin Conservation Award in 1994 for his significant contribution to protecting Canada's parks and wilderness areas. Rowe is the author of numerous articles, reviews and essays, including Home Place and Earth Alive , both collections of his important and insightful essays on ecology. In 1990 he retired to New Denver, BC, where he spent the rest of his life promoting his holistic world-view.