{"product_id":"biodiversity-and-democracy-paul-m-wood-9780774806893","title":"Biodiversity and Democracy: Rethinking Nature and Society","description":"The world's species, genes, and ecosystems are going extinct at an alarming and unprecedented rate, largely as a result of human activities. If this trend continues, human civilization itself is at risk. Yet we remain either unaware or unconcerned. In \u003ci\u003eBiodiversity and Democracy, \u003c\/i\u003e Paul Wood looks at this dilemma from another perspective. He argues that the problem can be traced back to how we think about both biodiversity and democratic societies. He examines the concept of biodiversity, recasting it as an essential environmental condition that is being irreversibly depleted, not a biological resource that can simply be replaced. He then demonstrates how democratic policies cater to short-term public preferences, with little or no concern for the long term.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul M. Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0774806893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780774806893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of British Columbia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.01w x 0.72d","brand":"Paul M. Wood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448932839679,"sku":"9780774806893","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b8cc34eb-7dd9-40fa-a35e-b430417472bf.jpg?v=1777261220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biodiversity-and-democracy-paul-m-wood-9780774806893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}