Bionomics in the Dragon Kingdom - Ecology, Economics and Ethics in Bhutan (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)

This compact and elegant work (equally fitting for both academic as well as the trade audiences) provides a readily accessible and highly readable overview of Bhutan's unique opportunities and challenges; all her prominent environmental legislation, regulatory statutes, ecological customs and practices, both in historic and contemporary terms. At the same time, Bionomics places the ecological context, including a section on animal rights in Bhutan, within the nation's Buddhist spiritual and ethical setting. Historic contextualization accents the book's rich accounting of every national park and scientific reserve, as well as providing up-to-the-minute climate-change related hurdles for the country. Merging the interdisciplinary sciences, engineering and humanities data in a compelling up-to-date portrait of the country, the authors have presented this dramatic compendium against the backdrop of an urgent, global ecological time-frame. It thus becomes clear that the articulated stakes for Bhutan, like her neighboring Himalayan and Indian sub-continental countries (China, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar) are immense, as the Anthropocene epoch unfolds, affecting every living being across the planet. Because Bhutan's two most rewarding revenue streams derive from the sale of hydro-electric power and from tourism, the complexities of modern pressures facing a nation that prides herself on maintaining traditional customs in what has been a uniquely isolated nation are acute.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Fascinating Life Sciences
Release date:	November 2018
First published:	2018
Authors:	Ugyen Tshewang • Jane Gray Morrison • Michael Charles Tobias
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	162
Edition:	1st ed. 2018
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-94654-2
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmentalist thought & ideology Books > Professional & Technical > Veterinary science > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Social law > Environment law Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Ethics & moral philosophy > General
LSN:	3-319-94654-4
Barcode:	9783319946542

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