Wes Jackson
Autor de Becoming Native to This Place
Sobre El Autor
Wes Jackson, the president of the Land Institute in Salinas, Kansas, has become an influential voice in arguing for an agriculture that is more conservative of land and water resources. Born in 1936 on a farm in Topeka, Kansas, Jackson was subsequently trained as a biologist and botanist at Kansas mostrar más Wesleyan and the University of Kansas, respectively. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy for his work in genetics by North Carolina State University in 1967. After completing his education, Jackson established an Environmental Studies program at California State University in Sacramento, where he served as a professor until 1976. In that year, he resigned from his professorship to establish the Land Institute, where he has since applied his scientific training to the breeding of a perennial wheat and to developing sustainable agricultural techniques. Through his writing, Jackson has articulated a vision of agriculture that is not only environmentally sound, but also provides a basis for the reinvigoration of rural communities. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1936-06-15
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Kansas, USA
- Organizaciones
- The Land Institute, Salina, Kansas
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Reseñas
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 20
- También por
- 3
- Miembros
- 538
- Popularidad
- #46,306
- Valoración
- 3.8
- Reseñas
- 11
- ISBNs
- 32
- Favorito
- 1
Jackson has skillfully combined history, environmentalism, philosophy, and ecology to show how we need to take better care of the environment, but he shows how we do not seem to be at a level (emotionally or generationally) to do what is needed to change the way we handle nature.
Many of the points that Jackson made were excellent. I agree with so many points about the cost of doing things to help nature instead of destroying it. I also agree with children getting more experience in the field so to speak. I hate to repeat what I heard growing up, but children really are our future. I do believe this book was well thought out, and completely researched to show the problems we have with what needs to be done and what happened from a historical perspective.
I will say this, it is short in pages, but long in details. There is a lot to unpack in this small book. It is harder to read because it doesn't flow as well as I liked, but it doesn't detract from wanting to continue reading. It would be a book even lovers of history would like. I would encourage others to read it.… (más)