John Fraser, Tawnya Switzer

The Social Value of Zoos

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book couples anecdotes with real data to help nature lovers, zoo staff, zoo fans, and even zoo foes understand the many ways zoos are conceptualized, used, and valued, unpacking what seems to happen in the minds of diverse zoo-goers to highlight powerful opportunities for learning, engagement, and activism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 489g
• ISBN-13: 9781108486132
• ISBN-10: 1108486134
• Artikelnr.: 60401966

Autorenporträt

John Fraser is a novelist and poet. He has lived in Rome since 1980. Previously, he worked in England and Canada. For more information on John Fraser, please visit www.johnfraserfiction.com or email [e-mail].

Inhaltsangabe

1. Context; 2. Ontology
animal exhibits and conservation goals; 3. Learning
social experiences and captive animals; 4. Morality
zoos as moral actors; 5. Pleasure
the educational leisure value proposition; 6. Meaning
constructing knowledge through discourse, dialogue, and metaphor; 7. Bonding
a socio
biological human need with important zoo mission implications; 8. Connectedness
animals, continuity, and belonging; 9. Identity
discovering self; 10. Activation
pro
environmental behavior; 11. Impact
collective conservation action; 12. Integration
the socially valuable zoo.