John Fraser, Tawnya Switzer

The Social Value of Zoos

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book situates zoos as trusted cultural institutions with valuable affordances for engaging people in natural resource conservation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9781108486132
• ISBN-10: 1108486134
• Artikelnr.: 60401966

Autorenporträt

John Fraser lives near Rome. Previously, he worked in England and Canada.

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.