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"The authors of this book share the diversity and complexities of the Indigenous context of worldviews, examining relationships between humans and other living beings within an eco-conscious lens, showing that we belong not only to a human community, but to a community of all nature as well"--

"A practical and poetic manifesto promoting new concepts of environmental learning: why environment, inequity, democracy, and diversity are connected challenges, how to navigate the rapid pace of change in the Anthropocene, how to better understand social and ecological networks, how to think about migration both ecologically and culturally, and how to bring a cosmopolitan perspective to place-based approaches. Covers this conceptual ground with clarity, focus, warmth, memoir, mindfulness practices, curricular ideas, and compelling narrative. It invites readers to participate as educational explorers, encouraging them to reflect on their life experiences, enabling them to better understand how and why environmental learning is crucial to human flourishing"--

Short quotations are often used to stimulate thought and evoke discussion. The intention of this book is no less ambitious. Drawing upon a series of quotations taken from the World Meteorological Organization-sponsored publication, Climate: Into the 21st Century, the authors set out to encourage thought and discussion on the earth's climate system, including its interrelatedness to human society and the environment, the impact of climate variability, and climate extremes and change

This book is about staying together, living together, the dynamics and poetics of togetherness. It demonstrates, through a strong investment in nature studies, non-human studies, and nature culture and cohabitative readings, a commitment to interconnectedness.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: A Land of Illusions and Thin Air -- References -- Chapter 2: The Cosmovision of the Ancient Inhabitants of the Desert: A Look Through the Cave Painting -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Task of Obtaining the Information -- 2.3 The Ancient Inhabitants of the Desert -- 2.3.1 Caves, Mountains, and Shelters -- 2.3.1.1 Cave Painting -- 2.3.1.2 Incisions on Mother Rock in Layers -- 2.3.1.3 Habitation Caves -- 2.3.1.4 Funeral Caves -- 2.4 A Millenary Life in the Desert of a Highly Successful Culture -- 2.5 The Worldview of the Ancient Desert Dwellers -- 2.6 The Archaeological Interpretation of the Cave Paintings -- 2.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Life in Cuatro Ciénegas: A Historical Tour of the Coahuila Desert Between the Sixteenth and Ninetieth Centuries, Its People, and Their Relationship with the Environment -- 3.1 Early Colonial Years -- References -- Chapter 4: Water as a Socializing Element: Hydraulic Culture in New Spain Between the Sixteenth and the Eighteenth Centuries -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Water and Social Dimension -- 4.3 Pre-Hispanic Background -- 4.4 European Contributions: The Sixteenth Century -- 4.5 The Seventeenth Century -- 4.6 Epilogue of the Eighteenth Century: The Control of Northern Desert Areas -- 4.6.1 The Case of Baja California -- 4.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Environmental Conservation, Water, and Wetland Governance in Mexico -- 5.1 Evolution of Environmental Law -- 5.1.1 Allocation and Management of Natural Resources -- 5.1.2 Preservation of Animals, Plants, and Natural Heritage Sites -- 5.1.3 The Mexican Revolution -- 5.1.4 Environmental Protection -- 5.1.5 Sustainable Development -- 5.2 Environmental Laws Governing Water in Mexico -- 5.2.1 Water Conservation -- 5.2.2 Concessions -- 5.2.3 Water Allocation.