Beschreibung:
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.
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.