Land ethic

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1887 – 1948

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Who was Land ethic?

A land ethic is a philosophy that seeks to guide the actions when humans use or make changes to the land. This specific term was coined by Aldo Leopold in his book A Sand County Almanac. Within this work, he wrote that there is a need for a "new ethic", an "ethic dealing with human's relation to land and to the animals and plants which grow upon it". However, while Leopold is credited with coining this term, specific land ethics were in place prior to his writing Sand County Almanac. For example, Leopold himself defines and argues against an economic land ethic.

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Born
Jan 11, 1887
Burlington
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Died
Apr 21, 1948
Baraboo

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on July 23, 2013

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