On this note, Suzuki proceeds to discuss the four natural elements humans need to survive. The author also credits Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs with providing him with the structure of the book. He recognizes the work of Rachel Carson, author of 1962's Silent Spring, for giving birth to modern environmentalism and positioning the future of our planet as a policy issue, as much as a spiritual or scientific one. With The Sacred Balance, Suzuki's goal is to combine a spiritual appreciation of nature, one that is influenced by and indebted to indigenous people, with increasingly precise scientific measurements of the natural world. The book was re-released in 2007 with more up-to-date scientific figures. Combining science and spirituality, in his non-fiction book The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature (1997), Canadian author and environmentalist David Suzuki examines the ways in which humanity threatens the Earth's elemental gifts, on which it relies in order to survive.
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