I have not performed an extensive literature review at this time; I have scanned full-text web libraries and found what looks to be a goodly amount of material pertaining to the subject. I’ve read The Dominion of Man (Black, John Edinburgh University Press 1970) as a starting point for my research. Of course, most books on the environment touch on the subject so I expect to draw from a wide range of sources.
I am greatly influenced by the writings of Wendell Berry on this topic and expect to refer to him extensively (as well as the other “New Agrarian” authors). I hope to make some study of the stewardship of intimate spaces (I’m going to have to come up with a solid definition of “intimate spaces” but am generally meaning the small-scale natural surroundings one experiences daily); for this I will reference authors such as Henry David Thoreau and Derrick Jensen.