Environmental change and human development : controlling nature /
Barrow, Christopher J.,
Environmental change and human development : controlling nature / C.J. Barrow. - viii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index.
Introduction -- Environmental change before modern humans appeared -- Environmental change during historical times -- Are twenty-first century humans more vulnerable to nature? -- Ongoing natural threats -- Reacting to environmental challenges and opportunities -- Coping with nature -- The future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Focuses on environmental change and human fortunes. While there is a large and rapidly expanding literature dealing with how people affect the environment, less attention has been given in recent years to how the environment shapes human development. It also addresses key issues such as soil degredation, natural climatic variations and volcanic activity. Provides geography and earth sciences students with an essential introduction to the major debates surrounding this topic."--Publisher description.
0340764031 9780340764039 034076404X 9780340764046
2004271230
Human beings--Effect of environment on--History.
Human ecology
Social evolution.
Environmental impact analysis
GF51 / .B282 2003
304.28
Environmental change and human development : controlling nature / C.J. Barrow. - viii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index.
Introduction -- Environmental change before modern humans appeared -- Environmental change during historical times -- Are twenty-first century humans more vulnerable to nature? -- Ongoing natural threats -- Reacting to environmental challenges and opportunities -- Coping with nature -- The future. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"Focuses on environmental change and human fortunes. While there is a large and rapidly expanding literature dealing with how people affect the environment, less attention has been given in recent years to how the environment shapes human development. It also addresses key issues such as soil degredation, natural climatic variations and volcanic activity. Provides geography and earth sciences students with an essential introduction to the major debates surrounding this topic."--Publisher description.
0340764031 9780340764039 034076404X 9780340764046
2004271230
Human beings--Effect of environment on--History.
Human ecology
Social evolution.
Environmental impact analysis
GF51 / .B282 2003
304.28