Humans in the landscape : an introduction to environmental studies
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Humans in the landscape : an introduction to environmental studies
W.W. Norton, c2013
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first textbook to fully synthesize all key disciplines of environmental studies. Humans in the Landscape draws on the biophysical sciences, social sciences, and humanities to explore the interactions between cultures and environments over time, and discusses classic environmental problems in the context of the overarching conflicts and frameworks that motivate them.
Table of Contents
Part I: Forces Chapter One: Humans in the Landscape: Environmental Studies and Environmentalism
Chapter Two: What Is Natural?
Chapter Three: Commons
Chapter Four: A World Without Edges
Chapter Five: The Architecture of the Planet
Part II: Grand Challenges
Chapter Six: The Most Successful Species?
Chapter Seven: Climate Change
Chapter Eight: Humans and Their Habitats
Chapter Nine: Biological Diversity
Chapter Ten: A Perspective on Sustainability
Part III: Strategies
Chapter Eleven: Environmental Awareness
Chapter Twelve: Collective Action
Chapter Thirteen: Markets
Chapter Fourteen: Addressing Affluence
Chapter Fifteen: Learning
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