People and nature
Subtitle: an introduction to human ecological relations
By: Emilio F. Moran.
Series: Blackwell primers in anthropology
Publisher: Blackwell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781405105712; 9781405105729
Subjects: Nature -- Effect of human beings on.; Human beings -- Effect of environment on.; Environmental degradation.; Environmental policy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Can one conceive of ecosystems without human agents?; title: Human agency : individuals making a difference; title: Overwhelming evidence for concern with the condition of the earth system; title: Looking back and looking forward; title: The study of human ecological relations; title: The contemporary study of environmental issues; title: The evolution of human-environment interactions; title: Hunter-gatherers : setting our preferences; title: How did we decide to become farmers?; title: Herding and farming : an uneasy relationship; title: More food for the masses; title: Earth transformations in prehistory; title: The archeology of environmental change; title: The urban-industrial revolution and the unleashing of Prometheus; title: The contemporary situation : human-dominated ecosystems; title: The web of life and trophic relations : thinking ecologically; title: Ecosystem productivity and net primary production; title: Land use and long-term disturbance; title: Learning, adaptation, and information; title: Mitigation and the cautionary principle; title: Transforming the face of the earth through making better decisions; title: Population and the environment; title: Community in human evolution; title: What is sacred in human evolution?; title: Tragedies of the commons; title: Institutions and self-organization; title: Bioregionalism, deep ecology and embedding people in nature; title: Material boys and material girls; title: Patterns of consumption in developed countries; title: Patterns of consumption in developing countries; title: A feeding frenzy and a crisis in public health; title: Burning fossils fuels instead of calories; title: Do we have enough material goods now?; title: Resource abundance vs resource scarcity; title: When less is more; title: The scale of the problem and the scale of the solutions; title: Restoring our balance : valuing community, and trust, rather than more "stuff"; title: Are we happier when we have more?