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Human influences on the environment

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  • Nature and Societyby Philippe Descola; Gisli Palsson

    Routledge 1996; US$ 47.95

    The contributors to this book focus on the relationship between nature and society from a variety of theoretical and ethnographic perspectives and emphasize the problems posed by the nature-culture dualism. more...

  • State of the Earthby Joni Seager

    Routledge 1990; US$ 35.95

    Concise, up-to-the minute, and packed with provocative facts on a broad range of topics - from air quality and acid rain to toxic waste and tourism - The State of the Earth is a comprehensive and engaging source of reference. more...

  • People and Natureby Emilio F. Moran

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 104.95

    This book provides a lively and thoughtful introduction to ecological anthropology by examining the evolving relations between human communities and nature. Written by a noted anthropologist, geographer, and environmental scientist. Reviews the evolution of human interactions with the natural world---drawing from anthropology and geography. Explores those aspects of human ecological relations that seem to account for the greater connectedness of certain societies to their physical environment. Offers a vision for improved relations between humans and nature. more...

  • Radical Simplicityby Jim Merkel

    New Society Publishers 2003; US$ 17.95

    A revolutionary guide to living up to your own personal, and measurable, sustainability goal more...

  • The Nature of Designby David W. Orr

    Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 20.00

    Ecological design is an emerging field that aims to recalibrate what humans do in the world according to how the world works as a biophysical system. This work is about starting things: an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter and livelihood, and deal with waste. more...

  • Cultures of Contamination, Volume 14by Michael Edelstein; Maria Tysiachniouk; Lyudmila V. Smirnova

    Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007; US$ 99.95

    This volume ponders the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. Insight is sought into its creation and an understanding of differences in how it is being addressed. Hopefully the illumination of the problem will contribute to a better understanding of the constraining conditions and will help guide us in meeting the twin challenges created by the legacy of contamination: how to stop it and how to address what we already have done. more...

  • The Earth Only Enduresby Jules Pretty

    Earthscan 2007; US$ 29.95

    'A blend of clear-eyed science and poetic eloquence The Earth Only Endures follows in the tradition of Jared Diamond and E. O. Wilson. Jules Pretty too is hopeful but on the condition that we understand the nature of the self-imposed threats to our future and the rational basis for human survival. To say that this is essential reading is rather like saying that a compass is essential to navigation.' David W Orr author of Design on the Edge 'Jules Pretty’s remarkable new book is both universal and parochial by turn and beautifully written. It is a philosophical inventory of what we have recently learned to our cost of today’s globe.' Ronald Blythe author of Akenfield 'The essays in this book are the product of a... more...

  • The Human Impact on the Natural Environmentby Andrew S. Goudie

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 69.95

    The new edition of this classic student text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive view of the major environmental issues facing the world today, and is an essential introduction to the past, present and future impact of humans on Earth. Explores the impact of humans upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. Updated extensively, with many new figures and up-to-date statistics. Four completely new chapters explore the ways in which global climate change may have an impact on Earth in the future. A new design makes the text even more accessible and easy to use. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/humanimpact to access the artwork from the book. more...

  • The Earth Transformedby Andrew S. Goudie; Heather A. Viles

    John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2009; US$ 69.95

    The Earth Transformed answers the need for a concise, non-technical introduction to the ways in which the natural environment has been and is being affected by human activities. It is simply and engagingly written, and illustrated with maps, diagrams, figures and photographs. Among the subjects described and considered by the authors are desertification, deforestation, wetland management, biodiversity, climatic change, air pollution, the impact of cities on climate and hydrology, erosion, salinization, waste disposal, sea level rise, marine pollution, coral reef degradation and aquaculture. The book is organized around 45 case studies taken from all parts of the globe and chosen for their intrinsic interest and representative nature.... more...

  • Pandora's Seedby Spencer Wells

    Random House Publishing Group 2010; US$ 11.99

    Ten thousand years ago, our species made a radical shift in its way of life: We became farmers rather than hunter-gatherers. Although this decision propelled us into the modern world, renowned geneticist and anthropologist Spencer Wells demonstrates that such a dramatic change in lifestyle had a downside that we’re only now beginning to recognize. Growing grain crops ultimately made humans more sedentary and unhealthy and made the planet more crowded. The expanding population and the need to apportion limited resources created hierarchies and inequalities. Freedom of movement was replaced by a pressure to work that is the forebear of the anxiety millions feel today. Spencer Wells offers a hopeful prescription for altering a life to which... more...