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  • Loreby Martha Johnson

    International Development Research Centre 1992; US$ 25.00

    Can Western science gain from an understanding of traditional knowledge? How should this knowledge be gathered? How can it make a difference in managing our natural resources? Lore breaks new ground in the study of these questions. It is the result of an unusual and important workshop. Researchers from around the globe slept on beds of spruce bows,... more...

  • Human Ecologyby Holger Schutkowski

    Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2006; US$ 179.99

    The human condition is composed of culturally mediated biology, and this dual nature is key to our understanding of human/environment interaction. This book provides a view on the interrelationship between cultural strategies and their biological outcomes. It combines an ecosystems approach with cultural anthropological behavioural concepts. more...

  • Northeast and Midwest United Statesby John T. Cumbler

    ABC-CLIO 2005; US$ 85.00

    An engaging, personalized look at the interplay between people and nature in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, from prehistory to the present. more...

  • The Spatial Factor in African Historyby Allen M. Howard; Richard M. Shain

    BRILL 2004; US$ 81.00

    In this collection authors apply spatial analysis to case studies of social, economic, and political dynamics in West, Central, and East Africa during the nineteenth and twentieth century. Also included is a lengthy essay re-interpreting tropical Africa, 1800-1930, using spatial theory. more...

  • Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Agent-based Modeling Techniques for Understanding Social and Ecological Processesby H. Randy Gimblett

    Oxford University Press 2001; US$ 79.99

    For those addressing ecological and natural resource management problems, this volume presents a set of perspectives on incorporating the spatial representation and analytical power of GIS with agent-based modelling of evolutionary and non-linear processes and phenomena. more...

  • Canada and Arctic North Americaby Mark R. Stoll

    ABC-CLIO 2006; US$ 85.00

    This comprehensive treatment of the environmental history of northern North America offers a compelling account of the complex encounters of people, technology, culture, and ecology that shaped modern-day Canada and Alaska. Climate change, logging, drilling, prospecting, and hunting. more...

  • Southeast Asiaby Ooi Keat Gin

    ABC-CLIO 2006; US$ 85.00

    An in-depth, historical encyclopedia of Southeast Asia, with coverage from prehistoric times to the end of the 20th century for each country in the region. Colonial playground ... hotbed of communism ... exotic tourist destination ... nexus of terrorism and the drug trade. 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... more...

  • In the Wake of the Jomonby Jon Turk

    McGraw-Hill 2005; US$ 24.95

    The thrilling account of an extraordinary journey. in the tradition of Kon-Tiki. In 1996 a 9,500-year-old skeleton was found beside the Columbia River, galvanizing anthropologists with the possibility that prehistoric humans reached North America from Asia by crossing the ocean in small open boats. In this compelling narrative, world-class kayaker... more...

  • Multifunctional Land Useby Ulo Mander; Katharina Helming; Hubert Wiggering

    Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG 2007; US$ 129.99

    New demands on landscapes and natural resources call for multifunctional approaches to land development. This book analyses general principles of land use multifunctionality, highlights the requirements and approaches, and, discusses modelling and monitoring approaches to scientifically assess the impact of mutlifunctional land use implementation. more...