03119nam 2200661Ia 450 991045487890332120210923234255.01-134-01782-01-282-25726-997866122572610-203-88575-9(CKB)1000000000773624(EBL)446827(OCoLC)444510579(SSID)ssj0000148359(PQKBManifestationID)11144928(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000148359(PQKBWorkID)10225048(PQKB)10405323(MiAaPQ)EBC446827(Au-PeEL)EBL446827(CaPaEBR)ebr10326705(CaONFJC)MIL225726(EXLCZ)99100000000077362420081212d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAn environmental history of the world[electronic resource] humankind's changing role in the community of life /J. Donald Hughes2nd ed.London Routledge20091 online resource (321 p.)Routledge studies in physical geography and environmentDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-48150-3 0-415-48149-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Permissions; 1 Introduction: History and ecology; 2 Primal harmony; 3 The great divorce of culture and nature; 4 Ideas and impacts; 5 The Middle Ages; 6 The transformation of the biosphere; 7 Exploitation and conservation; 8 Modern environmental problems; 9 Present and future; 10 A general conclusion; Suggestions for further reading on world environmental history; IndexThis second edition of An Environmental History of the World continues to present a concise history, from ancient to modern times, of the interactions between human societies and the natural environment, including the other forms of life that inhabit our planet. Throughout their evolutionary history, humans have affected the natural environment, sometimes with a promise of sustainable balance, but also in a destructive manner. This book investigates the ways in which environmental changes, often the result of human actions, have caused historical trends in human societies. This proRoutledge studies in physical geography and environment.Human ecologyHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onHistoryBiotic communitiesHistoryElectronic books.Human ecologyHistory.NatureEffect of human beings onHistory.Biotic communitiesHistory.304.2809Hughes J. Donald(Johnson Donald),1932-2019.885156MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454878903321An environmental history of the world2457335UNINA