02759oam 2200493 450 991082024470332120190911112729.0981-4522-57-0(OCoLC)869281736(MiFhGG)GVRL8RDD(EXLCZ)99255000000119147120130516h20142014 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrRevealed biodiversity an economic history of the human impact /Eric L. Jones, Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University and former Professorial Fellow Melbourne Business School, University of MelbourneNew Jersey :World Scientific,[2014]�20141 online resource (xxxiv, 257 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.981-4522-56-2 1-306-39643-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Environmental crisis -- Environmental decline -- The example of English butterflies -- Commodity landscapes -- Agricultural history -- Drainage and wildlife exploitation in the Netherlands and England -- The shooting industry -- The angling industry -- Europe's overseas expansion -- Ecological history of the USA -- Recent ecological history of East Asia -- Modern agricultural prospects with special reference to Brazil -- Joint conservation of wildlife and ancient wildlife harvesting practices.Revealed Biodiversity: An Economic History of the Human Impact aims to show that for several centuries environmental conditions have been substantially the product of economic fluctuations. It contests the notion of perpetual decline in species composition. The arguments are supported by far more precise historical detail than is usual in books about ecology. The need to take the gains to human society into account when assessing environmental change is strongly emphasized. The book features case studies including England, the Netherlands, USA, East Asia, Brazil, and the areas of modern agricuAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsHistoryAgricultureEconomic aspectsHistoryNatureEffect of human beings onHistoryHuman ecologyHistoryAgricultureEnvironmental aspectsHistory.AgricultureEconomic aspectsHistory.NatureEffect of human beings onHistory.Human ecologyHistory.333.95Jones E. L(Eric Lionel)110935MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910820244703321Revealed biodiversity3989987UNINA