People and nature : an introduction to human ecological relations /
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| Author / Creator: | Moran, Emilio F. |
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| Imprint: | Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006. |
| Description: | xiv, 218 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Blackwell primers in anthropology ; 1 Blackwell primers in anthropology. |
| Subject: | Nature -- Effect of human beings on. Human beings -- Effect of environment on. Environmental degradation. Environmental policy. Environmental degradation. Environmental policy. Human beings -- Effect of environment on. Nature -- Effect of human beings on. |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5822016 |
Table of Contents:
- Figures
- Preface
- 1. Human Agency and the State of the Earth
- Introduction
- Can one conceive of ecosystems without human agents?
- Human agency: individuals making a difference
- Overwhelming evidence for concern with the condition of the Earth system
- Looking back and looking forward
- 2. A Reminder: How Things Were...
- The study of human ecological relations
- The contemporary study of environmental issues
- The evolution of human-environment interactions
- Hunter-gatherers: Setting our preferences
- How did we decide to become farmers?
- Herding and farming: An uneasy relationship
- More food for the masses
- 3. The Great Forgetting
- Earth transformations in prehistory
- The archaeology of environmental change
- The urban-industrial revolution and the unleashing of Prometheus
- The contemporary situation: Human-dominated ecosystems
- 4. The Web of Life: Are We In It?
- The web of life and trophic relations: Thinking ecologically
- Ecosystem productivity and net primary production
- Land use and long term disturbance
- 5. What Makes People Do That?
- Learning, adaptation, and information
- Mitigation and the cautionary principle
- Transforming the face of the Earth: Making better decisions
- Population and the environment
- 6. Rebuilding Communities and Institutions
- Community in human evolution
- What is sacred in human evolution?
- Tragedies of the commons
- Institutions and self-organization
- Bioregionalism, deep ecology, and embedding people in nature
- 7. Can We Learn When We Have Enough?
- Material boys and material girls
- Patterns of consumption in developed countries
- Patterns of consumption in developing countries
- A feeding frenzy and a crisis in public health
- Burning fossil fuels instead of calories
- Do we have enough material goods now?
- 8. Quality of Life: When Less Is More
- Resource abundance versus resource scarcity
- When less is more
- The scale of the problem and the scale of the solution
- Restoring our balance: Valuing community and trust, rather than more "stuff"
- Are we happier when we have more?
- References
- Index
