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008 050721s2006 mauab b 001 0 eng
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020 _a1405105712 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 _a1405105720 (pbk. : alk. paper)
020 _a9781405105712
020 _a9781405105729
035 _a(OCoLC)ocm61247086
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050 0 0 _aGF75
_b.M67 2006
082 0 0 _a304.2
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100 1 _aMoran, Emilio F.
245 1 0 _aPeople and nature :
_ban introduction to human ecological relations /
_cEmilio F. Moran.
260 _aMalden, MA :
_bBlackwell Pub.,
_c2006.
300 _axiv, 218 p. :
_bill., map ;
_c23 cm.
440 0 _aBlackwell primers in anthropology ;
_v1
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [178]-205) and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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 -- 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 -- Earth transformations in prehistory -- The archeology of environmental change -- The urban-industrial revolution and the unleashing of Prometheus -- The contemporary situation : human-dominated ecosystems -- The web of life and trophic relations : thinking ecologically -- Ecosystem productivity and net primary production -- Land use and long term disturbance -- Learning, adaptation, and information -- Mitigation and the cautionary principle -- Transforming the face of the earth : making better decisions -- Population and the environment -- 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 -- 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 fossils fuels instead of calories -- Do we have enough material goods now? -- 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?
650 0 _aNature
_xEffect of human beings on.
650 0 _aHuman beings
_xEffect of environment on.
650 0 _aEnvironmental degradation.
650 0 _aEnvironmental policy.
856 4 1 _zTable of contents
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0517/2005021020.html
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