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• Publisher : Psychology Press
• File Size : 24,9 Mb
• Release Date : 16 June 2024

This book is a concise history of man's interaction with the environment from Ancient to Modern times. It is an introduction to environmental history which assumes little environmental or historical

• Publisher : Taylor & Francis
• File Size : 44,8 Mb
• Release Date : 03 November 2023

Now in its second edition and refreshed by a decade of new research, The Environment in World History uncovers the deep-rooted causes of interconnected climate, biodiversity, and ecological crises that

• Publisher : Routledge
• File Size : 45,8 Mb
• Release Date : 16 October 2009

This book is an overview of human history in relationship to the natural environment, from origins to the present, with case studies of different societies in each period

• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• File Size : 43,8 Mb
• Release Date : 30 May 2013

Cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet, with cities now home to over half the world's population, there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this

• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• File Size : 53,5 Mb
• Release Date : 04 May 2015

The Companion to Global Environmental History offers multiple points of entry into the history and historiography of this dynamic and fast-growing field, to provide an essential road map to past

• Publisher : IWA Publishing
• File Size : 35,7 Mb
• Release Date : 01 February 2007

The World Water Development Report 2003 pointed out the extensive problem that: 'Sadly, the tragedy of the water crisis is not simply a result of lack of water but is, essentially,

• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• File Size : 36,7 Mb
• Release Date : 16 June 2024

In 11 essays, the contributors examine the connections between environmental change and other major topics of early modern world history: population growth, commercialization, imperialism, industrialization, the fossil fuel revolution, and more.

• Publisher : Univ of California Press
• File Size : 50,6 Mb
• Release Date : 15 May 2003

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• Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
• File Size : 55,6 Mb
• Release Date : 17 April 2001

"One of those rare books that’s both sweeping and specific, scholarly and readable…What makes the book stand out is its wealth of historical detail." —Elizabeth Kolbert, The New

• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• File Size : 47,8 Mb
• Release Date : 16 June 2024

"This book is about the ongoing conflict between humanity and the natural environment. Over the past 200,000 years, humans have multiplied and populated the Earth. When they domesticated plants and animals