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Humanity and environment : a cultural ecology

Title
Humanity and environment : a cultural ecology / I.G. Simmons.
Author
Simmons, I. G. (Ian Gordon)
Publication
Harlow : Longman, 1997.

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Description
xii, 328 pages : illustrations, maps, music; 24 cm
Summary
"Humanity and Environment is a unique text which takes a holistic approach to human-environment relations. It firstly takes a global view of this multi-disciplinary subject, drawing out each of the processes and problems involved, and then considers the different attitudes and resolutions which have been attempted."--Jacket.
Alternative Title
Humanity & environment
Subject
  • Human ecology
  • Nature > Effect of human beings on
  • human ecology
  • Mensch
  • Umwelt
  • Humanökologie
  • Milieuvraagstuk
  • Culturele ecologie
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-315) and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Human societies, 'environmental problems' and nature's storehouses -- Ch. 2. Data from the natural sciences -- Ch. 3. The human use of the Earth -- Ch. 4. A humanized world -- Ch. 5. Cultural constructions -- Ch. 6. The 'real' world and its alternatives -- Ch. 7. No foul casme.
ISBN
  • 0582225477
  • 9780582225473
OCLC
  • ocm36408227
  • 36408227
  • SCSB-415394
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library