Man and Natural Resources - An Agricultural Perspective

Originally published in 1975, yet prophetic in its wisdom this book deals with major aspects of man's ecological destruction in an industrial framework. As well as discussing the destruction of forests by early civilizations the book examines the rate and extension of environmental deterioration in more recent times.

List of contents

1. The Human Situation 2. Man in the Biomass 3. Inter Faeces et Urinam Nascimur 4. Down to Earth 5. Taken For Granted 6. Industrial Man 7. Scientific Man 8. The Forest and Trees 9. Agricultural Man 10. Reproductive Man 11. To Be or Not To Be 12. In Conclusion.

About the author

Cedric Stanton Hicks was Professor of Human Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

Summary

Originally published in 1975, yet prophetic in its wisdom this book deals with major aspects of man’s ecological destruction in an industrial framework. As well as discussing the destruction of forests by early civilizations the book examines the rate and extension of environmental deterioration in more recent times.

Product details

• Authors: Cedric Stanton Hicks
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2023
• EAN: 9781032473970
• ISBN: 978-1-03-247397-0
• No. of pages: 126
• Weight: 453 g
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Agribusiness and Land Use
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, NATURE / Ecology, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, Environmental Management, Agricultural science, Human Geography, Agriculture & Related Industries, Agribusiness and primary industries