The Archaeology of Global Change - The Impact of Humans on Their Environment

Informationen zum Autor Charles L. Redman is director of the Center for Environmental Studies at Arizona State University. Steven R. James is with the Cultural Heritage section of California State Parks. J. Daniel Rogers is a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Klappentext Is humankind on a fast track to self-destruction? Can society develop ways to live in concert with the environment? Are our environmental problems as grave as they seem? The included essays address these issues and much more. International scientists offer empirical case studies of prehistoric human-ecosystem relationships—some of short-term exploitation! others of long-term sustainability—offering lessons for today. Charles L. Redman introduces the trend to re-examine the environmental impacts of prehistoric peoples and the contexts of contemporary decision-making about natural resources. Zusammenfassung Is humankind on a fast track to self-destruction? Can society develop ways to live in concert with the environment? Are our environmental problems as grave as they seem? The included essays address these issues and much more. International scientists offer empirical case studies of prehistoric human-ecosystem relationships—some of short-term exploitation! others of long-term sustainability—offering lessons for today. Charles L. Redman introduces the trend to re-examine the environmental impacts of prehistoric peoples and the contexts of contemporary decision-making about natural resources.

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• Authors: , Paul Fish, Steven R James, Steven R. James, Charles L Redman, Charles L. Redman, Charles L. (EDT)/ James Redman, J. Daniel Rogers
• Assisted by: Paul Fish (Editor), Paul R. Fish (Editor), Steven R. James (Editor), Charles L. Redman (Editor), J. Daniel Rogers (Editor)
• Publisher: Smithsonian books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.05.2004
• EAN: 9781588341723
• ISBN: 978-1-58834-172-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 221 mm x 285 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology