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Human Ecology
. Ed(S): Bates, Daniel G.; Tucker, Judith E.
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Description for Human Ecology
Hardback. This comprehensive sourcebook on human ecology combines 25 source articles published in the journal Human Ecology, enhanced with new research updates and thematic commentary. Each article includes a concise introduction, giving necessary context. Editor(s): Bates, Daniel G.; Tucker, Judith E. Num Pages: 377 pages, 23 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: JHM; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 724.
This book arose from the need to develop accessible research-based case study material which addresses contemporary issues and problems in the rapidly evolving field of human ecology. Academic, political, and, indeed, public interest in the environmental sciences is on the rise. This is no doubt spurred by media coverage of climate change and global warming and attendant natural disasters such as unusual drought and flood conditions, toxic dust storms, pollution of air and water, and the like. But there is also a growing intellectual awareness of the social causes of anthropogenic environmental impacts, political vectors in determining conser- tion outcomes, ... Read more
This book arose from the need to develop accessible research-based case study material which addresses contemporary issues and problems in the rapidly evolving field of human ecology. Academic, political, and, indeed, public interest in the environmental sciences is on the rise. This is no doubt spurred by media coverage of climate change and global warming and attendant natural disasters such as unusual drought and flood conditions, toxic dust storms, pollution of air and water, and the like. But there is also a growing intellectual awareness of the social causes of anthropogenic environmental impacts, political vectors in determining conser- tion outcomes, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
377
Condition
New
Number of Pages
377
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781441957009
SKU
V9781441957009
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Bates, Daniel G.; Tucker, Judith E.
Daniel Bates is the editor-in-chief of the journal Human Ecology.
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