A Companion To Global Environmental History
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A Companion to Global Environmental History
Author | : J. R. McNeill,Erin Stewart Mauldin |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2015-05-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781118977538 |
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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 developments, current controversies, and future developments for specialists and newcomers alike. Combines temporal, geographic, thematic and contextual approaches from prehistory to the present day Explores environmental thought and action around the world, to give readers a cultural, intellectual and political context for engagement with the environment in modern times Brings together environmental historians from around the world, including scholars from South Africa, Brazil, Germany, and China
Global Environmental History
Author | : Ian G Simmons |
Publsiher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2008-03-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780748629510 |
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Courses which deal with environmental history have long lacked a comprehensive overview. I. G. Simmons has made a significant contribution with a book that looks at the long-term history of environment and humanity from 10,000 BC to AD 2000. This far-reaching text considers the global picture and recognises the contributions of many disciplines including the natural sciences, the social sciences, and increasingly, the humanities.As a starting point, this book takes the major phases of human technological evolution of the last 12,000 years and considers how these have affected the natural world. It then considers the response to conditions such as climate change, putting today's preoccupations into a long-term perspective. This is a book of history, not prophecy, and so makes no judgements on current anxieties.
The Human Footprint
Author | : Anthony N. Penna |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2014-10-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781118912430 |
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The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History, Second Edition, presents a multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its origins to the present day. Provides a comprehensive, global, multidisciplinary history of the planet from its earliest origins to the present era Draws on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Features the latest research findings on planetary history, human evolution, the green agricultural revolution, climate change, global warming and the nature of world/human history interdependencies Offers in-depth analyses of topics relating to human evolution, agriculture, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and fossil fuel dependency.
Cities
Author | : Ian Douglas |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2013-05-30 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780857733504 |
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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 is having on the planet. This unfettered growth is affecting every ecosystem on Earth, from the deepest oceans to the highest mountains, as induced climate change and ever increasing demands upon the world's resources take effect. As the pace of urbanisation quickens, how can we make the world's cities more sustainable? Ian Douglas tells the story of cities. He shows why they exist, how they have evolved and the problems they have encountered, revealing how from the very beginning environmental management played a key role in urban life. He addresses specific problems, such as noise and air pollution, water supply and waste management, as well as the vulnerability of cities to hazards such as earthquakes and flooding. And he considers strategies to make cities more sustainable and help them adapt to climate change, such as waste recycling, energy conservation, dual water systems, sustainable housing, as well as initiatives to retrofit existing cities. Written by an acknowledged international authority, this unique volume will be welcomed by students and specialists in environment, planning, geography, ecology and the built environment.
Global Environmental History
Author | : John Robert McNeill,Alan Roe |
Publsiher | : Rewriting Histories |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Environmental policy |
ISBN | : 0415520533 |
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Global Environmental History introduces this rapidly developing field through a broad and thought-provoking range of expert contributions, it will be an essential resource for students of Environmental History and Global History.
A Companion to American Environmental History
Author | : Douglas Cazaux Sackman |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 696 |
Release | : 2010-02-12 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1444323628 |
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A Companion to American Environmental History gatherstogether a comprehensive collection of over 30 essays that examinethe evolving and diverse field of American environmental history. Provides a complete historiography of American environmentalhistory Brings the field up-to-date to reflect the latest trends andencourages new directions for the field Includes the work of path-breaking environmental historians,from the founders of the field, to contributions frominnovative young scholars Takes stock of the discipline through five topically themedparts, with essays ranging from American Indian EnvironmentalRelations to Cities and Suburbs
An Environmental History of the World
Author | : J. Donald Hughes |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2009-10-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781134017829 |
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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
A Companion to Global Historical Thought
Author | : Prasenjit Duara,Viren Murthy,Andrew Sartori |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 538 |
Release | : 2014-01-21 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781118525364 |
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A COMPANION TO GLOBAL HISTORICAL THOUGHT A Companion to Global Historical Thought provides an overview of the development of historical thinking from the earliest times to the present, directly addressing issues of historiography in a globalized context. Questions concerning the global dissemination of historical writing and the relationship between historiography and other ways of representing the past have become important not only in the academic study of history, but also in public arenas in many countries. With contributions from leading international scholars, the book considers the problem of “the global” – in the multiplicity of traditions of narrating the past; in the global dissemination of modern historical writing; and of “the global” as a concept animating historical imaginations. It explores the different intellectual approaches that have shaped the discipline of history, and the challenges posed by modernity and globalization, while illustrating the shifts in thinking about time and the emergence of historical thought. Complementing A Companion to Western Historical Thought, this book places non-Western perspectives on historiography at the center of discussion, helping scholars and students alike make sense of the discipline at the start of the twenty-first century.