Human-environment interactions : an introduction / Mark R. Welford, Robert A. Yarbrough.
Welford, Mark, 1963- author.; Yarbrough, Robert A., author.
2021
GF41 .W45 2021
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource Online Access
Concurrent users Unlimited
Authorized users Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title Human-environment interactions : an introduction / Mark R. Welford, Robert A. Yarbrough.
Author Welford, Mark, 1963- author.
ISBN 9783030560324 (electronic bk.)
3030560325 (electronic bk.)
3030560317
9783030560317
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56032-4
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-56032-4 doi
Call Number GF41 .W45 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 304.2
Summary This textbook explores the growing area of human-environment interaction. We live in the Anthropocene, an era dominated by humans, but also by the positive yet destructive environmental feedbacks that are poised to completely reset the relationships between nature and society. Modern and historic political, social, and cultural processes and physical landscape responses determine the intensity of these impacts. Yet different cultural groups, political and economic entities view, react to, and impact these human-environmental processes in spatially distinct and divergent ways. Providing an accessible, up-to-date, approach to human-environment interactions with balanced coverage of both social and natural science approaches to core environmental issues, this textbook is an integrative, multi-disciplinary offering that discusses environmental issues and processes within the context of human societies. The book begins by addressing the three most pressing issues of our time: climate change, threshold exceedance, and the 6th mass extinction. From there the authors identify within chapters on resources, population, agriculture and urbanization what precipitated and continues to sustain these three issues. They end with a chapter outlining some practical solutions to our human-environment crises. The book will be a valuable resource for interdisciplinary environment related courses bridging the gap between the social and natural sciences, human geographies and physical geographies.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 11, 2020).
Added Author Yarbrough, Robert A., author.
Available in Other Form Human-environment interactions.
Linked Resources Online Access
Record Appears in Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Climate Change
Chapter 3: Extinctions
Chapter 4: Thresholds
Chapter 5: Resources
Chapter 6: Population
Chapter 7: Agriculture
Chapter 8: Urbanization
Chapter 9: Practical Solutions.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export