Humanity and environment : a cultural ecology /
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| Author / Creator: | Simmons, I. G. (Ian Gordon), 1937- |
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| Imprint: | Harlow : Longman, 1997. |
| Description: | xii, 328 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8124766 |
| Summary: | A unique text which takes a holistic approach to human-environment relations. Draws out each process and problem and then considers the differring attitudes and resolutions offered by humans to themselves and to nature.<br> <br> Key topics questions include:<br> <br> A humanized world, is there still a natural environment?<br> <br> How have social sciences helped our understanding of the world?<br> <br> What are the impacts of laws and regulations on human activities? and<br> <br> What constitutes material resources, both renewable and non-renewable? |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 328 p. : ill., maps, music ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Bibliography: p. 307-315. |
| ISBN: | 0582225477 9780582225473 |
