Environmental change and human development : controlling nature? /
C.J. Barrow.
- 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations, maps
First published 2003 by Arnold.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental change before modern humans appeared -- 3. Environmental change during historical times -- 4. Are twenty-first-century humans more vulnerable to nature? -- 5. Ongoing natural threats -- 6. Reacting to environmental challenges and opportunities -- 7. Coping with nature -- 8. The future.
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Human beings--Effect of environment on--History. Human ecology. Social evolution. Environmental impact analysis.