Environmental Change and Human Survival
Author | : Stephen Molnar |
Publisher | : Pearson |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2000 |
ISBN-10 | : 0131760416 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780131760417 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This book looks at human ecology by examining the linkages between human actions and environmental inputs. A historical context traces demographic and cultural developments through a series of demographic landmarks, and provides a balance to the book's survey of recent and contemporary populations. Chapter topics include ecological concepts; demographic landmarks of a successful species; technology, development and population; and health, disease, and diet. For active participants in the world we live in, who understand that our survival of environmental and social changes depends upon a clearer understanding of populations, society, and their adaptations.