Mappae mundi humans and their habitats in a long-term socio-ecological perspective : myths, maps and models

The interaction between humans and their natural environment today is unprecedented in its scope and complexity, and recent scholarly research attests to the need for a multidisciplinary approach to fully study it. <i>Mappae Mundi</i> answers this call for a scholarly synthesis, illumina...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: De Vries, Bert (-), Goudsblom, Johan
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press c2003.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario:The interaction between humans and their natural environment today is unprecedented in its scope and complexity, and recent scholarly research attests to the need for a multidisciplinary approach to fully study it. <i>Mappae Mundi</i> answers this call for a scholarly synthesis, illuminating dominant social trends affecting the relationship between human societies and the environment.Contributors discuss this relationship, and analyze several different possibilities for the future. <i>Mappae Mundi</i> will appeal to social scientists or anyone interested in the current and future consequences of our interaction with the natural environment.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).
Descripción Física:1 online resource (446 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-444).
ISBN:9786610958764
9789048505081
9781280958762
9781417521654