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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Amsterdam University Press
c2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431122706719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Preface
- Editors' Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction: Towards a Historical View of Humanity and the Biosphere / Goudsblom, Johan / Vries, Bert de
- 2. Introductory Overview: the Expanding Anthroposphere / Goudsblom, Johan
- 3. The Holocene: Global Change and Local Response / Marchant, Robert / Vries, Bert de
- 4. Environment and the Great Transition: Agrarianization / Vries, Bert de / Marchant, Robert
- 5. Exploring the Past: on Methods and Concepts / Vries, Bert de / Marchant, Robert / Greef, Jodi de
- 6. Increasing Social Complexity / Vries, Bert de
- 7. Empire: the Romans in the Mediterranean / Leeuw, Sander van der / Vries, Bert de
- 8. Understanding: Fragments of a Unifying Perspective / Vries, Bert de / Thompson, Michael / Wirtz, Kai
- 9. Population and Environment in Asia since 1600 AD / Revi, Aromar / Dronin, Nikolai M. / Vries, Bert de
- 10. The Past 250 Years: Industrialization and Globalization / Goudsblom, Johan
- 11. Back to Nature? The Punctuated History of a Natural Monument / Westbroek, Peter
- 12. Conclusions: Retrospect and Prospects / Goudsblom, Johan / Vries, Bert de
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the authors
- Index of Subjects
- Index of Names
- Index of Geographic Names
