Environmental change and human development : controlling nature? - Barrow, Christopher J. (Oxon [England] : Routledge, 2014)
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.
First published 2003 by Arnold.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Human beings -- Effect of environment on -- History; Human ecology; Social evolution; Environmental impact analysis; Electronic books