Human Ecology: An Environmental Approach

Richerson, Peter J.

ISBN 10: 087872074X / ISBN 13: 9780878720743

Published by Duxbury, 1976

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Ecology: An Environmental Approach
• Publisher: Duxbury
• Publication Date: 1976
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 087872074X
• ISBN 13: 9780878720743
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 521.6 grams

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Synopsis

Softcover book of 370 pages, indexed. Contains chapters by various contributors, involved with cultural vs. noncultural ecology, social organization, ecological succession, ecosystem development, the cultural evolution of civilizations, population history and population policies, urbanization of the human population, economic development and fertility, natural selection in mankind, human biological adaptability, second thoughts on the germ theory, man in a high altitude environment, lessons from "primitive" people, the origin of the state, the characteristics of steppe nomadism, individuality in traditional agriculture, bushman hunter-gatherers, the experience of living in cities, indicator species, mineral resources, environmental quality, and land ethics.