The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History
- ISBN-10
- 1118912462
- ISBN-13
- 9781118912461
- Series
- The Human Footprint
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 384
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-12-31
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Author
- Anthony N. Penna
Description
The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History, Second Edition, presents a multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its origins to the present day. Provides a comprehensive, global, multidisciplinary history of the planet from its earliest origins to the present era Draws on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Features the latest research findings on planetary history, human evolution, the green agricultural revolution, climate change, global warming and the nature of world/human history interdependencies Offers in-depth analyses of topics relating to human evolution, agriculture, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and fossil fuel dependency.
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