Presents an environmental history of the Mediterranean region--from Southern Europe to northern Africa to southwestern Asia--and examines the impact of human settlement on its geography over time, from prehistory to modern times. Includes case studies.
Presents a comprehensive study of human civilization in the northeastern and midwestern sections of the United States, and focuses on economical and environmental issues, the relationships between different groups of people, and more.
Examines the image of what the author calls the Ecological Indian--the Native North American as ecologist and conservationist, and considers how faithfully that image reflects Native North American cultures and behavior through time.
Studies the affects of biodiversity on the world, examines how humans are threatening biodiversity, and discusses what steps can be taken to stop a sixth extinction.
Poetic text and diorama art promote the understanding of the innate relationship between humans and nature and the idea that every atom in a human came from a star that exploded.
Draws on behavioral science to assess environmental protection activities in Alaska, in a partly philosophical analysis that cites the examples of such groups as evolutionary scientists, hippie activists, and oil tycoons.
