human ecology

This title describes how humans depend on the Earth.

Traces the development of primitive societies showing why some groups advanced more rapidly than others and how this progression explains why various populations stabilize at specific phases of development.

Argues that the Earth's potential to produce food has reached the point where it can no longer keep up with population increases, and offers suggestions for achieving a humane balance between food and people.

An account of America as it was before it got its name. Presents a heart-rending portrait of the lush, miraculous New World on the eve of the first arrival of the Europeans.

Examines the origin and development of modern concepts of security and its impact on the environment, challenging the geopolitical orthodoxy with a call for a new biosphere politics.

Excerpts and reviews provide a literary review of environmental literature of the last two decades.

"A Gaia original." Presents formative ideas and holistic approaches to the human and ecological crisis in the world.

Examines the problems of overpopulation, food and energy shortages, ecological imbalance, and environmental pollution and the effects of these factors on social and economic systems.