human ecology

A group of individuals from different walks of life band together to bring positive changes to a world that is threatened by pollution, famine, and recession.

Looks at how geographers study the Earth and its people and teaches children the five dimensions of geography: place, location, human-environment interactions, movement, and regions.

A transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you've ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature's own prisms of symmetry and more.

"Introduces students and researchers to the fundamentals of sustainability using easy-to-understand language, giving readers a solid start and deeper understanding and appreciation of this complex subject"--Page vii.

"When the Freeman family decided to restore a damaged creek in Washington's Olympic Peninsula-to transform it from a drainage ditch into a stream that could again nurture salmon- they knew the task would be formidable and the rewards plentiful. In Saving Tarboo Creek, Scott Freeman artfully blends his family's story with powerful universal lessons about how we can all live more constructive, fulfilling, and natural lives by engaging with the land rather than exploiting it"--Provided by publisher.

"Chloe's adventurous, popular...and a litterbug. The world's big enough that she's sure a bit of garbage doesn't matter. But then her sailboat capsizes and she's washed up like flotsam and jetsam on a remote surf-swept beach. With Bear Grylls as her guide, together they must survive quicksand, dangerous tides and watch out for marine life under threat...Will Chloe discover that in the wild, you need to respect nature or suffer the consequences?" -- Back cover.

"Looks at how and where clothes are made, how the people who make the clothes are treated and how the companies who sell the clothes affect the health of our planet. Armed with information, you can follow the book's guide to spending your fashion dollars in a responsible and eco-friendly way"--Provided by publisher.

Looks at the efforts of Nokomis Josephine Mandamin and her supporters to walk to the Great Lakes in the name of water conservation.

Explains how the environment has played a key role in virtually every social, economic, and political development in America since the beginning of time.

Looks at how anthropocene is affecting the sciences, humanities, and politics.