People and Nature, Second, An Introduction to Human Ecological Relations by Moran, Emilio F. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Table of Contents Preface to the Second Edition Acknowledgments 1 Human Agency and the State of the Earth

Introduction Can One Conceive of Ecosystems Without Human Agents? Human Agency: Individuals Making a Difference Overwhelming Evidence for Concern with the Condition of the Earth System Looking Back and Looking Forward Additional Resources References

2 A Reminder

The Study of Human Ecological Relations The Contemporary Study of Environmental Issues: The Rise of Cross-Disciplinary Team-Based Approaches The Evolution of Human–Environment Interactions Hunter-Gatherers: Setting Our Preferences How Did We Decide to Become Farmers? Herding and Farming: An Uneasy Relationship More Food for the Masses Additional Resources References

3 The Great Forgetting

Earth Transformations in Prehistory The Archeology of Environmental Change The Urban–Industrial Revolution and the Unleashing of Prometheus The Contemporary Situation: Human-Dominated Ecosystems Additional Resources References

4 The Web of Life

The Web of Life and Trophic Relations: Thinking Ecologically Ecosystem Productivity and Net Primary Production Land Use and Long-Term Disturbance Additional Resources References

5 What Makes People Do That?

Learning, Adaptation, and Information Mitigation and the Cautionary Principle Transforming the Face of the Earth: Making Better Decisions Additional Resources References

6 Population and Environment

Theories about Population The Demographic Transition Aging and International Flows of Labor Addressing the Needs of 10 Billion People Changing the Population and Environment Nexus Additional Resources References

7 Rebuilding Communities and Institutions

Community in Human Evolution What is Sacred in Human Evolution? Tragedies of the Commons Institutions and Self-Organization Bioregionalism, Deep Ecology, and Embedding People in Nature Additional Resources References

8 Can We Learn When We Have Enough?

Material Boys and Material Girls Patterns of Consumption in Developed Countries Patterns of Consumption in Developing Countries A Feeding Frenzy and a Crisis in Public Health Burning Fossil Fuels instead of Calories Do We Have Enough Material Goods Now? Additional Resources References

9 Quality of Life

Resource Abundance versus Resource Scarcity When Less is More The Scale of the Problem and the Scale of the Solution Restoring Our Balance: Valuing Community and Trust Are We Happier When We Have More? References

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