Handbook of Human Ecology

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

This handbook presents the latest discussions on the role of humans in nature from prehistory to the contemporary world. It offers insights into cutting-edge research and theories on pressing environmental issues that address the key theme: conditions for present and future sustainable wellbeing. Thereby, this handbook also sets the direction of future research in the field. It includes a comprehensive range of subjects to assess the current state of ecological knowledge. Experts from across the world provide reviews of research on human adaptability, risk management, food security, local knowledge, historical ecology, sustainable development, resource management, conservation and preservation, environmental degradation, climate change, governance and common-pool resources, subsistence strategies, demography, cultural (engineered) landscapes, and the Anthropocene. This topical reference work is a go-to volume for anyone interested in research on human ecology, nature and society, archaeology, anthropology, climate change, sustainable development, and indigenous knowledge and ecology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-12-29
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031805097

Utforska kategorier

Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Biovetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Ludomir Lozny, PhD, is Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Hunter College, City University of New York. He is managing editor of Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, and co-editor of the book series Studies in Human Ecology and Adaptation (Springer). He has many years of teaching and publishing experience in the fields of prehistory, human adaptive behavior, evolutionary anthropology, and complexity research.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword (Pete Vayda, Dan Bates).- A Brief History of Human Ecology (Lozny).- Theory and Methods in Human Ecology (B. Walters, T. Rambo, P. J. Richerson, M. L. McCaslin, K. Wilson).- Human Ecology as an Interdisciplinary Science (Dan Bates).- Section 1. Human adaptability and the perception of the environment (E. Moran, T. Ingold).- Section 2. Resource management and access to resources (M. Jankowsky).- Section 3. Development and sustainability (Susan A. Crate).- Section 4. Landscape – its construction, use, and meaning (M. Johnson, I. Hunt).- Section 5. Governability, environmental policy, and economics (A. Agrawal).- Section 6. Risk management (Petra T. Buergelt, Douglas Paton).- Section 7. Historical ecology (Lozny).- Section 8. Conservation and preservation (Paul Robbins).- Section 9. Demography, population distribution, human geography (Marianne Schmink).- Section 10. Public Health (Eric Roth, Hanna-Andrea Rother).- Section 11. Local knowledge (F. Berkes, I. Davidson-Hunt).- Section 12. Subsistence strategies and food security (David A. Cleveland).- Section 13. World society: the range of possible futures (Nora Haenn).- Section 14. Climate change and its impact on human adaptation (Cynthia Isenhour).- Section 15. The Anthropocene (Simon L. Lewis).