An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography Local Dynamics and Global Processes.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moseley, William G., Jr
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2013.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
Temas:
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Notes on the Authors
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Part I: Fundamentals of Human-Environment Geography
  • 1 Introduction
  • Icebreaker: Human-Environment Connections Across Time and Space
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Animals and Their Habitats
  • What Is Geography and What Does It Have To Do with Studying the Environment?
  • A Geographic Perspective on Environmental Questions1
  • Plan for the Rest of the Book
  • Chapter Summary
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • Notes
  • References
  • 2 The Politics of Nature
  • Icebreaker: Evolving Environmentalism
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Human Conceptions of Nature
  • The Contemporary Environmental Movement in Historical and Global Context
  • Chapter Summary
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • Notes
  • References
  • 3 The Biophysical Environment
  • Icebreaker: Amazonian Black Earths (Terra Preta de Indio)
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction
  • The Science of Physical Geography
  • Global to Local Patterns
  • Earth-Sun Relations
  • Solstice and Equinox
  • Unequal Heating of Land and Water
  • Pressure, Winds, and Precipitation
  • Biomes and Major Climates
  • The Biomes
  • Disturbance, Succession, and Change
  • Disturbance: Questioning the Human/Natural
  • Key Ecological Concepts
  • Limiting Factors and Niche
  • Interactions: Competition, Predation, Mutualism
  • Chapter Summary: Linking Back to Human-Environment Relations
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • References
  • Part II: Contemporary Perspectives in Human-Environment Geography
  • 4 Cultural and Political Ecology
  • Icebreaker: A Farmer in Her Field
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction
  • Setting the Stage for Cultural Ecology
  • Cultural Ecology
  • The Emergence of Political Ecology
  • Linkages to Development Studies
  • Political Ecology
  • Political Ecology Critiques
  • Chapter Summary
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • Notes
  • References
  • 5 Environmental History
  • Icebreaker: The Sonoran Desert Past and Present
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction: What Is Environmental History?
  • The Range of Environmental Histories
  • Reconstructing Past Environments: Texts and Tools of the Trade
  • Urban, Industrial, and Bodily Environmental Histories
  • Power, Economics, and Environmental History
  • Transnational and Global Environmental Histories
  • Environmental History as Context or as a Tool?
  • Chapter Summary
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • References
  • 6 Hazards Geography and Human Vulnerability
  • Icebreaker: Cyclones Hitting Land in Bangladesh and Myanmar
  • Chapter Objectives
  • Introduction
  • What Is a Hazard?
  • Hazards and Society
  • The Political Economy of Natural Hazards
  • Chapter Summary
  • Critical Questions
  • Key Vocabulary
  • References
  • 7 Environmental Justice
  • Icebreaker: Environmental Quality in Long Beach, California
  • Chapter Objectives

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