Deforesting the earth : from prehistory to global crisis : an abridgment /

"Anyone who doubts the power of history to inform the present should read this closely argued and sweeping survey. This is rich, timely, and sobering historical fare written in a measured, non-sensationalist style by a master of his craft. One only hopes (almost certainly vainly) that today...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, Michael, 1935-2009
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Geschichte.
Forests and forestry > History.
Clearing of land > History.
Deforestation > History.
Défrichement > Histoire.
Déboisement > Histoire.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
Clearing of land.
Deforestation.
Forests and forestry.
Entwaldung
Umweltschaden
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Illustrations; Preface; Part I: Clearing in the Deep Past; 1. The Return of the Forest; 2. Fire and Foragers; 3. The First Farmers; 4. The Classical World; 5. The Medieval World; Part II: Reaching Out: Europe and the Wider World; 6. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1500-1750; 7. Clearing in Europe, 1500-1750; 8. The Wider World, 1500-1750; 9. Driving Forces and Cultural Climates, 1750-1900; 10. Clearing in the Temperate World, 1750-1920; 11. Clearing in the Tropical World, 1750-1920; Part III: The Global Forest; 12. Scares and Solutions, 1900-1944
  • 13. The Great Onslaught, 1945-95: Dimensions of Change14. The Great Onslaught, 1945-1995: Patterns of Change; Epilogue: Backward and Forward Glances; Acknowledgments; List of Measures, Abbreviations, and Acronyms; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index

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