{"product_id":"people-and-nature-9781118877470","title":"People and Nature","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow updated and expanded, \u003ci\u003ePeople and Nature\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively, accessible introduction to environmental anthropology that focuses on the interactions between people, culture, and nature around the world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by a respected scholar in environmental anthropology with a multi-disciplinary focus that also draws from geography, ecology, and environmental studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses new issues of importance, including climate change, population change, the rise of the slow food and farm-to-table movements, and consumer-driven shifts in sustainability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplains key theoretical issues in the field, as well as the most important research, at a level appropriate for readers coming to the topic for the first time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses the challenges in ensuring a livable future for generations to come and explores solutions for correcting the damage already done to the environment\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a powerful, hopeful future vision for improved relations between huma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Human Agency and the State of the Earth 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCan One Conceive of Ecosystems Without Human Agents? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman Agency: Individuals Making a Difference 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverwhelming Evidence for Concern with the Condition of the Earth System 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking Back and Looking Forward 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 A Reminder: How Things Were… 33\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Study of Human Ecological Relations 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contemporary Study of Environmental Issues: The Rise of Cross-Disciplinary Team-Based Approaches 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of Human–Environment Interactions 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHunter-Gatherers: Setting Our Preferences 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Did We Decide to Become Farmers? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHerding and Farming: An Uneasy Relationship 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMore Food for the Masses 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Great Forgetting 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarth Transformations in Prehistory 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Archeology of Environmental Change 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Urban–Industrial Revolution and the Unleashing of Prometheus 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Contemporary Situation: Human-Dominated Ecosystems 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Web of Life: Are We in it? 96\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Web of Life and Trophic Relations: Thinking Ecologically 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Productivity and Net Primary Production 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand Use and Long-Term Disturbance 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 What Makes People Do That? 122\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning, Adaptation, and Information 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMitigation and the Cautionary Principle 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransforming the Face of the Earth: Making Better Decisions 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Population and Environment 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTheories about Population 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Demographic Transition 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAging and International Flows of Labor 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAddressing the Needs of 10 Billion People 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanging the Population and Environment Nexus 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Rebuilding Communities and Institutions 166\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommunity in Human Evolution 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is Sacred in Human Evolution? 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedies of the Commons 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutions and Self]Organization 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioregionalism, Deep Ecology, and Embedding People in Nature 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Can We Learn When We Have Enough? 188\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaterial Boys and Material Girls 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Consumption in Developed Countries 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Consumption in Developing Countries 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Feeding Frenzy and a Crisis in Public Health 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBurning Fossil Fuels instead of Calories 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDo We Have Enough Material Goods Now? 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Resources 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Quality of Life: When Less is More 210\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResource Abundance versus Resource Scarcity 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Less is More 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Scale of the Problem and the Scale of the Solution 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRestoring Our Balance: Valuing Community and Trust 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAre We Happier When We Have More? 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