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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bernard CampbellPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: AldineTransaction Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.566kg ISBN: 9780202020341ISBN 10: 0202020347 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 31 December 1995 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: Introduction; 2: The Tropical Rain Forest: Our Distant Birthplace; 3: The Tropical Savanna; 4: The Temperate Forest; 5: The Northern Grasslands and Coniferous Forest; 6: The Tundra; 7: Hunters and Gatherers; 8: Pastoralism; 9: Agriculture and Pollution; 10: The City; 11: The Human Ecosystem: Past, Present, and FutureReviewsHuman Ecology is intended for the general reader, but should also be of interest to the professional. The subject is broad, but the book is thorough.... Almost two hundred years ago, Malthus proffered that food production likely could not keep pace with a growing population. This problem is not new, it is no exciting, but it is urgent, and Campbell's account is insightful. --Brendan Bingham, The Quarterly Review of Biology [A] readable and stimulating introduction for school leavers and first-year undergraduates. --K. M. Homewood, Man [T]he book has potential uses in courses on environmental studies, since it fills a gap in current coverage in those courses, and is consistent with them in its view of the ecological crisis. --Emilio F. Moran, American Ethnologist <p> Human Ecology is intended for the general reader, but should also be of interest to the professional. The subject is broad, but the book is thorough.... Almost two hundred years ago, Malthus proffered that food production likely could not keep pace with a growing population. This problem is not new, it is no exciting, but it is urgent, and Campbell's account is insightful. <p> --Brendan Bingham, The Quarterly Review of Biology <p> [A] readable and stimulating introduction for school leavers and first-year undergraduates. <p> --K. M. Homewood, Man <p> [T]he book has potential uses in courses on environmental studies, since it fills a gap in current coverage in those courses, and is consistent with them in its view of the ecological crisis. <p> --Emilio F. Moran, American Ethnologist -Human Ecology is intended for the general reader, but should also be of interest to the professional. The subject is broad, but the book is thorough.... Almost two hundred years ago, Malthus proffered that food production likely could not keep pace with a growing population. This problem is not new, it is no exciting, but it is urgent, and Campbell's account is insightful.- --Brendan Bingham, The Quarterly Review of Biology -[A] readable and stimulating introduction for school leavers and first-year undergraduates.- --K. M. Homewood, Man -[T]he book has potential uses in courses on environmental studies, since it fills a gap in current coverage in those courses, and is consistent with them in its view of the ecological crisis.- --Emilio F. Moran, American Ethnologist Author InformationBernard G. Campbell was professor of anthropology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Born in Weybridge, England, he received his PhD from the University of Cambridge in 1957, and has been a lecturer in anthropology at Cambridge and Harvard universities. Among his many contributions to the field of anthropology are Human Evolution: An Introduction to Man's Adaptations andSexual Selection and the Descent of Man. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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