William G Moseley, Eric Perramond, Holly M Hapke, Paul Laris

An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography

Local Dynamics and Global Processes

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Produktbeschreibung

"A first of its kind, and in my opinion a complete winner. An introductory textbook that presents, in an engaging and accessible style, geography's unique approach to environmental issues. Highly recommended." Judith Carney, UCLA "A long-overdue textbook that is at once comprehensible while remaining accessible. The authors have done an impressive job with a clarity that is refreshing and engaging. This book provides students with a guide to this dynamic sub-field, including features such as clear chapter objectives, critical questions, and 'ice-breakers, ' and demonstrates how to address important and complex issues in the contemporary world." Antoinette WinklerPrins, Johns Hopkins University The myriad ways that humans interact with their surroundings in the natural world has consequences that are both positive and negative. An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography offers an engaging and unique view of the spatial relationships between humans and their environment across geographical locations around the world. This introductory level text presents the rich tapestry of theoretical approaches to the tradition and demonstrates how these may be productively applied to understand human-environment interactions. Introducing many of the fundamental concepts and major theoretical traditions within human-environment geography, the book explores various thematic issues within the field - such as population, food and agriculture, and water resources. It carefully balances exposure to the theoretical underpinnings of human-environment geography with the inclusion of a variety of real-world policy questions and illustrative field-notes contributed by prominent nature-society geographers. An engaging and student-friendly introduction, it offers rich and rewarding insights into a tradition of growing importance in the twenty-first century world.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 248mm x 192mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 798g
• ISBN-13: 9781405189316
• ISBN-10: 1405189312
• Artikelnr.: 39358336

Autorenporträt

William G. Moseley is Professor in the Department of Geography at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well as four edited volumes. Eric Perramond is Associate Professor in both the Environmental Science and Southwest Studies programs at the Colorado College. He is the author of Political Ecologies of Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions (2010) and a former Fulbright-García Robles fellow to Mexico. Holly M. Hapke is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at East Carolina University. She has published articles in various journals and is a contributing author to World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives, 5th edition (2010). Paul Laris is Professor and Chair of the Department of Geography at California State University, Long Beach.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on the Authors ix

Preface and Acknowledgments xi

Part I: Fundamentals of Human-EnvironmentGeography 1

1 Introduction: A Geographic Perspective onHuman-Environment Interactions 3

2 The Politics of Nature 31

3 The Biophysical Environment 47

Part II: Contemporary Perspectives inHuman-Environment Geography 87

4 Cultural and Political Ecology: Local Human-EnvironmentInteractions in a Global Context 89

5 Environmental History 111

6 Hazards Geography and Human Vulnerability 137

7 Environmental Justice: The Uneven Distribution of People,

Pollution, and Environmental Opportunity 157

Part III: Thematic Issues in Human-EnvironmentGeography 189

8 Climate, Atmosphere, and Energy 191

9 The Population-Consumption-Technology Nexus227

10 Agriculture and Food Systems 255

11 Biodiversity, Conservation, and Protected Areas 285

12 Water Resources and Fishing Livelihoods 309

Part IV: Bridging Theory and Practice 341

13 Geographic Research 343

14 Conclusion: Making a Difference 375

Index 389

Rezensionen

"This is a great textbook, which introduces students tofundamental concepts in environmental geography and science. . . Itis warmly recommended to bachelor students in human ecology and tomaster degree students in environmental sciences andgeography." (International Journal Environment & Pollution, 1 October 2014)

"Contributes a much-needed geographic perspective to theburgeoning, interdiscplinary field of environmental studies...Wheremany environmental science texts operate from the assumption thatnature is a place without humans, this book demonstrates that evenforests and soils have a human history...Wellsuited to beginningundergraduates. Chapters contain clear learning objectives,summaries, and end-of-chapter questions. Scientific and socialscientific concepts are explained with a minimum of technicalterminology. Geography students will find it provides a solidfoundation for future studies in human-environmentinteractions...fills an important niche by adding a distinctlygeographical voice to the environmental studiesconversation." (Journal of Geography, September2014)

"As a primer on the sort of ideas that should beconsidered, this is a useful addition." (Ecogeog, 1 May 2014)

"Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduate andgraduate readers." (Choice, 1 May 2014)

"A first of its kind and in my opinion, a complete winner.An introductory textbook that presents in an engaging andaccessible style, geography's unique approach to environmentalissues. Highly recommended."
--Judith Carney, UCLA

"This is a refreshing and engaging book which focuses onthe real core of geographical study - understanding therelationships between people and environment. The structure of thebook is innovative for an introductory text, and students willparticularly appreciate the many links which are drawn betweentheory and practice, and which are illustrated very effectivelythrough an impressive range of case studies. The authors should becommended on producing a book which really does break new ground inits objectives, structure and content."
--Tony Binns, University of Otago, New Zealand

"A long-overdue textbook that is at once comprehensivewhile remaining accessible. The authors have done an impressive jobat synthesizing an enormous amount of material and perspectiveswith a clarity that is refreshing and engaging. It willprovide students with a guide to this dynamic sub-field anddemonstrate how critical inquiry using this approach will enablethem to address important and complex issues in the contemporaryworld. Including clear chapter objectives, critical questions,tables, and 'icebreakers', the book provides necessarybackground materials while also demonstrating how research is livedexperience by those conducting it."
--Antoinette WinklerPrins, Johns HopkinsUniversity