Mappae mundi : humans and their habitats in a long-term socio-ecological perspective : myths, maps and models /

Corporate Author: Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu (Netherlands)
Other Authors: De Vries, Bert.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, ©2003.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Preface; Editors'Acknowledgement; 1. Introduction: Towards a Historical View of Humanity and the Biosphere; 2. Introductory Overview: the Expanding Anthroposphere; 3. The Holocene: Global Change and Local Response; 4. Environment and the Great Transition: Agrarianization; 5. Exploring the Past: on Methods and Concepts; 6. Increasing Social Complexity; 7. Empire: the Romans in the Mediterranean; 8. Understanding: Fragments of a Unifying Perspective; 9. Population and Environment in Asia since 1600 AD; 10. The Past 250 Years: Industrialization and Globalization.
  • 11. Back to Nature? The Punctuated History of a Natural Monument12. Conclusions: Retrospect and Prospects; Notes; Bibliography; About the Authors; Index of Subjects; Index of Names; Index of Geographic Names.