This review provides an overview of foundational climate and culture studies in
anthropology; it then tracks developments in this area to date to include anthropological …

The interactions between human population dynamics and the environment have often been
viewed mechanistically. This review elucidates the complexities and contextual specificities …

Rapid urbanization at the expense of the environment led to a reduction in vegetation cover,
and consequently aggravated land degradation, urban water logging, heat island effect and …

An accessible, focused exploration of the field of political ecology The third edition of
Political Ecology spans this sprawling field, using grounded examples and careful readings …

Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by
simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article …

Understanding the dynamics of land-use and land-cover has increasingly been recognized
as one of the key research imperatives in global environmental change research (eg, Turner …

Degraded pasture is a major liability in Brazilian agriculture, but restoration and recovery
efforts could turn this area into a new frontier to both agricultural yield expansion and forest …

Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations
respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of …

This contemporary introduction to the principles and research base of cultural ecology is the
ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses that deal with …

Providing up-to-date information on ultrasound technology and sonochemistry, this volume
focuses on green chemistry principles and methodologies that are being devised with a view …