The Human Footprint On Environment

Author : Anthony N. Penna
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781118912430

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The Human Footprint by Anthony N. Penna Pdf

The Human Footprint: A Global Environmental History, Second Edition, presents a multidisciplinary global history of Earth from its origins to the present day. Provides a comprehensive, global, multidisciplinary history of the planet from its earliest origins to the present era Draws on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Features the latest research findings on planetary history, human evolution, the green agricultural revolution, climate change, global warming and the nature of world/human history interdependencies Offers in-depth analyses of topics relating to human evolution, agriculture, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and fossil fuel dependency.

Author : Mathis Wackernagel,William Rees
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 086571312X

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Our Ecological Footprint by Mathis Wackernagel,William Rees Pdf

Our Ecological Footprint presents an internationally-acclaimed tool for measuring and visualizing the resources required to sustain our households, communities, regions and nations, converting the seemingly complex concepts of carrying capacity, resource-use, waste-disposal and the like into a graphic form that everyone can grasp and use. An excellent handbook for community activists, planners, teachers, students and policy makers.

Author : Sergey Govorushko
Publisher : Springer
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319249575

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Human Impact on the Environment by Sergey Govorushko Pdf

This atlas presents a collection of geographical maps showing human impact on the environment. A wide variety of human impacts are discussed, ranging from the energy, mining, transport and agricultural industries as well as less visible impacts such as those of space exploration. This book is a highly illustrated atlas with 300 photos from 70 countries. Each map is accompanied by a short description of each human impact and its effect on the specific natural environment.

Author : Mathis Wackernagel,William E. Rees
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015037423772

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Our Ecological Footprint by Mathis Wackernagel,William E. Rees Pdf

Presents a comprehensive analysis of the ecological resources and technologies required for sustaining households, communites, regions, and nations.

Author : Walter K Dodds
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780231513043

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Humanity's Footprint by Walter K Dodds Pdf

For the first time in history, humans have exceeded the sustaining capacity of Earth's global ecosystems. Our expanding footprint has tremendous momentum, and the insidious explosion of human impact creates a shockwave that threatens ecosystems worldwide for decades-possibly centuries. Walter K. Dodds depicts in clear, nontechnical terms the root causes and global environmental effects of human behavior. He describes trends in population growth, resource use, and global environmental impacts of the past two centuries, such as greenhouse effects, ozone depletion, water pollution, and species extinctions and introductions. Dodds also addresses less familiar developments, such as the spread of antibiotic resistant genes in bacteria and the concentration of pesticides in the Arctic and other remote ecosystems. He identifies fundamental human activities that have irreversible effects on the environment and draws on recent social science and game theory results to explain why people use more than their share. Past behavior indicates that as resources grow scarce, humans will escalate their use of what remains instead of managing their consumption. Humanity's Footprint paints a lively but ultimately sobering picture of our environmental predicament. Dodds calls for a consilient approach to socioenvironmental restoration that draws on new thinking from across disciplines to develop sustainable solutions to global environmental problems.

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0262571382

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The Human Impact on the Natural Environment by Andrew Goudie Pdf

The book also discusses the development of ideas on global change."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Mathis Wackernagel,Bert Beyers
Publisher : New Society Publishers
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-09-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781771423007

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Ecological Footprint by Mathis Wackernagel,Bert Beyers Pdf

The only metric that tracks how much nature we have – and how much nature we use Ecological Footprint accounting, first introduced in the 1990s and continuously developed, continues to be the only metric that compares overall human demand on nature with what our planet can renew — its biocapacity — and distils this into one number: how many Earths we use. Our economy is running a Bernie Madoff-style Ponzi scheme with the planet. We use future resources to run the present, using more than Earth can replenish. Like any such scheme, this works for a limited time, followed by a crash. Avoiding ecological bankruptcy requires rigorous resource accounting — a challenging task, but doable with the right tools. Ecological Footprint provides a complete introduction, covering: Footprint and biocapacity accounting Data and key findings for nations Worldwide examples including businesses, cities, and countries Strategies for creating regenerative economies Whether you’re a student, business leader, future-oriented city planner, economist, or have an abiding interest in humanity’s future, Footprint and biocapacity are key parameters to be reckoned with and Ecological Footprint is your essential guide. AWARDS SILVER | 2020 Eric Zencey Prize SILVER | 2019 Nautilus Book Awards: Ecology & Environment FINALIST | 2019 Foreword INDIES: Ecology & Environment

Author : Charles L. Redman
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1999-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0816519625

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Human Impact on Ancient Environments by Charles L. Redman Pdf

Threats to biodiversity, food shortages, urban sprawl . . . lessons for environmental problems that confront us today may well be found in the past. The archaeological record contains hundreds of situations in which societies developed long-term sustainable relationships with their environments—and thousands in which the relationships were destructive. Charles Redman demonstrates that much can be learned from an improved understanding of peoples who, through seemingly rational decisions, degraded their environments and threatened their own survival. By discussing archaeological case studies from around the world—from the deforestation of the Mayan lowlands to soil erosion in ancient Greece to the almost total depletion of resources on Easter Island—Redman reveals the long-range coevolution of culture and environment and clearly shows the impact that ancient peoples had on their world. These case studies focus on four themes: habitat transformation and animal extinctions, agricultural practices, urban growth, and the forces that accompany complex society. They show that humankind's commitment to agriculture has had cultural consequences that have conditioned our perception of the environment and reveal that societies before European contact did not necessarily live the utopian existences that have been popularly supposed. Whereas most books on this topic tend to treat human societies as mere reactors to environmental stimuli, Redman's volume shows them to be active participants in complex and evolving ecological relationships. Human Impact on Ancient Environments demonstrates how archaeological research can provide unique insights into the nature of human stewardship of the Earth and can permanently alter the way we think about humans and the environment.

Author : Michael B.K. Darkoh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351756655

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Human Impact on Environment and Sustainable Development in Africa by Michael B.K. Darkoh Pdf

This title was first published in 2003. Based on a blend of knowledge and perspectives from a variety of disciplines this volume examines the human-environment interaction in Africa, with a focus on the economic, social and political processes that generate environmental change and problems in this region. Currently there are controversies over and challenges to such concepts and issues as environment-human relationships, ecological resilience, decertification, sustainable development, globalization and North-South dialogue. This book draws upon past and present research findings to discuss these issues. It features: an examination of the characteristics, processes and patterns of environmental crises; an analysis of the principal issues and challenges facing policy makers and implementers; and the promotion of awareness of theoretical, empirical and comparative research. The volume not only seeks to answer some of the old questions, but also open up new ones for further discussion.

Author : Andrew Goudie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1391951934

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The Human Impact by Andrew Goudie Pdf

Author : Nicky Chambers,Craig Simmons,Mathis Wackernagel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781317972167

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Sharing Nature's Interest by Nicky Chambers,Craig Simmons,Mathis Wackernagel Pdf

Ecological footprinting is rapidly being adopted as an effective and practical way to measure our impact on the environment - in both large- and small-scale planning and development. This is an introduction to ecological footprint analysis, showing how it can be done, and how to measure the footprints of activities, lifestyles, organizations and regions. Case studies illustrate its effectiveness at national, organizational, individual and product levels.

Author : William B. Meyer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1996-02-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0521558476

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Human Impact on the Earth by William B. Meyer Pdf

At a level accessible to the general reader, this balanced and non-polemical book describes the changes human activities have produced in the global environment from 300 years ago to today.

Author : Andrea Collins,Andrew Flynn
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857936967

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The Ecological Footprint by Andrea Collins,Andrew Flynn Pdf

The ecological footprint is one of the most prominent tools used to measure environmental sustainability, and its rise in academic and policy debates since the early 1990s has been remarkable. Drawing upon research and examples from around the world, t

Author : Ligia Moga,Teodora M. Șoimoșan
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030574185

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Environmental and Human Impact of Buildings by Ligia Moga,Teodora M. Șoimoșan Pdf

Featuring research on topics such as low energy buildings' concepts, construction materials and technology, hybrid energy systems, energy balance, and wellbeing, this book meets the expectations of academicians, specialists and researchers in the field, along with the scholars seeking coverage on buildings, environmental and human impact. It presents an integrated approach to the buildings' energetic aspects, from the perspective of environmental impact, together with the indoor wellbeing. In this respect, the chapters include state of the art, case studies, as well as research results that validate the raised hypotheses. The book integrates topics related to buildings' performance, approached by researchers with different backgrounds within the civil engineering domain, i.e. achieved energetics performances, obstacles, restrictions and limitations issues within design and optimization processes, including the new perspectives in the buildings & energy sector.

Author : F. M. Chambers
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401091763

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Climate Change and Human Impact on the Landscape by F. M. Chambers Pdf

I am pleased to present this volume of invited reviews and research case studies, produced to mark the retirement of Professor A. G. Smith - one of the leading researchers in Holocene palaeoecology. A. G. Smith took his first degree at the University of Sheffield, graduating in 1951 with a first-class honours degree in Botany. His doctorate was awarded in 1956 for a study in late-Quaternary vege tational history, based in the Sub-Department of Quaternary Research at the University of Cambridge, under the supervision of the late Sir Harry Godwin, FRS. He then researched and taught at Queen's University, Belfast, from 1954, leading the Nuffield Quaternary Research Unit there, becoming Co-Director of the Palaeoecology Laboratory from 1964. He was appointed Professor and Head of the Department of Botany (later, Plant Science) at University College, Cardiff, in 1973, and retired from the School of Pure and Applied Biology at the renamed University of Wales College, Cardiff, in August 1991. Although his principal interests have been concerned with the post-glacial environmental history of the British Isles, Professor Smith has significantly in fluenced many researchers elsewhere in their interpretation of biological and other evidence for human modification of the natural environment.