Human Ecology:Contemporary Research and Practice

图书简介

This book arose from the need to develop accessible research-based case study material which addresses contemporary issues and problems in the rapidly evolving field of human ecology. Academic, political, and, indeed, public interest in the environmental sciences is on the rise. This is no doubt spurred by media coverage of climate change and global warming and attendant natural disasters such as unusual drought and flood conditions, toxic dust storms, pollution of air and water, and the like. But there is also a growing intellectual awareness of the social causes of anthropogenic environmental impacts, political vectors in determining conser- tion outcomes, and the role of local representations of ecological knowledge in resource management and sustainable yield production. This is reflected in the rapid increase of ecology courses being taught at leading universities in the fa- growing developing countries much as was the case a decade or two ago in Europe and North America. The research presented here is all taken from recent issues of Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Since the journal itself is a leading forum for cont- porary research, the articles we have selected represent a cross-section of work which brings the perspectives of human ecology to bear on current problems being faced around the world. The chapters are organized in such a way to facilitate the use of this volume either to teach a course or to introduce an informed reader to the field.

Theory, Method, and Explanation in Human Ecology.- Explaining Indonesian Forest Fires: Both Ends of the Firestick.- On the Notions of Mother Nature and the Balance of Nature and Their Implications for Conservation.- Hunter–Gatherers Optimize Their Foraging Patterns Using Lévy Flights.- What is Biocultural Diversity? A Theoretical Review.- The Conservation Catch-22: Indigenous Peoples and Cultural Change.- Does Environmental Talk Equal Environmental Knowledge? An Example from Newfoundland.- Dynamics of Local Food Procurement Systems.- Tracking the Carbon Footprint of Paleolithic Societies in Mediterranean Ecosystems.- Burning and Hunting in Australia’s Western Desert.- The Wild Yam Question: Evidence from Baka Foraging in the Northwest Congo Basin.- Life Without Pigs: Decisions, Community Action, and Subsistence Changes Among the Irakia Awa, Papua New Guinea.- Food Security and Pastoralism in the Northern Sahel.- Agricultural Intensification and Large-scale Population Dynamics.- Labor Productivity and Agricultural Development: Testing Boserup.- Following Netting: The Cultural Ecology of Viliui Sakha Households in Post-Soviet Siberia.- Adaptive Responses to Environmental and Sociopolitical Change in Southern Zambia.- Social and Environmental Impacts of the Rise and Fall of Flue-Cured Tobacco Production in the Copán Valley.- Does Climate Change Affect War Frequency? The Case of Eastern China.- Development, Common Property Management, and Conservation.- Local Knowledge and Changing Subsistence Strategies in James Bay, Canada.- After the Cochabamba Water War of 2000: A Common Pool Resource Institution in the Urban Andes.- Gender, Social Difference and Coastal Resource Management in Lowland Philippine Fishing Communities.- Causes of Deforestation in Central Maine, USA.- Environmental and Economic Costs of Biofuels.

Trade Policy 买家须知

关于产品：
● 正版保障：本网站隶属于中国国际图书贸易集团公司，确保所有图书都是100%正版。
● 环保纸张：进口图书大多使用的都是环保轻型张，颜色偏黄，重量比较轻。
● 毛边版：即书翻页的地方，故意做成了参差不齐的样子，一般为精装版，更具收藏价值。
关于退换货：
由于预订产品的特殊性，采购订单正式发订后，买方不得无故取消全部或部分产品的订购。
由于进口图书的特殊性，发生以下情况的，请直接拒收货物，由快递返回：
● 外包装破损/发错货/少发货/图书外观破损/图书配件不全（例如：光盘等）
并请在工作日通过电话400-008-1110联系我们。
签收后，如发生以下情况，请在签收后的5个工作日内联系客服办理退换货：
● 缺页/错页/错印/脱线
关于发货时间：
一般情况下：
●【现货】下单后48小时内由北京（库房）发出快递。
●【预订】【预售】下单后国外发货，到货时间预计5-8周左右，店铺默认中通快递，如需顺丰快递邮费到付。
● 需要开具发票的客户，发货时间可能在上述基础上再延后1-2个工作日（紧急发票需求，请联系010-68433105/3213）；
● 如遇其他特殊原因，对发货时间有影响的，我们会第一时间在网站公告，敬请留意。
关于到货时间：
由于进口图书入境入库后，都是委托第三方快递发货，所以我们只能保证在规定时间内发出，但无法为您保证确切的到货时间。
● 主要城市一般2-4天
● 偏远地区一般4-7天
关于接听咨询电话的时间：
010-68433105/3213正常接听咨询电话的时间为：周一至周五上午8：30～下午5：00，周六、日及法定节假日休息，将无法接听来电，敬请谅解。
其它时间您也可以通过邮件联系我们：customer@readgo.cn,工作日会优先处理。
关于快递：
● 已付款订单：主要由中通、宅急送负责派送，订单进度查询请拨打010-68433105/3213。

Human Ecology:Contemporary Research and Practice 地理学

Human Ecology:Contemporary Research and Practice
地理学