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We are destroying our natural environment at a constantly increasing pace, and in so doing undermining the preconditions of our own existence. Why is this so? This book reveals that our ecologically disruptive behaviour is in fact rooted in our very nature as a species. Drawing on evolution theory, biology, anthropology, archaeology, economics, environmental science and history, this book explains the ecological predicament of humankind by placing it in the context of the first scientific theory of our species' development, taking over where Darwin left off. The theory presented is applied in detail to the whole of our seven-million-year history. Due to its comprehensiveness, and in part thanks to its extensive glossary and index, this book can function as a compact encyclopædia covering the whole development of Homo sapiens. It would also suit a variety of courses in the life and social sciences. Most importantly, Too Smart for our Own Good makes evident the very core of the paradigm to which our species must shift if it is to survive. Anyone concerned about the future of humankind should read this groundbreaking work.

Human evolution --- Human ecology --- Evolution (Biology) --- Physical anthropology --- Evolutionary psychology --- Human beings --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Origin --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Human evolution. --- Human ecology.

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Environmental Histories of the Cold War explores the links between the Cold War and the global environment, ranging from the environmental impacts of nuclear weapons to the political repercussions of environmentalism. Environmental change accelerated sharply during the Cold War years, and so did environmentalism as both a popular movement and a scientific preoccupation. Most Cold War history entirely overlooks this rise of environmentalism and the crescendo of environmental change. These historical subjects were not only simultaneous but also linked together in ways both straightforward and surprising. The contributors to this book present these connected issues as a global phenomenon, with chapters concerning China, the USSR, Europe, North America, Oceania, and elsewhere. The role of experts as agents and advocates of using the environment as a weapon in the Cold War or, contrastingly, of preventing environmental damage resulting from Cold War politics is also given broad attention.

Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- World history --- anno 1900-1999 --- Human ecology --- Nature --- Cold War --- History --- Effect of human beings on --- Environmental aspects --- World politics --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Environmental aspects. --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Human ecology - History - 20th century --- Nature - Effect of human beings on - History - 20th century --- Cold War - Environmental aspects

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Like a star chart this volume orientates the reader to the key issues and debates in Pacific and Australasian biogeography, palaeoecology and human ecology.

Anthropology --- Social Sciences --- Anthropogeography & Human Ecology --- Human ecology --- Environmental archaeology --- Landscape changes --- Nature --- Effect of human beings on --- Change, Landscape --- Geomorphology --- Archaeology, Environmental --- Archaeology --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Methodology --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on

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A comprehensive summary of interdisciplinary social methods and research strategies for analysis of the complex relationship between environments and societies.

Human ecology --- Social sciences. --- Behavioral sciences --- Human sciences --- Sciences, Social --- Social science --- Social studies --- Civilization --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Research --- Methodology. --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on --- Life Sciences --- General and Others

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This comprehensive sourcebook on human ecology combines 25 source articles published in the journal Human Ecology, enhanced with new research updates and thematic commentary. Intended as a follow up to Case Studies in Human Ecology, this volume includes an entirely new group of articles, with the same accessible, comprehensive coverage that made Case Studies so popular. Human Ecology: Research and Practice covers four important areas: Philosophy, Theory and Methods; Changing Subsistence Practices; Agricultural Intensification and Population Dynamics; and, Common Property Resources and Conservation. As a group, these articles represent the major contributions to the study of Human Ecology since the publication of the previous volume. Each article includes a concise introduction by the Editor, giving necessary and thoughtful context. The volume covers an overview of human ecology as a field within environmental studies, new directions in contemporary research, new methods and techniques, and cultural landscapes. Anyone studying human ecology, environmental studies, landscape studies, or population dynamics, particularly key issues such as conservation and globalization will find this comprehensive reader a valuable resource.

Economic sociology --- Demography --- Ethnology. Cultural anthropology --- Nature protection --- Environmental planning --- Social geography --- ruimtelijke ordening --- demografie --- sociale economie --- antropologie --- natuurbescherming --- Human ecology --- 355 --- AA / International- internationaal --- Ecology --- Environment, Human --- Human beings --- Human environment --- Ecological engineering --- Human geography --- Nature --- Milieu --- Social aspects --- Effect of environment on --- Effect of human beings on