Man's role in changing the face of the earth.
"Man's role in changing the face of the earth is the first large-scale evaluation of what has happened and what is happening to the earth under man's impress. Presented at an international symposium organized by the Werner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and held at Princ...
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| Format: | Conference Proceeding Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago,
Published for the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and the National Science Foundation by the University of Chicago Press
[1956]
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| Subjects: |
Anthropogeographie
> Developpement
> Ecologie
> Effet
> Environnement
> Geographie
> Homme
> Humain
> Impact
> Utilisation
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| Summary: | "Man's role in changing the face of the earth is the first large-scale evaluation of what has happened and what is happening to the earth under man's impress. Presented at an international symposium organized by the Werner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and held at Princeton in June 1955, these papers focus viewpoints from nearly all fields of knowledge upon man's capacity to transform his physical-biological environment and upon his cumulative and irreversible alterations of the earth. In these pages fifty-three contributing scholars provide important insights into a pioneer field of study"--Jacket flap. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxviii, 1193 pages illustrations, maps (some folded, color on lining papers) 25 cm |
| Production Credits: | Published for the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research and the National Science Foundation. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0226796043 9780226796048 0226796051 9780226796055 0226796035 9780226796031 |