Books

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From naked ape to superspecies From naked ape to superspecies David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u… OL111002W
The Drunkard's Walk The Drunkard's Walk Leonard Mlodinow In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us how randomness, change, and probability reveal a tremendous amount about our daily lives, and how we… OL12404493W
CULTURE, BIOLOGY, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEMOGRAPHY CULTURE, BIOLOGY, AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL DEMOGRAPHY ERIC ABELLA ROTH Two distinctive approaches to the study of human demography exist within anthropology today: anthropological demography and human evolutionary ecology. The first stresses the role of culture in deter… OL13633535W
Human Development in the Twenty-First Century Human Development in the Twenty-First Century Alan Fogel How do human beings develop and function in relation to the human and natural world? The science of dynamic systems focuses on connections and relationships between people rather than on individual a… OL15184451W
Ambiente umano e valore di scambio Ambiente umano e valore di scambio Giorgio Manfré Esiste una correlazione tra la società-mondo (economia finanziaria e tecnologie informatiche dispiegate su scala planetaria), da un lato, e il 'modo di essere normale' della condizione umana, dall'al… OL15193259W
Natur als Grenzerfahrung Natur als Grenzerfahrung Lars Kreye,Carsten Stu hring,Tanja Zwingelberg The book presents the results of a conference at the DFG Graduate College on "Interdiscipline History of Ecology" held in December, 2008. Nature has always been a definite factor for man as well as f… OL16946230W
Who am I? Who am I? Richard Walker Building on fundamental questions about what it means to be human, a thought-provoking exploration of human identity draws on biological, psychological and social sciences to provide coverage of topi… OL17918843W
Le biosiècle Le biosiècle Arona Moreau Nous entrons dans le "biosiècle", siècle qui consacre le vivant dans ses dimensions multiples. De l'économie à l'histoire, en passant par la politique et la philosophie, la bioquestion se retrouve au… OL18594097W
Pourquoi tardons-nous tant à devenir écologistes? Pourquoi tardons-nous tant à devenir écologistes? Denis Duclos Le problème essentiel de l'écologie n'est pas purement économique, techno-scientifique ou juridique. Il réside d'abord dans le "choix culturel", le sens donné au "vivre ensemble" dans la société plan… OL18859045W
Creating sanctuary Creating sanctuary Sandra L. Bloom Creating Sanctuary is a description of a hospital-based program to treat adults who had been abused as children and the revolutionary knowledge about trauma and adversity that the program was based u… OL1922212W
Green metropolis Green metropolis Owen, David In this remarkable challenge to conventional thinking about the environment, David Owen argues that the greenest community in the United States is not Portland, Oregon or Snowmass, Colorado, but New … OL19703955W
The social ecology of infectious diseases The social ecology of infectious diseases Hank Pizer,Kenneth H. Mayer Social Ecology of Infectious Diseases explores how human activities enable microbes to disseminate and evolve, thereby creating favorable conditions for the diverse manifestations of communicable dis… OL19902521W
Built on bones Built on bones Brenna Hassett The city has killed most of your ancestors, and it's probably killing you, too - this book tells you why. OL20055786W
Urbanization Without Cities Urbanization Without Cities Murray Bookchin Murray Bookchin introduces provocative ideas about the nature of community and what it means to be a fully empowered citizen. He believes that the tensions that exists between rural and urban society… OL2422720W
Arctic human development report Arctic human development report Níels Einarsson Of major findings -- pt. 1: Orientation -- ch. 1. Introduction: human development in the Arctic -- ch. 2. Arctic demography -- pt. II: Core systems -- ch. 3. Societies and cultures: change and persis… OL26436689W
Global environmental issues Global environmental issues Kemp, David D. This book provides a balanced account of the global environmental issues which threaten our society and which we neglect at our peril. Analysing both social and environmental components of the issues… OL2724664W
L'équilibre sacré L'équilibre sacré David T. Suzuki L'environnementaliste canadien D. Suzuki met à la portée de tous les conclusions de la science concernant l'état de la planète et donne au débat une dimension spirituelle, invitant à une réflexion ap… OL28587559W
Ecology and society Ecology and society Luke Martell Ecology and Society introduces green ideas to students of the social sciences. It goes beyond traditional sociological boundaries to show how society interacts with nature but suggests that there are… OL3480543W