Mappae mundi : : humans and their habitats in a long-term socio-ecological perspective : myths, maps and models / / Bert de Vries and Johan Goudsblom (eds.).

• TeilnehmendeR: De Vries, Bert,; Goudsblom, Johan,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press,, 2002.
• Year of Publication: 2002
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (446 pages) :; digital, PDF file(s).
• Notes: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).
• Other title: Front matter --; Contents --; Preface --; Editors' Acknowledgements --; 1. Introduction: Towards a Historical View of Humanity and the Biosphere /; 2. Introductory Overview: the Expanding Anthroposphere /; 3. The Holocene: Global Change and Local Response /; 4. Environment and the Great Transition: Agrarianization /; 5. Exploring the Past: on Methods and Concepts /; 6. Increasing Social Complexity /; 7. Empire: the Romans in the Mediterranean /; 8. Understanding: Fragments of a Unifying Perspective /; 9. Population and Environment in Asia since 1600 AD /; 10. The Past 250 Years: Industrialization and Globalization /; 11. Back to Nature? The Punctuated History of a Natural Monument /; 12. Conclusions: Retrospect and Prospects /; Notes --; Bibliography --; About the authors --; Index of Subjects --; Index of Names --; Index of Geographic Names
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-444).
• ISBN: 9786610958764; 9048505089; 1280958766; 1417521651
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Bert de Vries and Johan Goudsblom (eds.).

The interaction between humans and their natural environment today is unprecedented in its scope and complexity, and recent scholarly research attests to the need for a multidisciplinary approach to fully study it. <i>Mappae Mundi</i> answers this call for a scholarly synthesis, illuminating dominant social trends affecting the relationship between human societies and the environment.Contributors discuss this relationship, and analyze several different possibilities for the future. <i>Mappae Mundi</i> will appeal to social scientists or anyone interested in the current and future consequences of our interaction with the natural environment.