Foster II, H. Thomas. <br/><br/>
Viewing the Future in the Past :  Historical Ecology Applications to Environmental Issues. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (195 pages) 
<br/><br/>Cover -- VIEWING THE FUTURE IN THE PAST -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- How Archaeology and the Historical Sciences Can Save the World -- Diversity, Standardization, and the State: The Politics of Maize Agriculture in Postclassic Central Mexico -- From Historical Ecology to Prehistoric Economy: Modeling the Caloric Landscapes of the Past -- Feeding History: Deltaic Resilience, Inherited Practice, and Millennial-Scale Sustainability in an Urbanized Landscape -- Complexity, Rigidity, and Resilience in the Ancient Puebloan Southwest -- Soil Texture and Agricultural Resilience in the Prehistoric Southwest: Farming on Perry Mesa, Arizona -- Repairing the Damage: Reforestation and the Origins of the Modern Industrial Tree Farm -- Sustainability, Resilience, and Dependency: The Great Plains Model -- Southern Slow Foods: Ecological Awareness through Gourmet Heritage -- A Good Place: Aesthetic Pleasure and Landscape Resilience -- Variable Biodiversity from Managed Ecosystems in Long-Term Chronosequences from the Southeastern United States -- Contributors -- Index. 
<br/><br/> Essays reveal how human activity has influenced ecosystems, economies, and landscapes for millenia. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611175875 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human ecology-History.<br/>Nature-Effect of human beings on-History.<br/>Environmental degradation-History.<br/>Landscape changes-History.<br/>Environmental archaeology.<br/>Archaeology-Philosophy.<br/>Anthropology-Philosophy.<br/>Indians-Antiquities.<br/>America-Antiquities.<br/>Middle East-Antiquities.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GF13 .V54 2015 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>304.209