Uekötter, Frank. <br/><br/>
The Turning Points of Environmental History. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (219 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Thinking Big: The Broad Outlines of a Burgeoning Field -- 2. The First Hundred Thousand Years -- 3. Agriculture -- 4. Forest History -- 5. The Nation-State -- 6. Urban Environmental History -- 7. The "1950s Syndrome" and the Transition from a Slow-Going to a Rapid Loss of Global Sustainability -- 8. Modern Environmentalism -- 9. The Knowledge Society -- 10. Desertification -- Notes -- List of Contributors -- Index. 
<br/><br/> In this volume, an international group of environmental historians examine the significant ways in which humans have impacted their surroundings throughout history. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780822977629 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Environmental sciences-History.<br/>Human ecology-History.<br/>Environmentalism-History.<br/>Environmental degradation-History.<br/>Nature-Effect of human beings on.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GE50 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.7209