Human Adaptability
An Introduction to Ecological Anthropology
December 2007
Trade Paperback · 496 Pages
$47.00 U.S. · $54.50 CAN · £25.99 U.K. · €33.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780813343679
Westview Press
Trade Paperback · 496 Pages
$47.00 U.S. · $54.50 CAN · £25.99 U.K. · €33.99 E.U.
ISBN 9780813343679
Westview Press
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- Anthropology: General
- Science and Advanced Math: Ecology
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Description
Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of environmental, physiological, behavioral, and cultural adaptive strategies available. Among the unique features that make Human Adaptability outstanding as both a textbook for students and a reference book for professionals are a complete discussion of the development of ecological anthropology and relevant research methods; the use of an ecosystem approach with emphasis on arctic, high altitude, arid land, grassland, and tropical rain forest environments; an extensive bibliography on ecological anthropology; and a comprehensive glossary of technical terms.
Entirely new to the third edition are chapters on urban sustainability and methods of spatial analysis, with enhanced emphasis throughout on the role of gender in human-adaptability research and on global environmental issues as they affect particular ecosystems. In addition, brand-new sections in each chapter guide students to websites that provide access to relevant material, complement the text’s coverage of biomes, and suggest ways to become active in environmental issues.
Emilio F. Moran is James H. Rudy professor of anthropology, director of the Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change, and codirector of the Center for the Study of Institutions, Populations, and Environmental Change at Indiana University.
Entirely new to the third edition are chapters on urban sustainability and methods of spatial analysis, with enhanced emphasis throughout on the role of gender in human-adaptability research and on global environmental issues as they affect particular ecosystems. In addition, brand-new sections in each chapter guide students to websites that provide access to relevant material, complement the text’s coverage of biomes, and suggest ways to become active in environmental issues.
Emilio F. Moran is James H. Rudy professor of anthropology, director of the Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change, and codirector of the Center for the Study of Institutions, Populations, and Environmental Change at Indiana University.