ISBN:
9789814522564
Language:
English
Pages:
xxxiv, 257 Seiten
DDC:
306.09
Keywords:
Umweltbelastung
;
Agrarboden
;
Ökosystem
;
Agriculture Environmental aspects
;
History
;
Agriculture Economic aspects
;
History
;
Nature Effect of human beings on
;
History
;
Human ecology History
;
Agriculture
;
Agriculture
;
Nature
;
Human ecology
;
Geschichte
Description / Table of Contents:
Environmental crisisEnvironmental decline -- The example of English butterflies -- Commodity landscapes -- Agricultural history -- Drainage and wildlife exploitation in the Netherlands and England -- The shooting industry -- The angling industry -- Europe's overseas expansion -- Ecological history of the USA -- Recent ecological history of East Asia -- Modern agricultural prospects with special reference to Brazil -- Joint conservation of wildlife and ancient wildlife harvesting practices.