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Human Behavioral EcologyHuman behavioral ecology (HBE) applies the principles of evolutionary theory and optimisation to the study of human behavioural and cultural diversity. Among other things, HBE attempts to explain variation in behaviour as adaptive solutions to the competing life-history demands of growth, development, reproduction, parental...
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Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene: The New NatureNature has gone feral. How can we re-attune ourselves to the new nature? A field guide can help. Human action has transformed our planet and ushered in a new geological epoch--the Anthropocene. The effects are global in scope, but take shape within distinct social...
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We Are Agora: How Humanity Functions as a Single Superorganism That Shapes Our World and Our FutureDiscover a groundbreaking new way of thinking about life, society, and the future of our species that bridges science and human history. Could humans unknowingly be a part of a larger superorganism--one with its own motivations and goals, one that is alive, and conscious,...
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Feedback: Uncovering the Hidden Connections Between Life and the UniverseWe live in a world where things come and go, rise and fall, grow and decay, tracing out cycles of change that are ordered and predictable.But amongst those well-behaved rhythms hide other phenomena, pulsing and fizzing and refusing to play by the same rules....
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A Gardener at the End of the WorldA gardener's pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden. In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her greenhouse. At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to...
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Thrive Where You're Planted: A Guided Journal to Help You Connect with the Natural Wonders in Your NeighborhoodFind peace through this meditative guided journal that will train you to notice and appreciate the wonder of the natural world--without leaving your own neighborhood.Everyone knows that being in nature can help you feel less anxious, more centered, and at peace. The sound of...
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A Darwinian Survival Guide: Hope for the Twenty-First CenturyHow humanity brought about the climate crisis by departing from its evolutionary trajectory 15,000 years ago--and how we can use evolutionary principles to save ourselves from the worst outcomes. Despite efforts to sustain civilization, humanity faces existential threats from overpopulation, globalized trade and travel,...
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At Every Depth: Our Growing Knowledge of the Changing OceansThe world's oceans are changing at a drastic pace. Beneath the waves and along the coasts, climate change and environmental degradation have spurred the most radical transformations in human history. In response, the people who know the ocean most intimately are taking action for...
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Life in the ForestForests have long provided people with the resources they need to survive. This interesting book describes the ways people have adapted to living in different kinds of forest habitats and climates around the world. Vibrant images help illustrate the unique homes and ways of...
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Connection to Nature, Deep Ecology, and Conservation Social Science: Human-Nature Bonding and Protecting the Natural WorldThis book explores human-nature connectedness through deep ecological philosophy and conservation social science. Emphasizing ecologically-inclusive identities, it argues that connection to nature is more important than many environmental advocates realize and that deep ecology contributes much to the increasingly pressing conversations about it.Author: Christian...
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Humans and Other Animals: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Human-Animal InteractionsWhat are our attitudes towards other animals, and how does this affect our humanity?This work of anthrozoology explores the myriad and evolving ways in which humans and animals interact, the divergent cultural constructions of humanity and animality found around the world, and individual experiences...
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Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease: Past Patterns, Uncertain FuturesCharting the relentless trajectory of humankind across time and geography, Tony McMichael highlights the changing survival patterns of our ancient ancestors, who roamed the African savannahs several million years ago, to today's populous, industrialized, and globalized world. McMichael explores the changes in human biology,...
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A Book of WavesIn A Book of Waves Stefan Helmreich examines ocean waves as forms of media that carry ecological, geopolitical, and climatological news about our planet. Drawing on ethnographic work with oceanographers and coastal engineers in the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, Japan, and Bangladesh, Helmreich...
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Sustaining Natures: An Environmental Anthropology ReaderEnvironmental anthropology is at its best when firmly grounded in respectful and systematic ethnographic research and writing that spotlights uncommon perspectives on widely recognized issues confronting the world. Intentionally crafted for undergraduate course use in anthropology, geography, and environmental studies, Sustaining Natures showcases the...
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Empirical Ecocriticism: Environmental Narratives for Social ChangeA groundbreaking book that combines the environmental humanities and social sciences to study the impact of environmental stories There is a growing consensus that environmental narratives can help catalyze the social change necessary to address today's environmental crises; however, surprisingly little is known about...
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Design for Resilience: Making the Future We Leave BehindA beautifully written and illustrated framework for resilient design that is as pragmatic as it is inspiring, showing us not only how but why we should design differently. Design for Resilience is a timely, visionary map for creating restorative design that addresses humanity's most...
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One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate ParallaxA historian offers a unique look at the pandemic, climate change, and the human versus nonhuman. Climate change represents a deep conundrum for humans. It is difficult for humans to give up the unequal and yet accelerating pursuit of a good life based on...
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One Planet, Many Worlds: The Climate ParallaxA historian offers a unique look at the pandemic, climate change, and the human versus nonhuman. Climate change represents a deep conundrum for humans. It is difficult for humans to give up the unequal and yet accelerating pursuit of a good life based on...
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How to Fix a Broken Planet: Advice for Surviving the 21st CenturyAuthor: Julian CribbPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 01/05/2023Pages: 130Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.46dISBN: 9781009333412This title is not returnable
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Tender Carnivore and the Sacred GameIn what may be his boldest and most controversial book, Paul Shepard presents an account of human behavior and ecology in light of our past. In it, he contends that agriculture is responsible for our ecological decline and looks to the hunting and gathering...
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