World Ecological Degradation
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World Ecological Degradation

Accumulation, Urbanization, and Deforestation, 3000BC-AD2000

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eBook - ePub

World Ecological Degradation

Accumulation, Urbanization, and Deforestation, 3000BC-AD2000

About this book

Deforestation, soil runoff, salination, pollution. While recurrent themes of the contemporary world, they are not new to us. In this broad sweeping review of the environmental impacts of human settlement and development worldwide over the past 5,000 years, Sing C. Chew shows that these processes are as old as civilization itself. With examples ranging from Ancient Mesopotamia to Malaya, Mycenaean Greece to Ming China, Chew shows that the processes of population growth, intensive resource accumulation, and urbanization in ancient and modern societies almost universally bring on ecological disaster, which often contributes to the decline and fall of that society. He then turns his eye to the development of the modern European world-system and its impact on the environment. Challenging us to change these long-term trends, Chew also traces the existence of environmental conservation ideas and movements over the span of 5,000 years. Can we do it? Look at Chew's evidence of the past five millennia and decide. Ideal for courses in environmental history, anthropology, and sociology, and world-systems theory.

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Table of contents

  1. Dedication
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Table of Figures
  6. List of Tables
  7. Preface
  8. Chapter One - Ecological Degradation over World History
  9. Chapter Two - The Third-Millennium Bronze Age: Mesopotamia and Harappa 3000–1700 B.C.
  10. Chapter Three - The Second-Millennium Bronze Age: Crete and Mycenaean Greece 1700 B.C.-1200 B.C.
  11. Chapter Four - The Age of City-States: Classical Greece 500 B.C.
  12. Chapter Five - The Age of Empire: Rome A.D. 200–A.D. 500
  13. Chapter Six - The Sun Rises and Sets in the East: Trade, Hegemony, and Deforestation A.D. 500–A.D. 1800
  14. Chapter Seven - The Emerging Economies: Venice, Spain, Portugal, Holland, France, and England A.D. 500–A.D. 1800
  15. Chapter Eight - Europe at the Helm: A.D. 1800–A.D. 2000
  16. Chapter Nine - Ecological Consciousness and Social Movements among les ancients et les modernes 2700 B.C.-A.D. 2000
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. About the Author