The Resource Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution, Renée Hetherington
Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution, Renée Hetherington
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- Summary
- Living in a Dangerous Climate provides a journey through human and Earth history, showing how a changing climate has affected human evolution and society. Is it possible for humanity to evolve quickly, or is slow, gradual, genetic evolution the only way we change? Why did all other Homo species go extinct while Homo sapiens became dominant? How did agriculture, domestication, and the use of fossil fuels affect humanity's growing dominance? Do today's dominant societies--devoted as they are to Darwinism and 'survival of the fittest'--contribute to our current failure to meet the hazards of a dangerous climate? Unique and thought provoking, the book links scientific knowledge and perspectives of evolution, climate change, and economics in a way that is accessible and exciting for the general reader. The book is also valuable for courses on climate change, human evolution, and environmental science.--Publisher information
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages
- Contents
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- Earth's climate: impacts on habitat and humans : 1. Putting our emergent house in order
- The evolution of the Homo species : 2. The cradle of humankind ; 3. The Neanderthal enigma ; 4. The end of Homo diversity
- Climate and human migration : 5. Climate and human migration ; 6. Braving the New World
- Climate and agriculture : 7. Agriculture and the rise of civilization ; 8. The Maya civilization and beyond
- The dominant paradigm : 9. Dominance destabilized ; 10. Fitness folly ; 11. Darwin the selector ; 12. Hunting down Woody ; 13. Kammerer's suicide ; 14. Giants and pygmies ; 15. Dutch hunger winter babies
- Today and tomorrow : 16. Today and tomorrow ; 17. Dead zones
- The economic connection : 18. The economic connection ; 19. The progress of dominance
- Dangerous attitudes : 20. Dangerous attitudes ; 21. Helpful strangers ; 22. Triumphant oblivion
- Living in dangerous times : 23. Our children ; 24. Living in a dangerous climate
- Isbn
- 9781107017252
- Label
- Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution
- Title
- Living in a dangerous climate
- Title remainder
- climate change and human evolution
- Statement of responsibility
- Renée Hetherington
- Subject
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- Biological Evolution
- Changement climatique
- Climate Change
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes
- Climatologie
- Développement humain
- Evolution
- Hominidae
- Auswirkung
- Human beings -- Effect of climate on
- Human evolution
- Human evolution
- Klimaänderung
- Mensch
- SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences | Meteorology & Climatology
- Sciences de la terre
- Sciences sociales
- Human beings -- Effect of climate on
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Living in a Dangerous Climate provides a journey through human and Earth history, showing how a changing climate has affected human evolution and society. Is it possible for humanity to evolve quickly, or is slow, gradual, genetic evolution the only way we change? Why did all other Homo species go extinct while Homo sapiens became dominant? How did agriculture, domestication, and the use of fossil fuels affect humanity's growing dominance? Do today's dominant societies--devoted as they are to Darwinism and 'survival of the fittest'--contribute to our current failure to meet the hazards of a dangerous climate? Unique and thought provoking, the book links scientific knowledge and perspectives of evolution, climate change, and economics in a way that is accessible and exciting for the general reader. The book is also valuable for courses on climate change, human evolution, and environmental science.--Publisher information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hetherington, Renée
- Dewey number
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- 599.9/5
- 599.938
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- GF71
- LC item number
- .H484 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- NAL call number
- GF71
- NAL item number
- .H484 2012
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- NLM call number
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- 2013 F-097
- GF 71
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Human beings
- Human evolution
- Climatic changes
- Biological Evolution
- Climate Change
- Hominidae
- SCIENCE
- Changement climatique
- Sciences sociales
- Sciences de la terre
- Climatologie
- Développement humain
- Climatic changes
- Human beings
- Human evolution
- Mensch
- Auswirkung
- Klimaänderung
- Evolution
- Human beings
- Human evolution
- Climatic changes
- Label
- Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution, Renée Hetherington
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Earth's climate: impacts on habitat and humans : 1. Putting our emergent house in order -- The evolution of the Homo species : 2. The cradle of humankind ; 3. The Neanderthal enigma ; 4. The end of Homo diversity -- Climate and human migration : 5. Climate and human migration ; 6. Braving the New World -- Climate and agriculture : 7. Agriculture and the rise of civilization ; 8. The Maya civilization and beyond -- The dominant paradigm : 9. Dominance destabilized ; 10. Fitness folly ; 11. Darwin the selector ; 12. Hunting down Woody ; 13. Kammerer's suicide ; 14. Giants and pygmies ; 15. Dutch hunger winter babies -- Today and tomorrow : 16. Today and tomorrow ; 17. Dead zones -- The economic connection : 18. The economic connection ; 19. The progress of dominance -- Dangerous attitudes : 20. Dangerous attitudes ; 21. Helpful strangers ; 22. Triumphant oblivion -- Living in dangerous times : 23. Our children ; 24. Living in a dangerous climate
- Control code
- ocn779264897
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107017252
- Lccn
- 2012008822
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781107694736
- (OCoLC)779264897
- Label
- Living in a dangerous climate : climate change and human evolution, Renée Hetherington
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Earth's climate: impacts on habitat and humans : 1. Putting our emergent house in order -- The evolution of the Homo species : 2. The cradle of humankind ; 3. The Neanderthal enigma ; 4. The end of Homo diversity -- Climate and human migration : 5. Climate and human migration ; 6. Braving the New World -- Climate and agriculture : 7. Agriculture and the rise of civilization ; 8. The Maya civilization and beyond -- The dominant paradigm : 9. Dominance destabilized ; 10. Fitness folly ; 11. Darwin the selector ; 12. Hunting down Woody ; 13. Kammerer's suicide ; 14. Giants and pygmies ; 15. Dutch hunger winter babies -- Today and tomorrow : 16. Today and tomorrow ; 17. Dead zones -- The economic connection : 18. The economic connection ; 19. The progress of dominance -- Dangerous attitudes : 20. Dangerous attitudes ; 21. Helpful strangers ; 22. Triumphant oblivion -- Living in dangerous times : 23. Our children ; 24. Living in a dangerous climate
- Control code
- ocn779264897
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xvi, 256 pages
- Isbn
- 9781107017252
- Lccn
- 2012008822
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781107694736
- (OCoLC)779264897
Subject
- Biological Evolution
- Changement climatique
- Climate Change
- Climatic changes
- Climatic changes
- Climatologie
- Développement humain
- Evolution
- Hominidae
- Auswirkung
- Human beings -- Effect of climate on
- Human evolution
- Human evolution
- Klimaänderung
- Mensch
- SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences | Meteorology & Climatology
- Sciences de la terre
- Sciences sociales
- Human beings -- Effect of climate on
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