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Auteur(s) : Hetherington, Renée
Titre(s) : Living in a dangerous climate [Texte imprimé] : climate change and human evolution / Renée Hetherington
Publication : New York : Cambridge university press, cop. 2012
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XVI-256 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm
Comprend : [pt. 1.] Earth's climate : impacts on habitat and humans. 1. Putting our emergent
house in order ; [pt. 2.] The evolution of the Homo species. 2. The cradle of humankind
; 3. The Neanderthal enigma ; 4. The end of Homo diversity ; [pt. 3.] Climate and
human migration. 5. Climate and human migration ; 6. Braving the New World ; [pt.
4.] Climate and agriculture. 7. Agriculture and the rise of civilization ; 8. The
Maya civilization and beyond ; [pt.5.] 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 ; [pt. 6.] Today
and tomorrow. 16. Today and tomorrow ; 17. Dead zones ; [pt. 7.] The economic connection.
18. The economic connection ; 19. The progress of dominance ; [pt. 8.] Dangerous
attitudes. 20. Dangerous attitudes ; 21. Helpful strangers ; 22. Triumphant oblivion
; [pt. 9.] Living in dangerous times. 23. Our children ; 24. Living in a dangerous
climate.
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr.
"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"--
Sujet(s) : Homme -- Effets du climat
Bioclimatologie
Changements climatiques
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107017252. - ISBN 1107017254 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42741707c
Notice n° :
FRBNF42741707
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