| dc.contributor.author | Ritvo, Harriet | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Spring 2004 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2004-06 | |
| dc.identifier | 21H.421-Spring2004 | |
| dc.identifier | local: 21H.421 | |
| dc.identifier | local: IMSCP-MD5-c6edd6470638060ffdca5d691f6cfd68 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74615 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This seminar provides a historical overview of the interactions between people and their environments. Focusing primarily on the experience of Europeans in the period after Columbus, the subject explores the influence of nature (climate, topography, plants, animals, and microorganisms) on human history and the reciprocal influence of people on nature. Topics include the biological consequences of the European encounter with the Americas, the environmental impact of technology, and the roots of the current environmental crisis. | en_US |
| dc.language | en-US | en_US |
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| dc.subject | environmental history | en_US |
| dc.subject | europe | en_US |
| dc.subject | columbus | en_US |
| dc.subject | climate | en_US |
| dc.subject | topography | en_US |
| dc.subject | nature | en_US |
| dc.subject | plants | en_US |
| dc.subject | animals | en_US |
| dc.subject | microorganisms | en_US |
| dc.subject | human history | en_US |
| dc.subject | americas | en_US |
| dc.subject | technology impact | en_US |
| dc.subject | crisis | en_US |
| dc.subject | wilderness | en_US |
| dc.subject | garden | en_US |
| dc.subject | science | en_US |
| dc.subject | landscape | en_US |
| dc.subject | agriculture | en_US |
| dc.subject | poison | en_US |
| dc.subject | conservation | en_US |
| dc.subject | preservation | en_US |
| dc.subject | demography | en_US |
| dc.subject | industry | en_US |
| dc.title | 21H.421 Introduction to Environmental History, Spring 2004 | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Introduction to Environmental History | en_US |
