Landesque Capital: The Historical Ecology of Enduring Landscape Modifications (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781611323870)

This book is the first comprehensive, global treatment of landesque capital, a widespread concept used to understand anthropogenic landscapes that serve important economic, social, and ritual purposes. Spanning the disciplines of anthropology, human ecology, geography, archaeology, and history, chapters combine theoretical rigor with in-depth empirical studies of major landscape modifications from ancient to contemporary times. They assess not only degradation but also the social, political, and economic institutions and contexts that make sustainability possible. Offering tightly edited, original contributions from leading scholars, this book will have a lasting influence on the study long-term human-environment relations in the human and natural sciences.

Author: N. Thomas Håkansson
ISBN-10: 1611323878
ISBN-13: 9781611323870
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 06/28/2016
Pages: 281
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d