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Economic Development and Environmental History in the Anthropocene

By Gareth Austin

Economic Development and Environmental History in the Anthropocene

By Gareth Austin

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For the populations of the developing economies - the vast majority of humanity - the present century offers the prospect of emulating Western standards of living. This hope is combined with increasing awareness of the environmental consequences of the very process of global industrialisation itself. This book explores the interactions between economic development and the physical environment in four regions of the developing world: Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia. The contributors focus on the 'Anthropocene': our present era, in which humanity's influence on the physical environment has begun to mark the geological record.
Economic Development and Environmental History in the Anthropocene examines environmental changes at global level and human responses to environmental opportunities and constraints on more local and regional scales, themes which have been insufficiently studied to date. This volume fills this gap in the literature by combining historical, economic and geographical perspectives to consider the implications of the Anthropocene for economic development in Asia and Africa.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
344
Release Date:
2020-06-04
Publication Date:
2019-04-18
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1350109266
ISBN13:
9781350109261
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
524 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
19 cm
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