Ecological crises of marginal disruptions : the effects of the first humans on Pacific Islands
Archaeology ; Climatic variation ; Ecologicalcrisis ; Holocene ; Human impact ; Human occupation ; Impact ; Island ; Pacific Region ; Palaeo-environment ; Palynology ; Reef ; Sea level
has worked, this paper presents new evidence which could be interpreted as supporting his idea that arechaeological dates considerably underestimate times of initial human arrival. The whole question of whether ecological crises or mere marginal
Eden, Earth Day, and Ecology: Landscape Restoration as Metaphor and Mission
Earth Day ; Ecological restoration ; Ecology ; Eden ; Landscape ; Man-environment relations ; Nature conservation ; Philosophy ; Value system ; Wilderness ; ecology ; landscape restoration
EcologicCrisis’ (1967) and the Earth Day reform mission (1970), convergent redemptive philosophies realigned ecotheology and landscape restoration along Franciscan lines, shedding commandments to subdue and conquer for injunctions to live in harmony
with nature. Previously condemned as the antithesis of Eden, wilderness was transformed from dreaded chaos into a redemptive realm that led ecological restorers to idealise and worship supposedly virgin scenes. Instead of getting civilised, wild landscapes
The financial crisis and environmental governance 'after' neoliberalism : Neoliberal conservation and uneven geographical development. Exploring the changing nature of capitalist modernity in nature-society interactions
Economy ; Environment ; Financial crisis ; Governance ; Nature conservation ; Neo liberalism ; Political ecology ; Political economy ; United States of America
Crisis financiera ; Ecología política ; Economía ; Economía política ; Estados Unidos ; Gobernancía ; Medio ambiente ; Neoliberalismo ; Protección de la naturaleza
Applied ecology ; Aral Region ; Arid area ; Ecological catastrophe ; Ecosystem ; Environmental conservation ; Environmental degradation ; Former USSR ; Irrigation ; Regional policy ; Sea level ; Soviet Central Asia
Once the fourth largest lake in the world, the Aral Sea is now undergoing an ecologicalcrisis of huge proportions because of the diminution of discharge from its two tributaries, caused primarily by expanding irrigation in wide desertic areas
Asia ; Crisis ; Ecology ; High mountain ; History ; Mountain ; Policy ; Project ; Regional development ; Regional economy ; Religion ; Society ; Southern Asia
There are discussed the approaches to introduction into geographical education of new knowledge on global changes going recently in nature, world economy, and social structures. A principle of sustainable ecological development is advanced
, and the stability of a society is obligatory to ensure it. The main way to overcome the current pre-crisis is seen by the author in forming the new perception of the place of a man in the ecosystem of our planet. The goal can be achieved through the corresponding