Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
The Origin and History of the English Language and of the Early Literature it Embodies
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Man and Nature; Or, Physical Geography
Author: George Perkins Marsh
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Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Man and Nature, Or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George P. Marsh
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Man and Nature
Author: George P. Marsh
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752584203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3752584203
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1864.
Principles of Human Geography
Author: Paul Vidal de La Blache
Publisher:
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Category : Human beings
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Human beings
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Man and Nature
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498152471
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1864 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781498152471
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1864 Edition.
So Great a Vision
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584651307
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A convenient, one-volume edition of the seminal conservation writings of George Perkins Marsh, annotated in the context of modern conservation thinking.
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584651307
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
A convenient, one-volume edition of the seminal conservation writings of George Perkins Marsh, annotated in the context of modern conservation thinking.
Man and Nature
Author: George Perkins Marsh
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
George Perkins Marsh
Author: David Lowenthal
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295989858
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh’s career and shows his relevance today, in a book which has its roots in but wholly supersedes Lowenthal’s earlier biography George Perkins Marsh: Versatile Vermonter (1958). Marsh’s devotion to the repair of nature, to the concerns of working people, to women’s rights, and to historical stewardship resonate more than ever. His Vermont birthplace is now a national park chronicling American conservation, and the crusade he launched is now global. Marsh’s seminal book Man and Nature is famed for its ecological acumen. The clue to its inception lies in Marsh’s many-sided engagement in the life of his time. The broadest scholar of his day, he was an acclaimed linguist, lawyer, congressman, and renowned diplomat who served 25 years as U.S. envoy to Turkey and to Italy. He helped found and guide the Smithsonian Institution, shaped the Washington Monument, penned potent tracts on fisheries and on irrigation, spearheaded public science, art, and architecture. He wrote on camels and corporate corruption, Icelandic grammar and Alpine glaciers. His pungent and provocative letters illuminate life on both sides of the Atlantic. Like Darwin’s Origin of Species, Marsh’s Man and Nature marked the inception of a truly modern way of looking at the world, of taking care lest we irreversibly degrade the fabric of humanized nature we are bound to manage. Marsh’s ominous warnings inspired reforestation, watershed management, soil conservation, and nature protection in his day and ours. George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation was awarded the Association for American Geographers' 2000 J. B. Jackson Prize. The book was also on the shortlist for the first British Academy Book Prize, awarded in December 2001.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295989858
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 656
Book Description
George Perkins Marsh (1801–1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh’s career and shows his relevance today, in a book which has its roots in but wholly supersedes Lowenthal’s earlier biography George Perkins Marsh: Versatile Vermonter (1958). Marsh’s devotion to the repair of nature, to the concerns of working people, to women’s rights, and to historical stewardship resonate more than ever. His Vermont birthplace is now a national park chronicling American conservation, and the crusade he launched is now global. Marsh’s seminal book Man and Nature is famed for its ecological acumen. The clue to its inception lies in Marsh’s many-sided engagement in the life of his time. The broadest scholar of his day, he was an acclaimed linguist, lawyer, congressman, and renowned diplomat who served 25 years as U.S. envoy to Turkey and to Italy. He helped found and guide the Smithsonian Institution, shaped the Washington Monument, penned potent tracts on fisheries and on irrigation, spearheaded public science, art, and architecture. He wrote on camels and corporate corruption, Icelandic grammar and Alpine glaciers. His pungent and provocative letters illuminate life on both sides of the Atlantic. Like Darwin’s Origin of Species, Marsh’s Man and Nature marked the inception of a truly modern way of looking at the world, of taking care lest we irreversibly degrade the fabric of humanized nature we are bound to manage. Marsh’s ominous warnings inspired reforestation, watershed management, soil conservation, and nature protection in his day and ours. George Perkins Marsh: Prophet of Conservation was awarded the Association for American Geographers' 2000 J. B. Jackson Prize. The book was also on the shortlist for the first British Academy Book Prize, awarded in December 2001.
Understanding the Changing Planet
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309150752
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309150752
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.