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Title Landesque capital : the historical ecology of enduring landscape modifications / edited by N. Thomas Håkansson and Mats Widgren.

Publication Info. Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (281 pages).
Physical Medium polychrome
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Series New frontiers in historical ecology ; vol. 5
New frontiers in historical ecology ; v. 5.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary 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,
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Subject Landscape changes -- Environmental aspects.
Landscape changes.
Human ecology -- History.
Human ecology.
History.
Land use -- Environmental aspects.
Land use -- Environmental aspects.
Land use.
Agricultural productivity -- Environmental aspects.
Agricultural productivity -- Environmental aspects.
Agricultural productivity.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Håkansson, N. Thomas, editor.
Widgren, Mats, editor.
Other Form: Print version: Håkansson, N Thomas. Landesque Capital. Walnut Creek : Left Coast Press, 2014 9781611323863
ISBN 9781611323887 (electronic book)
1611323886 (electronic book)
9781611323863
9781611327403
1611327407