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The Human Footprint is a global, thematic, and multi-disciplinary history of the planet, from its earliest origins to its current condition. Avoiding conventional narratives and using the latest research in a diverse range of fields, Penna brings harmony to human history and ecology and provides a fresh, much-needed narrative of world history. Provides a comprehensive, global look at the history of the earth from the Paleolithic to the present era Uses a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on the most recent research in geology, climatology, evolutionary biology, archaeology, anthropology, history, demography and the social and physical sciences Each chapter expands on a single theme, including human evolution, the invention of agriculture and its global impact, population growth, urbanization, manufacturing, consumption, industrialization, and energy use

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Book category Books in English Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning The environment

• Full title: Human Footprint
• Subtitle: A Global Environmental History
• Author: Anthony N. Penna
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 378
• EAN: 9781405187725
• ISBN: 1405187727
• ID: 04956299
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 682 g
• Dimensions: 236 × 162 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 14. August 2009

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