1st Edition

Landesque Capital The Historical Ecology of Enduring Landscape Modifications

Edited By N Thomas Håkansson, Mats Widgren Copyright 2014
    281 Pages
    by Routledge

    282 Pages
    by Routledge

    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, original contributions from leading scholars, this book will have a lasting influence on the study long-term human-environment relations in the human and natural sciences.

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    Edited by Håkansson, N Thomas; Widgren, Mats