A new green history of the world : the environment and the collapse of great civilizations /: the environment and the collapse of great civilizations. (2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Clive Ponting.
• Other Names: Ponting, Clive
• Contents: The lessons of Easter Island -- The foundations of history -- Ninety-nine per cent of human history -- The first great transition -- Destruction and survival -- The long struggle -- Ways of thought -- The rape of the world -- The foundations of inequality -- Disease and death -- The weight of numbers -- The second great transition -- The rise of the city -- Creating the affluent society -- Polluting the world -- The threat to global systems -- The shadow of the past.
• Edition: Revised edition
• Publisher Details: London : Vintage Books
• Publication Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 452 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 304.28; SCIENCE / Environmental Science (see also Chemistry / Environmental); Natural history; Natural resources; Nature and civilization; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Pollution; Social change; The environment; Nature -- Effect of human beings on; Natural history; Natural resources; Pollution; Social change; Nature and civilization; Rohstoffverbrauch; Mensch; Umwelt; Ressourcen; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781409000723; 1409000729
• Related ISBNs: 9780099516682; 0099516683
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 424-434) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.