Evolutionary Perspectives on Environmental Problems

Name: Evolutionary Perspectives on Environmental Problems
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Evolutionary Perspectives on Environmental ProblemsAuthor(s): Iver Mysterud\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: AldineTransaction\nISBN-13: 9780202307541, 978-0202307541\nSynopsis\nThe twenty-first century presents an increasing number of environmental problems, including toxic pollution, global warming, destruction of tropical forests, extinction of biological diversity, and depletion of natural resources. These environmental problems are generally due to human behavior, namely over-consumption of resources and overpopulation. Designing effective policies to address these problems requires a deep understanding of human behavior as well as ecology. This in turn requires considerations of human nature, and the evolutionary \""design\"" of the human mind.\n\nEvolutionary research on human behavior has profound implications for the environmental sciences. The aim of this collection is to bring together a variety of chapters that show how and why.