Prehistoric America - 3rd Edition

Name: Prehistoric America - 3rd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

During the past 30 years, the relationship between humans and the environment has changed more drastically than during any previous period in human history > \nDuring the past 30 years, the relationship between humans and the environment has changed more drastically than during any previous period in human history. Local sustainable exploitation of natural resources has been overridden by global interests indifferent to the detrimental impact of their activities on local environments and their inhabitants. Increasingly efficient technology has reduced the need for human labor, but improved medical treatment favors reproduction and survival, creating a growing imbalance between population density and food supply. Rapid transportation is introducing alien species to distant terrestrial and aquatic environments, where they displace critical elements in the local food chain.