Northern Europe: An Environmental History
Tamara L. Whited · Jens Ivo Engels · Richard C. Hoffmann · Hilde Ibsen · Wybren Verstegen
Aug 2005 · Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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A fascinating handbook providing a rare synthesis of the environmental history of northern Europe from the Paleolithic era to the present day.
Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this book maps out the key environmental trends in the history of the region's environment and its interaction with the human population.
The book also highlights how dramatic events outside Europe, such as the Tomboro volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, had dramatic consequences for the region's climate. Given the culturally diverse nature of modern Europe, a vital aspect of the book is its identification of the common themes that unite the interaction of the region's nation-states with the natural environment. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, the book enables readers to better grasp the extent of humanity's effect on our world.
Of interest to students and academics alike, this book provides a much-needed synthesis of the recent literature on northern Europe's environmental history. Beginning with the Paleolithic period and the recolonization of Europe after the Ice Age, this book maps out the key environmental trends in the history of the region's environment and its interaction with the human population.
The book also highlights how dramatic events outside Europe, such as the Tomboro volcanic eruption in Indonesia in 1815, had dramatic consequences for the region's climate. Given the culturally diverse nature of modern Europe, a vital aspect of the book is its identification of the common themes that unite the interaction of the region's nation-states with the natural environment. Part of ABC-CLIO's Nature and Human Societies series, the book enables readers to better grasp the extent of humanity's effect on our world.
About the author
Tamara L. Whited, Ph.D., is associate professor of history and assistant chair of the History Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
Jens I. Engels, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the History Department at Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
Richard C. Hoffmann, Ph.D., is professor of history at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hilde Ibsen, Ph.D., is senior lecturer in environmental studies in the Department of Nature and Environment at Karlstads University, Karlstads, Sweden.
Wybren Verstegen, Ph.D., is lecturer in ecological and economic history at the Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Jens I. Engels, Ph.D., is assistant professor in the History Department at Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
Richard C. Hoffmann, Ph.D., is professor of history at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hilde Ibsen, Ph.D., is senior lecturer in environmental studies in the Department of Nature and Environment at Karlstads University, Karlstads, Sweden.
Wybren Verstegen, Ph.D., is lecturer in ecological and economic history at the Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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