[PDF] Man And Nature Or Physical Geography As Modified By Human Action By George P Marsh eBook

Author : George Perkins Marsh
Publisher : Literary Licensing, LLC
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 30,54 MB
Release : 2014-08-07
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ISBN : 9781498152471

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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1864 Edition.

Author : George Marsh
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 33,28 MB
Release : 2018-01-18
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ISBN : 9781983964367

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Man and Nature: Or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, first published in 1864, was written by American scholar, George Perkins Marsh. Marsh intended it to show that "whereas [others] think the earth made man, man in fact made the earth". As a result, he warned that man could destroy himself and the Earth if we don't restore and sustain global resources and raise awareness about our actions. It is one of the first works to document the effects of human action on the environment and it helped to launch the modern conservation movement. Marsh argued that ancient Mediterranean civilizations collapsed through environmental degradation. Deforestation led to eroded soils that led to decreased soil productivity. Additionally, the same trends could be found occurring in the United States.

Author : George Perkins Marsh
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 30,96 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9781584651307

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A convenient, one-volume edition of the seminal conservation writings of George Perkins Marsh, annotated in the context of modern conservation thinking.

Author : George P. Marsh
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 33,36 MB
Release : 2018-09-05
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ISBN : 9781727110616

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Please note, there are other reprints of this seminal text from other publishers, which have poor formatting - this edition has been reformatted with care and attention to detail. This is the classic reprint of George P. Marsh's 1864 ground breaking work on environmental philosophy and the effect of man on the natural world."The object of the present volume is: to indicate the character and, approximately, the extent of the changes produced by human action in the physical conditions of the globe we inhabit; to point out the dangers of imprudence and the necessity of caution in all operations which, on a large scale, interfere with the spontaneous arrangements of the organic or the inorganic world; to suggest the possibility and the importance of the restoration of disturbed harmonies and the material improvement of waste and exhausted regions; and, incidentally, to illustrate the doctrine, that man is, in both kind and degree, a power of a higher order than any of the other forms of animated life, which, like him, are nourished at the table of bounteous nature." - George Marsh

Author : George P. Marsh
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 1130 pages
File Size : 26,37 MB
Release : 2023-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3387048203

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : George P. Marsh
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781451009880

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George Perkins Marsh is often considered America's first environmentalist. Perkins was a diplomat, author, and philologist, and far ahead of his time in terms of his views on the environment. Man and Nature, or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action presents readers with the opportunity to read the words of the father of the environmental movement in the United States. The book begins with an introduction that presents ancient Rome as a case study for the importance of conservationism. Marsh uses a variety of sources to paint a picture of Rome as an area ripe with natural resources that were over utilized and eventually destroyed by man's actions. The second chapter discusses the effects of transferring and modifying vegetable and animal species, and argues for organic life as vital to environmental sustainability. The book goes on to examine specific ecosystems, and the impacts man has had on them, including forests, bodies of water, and deserts. March concludes his work with a discussion of projected and possible changes to geography that man has caused, and the potential impacts of these changes. Marsh was clearly well ahead of his time in terms of his environmental attitudes. Man and Nature is a plea to readers to recognize the value of our natural landscapes and to ensure their protection. His words are every bit as poignant today as they were when they were written. Man and Nature, or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action is a seminal text of the conservationist movement. It is a must read for any modern environmentalist, and a sad reminder that the issues facing man today have gone unresolved for nearly two centuries. This is an important work and one that deserves to be read by a wide audience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.