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Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action by George Perkins Marsh. |
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In the United States the modern environmental movement is rooted in a 19th-century New England philosophical movement called transcendentalism, whose leaders included the poet and essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson and the naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau. In their writings, both men expressed a reverence for the natural world, believing that humans and nature shared a divine spirit. Emerson asserted that nature was eternal and capable of recovering from mistreatment at the hands of humans. Thoreau, more protective and pessimistic, has been quoted as saying, ?Thank God, men cannot yet fly and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.? Although Emerson and Thoreau wrote eloquently about the value of nature and its spiritual importance to humans, neither of them undertook a systematic analysis of the effects that humans have on their environment. That task was left for 19th-century American diplomat George Perkins Marsh. In 1864 Marsh published Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action, considered the first book to demonstrate that human activity could cause dramatic and irreversible damage to Earth. Marsh explained how some agricultural practices had led to deforestation, loss of wetlands, desertification (the process of land becoming desert), species extinction, and changes in weather patterns.
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thanks for sharing
Posted 07-02-2018 19:59
good report
Posted 07-02-2018 19:57
Great summary
Posted 07-12-2016 17:56
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 03-12-2016 05:36
Youness, as Heonjun have mentioned, it is not proper to copy someone else's review or a report. I hope to read more reports that are written solely by 'Youness'.
Posted 28-11-2016 20:46
Hi Youness. I have to say, i don't understand why you decided to copy someone else's review instead of your own.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/new_vision/news/1308411/-uganda-politics-greed-sacrificed-environment
please make sure to clarify the reference. And also, this will not be counted for your monthly submission.
Posted 25-11-2016 16:58
Thanks for sharing
Posted 23-11-2016 19:58
Thanks for introducing 'Man and Nature'.
Posted 23-11-2016 03:39
Thanks for the brief introduction on the book
Posted 23-11-2016 03:28
Irresponsible Agricultural practices have destroyed the eco-system. Well written.
Posted 23-11-2016 01:07
Thanks for sharing. Good to know about this book.
Posted 22-11-2016 20:38