Man and Nature: Or Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

George P. Marsh

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ISBN 10 : 1451009887 ISBN 13 : 9781451009880

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

How human action reshapes the earth and how we can safeguard its future

This book surveys the tangible effects of people on the land and seas, from forest loss to altered water courses.

It explains why careful use of nature’s gifts matters for long‑term survival and how thoughtful reforms can restore damaged environments. The author’s goal is practical: to show what changes are possible and why wiser, more cautious choices are essential for the future.

Drawing on chapters that trace industry, land use, and climate influence, the work offers concrete ideas for reducing harm and rebuilding balance. It blends historical insight with instructions that readers can apply to real landscapes, outlining both challenges and workable remedies.

• How human activity alters ecosystems and why that matters to everyone.
• Practical approaches to stabilize soil, reduce torrent damage, and protect coastlines.
• Hands‑on methods like terracing, turfing, and planting to prevent erosion and restore vegetation.
• Case examples of reforestation, river management, and landscape restoration across Europe.

Ideal for readers who want a clear, action‑oriented look at environmental change and practical paths toward restoration.

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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. In the rudest stages clife, man depends upon spontaneous animal and vegetable growth for food and clotliing, and his consumption of such products consequently diminishes the numerical abundance of the species which serve his uses.
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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451009887
• ISBN 13: 9781451009880
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 657
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