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This is a history of the impact of humankind on the naturalenvironment from earliest times to the present. The first editionhas been widely adopted in universities, acclaimed both for itswide scholarship and its author's readable style. The new editionis fully revised throughout and takes account of comments andsuggestions received from all over the world. It has beenrestructured into a form appropriate for new methods of universityteaching, the diagrams have been clarified, and references andsections of further reading provided at the end of each chapter. Revised edition of a widely-used textbook. More concise, more chapters, better adapted to courseuse. Revised further reading. Clearly-written, well-illustrated, popular with students.