Environmental Humanities
The natural world has consistently served as an inspiration for writers, artists and liberal arts scholars, while specific fields combining the environment and humanities – such as environmental history – provide important lessons from the past and insights for the future. By including Environmental Humanities as a topic area in the Encyclopedia of Earth, we provide content that provokes both a larger perspective and introspection about the relationship between humans and the natural systems we depend upon and interact with on a daily basis.
Switzerland
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 20:12
Switzerland is a landlocked nation of over seven-and-a-half million people in central Europe, east of France, north of Italy. It is at the crossroads of northern and... More »
Pliocene
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 14:31
Editor's note: The Pliocene is the period of the geologic timescale that spans the era from approximately 5.331 to 2.588 million years ago. It preceeds the Pleistocene... More »
Nonpoint source
Last Updated on 2013-06-18 at 02:18
A nonpoint source refers to a source of pollution from an origin other than a well defined point. The term is most often applied to air pollution, water pollution and noise... More »
Dollar Value of Ecosystem Services
Last Updated on 2013-05-20 at 05:42
The value of ecosystem services typically goes unaccounted for in business and policy decisions and in market prices. For commercial purposes, if ecosystem services are... More »
-
Articles -
Blog Posts -
Galleries -
News -
Resources -
Videos
- Include Content from all Sub-Sections
| Type | Title | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retrieving data... | |||

Site Options