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The history of deforestation

Williams, M

History today, 2001-07, Vol.51 (7), p.30-37

England: History Today Ltd

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The history of deforestation
Autor: Williams, M
Assuntos: Botany - economics ; Botany - history ; Botany - legislation & jurisprudence ; Clearing of land ; Conservation of Energy Resources - economics ; Conservation of Energy Resources - history ; Conservation of Energy Resources - legislation & jurisprudence ; Conservation of Natural Resources - economics ; Conservation of Natural Resources - history ; Conservation of Natural Resources - legislation & jurisprudence ; Deforestation ; Ecology - economics ; Ecology - history ; Ecology - legislation & jurisprudence ; Economics - history ; Economics - legislation & jurisprudence ; Growth and Development ; History ; History of medicine ; History, 15th Century ; History, 16th Century ; History, 17th Century ; History, 18th Century ; History, 19th Century ; History, 20th Century ; History, Ancient ; History, Medieval ; Trees
É parte de: History today, 2001-07, Vol.51 (7), p.30-37
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Descrição: The article dispels the myth that deforestation is a modern occurrence - possibly as much as nine-tenths of all deforestation occurred before 1950, having begun with the earliest humans. This is a long and complex history of settlement, agriculture, population growth, urbanisation, trade and the exploitation of forest resources for fuel, building, metal-smelting. Examples discussed include European Neolithic agriculture (c4500-2000 BC); the Americas during these years including the Amazon area and the Maya lowlands; Europe from c1000 BC to the Dark Ages; the Middle Ages in western and central Europe and China; the period 1492 to c1950 when capitalist economic commodification put enormous strain on the global forest resource: the US witnessed one of the biggest ever deforestation episodes and profitable 'plantation' crops were introduced by forest clearance to the West Indies, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Peasant cultivation of rice in Burma after 1850 was made possible by rainforest clearance.
Editor: England: History Today Ltd
Idioma: Inglês

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