Human Adaptability

Emilio F. Moran is John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University.

• Part OneEnvironmental Anthropology History, Theory, and Method1 People in Ecosystems 2 Theories of Human-Habitat Interaction 3 Fundamental Concepts and Methods 4 Environmental Change and Spatial Analysis Part TwoStudies of Human Adaptability5 Human Adaptability to Arctic Zones 6 Human Adaptability to High Altitudes 7 Human Adaptability to Arid Lands 8 Human Adaptability to Grasslands 9 Human Adaptability to the Humid Tropics Part Three Urban Sustainability and New Directions in Human Adaptability10 Urban Ecology and Urban Sustainability 11 New Directions in Human Adaptability ResearchGlossary

"Moran draws on his extensive knowledge of several disciplines and his wide-ranging field experience to offer a clear, and accessible account of human interactions with natural ecosystems. He provides an understanding of human adaptability that will be of interest to students, to professionals, and to the broad reading public that is concerned with human adaptation to global environmental change."Benjamin Orlove, Professor of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California at Davis"Rich in information … Eminently suitable as a text for courses in human ecology from either the biological or anthropological viewpoint."BioScience"Solid scholarship … a well-written book that should be read by anyone with interests in this diverse field, students and professionals alike."Annals of Human Biology"One of the clearest statements to date of the systems approach in ecological anthropology … Superb."Reviews in Anthropology