Landscape and Ecology

The following materials are key presentation points developed by the instructor during class lectures. They are not a substitute for student participation in the class lectures, but a highlighting of the pertinent items considered.


Theme What are the various ways peoples have defined and related to the natural world and their "landscape?" This discussion will explore various ecological, subsistence and economic patterns. A "partnership" with the "animal peoples" will characterize how some peoples define their relationship with their landscape, while for others they may seek an "exploitation" of the world's "natural resources." As a result, the manner in which "hunting," "farming," "trading and exchange," and "goods and services" are understood and expressed can be quite variable. Issues of environmental stasis and degradation will also differ accordingly. What is a "healthy environment"?  What are the implications given how are we to relate to your environment?


Landscape, Gatherer-Hunters, and the Original Affluent Society


Domestication, Agriculture, Capitalism, and the Culture of Consumption


Inclusivity and Exclusivity


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