Chronicles humanity's long quest to understand its own origins and the connectedness of all life on Earth.

An accessible and comprehensive history of discoveries and outlooks that culminated in the modern discipline of environmental studies.

Traces the history and development of geology, geography, ecology, evolutionary theory, and other disciplines from the ancient and medieval worlds to the presen

For most people in the United States, going almost anywhere begins with reaching for the car keys. This is true, Christopher Wells argues, because the United St

This is the first textbook to fully synthesize all key disciplines of environmental studies. Humans in the Landscape draws on the biophysical sciences, social s