THE EFFACEMENT OF NATURE BY MAN

The essay "The effacement of Nature by Man" by 19th century socalist, scientist and environmentalist E. Ray Lankester is presented. Very few people have any idea of the extent to which man since his upgrowth in the late Tertiary period of the geologists - perhaps a million years ago - has...

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Published in:Organization & environment 2000-06, Vol.13 (2), p.236-239
Main Author: Lankester, E. Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Archives of Organizational and Environmental Literature
Climate change
Creeks & streams
Deserts
Environmental degradation
Environmental protection
Environmentalists
Essays
Forest fires
Geologists
History
Human environment
Humanity
Irrigation systems
Islands
Lankester, Edwin Ray
Men
Nature
Plant diseases
Prehistoric era
Scientists
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Summary:The essay "The effacement of Nature by Man" by 19th century socalist, scientist and environmentalist E. Ray Lankester is presented. Very few people have any idea of the extent to which man since his upgrowth in the late Tertiary period of the geologists - perhaps a million years ago - has actively modified the face of Nature, the vast herds of animals he has destroyed, the forests he has burnt up, the deserts he has produced and the rivers that he has polluted.
ISSN:1086-0266
1552-7417
DOI:10.1177/1086026600132005