Deforesting the Earth : From Prehistory to Global Crisis.

Since humans first appeared on the earth, we've been cutting down trees for fuel and shelter. Indeed, the thinning, changing, and wholesale clearing of forests are among the most important ways humans have transformed the global environment. With the onset of industrialization and colonization...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Williams, Michael, 1935-2009
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2003.
Subjects:	Forests and forestry > History. Clearing of land > History. Deforestation > History. Clearing of land. Deforestation. Forests and forestry. History.