ANTHROP 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Noble Savage, Crop Rotation, Zoonosis
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How humans are transforming the earth contemporary global trends. Doomsday model: eventually we are going to reach a point where there are too many humans on the planet and there will not be enough resources. Suggests that the doomsday perspective does not take into consideration technological advances and innovations: technology, modernity, and economic growth will solve our problems. Holistic approach: understanding relationship between humans and their environment, past and present. We have been modifying/damaging the environment for a long time (small scale) Modern humans happening on a larger scale. New high yield crop varieties, fertilizers, pesticides, and mechanized equipment. Instead of putting crops in a field, they would plant one crop and let the field recover. Commercial seed production: retain a certain number of seeds to reuse them. Winter feeding (in animals: to increase the output of meat.