GGR100H1 Lecture 1: Lecutre 1 (first class)
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Lecture 1: overview of course & historical ecology. 6 topics to write on (list on bb) January 28th,2016 (thesis statement and annotated bibliography) 10% Rough draft (15%) due march 3, 2016. A research program that looks at the past, present and future relationship between humans and their environment. Emphasis on people and the material conditions of their daily lives. Main thesis: historical changes a result of social conflict. Emphasis on biological and cultural adaptation to environments. Culture change is induced by adaptation to the enviro importance of technological innovation, allows us to extract more energy from enviro e. g. metals. Diff. rhythms of social structures in history (long, middle and short term) Emphasis on geography"s impact on long term human activity , and less on the individual e/g/ herding in mediterranean,, middle is: roman empire or greeks. Principles of historical ecology: uses landscape as the unit of research.
