Life Strategies, Human Evolution, Environmental Design: Toward a Biological Theory of Health

by Valerius Geist

Book Overview

Consider that you were asked how to ensure human survival. Where would you begin? Conservation of resources jumps to mind. We need to conserve resources in order that economic activities may continue. Alas, this is a false start. Resources are always defined by a given economic system, and only it determines what is and what is not a resource. Therefore, conserving resources implies only the perpetua- tion of the appropriate economic system. Conservation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1461263271
• ISBN13: 9781461263272
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 495 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"