植物学及园艺学英文版botanyandhorticulture4.pptVIP

Introduction to Social Anthropology B  Lecture 4 Environment and sustainability Human population and environment impacts. What can anthropology tell us about the complex relationships between society and environment? Models from systems analysis and from ecology. ecological niche, homeostatis, sustainability, carrying capacity. These are functionalist explanations of the interaction of social, environmental and technological factors. Tropical environment Tropical rain forest natural climax cycles, high rain fall, limited seasonality, soils, trees, canopy, light competition, leaf litte