William G. Moseley & Eric Perramond 
An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography [PDF ebook] 
Local Dynamics and Global Processes

Notes on the Authors ix
Preface and Acknowledgments xi
Part I: Fundamentals of Human-Environment
Geography 1
1 Introduction: A Geographic Perspective on
Human-Environment Interactions 3
2 The Politics of Nature 31
3 The Biophysical Environment 47
Part II: Contemporary Perspectives in
Human-Environment Geography 87
4 Cultural and Political Ecology: Local Human-Environment
Interactions in a Global Context 89
5 Environmental History 111
6 Hazards Geography and Human Vulnerability 137
7 Environmental Justice: The Uneven Distribution of People,
Pollution, and Environmental Opportunity 157
Part III: Thematic Issues in Human-Environment
Geography 189
8 Climate, Atmosphere, and Energy 191
9 The Population-Consumption-Technology Nexus
227
10 Agriculture and Food Systems 255
11 Biodiversity, Conservation, and Protected Areas 285
12 Water Resources and Fishing Livelihoods 309
Part IV: Bridging Theory and Practice 341
13 Geographic Research 343
14 Conclusion: Making a Difference 375
Index 389

William G. Moseley is Professor in the Department of
Geography at Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the
author of over 60 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, as well
as four edited volumes.
Eric Perramond is Associate Professor in both the
Environmental Science and Southwest Studies programs at the
Colorado College. He is the author of Political Ecologies of
Cattle Ranching in Northern Mexico: Private Revolutions (2010)
and a former Fulbright-García Robles fellow to Mexico.
Holly M. Hapke is Associate Professor in the Department
of Geography at East Carolina University. She has published
articles in various journals and is a contributing author to
World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives, 5th
edition (2010).
Paul Laris is Professor and Chair of the Department of
Geography at California State University, Long Beach.