Designed to help students understand the multiple levels at which human populations respond to their surroundings, this essential text offers the most complete discussion of environmental, physiological, behavioral, and cultural adaptive strategies available.

Emilio F. Moran is John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University.

Part One

Environmental Anthropology

History, Theory, and Method

1 People in Ecosystems

2 Theories of Human-Habitat Interaction

3 Fundamental Concepts and Methods

4 Environmental Change and Spatial Analysis

Part Two

Studies of Human Adaptability

5 Human Adaptability to Arctic Zones

6 Human Adaptability to High Altitudes

7 Human Adaptability to Arid Lands

8 Human Adaptability to Grasslands

9 Human Adaptability to the Humid Tropics

Part Three

Urban Sustainability and New Directions in Human Adaptability

10 Urban Ecology and Urban Sustainability

11 New Directions in Human Adaptability Research

Glossary