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Environmental Thought in the Graeco-Roman World : ‘Ecological’ Sensitivity, ‘Sustainable’ Behaviour and ‘Biodiversity’. A Historical Perspective / Orietta Dora Cordovana.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2024]Copyright date: 2024Description: 1 online resource (XVII, 281 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9783111152042
  • 9783111177014
  • 9783111176239
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.7
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of figures -- Introduction: Anthropocene and ‘historical ecosystems’ -- Chapter 1 Environmental depletion -- Chapter 2 Economy and environment -- Chapter 3 Ancient knowledge and ‘biodiversity’ -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index of ancient sources -- Index of names -- Index of places -- Index of subjects
Summary: The debate that has arisen around the concept of the Anthropocene forms the basis of this book. It investigates certain forms of environmental interrelation and 'ecological' sensitivity in the Graeco-Roman world. The notions of environmental depletion, exploitation and loss of plant species, and the ancients' knowledge of species diversity are the main cores of the research. The aim is to interrogate historical sources and diverse evidence and to analyse political and socioeconomic structures, according to a reading focused on possible antecedents, cultural prodromes, alignments of thought or divergencies, with respect to major modern environmental problems and current ecological conceptualisations. As a result, 'sustainable' behaviour, 'biodiversity' and its practical uses can also be identified in ancient societies. In the context of environmental studies, this contribution is placed from the perspective of a historian of antiquity, with the aim of outlining the forma mentis and praxis of the ancients with respect to specific environmental issues. Ancient civilizations always provided ad hoc solutions for specific emergencies, but never developed a comprehensive ecological culture of environmental protection as in modernity.

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of figures -- Introduction: Anthropocene and ‘historical ecosystems’ -- Chapter 1 Environmental depletion -- Chapter 2 Economy and environment -- Chapter 3 Ancient knowledge and ‘biodiversity’ -- Concluding remarks -- Bibliography -- Index of ancient sources -- Index of names -- Index of places -- Index of subjects

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The debate that has arisen around the concept of the Anthropocene forms the basis of this book. It investigates certain forms of environmental interrelation and 'ecological' sensitivity in the Graeco-Roman world. The notions of environmental depletion, exploitation and loss of plant species, and the ancients' knowledge of species diversity are the main cores of the research. The aim is to interrogate historical sources and diverse evidence and to analyse political and socioeconomic structures, according to a reading focused on possible antecedents, cultural prodromes, alignments of thought or divergencies, with respect to major modern environmental problems and current ecological conceptualisations. As a result, 'sustainable' behaviour, 'biodiversity' and its practical uses can also be identified in ancient societies. In the context of environmental studies, this contribution is placed from the perspective of a historian of antiquity, with the aim of outlining the forma mentis and praxis of the ancients with respect to specific environmental issues. Ancient civilizations always provided ad hoc solutions for specific emergencies, but never developed a comprehensive ecological culture of environmental protection as in modernity.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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