Northern Europe : an environmental history / Tamara L. Whited ... [and others].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-260) and index.

1. Adaptations across millennia : northern Europeans of the Paleolithic and Mesolithic eras -- 2. Early Agrarian civilization : form the European neolithic through the Roman era -- 3. Medieval Christendom in God's creation : environmental continuities, coevolutions, and changes -- 4. Denying Malthus : demographic, economic, and environmental developments from 1500 to 1800 -- 5. New regimes of production and pollution in the industrial age -- 6. Consumer revolution and green reaction : economics, ecology, and environmentalism since World War II -- 7. Case studies.

"Could global warming plunge Northern Europe into a new Ice Age? What unique features turned this region into the birthplace of the world's first great industrial powers? With coverage ranging from Neanderthals to North Sea oil, Northern Europe: An Environmental History is a timely addition to the new and exciting field of environmental history and studies the complex interplay between nature and humans in a region stretching from London to Lapland." "This work looks at both the positive and negative environmental effects of human activities in the region - agriculture, industrialization, forestry, mining, tourism, oil and gas exploration, and electricity generation. Full of fascinating facts, vivid personalities, and issues and conflicts that resonate through the centuries, Northern Europe presents a fresh way of understanding the past, present, and future of the birthplace of our modern industrialized world."--BOOK JACKET.