QUICK ENTRY INTO ECOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
The resources below provide a quick entry into the realm of ecological/environmental anthropology.
Anthropology and Environment Section of the American Anthropological Association
http://www.eanth.org
(This also includes information on how to subscribe to a listserv which discusses ecological anthropology with about 700 recipients).
Anthropological Theories
http://www.as.ua.edu/ant/Faculty/murphy/anthros.htm
David Casagrande interview on training and research in ecological anthropology
http://www.enviroeducation.com/interviews/david-casagrande/
Center for Political Ecology
http://www.centerforpoliticalecology.org
Columbia Earthscape
http://www.earthscape.org
Conservation and Society online journal
http://www.conservationandsociety.org
Cultural Ecology by Catherine Marquette
http://www.indiana.edu/~wanthro/eco.htm
Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity (edited book available free online)
http://www.unep.org/Biodiversity/
Ecological and Environmental Anthropology (online journal)
Forum on Religion and Ecology (FORE)
http://environment.harvard.edu/religion
International Society for the Study of Religion, Nature, and Culture
http://www.religionandnature.com
free online Journal of Ecological Anthropology
http://www.fiu.edu/~jea/
free online Journal of Political Ecology
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/ej/jpe/jpeweb.html
UNESCO-MAB
http://www.unesco.org
(search for Man and the Biosphere Programme)
University of Kent – Environmental Anthropology
http://www.ukc.ac.uk/anthropology
Worldwatch Institute (online information and papers free)
http://www.worldwatch.org
If any of these websites are inactive, try searching at:
This paperback book is an excellent basic introduction:
Patricia K. Townsend, 2000, Environmental Anthropology: From Pigs to Policies, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, Inc.
This paperback is a more technical survey of principles:
Gerald G. Marten, 2003, Human Ecology: Basic Concepts and Sustainable Development, London, UK: Earthscan Publications, Ltd.
This paperback is a collection of essays for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses:
Carole L. Crumley, ed., 2001, New Directions in Anthropology and Environment: Intersections, Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press.