Hi David, What about "The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us" by Diane Ackerman (WW Norton & Co, 2014)? I confess I haven't gotten very far into it (just picked it up the other day) but it's a wonderful read, gets very strong reviews (including from Jared Diamond and others), and seems to be something non-major's might enjoy and be able to tackle.
Barbara On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 2:34 PM, David Robert Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ecologers - I'm teaching a non-major's biology class this fall that I'm > calling "human ecology". I'm looking for a pop-science book that deals with > one or all of the following: urban ecosystems, the anthropocene, human > systems, humans as a dominant evolutionary driver. I want it to be forward > thinking, and not doomy and gloomy, if possible. I have a couple of books > in mind that deal with human evolution and smaller scale stuff as well as > past human ecosystem interactions.... but want to have students read > something bigger picture. > > Thanks and feel free to e-mail me directly. > > Cheers, > > David > > > > David R. Johnson, PhD > Department of Biology > St. Edwards University > [email protected] > > > > > > > -- _______________________________ *Barbara L. Dugelby, Ph.D. *NAPIRE Program Coordinator Organization for Tropical Studies Cell: 830-965-6869 [email protected] ots.ac.cr/napire
