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The nature and scale of this enquiry can be simply introduced through an image conceived by Loren Eiseley. Man, far out in space, looks back to the distant earth, a celestial orb, blue-green oceans, green of verdant land, a celestial fruit. Examination discloses blemishes on the fruit, dispersed circles from which extend dynamic tentacles. The man concludes that these cankers are the works of man and asks, “Is man but a planetary disease?”
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Sears, Paul B. “The Process of Environmental Change by Man.” In Man’s Role in Changing the Face of the Earth. Edited by W. L. Thomas, Jr. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1956
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McHarg, I., Steiner, F. (2014). Man and the Environment. In: Ndubisi, F.O. (eds) The Ecological Design and Planning Reader. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-491-8_11
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