Anthropology and the Environment

A collection of vocabulary flashcards related to environmental anthropology, including key concepts, terms, and important studies.

Environmental Anthropology

The study of relationships between humans and the environment.

Anthropocene

The current geological era in which human activity is reshaping the planet in permanent ways.

Multispecies Ethnography

Ethnographic research that considers the interactions of all species living on the planet, providing a more-than-human perspective on the world.

Phosphate Mining

An industrial process that devastated the local population and ecology of Banaba.

Gladesman

Poor rural communities and lifestyles established over centuries in the Everglades, often displaced due to real estate development.

Damming of the Chagres River Basin

A significant disruption causing a change in the local economy, submerging towns, and forcing residents to relocate due to the Panama Canal.

Tangled Roots of Mangrove Forests

Symbolizes the complicated relationships between nature, gladesman, and tradition.

Alien Ocean

A work by Helmerich that seeks to understand the ocean’s microbial energy and the scientists who study it.