concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: environmental degradation

economics of poverty
type: Concept
narrower: environmental degradation

effects of poverty
type: Concept
narrower: environmental degradation

environmental degradation
type: Concept
broader: population and environment
broader: effects of poverty
broader: economics of poverty
definition: Environmental degradation is as old as human civilization. From primitive hunter-gatherers and ancient Sumerian cities to Beringia migrations and the rise of Western industrialization, human endeavors placed intense pressures on landscapes, ecosystems, and plant/animal species. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Environmental Degradation]

population and environment
type: Concept
narrower: environmental degradation