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Modes of Existence and Resource Use
Environmental Science · Chapter 2 · 2. Modes of Existence
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- Four modes of existence: hunting-gathering, pastoral, agricultural and industrial - two defining features of each
- Case study: the Sentinelese of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (PVTG)
- Impact of each mode on the natural resource base: energy and material resources, scale of catchment, quantity used
- Ecological impact of each mode: land transformation, habitat and biodiversity, biogeochemical cycles and climate