Relationship Between Human And Environment

The relationship between Humans and the environment has and will continue to vary throughout our evolution,technological advances and societies. And The means of how we procure our food and resources has played a significant role in changing that relationship. In anthropology, there is a sub-field that focuses on human ecology which encompasses the demographic use of resources, “ the environmental influences on health and society, and environmental impacts of human activities.” (Bates) Through the field of human ecology and studying the history of humans procurement of resources necessary for survival, we can begin to understand the relationship between humans and the environment; and hopefully provide insight on the changes that will be required in order for our planet …show more content…
Our food and other necessities are mere commodities and can be obtain on a whims notice. In the hunter-gatherer and early agrarian societies when a drought occurred in could be a life or death occurrence and it was nearly impossible to ignore changes that had negative impacts in our environment. However, in modern societies we can simply offset the impacts of drought by acquiring our resources from another area of the continent or even world. In the 21st century, nature and wildlife in market economies are viewed and treated as mere commodities and greed perpetuates the problem with its incessant need of wealth and material items. Those in which greed is not the cause of their damage to the environment, do so often out of ignorance ,as their cozy urban lives shelter them from interacting with their environment. The increasing technological powers that humans have developed have drastically changed their relationship between humans and their environment, early hunter-gatherers were at the mercy of their environment; and now our environment is at risk because of