Risorse e popolazione umana

The history of the genus Homo, and of the sapiens species in particular, is different from that of other species due to the extreme importance of cultural evolution compared to biological evolution. But from the discovery of how to use fire and generate it, up to the invention of the steam engine, m...

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Main Author: Bellanca, Nicolò (auth)
Other Authors: Pardi, Luca (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Florence Firenze University Press 2020
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