This model encompasses the main aspect of environmental history. We must constantly ask the question "how have humans impacted nature," and "how has nature impacted humans?" Many environmental historians don't consider how nature has impacted humans, most are focused solely on how humans impact nature. This, is a sense, is understandable considering over the last few decades environmental awareness has skyrocketed. There are countless reports on how humans are destructive and careless when it comes to respecting the environment. However to encompass the entirety of environmental history one must also consider impact of nature on humans. Donald Worster has three aspects that he says all environmental historians should include in their research, the human intellectual realm, the socioeconomic realm, and the natural realm. The picture above depicts the interaction between humans and nature. These aspects are what environmental historians should focus on.
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