Behavioral ecology of conservation in traditional societies

Human Nature • Vol/Iss. 7 • Published In • Pages: 353-379 •
By Low, Bobbi S.

Hypothesis

Environmental degradation in traditional societies will be positively associated with recent population increases and technological improvement (358-9).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Spearman’s rank-order correlationSupportedp<.001UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Environmental DegradationDependentEnvironmental Quality
Population GrowthIndependentPopulation
Technological DevelopmentIndependentNONE