User:Carter4444/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Environmental anthropology

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
It is often said that those who do not remember the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. This cannot be more true when it comes to humanity's relationship with the environment. More than climate change, humanity is at a crossroads when it comes to how they treat the natural world. Whether it be the imminent collapse of ecosystems which provide important ecosystem services, or the poisoning of the air and water with nitrogen and phosphoric smog destroying primarily poor communities, humanity has been through a lot before. The field of ecological anthropology is exceptionally relevant, for this particular field of study reflects on human history and prehistory to provide context for humanity's relationship with the environment. This article appeared to be about the topic, and in dire need of help.

Evaluate the article
The article for "Environmental Anthropology," while somewhat well-crafted with an appropriately large number of sources in some areas, is unquestionably too short to adequately sum up the field. Sure, it somewhat discusses the field, but it derails at multiple points discussing political ecology, modern environmentalism, and major figures within the field. What is necessary is to dive into the literature, the research, the actual nitty-gritty of the field. Just understanding what an environmental anthropologist does should just be the absolute bare minimum of this Wikipedia article, but it fails to take the extra step, to discuss the actual findings and the actual significance of the field. The first step in fixing this article is to rearrange the information, and delete information which does not matter. For instance, move the "history" and "purpose" sections up front, and delete most of the "philosophies" section. Much of what is said in these sections is repeated in the others. Next, there are more sources needed for the "history" and "purpose" sections. There are multiple paragraphs which do not contain any cited sources at all. Lastly, and most importantly, there needs to be a "significant findings" section to discuss what the field has contributed to the common consciousness, whether it be studies on the Ancient Grecian aqueducts or the volcanic eruption in Pompeii or American Indians' forest-clearing habits. The topic of "Environmental Anthropology" is too interesting and too important to leave the Wikipedia page sparse, and to not go more appropriately in-depth.