This chapter provides a bibliography of research works focusing on the relationship
between cultures and civilizations and physioeconomic factors, especially climate. The
bibliography does not specifically treat national cultures per se but rather considers
aspects associated with all cultures, including linguistic cultures, civilization & history,
culture and ethnology (the latter two cover a miscellany of topics). This chapter is drawn
from a larger bibliography of over 3000 citations which cover a far broader range of
physioeconomic effects on physiological, psychological, social and economic behaviors. ¹
The bibliography given here is biased toward more recent publications because of the
extensive use of computer databases which tend to index the more recent literature
streams. Nevertheless, a special effort was made to include the more cited references
published from the mid-18th century to the mid-20th century, and recent publications not
readily available from databases. The usual disclaimer applies, however, as certain works
may have been regrettably overlooked. Every effort has been made to avoid a particular
regional bias by the extensive use of international databases and libraries, with their
networks, in North America, Asia, and Europe. Furthermore, no reporting bias is
introduced in the bibliography to the extent that the results reported were not used as a
criteria for inclusion. Citations from various schools of thought, including those showing
a lack of physioeconomic effect on a particular behavior, are represented.

In addition to original works, a number of databases were consulted including general on-
line systems. ² Readers will note that the citations include a brief run-in annotation of
subjects discussed in the reference which have been drawn from the keywords, text,
abstracts, or descriptors of the works in question.

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