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The human impact on the natural environment
- Title
- The human impact on the natural environment / Andrew Goudie.
- Author
- Goudie, Andrew.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | GF75 .G68 2000 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xvi, 511 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The Human Impact on the Natural Environment has become the classic student text on bow human activity has changed and continues to change the face of the earth. The fifth edition maintains the structure of the previous editions as it examines the impacts that humans have had on all aspects of the environment. Areas covered include vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, the atmosphere, climate, and future implications, particularly global warming.
- The book also discusses the development of ideas on global change."--BOOK JACKET.
- Alternative Title
- Human impact
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [434]-489) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Human Impact on Vegetation -- 3. Human Influence on Animals -- 4. The Human Impact on the Soil -- 5. The Human Impact on the Waters -- 6. Human Agency in Geomorphology -- 7. The Human Impact on Climate and the Atmosphere -- 8. The Future.
- ISBN
- 0262072025 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0262571382 (pb : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99025279
- OCLC
- 41017529
- ocm41017529
- SCSB-4183895
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries