Man And Environmental Processes

A Physical Geography Perspective

AvK. J. Gregory

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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The aim of the present volume is to review the effects of human activity on physical environment processes, and this is justified not only as a complement to the approach taken by G. P. Marsh his volume Man and Nature (1864), but also as a sequel to the work produced since 1864, with contributions since the mid-nineteenth century to the study of t

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-01
Mått:184 x 248 x undefined mm
Vikt:700 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367021849

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Introduction -- Atmosphere -- The Radiation Balance -- Precipitation -- Man-Modified Climates -- Hydrosphere -- Hydrological Processes -- Coastal Processes -- Lithosphere -- Slopes and Weathering -- River Channels -- Permafrost and Ground Ice -- Subsurface Influences -- Pedosphere -- Soil Profile Processes -- Soil Erosion and Conservation -- Biosphere -- Ecosystems and Communities: Patterns and Processes -- The Conservation of Plants, Animals, and Ecosystems -- Conclusion -- A Perspective