Dynamic World: Land-Cover and Land-Use Change - Couverture souple

Mannion, A.M.

 
9780340806791: Dynamic World: Land-Cover and Land-Use Change
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0340806796 ISBN 13 : 9780340806791
Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 2002

Synopsis

Dynamic World is a core text for Geography and related studies because it focuses on the fundamental issue of the relationships between people and the environment. These complex interactions are dynamic in time and space and are manifested as land-cover and land-use characteristics. Natural factors such as climate, geology and hydrology conspire with socio-economic factors such as population growth, economic and political forces, resource availability and cultural traditions, to generate continually changing land-cover and land-use patterns.



This book looks at changes in land-cover and land-use over the last three million years, as the ice caps have waxed and waned, human life has evolved, technology has advanced and the needs of society have transformed. Dynamic World considers the impact of factors as diverse as agriculture, urban growth, waste disposal, war, terrorism and tourism.



Fascinating case studies from a wide range of environments illustrate the text, further reading recommendations accompany each chapter, and there is an extensive bibliography and comprehensive index.



This panoramic book examines the past, present and future changes of planet Earth with panache and will be a core text for students of geography and environmental studies.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Dynamic World is a core text for Geography and related studies because it focuses on the fundamental issue of the relationships between people and the environment. These complex interactions are dynamic in time and space and are manifested as land-cover and land-use characteristics. Natural factors such as climate, geology and hydrology conspire with socio-economic factors such as population growth, economic and political forces, resource availability and cultural traditions, to generate continually changing land-cover and land-use patterns.

This book looks at changes in land-cover and land-use over the last three million years, as the ice caps have waxed and waned, human life has evolved, technology has advanced and the needs of society have transformed. Dynamic World considers the impact of factors as diverse as agriculture, urban growth, waste disposal, war, terrorism and tourism.

Fascinating case studies from a wide range of environments illustrate the text, further reading recommendations accompany each chapter, and there is an extensive bibliography and comprehensive index.

This panoramic book examines the past, present and future changes of planet Earth with panache and will be a core text for students of geography and environmental studies.

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Éditeur
Hodder Arnold
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0340806796
ISBN 13 
9780340806791
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780340806784: Dynamic World: Land-Cover and Land-Use Change

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0340806788 ISBN 13 :  9780340806784
Editeur : Hodder Arnold, 2002
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