French / Slaymaker Changing Cold Environments

A Canadian Perspective
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-95108-7
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten, E-Book

Changing Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada's cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the broader environmental science and sustainability issues that are of increasing concern to all cold regions if present global climate trends continue. Clearly structured throughout, the book focuses on those elements of Canada's cold environments that will be most affected by global climate change - namely, the tundra, sub-arctic and boreal forest regions of northern Canada, and the high mid-latitude mountains of western Canada. Implications are considered for similar environments around the world resulting in a timely text suitable for second and third year undergraduates in the environmental or earth sciences courses.

Autoren/Hrsg.

French, Hugh M.

Slaymaker, Olav

Über Autor(innen)

Hugh French taught at The University of Ottawa, Canada, inthe Departments of Geography (1967-2003), Geology (1982-1992) andEarth Sciences (1998-2003). He was President of the InternationalPermafrost Association (1998-2003) and Editor-in-Chief of the WileyInterscience journal Permafrost and Periglacial Processes(1990-2005). The Third Edition of his widely-used undergraduatetext, The Periglacial environment, was published in January 2007STD 692. He is now Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa, andAdjunct Professor, Department of Geography, University of Victoria
Olav Slaymaker taught at the University College of Wales,Aberystwyth (1964-1968) and at the University of British Columbiain the Department of Geography (1968-2004). He was President of theCanadian Association of Geographers (1991-1992), Editor in Chief ofthe interdisciplinary journal, Catena and President of theInternational Association of Geomorphologists. In 2007 he wasawarded the degree of Doctor of Science honoris causa by theUniversity of Wales.