Man And Environmental Processes

A Physical Geography Perspective
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-0-367-02184-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 248 mm, Gewicht: 694 g

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gregory, K. J.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

K. J. Gregory