Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change
Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change
Editorial Reviews
Review
"...a useful introduction to the topic..." (Aslib Book Guide, August 2000)
"...an excellent source of information...gives an excellent insight into the ways in which human activity can affect the geomorphic process..." (Civil Engineering Surveyor, January 2001)
"...the book is a well written demonstration that modern geomorphology has indeed a high potential to contribute to the study of global environmental change..." (Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie)
"...There is plenty here to stimulate thought..." (The Geographical Journal, March 2002)
Book Description
Demonstrates that the land-based geomorphological evidence of environmental change from late Pleistocene, Holocene, historical and contemporary time periods remain central to a full understanding of global environmental change both at the global and regional scale.
- Includes case studies from Europe, North America and Asia
Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change
Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change,Olav Slaymaker,John Wiley & Sons,0471895903,Earth Sciences - Geology,Effect of human beings on,Environmental Science,Geomorphology,Global environmental change,Nature,Science,Science/Mathematics,Geology & the lithosphere,Physical geography,Science / Geology,Structure & properties of the Earth
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