Man and Environmental Processes: A Physical Geography Perspective

ISBN-13: 9780367021849 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 292 str.

K. J. Gregory

Opis

 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

Spis treści

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

O autorze

K. J. Gregory