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020 _a9780415809832 (hardback)
020 _a9780415809849 (paperback)
020 _a9781315832678 (ebk)
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100 1 _aWhitehead, Mark,
_d1975-
_951178
245 1 0 _aEnvironmental transformations :
_ba geography of the anthropocene /
_cMark Whitehead.
300 _ax, 176 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _a"From the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological era defined not by natural environmental fluctuations or meteorite impacts, but by collective actions of humanity. Environmental Transformations offers a concise and accessible introduction to the human practices and systems that sustain the Anthropocene. It combines accounts of the carbon cycle, global heat balances, entropy, hydrology, forest ecology, and pedology, with theories of demography, war, industrial capitalism, urban development, state theory, and behavioural psychology. This book charts the particular role of geography and geographers in studying environmental change and its human drivers. It provides a review of critical theories that can help to uncover the socio-economic and political factors that influence environmental change. It also explores key issues in contemporary environmental studies, such as resource use, water scarcity, climate change, industrial pollution and deforestation"--
650 0 _aNature
_xEffect of human beings on.
_951179
650 0 _aGlobal environmental change.
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650 7 _aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
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650 7 _aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography.
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_951181
650 7 _aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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