Geomorphology, Human Activity & Global Environmental Change (Hardcover)

The purpose of this book is to demonstrate 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. Geomorphology, Human Activity and Global Environmental Change begins with a look at how global Pleistocene climate change affected placation and tectonic instability. The middle section then looks at environments unaffected by human activity in an attempt to explore scenarios that may result from climate change alone in the future. The final two sections look at human activity and global environmental change by monitoring floodplain stratigraphy, cartographic evidence, sediment transport, watershed studies and coastal surveys, and offer practical advice on land management issues. Case studies from Europe, North America and Asia are used.

This book is intended for environmental consultants, civil engineers, postgraduates and researchers in geomorphology, geology, civil engineering, environmental science and geography and as supplementary reading for upper level undergraduates of geomorphology in departments of geography, geology and environmental science.

General

Imprint:	John Wiley & Sons
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	June 2000
Authors:	O. Slaymaker
Dimensions:	236 x 163 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	334
ISBN-13:	978-0-471-89590-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > Geology & the lithosphere > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > General Promotions
LSN:	0-471-89590-3
Barcode:	9780471895909

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