| Natural Environmental Change Contributor(s): Mannion, Antoinette (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415139333 ISBN-13: 9780415139335 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1998 Annotation: "Natural Environmental Change" offers a concise introduction to this key topic in the study of the environment, geography and earth science. Illustrated throughout, this accessible text provides case studies from diverse regions. Introductory chapters examine theories developed to explain environmental change, and provide a summary of earth history. Final chapters detail the changes that have occurred in high, middle and low latitudes, as well as a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current understanding. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography - Social Science | Human Geography |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| LCCN: 98-25877 |
| Lexile Measure: 1460 |
| Series: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environmental Scienc |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.72 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Natural Environmental Change offers a concise introduction to this key topic in the study of the environment, geography, and earth science. Illustrated throughout, each chapter provides a broad spectrum of international case studies and further reading guides. Introductory chapters examine the theories of environmental change and provide a summary of Earth history. The records of environmnetal change are then explained, as revealed by data from various archives such as ocean sediment, ice core, terrestrial deposits such as glacial moraines and lake sediments, tree rings, and historical and meteorological records. Final chapters detail the changes that have occured in high, middle and low lattitudes, and the book concludes with a critical assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current understanding. An extensive bibliography will also prove invaluable to those studying in this area. |