The Human Impact on the Natural Environment
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Author(s): A. Goudie
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN: 140512704X
Format: softback
357pp
Price: £24.99
Review Date: 09 August 2005
Review: This classic student text (the first edition was published 25 years ago) has been updated to provide a comprehensive view of the major environmental issues that face the world. It first looks at the past and present situations: the human impact on vegetation, animals, the soil, water, climate and the atmosphere. It then goes on to predictions of the future, especially in the event of global warming, on coastal environments, hydrological impacts, the cryosphere, and drylands. This latest edition has updated statistical information and includes the four new chapters that explore the way in which global climate change may have an impact on the Earth.