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Human Environment Interactions
Michelle Goman
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Description for Human Environment Interactions
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences. Num Pages: 114 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 16 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; RB; RGB; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 153 x 9. Weight in Grams: 198.
The Holocene is unique when compared to earlier geological time in that humans begin to alter and manipulate the natural environment to their own needs. Domestication of crops and animals and the resultant intensification of agriculture lead to profound changes in the impact humans have on the environment. Conversely, as human populations began to increase geologic and climatic factors begin to have a greater impact on civilizations. To understand and reconstruct the complex interplay between humans and the environment over the past ten thousand years requires examination of multiple differing but interconnected aspects of the environment and involves geomorphology, paleoecology, ... Read more
The Holocene is unique when compared to earlier geological time in that humans begin to alter and manipulate the natural environment to their own needs. Domestication of crops and animals and the resultant intensification of agriculture lead to profound changes in the impact humans have on the environment. Conversely, as human populations began to increase geologic and climatic factors begin to have a greater impact on civilizations. To understand and reconstruct the complex interplay between humans and the environment over the past ten thousand years requires examination of multiple differing but interconnected aspects of the environment and involves geomorphology, paleoecology, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
50
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
Number of Pages
101
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642368790
SKU
V9783642368790
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99-15
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