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Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta
P.H. Nienhuis
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Description for Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta
Paperback. Num Pages: 640 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DDN; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 33. Weight in Grams: 911.
This book presents the environmental history of the Delta of the lowland rivers Rhine and Meuse, an ecological story on evolving human–environmental relations coping with climate change and sea-level rise. It offers a combination of in-depth ecology and environmental history, dealing with exploitation of land and water, the use of everything nature provided, the development of fisheries and agriculture, changes in biodiversity of higher plants, fish, birds, mammals and invasive exotics. It is the first comprehensive book written in English on the integrated environmental history of the Delta, from prehistoric times up to the present day. It covers the l- ... Read more
This book presents the environmental history of the Delta of the lowland rivers Rhine and Meuse, an ecological story on evolving human–environmental relations coping with climate change and sea-level rise. It offers a combination of in-depth ecology and environmental history, dealing with exploitation of land and water, the use of everything nature provided, the development of fisheries and agriculture, changes in biodiversity of higher plants, fish, birds, mammals and invasive exotics. It is the first comprehensive book written in English on the integrated environmental history of the Delta, from prehistoric times up to the present day. It covers the l- ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048178087
SKU
V9789048178087
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About P.H. Nienhuis
Piet Nienhuis (Groningen, 29 October 1938) passed through an international career of 40 years as researcher (biologist, ecologist) and research leader at the Netherlands Royal Academy of Arts and Sciences, and as professor and director at the Radboud University Nijmegen (the Netherlands) and the Free University Brussels (Belgium). He was chairman and advisor of services of the European Commission and ... Read more
Reviews for Environmental History of the Rhine-Meuse Delta
From the reviews: "This is a substantial … book dealing with the delta of the Rhine and Meuse Rivers. … The book claims to be the first English language book integrating the environmental history of the Delta. … the target audience to be specialists in this area of environmental science. … students of ecology would ... Read more