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Steve Trudgill - The Terrestrial Biosphere: Environmental Change, Ecosystem Science, Attitudes and Values (Understanding Global Environmental Change) - 9780582303478 - V9780582303478
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The Terrestrial Biosphere: Environmental Change, Ecosystem Science, Attitudes and Values (Understanding Global Environmental Change)

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Description for The Terrestrial Biosphere: Environmental Change, Ecosystem Science, Attitudes and Values (Understanding Global Environmental Change) Paperback. Posing the questions which underlie the many-sided debate of how to respond to and influence change, this text covers both scientific and sociological aspects of ecosystem management. It also includes discussion of the response of soils and vegetation to human impact. Series: Understanding Global Environmental Change: Themes in Physical Geography S. Num Pages: 320 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RB; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 172 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494.

Terrestrial Biosphere tries to pose the questions which underlie the many-sided debate of how to respond to and influence change: How should we view nature? What do we do for the best - how should we act - what are we trying to achieve and what should we be guided by?In doing so the book introduces and attempts to analyse not only scientific aspects of the debate but also cultural attitudes and values: the notions of ecosystem stability are now challenged and it is also clear that ecosystems are renewable but not repeatable. It finds that prescriptive 'solutions' based on ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Routledge
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Understanding Global Environmental Change: Themes in Physical Geography S.
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780582303478
SKU
V9780582303478
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