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Environmental change and human development : controlling nature / C.J. Barrow.

By:

Barrow, Christopher J [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Arnold, 2003Distributor: New York : Distributed in the United States of America by Oxford University Press Description: viii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0340764031
9780340764039
034076404X
9780340764046

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

304.28 22

LOC classification:

GF51 .B282 2003

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Environmental change before modern humans appeared -- 3. Environmental change during historical times -- 4. Are twenty-first century humans more vulnerable to nature? -- 5. Ongoing natural threats -- 6. Reacting to environmental challenges and opportunities -- 7. Coping with nature -- 8. The future.

Summary: "Focuses on environmental change and human fortunes. While there is a large and rapidly expanding literature dealing with how people affect the environment, less attention has been given in recent years to how the environment shapes human development. It also addresses key issues such as soil degredation, natural climatic variations and volcanic activity. Provides geography and earth sciences students with an essential introduction to the major debates surrounding this topic."--Publisher description.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	304.28 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A322341B

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-243) and index.

"Focuses on environmental change and human fortunes. While there is a large and rapidly expanding literature dealing with how people affect the environment, less attention has been given in recent years to how the environment shapes human development. It also addresses key issues such as soil degredation, natural climatic variations and volcanic activity. Provides geography and earth sciences students with an essential introduction to the major debates surrounding this topic."--Publisher description.

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