Human impact on the earth / William B. Meyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Meyer, William B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Human ecology.

Physical Description:

vii, 253 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Summary:

This book describes what changes human activities have produced in the global environment from 300 years ago to the present day. It offers a comprehensive and authoritative inventory of human impact in its varied forms on the land, oceans, atmosphere and climate ranging from long-standing alterations to new and surprising ones that have emerged in recent years from environmental disasters to false alarms to success stories of environmental management.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-233) and index.

ISBN:

052136356X

0521558476

OCLC:

32396671