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The Changing Global Environment

Clear, well-organised and well-written account of the changes in the earth's natural environment in the past, present and future. This book is divided into six parts which consider: an introduction to the subject; patterns of global climatic change in the distant and recent past and models of the climatic future; effects of climatic change on arctic and marine environments; the hydrological system; tropical environments, humid, arid and savanna; and to conclude, four detailed case studies of change in contrasting environments - desert, estuarine, river and mountain.

Contents

List of Contributors. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Preface and Acknowledgements. Part I: The Nature of Environmental Change: 1. The Global Environmental Future: Neil Roberts. 2. Remote Sensing of Environmental Change: Roy Haines-Young. Part II: Global Climate Change: 3. Past Climates and Future Greenhouse Warming: F. Alayne Street-Perrott and Neil Roberts.4. Historic Records and Recent Climatic Change: Mike Hulme. 5. Numerical Modelling of Global Climate: Ann Henderson-Sellers. Part III: Ice and Ocean: 6. Global Warming and Periglacial Landscapes: Eduard A. Koster. 7. Ice Volumes and Climate Change: David Sugden and Nick Hulton. 8. Sea-level Response to Climate: Michael J. Tooley. 9. Tropical Coral Islands - An Uncertain Future?: Tom Spencer. Part IV: The Hydrological System: 10. Surface Water Acidification: Richard W. Battarbee. 11. Reconstructing the History of Soil Erosion: John Dearing. 12. Large-scale River Regulation: Geoff Petts. Part V: The Tropics: 13. Savanna Landscapes and Global Environmental Change: Philip Stott.14. Tropical Moist Forests - Transformation or Conservation?: Peter A. Furley. 15. Land Degradation in the Humid Tropics: Ian Douglas. 16. Dryland Degradation: Andrew Goudie. Part VI: Case Studies of Human Impact: 17. Case 1: Changing Use of the Sahara Desert: Erhard Schulz. 18. Case 2: The Chesapeake Bay Estuarine System: Grace S. Brush. 19. Case 3: China's Yellow River Basin: Edward Derbyshire and Jingtai Wang. 20. Case 4: Deforestation in the Himalaya: Martin J. Haigh. Bibliography. Index.

Specifications

Pm Supplier	Wiley & Sons Ltd
Pm Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Pm Isbn 10	1557862710
Pm Isbn 13	9781557862716
Pm Publication Date	1993-12-31
Pm Width	172
Pm Height	244
Pm Author	Roberts, N
Pm Longness	0

Key Info: Maps, figs, b/w photos
Author: Roberts, N
Page Count: 531
Publication Date: 1993-12-31