{"product_id":"environmental-transformations-9780415809849","title":"Environmental Transformations","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the depths of the oceans to the highest reaches of the atmosphere, the human impact on the environment is significant and undeniable. These forms of global and local environmental change collectively appear to signal the arrival of a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. This is a geological era defined not by natural environmental fluctuations or meteorite impacts, but by collective actions of humanity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Transformations offers a concise and accessible introduction to the human practices and systems that sustain the Anthropocene. It combines accounts of the carbon cycle, global heat balances, entropy, hydrology, forest ecology and pedology, with theories of demography, war, industrial capitalism, urban development, state theory and behavioural psychology. This book charts the particular role of geography and geographers in studying environmental change and its human drivers. It provides a review of critical theories that can help to uncover the socio-econo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Environmental transformations can be provocative and thought provoking. It adds layers of depth to our understanding of human-environment relationships. This text is a highly recommended addition to the senior Australian Curriculum or International Baccalaureate Geography classroom.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e – \u003cem\u003eGeographical Education, Julie Hearnden, Good Shepherd Lutheran College\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction – Geography in the Anthropocene\u003cstrong\u003e Section 1: Environmental Transformations\u003c\/strong\u003e Chapter 2: Resources – Oil and Water Chapter 3: Air – Science and the Atmosphere Chapter 4: Soil – The Political Ecology of Soil Degradation Chapter 5: Forests – Jungle Capitalism and the Corporate Environment Chapter 6: Cities – Sprawl and the Urban Planet \u003cstrong\u003e Section 2: Living in the Anthropocene\u003c\/strong\u003e Chapter 7: Governing the Environment Chapter 8: Greening the Brain: Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour Chapter 9: Conclusions: Misanthropy, Adaptation and Safe Operating Spaces\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49371715141975,"sku":"9780415809849","price":57.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415809849.jpg?v=1730154274","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/environmental-transformations-9780415809849","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}