{"product_id":"the-human-impact-reader-9780631199816","title":"The Human Impact Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA textbook found in environmental science and physical geography courses is The Human Impact. This reader has been designed to be used with this text as a resource for students. It consists of key papers on landform, hydrological and ecological processes, and on cases from around the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader will gain a broader knowledge of ecology, a greater appreciation for research efforts, and better understand the complexities underlying present environmental problems from reading this interesting compendium.\" \u003ci\u003e Margaret A. Aycock, Lamar University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: The Human Impact: A Developing Literature. \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Geomorphological and Surface Impacts:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Man's Impact on Shorelines and Nearshore Environments: A Geomorphological Perspective: H. J. Walker.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Land Subsidence: A Worldwide Environmental Hazard: L. Carbognin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Reservoirs and Earthquakes: R. B. Meade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Human Influence Upon Sedimentation in Llangorse Lake, Wales: R. Jones, K. Benson-Evans and F. M. Chambers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Soil Conservation in the Coon Creek Basin, Wisconsin: S. W. Trimble and S. W. Lund.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Soil Impacts:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Framework for Man-Made Soil Changes - an Outline of Metapedogenesis: D. H. Yaalon and B. Yaron.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Salinization: New Perspectives on a Major Desertification Issue: D. S. G. Thomas and N. J. Middleton.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Salinization of Non-Irrigated Soils and Associated Streams: A Review: A. J. Peck.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Land Use and Soil Erosion in Prehistoric and Historical Greece: T. H. Van Andel and E. Zangger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Soil Erosion in Britain: A Review: J. Boardman and R. Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: Water Impacts:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Desiccation of the Aral Sea: A Water Management Disaster in the Soviet Union: P. P. Micklin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Lowering of a Shallow, Saline Water Table by Extensive Eucalypt Reforestation: M. A. Bari and N. J. Schofield.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Nutrient Loss Accelerated by Clear-Cutting of a Forest Ecosystem: F. H. Bormann, G. E. Likens, D. W. Fisher and R. S. Fisher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Effects of Construction on Fluvial Sediment, Urban and Suburban Areas of Maryland: M. G. Wolman and A. P. Schick.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Rain, Roads, Roof and Runoff: Hydrology in Cities: G. E. Hollis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Farming and Nitrate Pollution: T. P. Burt and N. E. Haycock.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. Diatom and Chemical Evidence for Reversibility of Acidification of Scottish Lochs: R. W. Battarbee, R. J. Flower, A. C. Stevenson, V. J. Jones, R. Harrison and P. G. Appleby.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Lake Acidification in Galloway: A Palaeoecological Test of Competing Hypotheses: R. W. Battarbee, R. J. Flower, A. C. Stevenson and B. Rippey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Climatic and Atmospheric Impacts:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Man-Made Climatic Changes: H. E. Landsberg.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Climatic Impact of Increasing Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide: J. Hansen, D. Johnson, A. Lacis, S. Lededeff, P. Lee and G. Russell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Atmospheric Methane: Trends over the Last 10,000 Years: M. A. K. Khalil and R. A. Rasmussen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Possible Climatic Change due to Sulphur Dioxide-Derived Cloud Condensation Nuclei: T. M. L. Wigley.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Possible Climatic Impacts of Tropical Deforestation: E. Salati and C. N. Nobre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Large Losses of Total Ozone in Antarctica Reveal Seasonal C1Ox\/NOx Interactions: J. C. Farman, B. G. Gardener and J. D. Sharklin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Chlorofluorocarbons and the Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone: F. S. Rowland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Biomass Burning in the Tropics: Impacts on Atmospheric Chemistry and Biogeochemical Cycles: P. J. Crutzen and M. O. Andrea.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Acid Rain: A Serious Regional Environmental Problem: G. E. Likens and F. H. Bormann.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Decrease in Anthropogenic Lead, Cadmium and Zinc in Greenland Snows Since the Late 1960s: C. F. Boutron, U. Gorlach, J. P. Candelone, M. A. Bolshow and R. J. Delmas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Biological Impacts:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Habitat Fragmentation in the Temperate Zone: D. S. Wilcove, C. H. McLellan, and A. P. Dobson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. The Effects of Deforestation in Amazonia: H. Sioli.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. Rates of Deforestation in the Humid Tropics: Estimates and Measurements: A. Grainger.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Wetland Loss in Louisiana: H. J. Walker, J. M. Coleman, H. H. Roberts and R. S. Tye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Coral Reefs - A Challenging Ecosystem for Human Societies: B. Salvat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Is Desertification a Myth?: T. Binns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Large Herbivorous Mammals: Exotic Species in Northern Australia: W. J. Freeland.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Chlorinated Hydrocarbons and Eggshell Changes in Raptorial and Fish-Eating Birds: J. J. Hickey and O. W. Anderson.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. Forest Decline and Acidic Deposition: L. F. Pitelka and D. J. Raynal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. The Biodiversity Challenge: Expanded Hotspots Analysis: N. Myers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: Conclusion:\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. The Human Species: A Suicidal Success: C. Tickell.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403407565143,"sku":"9780631199816","price":45.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631199816.jpg?v=1730483378","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-human-impact-reader-9780631199816","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}