Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives

Bell, M.G.; Walker, Mike

 
9780582045149: Late Quaternary Environmental Change: Physical and Human Perspectives
ISBN 10: 0582045142 ISBN 13: 9780582045149
Verlag: Pearson Education Limited, 1992

Inhaltsangabe

"Late Quaternary Environmental Change considers the interaction between human agency and other environmental factors in the landscape. This second edition has been extensively revised, rewritten and reillustrated to take account of the remarkable development in Quaternary science and archaeology over the last twelve years. The book deals largely with events over the course of the last 25,000 years during which the climate of the mid- and high-latitude regions of the world has shifted from one of arctic severity to the warmer regime of the present interglacial period. The natural changes of this period were accompanied by equally dramatic human social change, as environments were increasingly transformed by human activities, leading to the creation of cultural landscapes." "This text will be essential reading for students in archaeology, geography, environmental science, geology, history and environmental conservation. It will also be of relevance to professional archaeologists and anyone with an interestin the study of archaeology and environmental history."--Jacket.

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Críticas

'This is an excellent text, full of interesting material and with a logically developed theme.' '...the authors score by virtue of combining their skills and outlook as environmental archeologist and Quaternary physical geographer' (Journal of Biogeography)

Reseña del editor

Focuses on both natural and anthropogenically-induced changes that have occurred in the landscape of the temperate zone during the closing stages of the last glacial and over the course of the present interglacial. Beginning with a study for evidence for environmental change, it is followed by a discussion of the patterns and causes of both long term and short term climate change, and the effects of climatic change on the biotic and abiotic components of the landscape. The human dimension is explored through an examination of the impact of environment change on people, the effects of people on the landscape and the increasing influence of human activity on climate.

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Verlag
Pearson Education Limited
Erscheinungsdatum
1992
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0582045142
ISBN 13 
9780582045149
Einband
Libro de texto
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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