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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer
ISBN-103031453840
ISBN-139783031453847
eBay Product ID (ePID)18062638970
Product Key Features
Book TitleLandscapes of the Anthropocene with Google Earth
Number of PagesXi, 249 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Ecology
Publication Year2023
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Social Science, Science
AuthorAndrew Goudie
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight34.7 Oz
Item Length11 in
Item Width8.3 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal304.2
Table Of Content1 Introduction.- 2 Driving Forces.- 3 Humanly-Made landforms.- 4 Rivers.- 5 The Cryosphere (Glacial and periglacial landscapes).- 6 Coasts.- 7 Lakes.- 8 Ground Subsidence.- 9 Water Erosion and Mass Movements.- 10 Aeolian Anthropocene.- 11 Stage 3 of the Anthropocene - Stewardship.
SynopsisThis book considers the meaning of the term, considers the value and characteristics of Google Earth, and discusses the main driving forces of landscape change. Google Earth provides a means whereby one can identify changes in the landscapes of Earth over recent decades. This has been a time of great human activity, and landscapes have been transformed as a result of such factors as land use and land-cover change, climate change, the intensive harnessing of new energy sources, population pressures, and globalization. Many geologists now believe that the whole Earth System is being changed and that there is thus a need to introduce the concept of the Anthropocene. It then looks at specific landscape types, including rivers, coasts, lakes, deserts, tundra, and glaciers.
LC Classification NumberGB3-5030
