The Anthropocene: 101 Questions and Answers for Understanding the Human Impact on the Global Environment.
An authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability, which through a series of 101 interconnected questions and answers spanning ten thematic sections, provides a comprehensive survey of humankind's impact on the global environment from the Lat...
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| Summary: | An authoritative desk-top reference work for students of geography, the environment and sustainability, which through a series of 101 interconnected questions and answers spanning ten thematic sections, provides a comprehensive survey of humankind's impact on the global environment from the Late Stone Age to the present day. |
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| 505 | 8 | |a Q14 Are we entering a new technological era beyond the industrial one? -- References -- Q15 Is the Anthropocene concept applicable in the distant past? -- References -- Section III Human changes to the land surface/lithosphere -- References -- Q16 Has human activity changed the land surface of the Earth? -- References -- Q17 Has human activity changed forests? -- References -- Q18 Why does tropical deforestation attract so much attention? -- References -- Q19 What is the forest transition thesis and its relevance to global forests? -- References | |
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| spellingShingle | Turner, B. L. (Billie Lee), 1945- The Anthropocene 101 Questions and Answers for Understanding the Human Impact on the Global Environment. Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Metrics and measures -- Introduction -- References -- Section I The Anthropocene and the Earth system: foundational concepts -- References -- Q1 What is the Anthropocene? -- References -- Q2 Is the Anthropocene a geological time unit? -- References -- Q3 What is the Earth system? -- References -- Q4 What are biogeochemical cycles? -- References -- Q5 What is albedo? -- References -- Q6 What are ecosystems, landscapes and biomes? -- References -- Q7 What are environmental (ecosystem) services? -- References Q8 Are global environmental change and climate change different? -- References -- Q9 Are the totality of human impacts on the Earth system novel? -- References -- Section II The emergence of the Anthropocene -- References -- Q10 Did Stone Age people change the Earth system? -- References -- Q11 Did early agriculturalists change the Earth system as proposed by the Ruddiman hypothesis? -- References -- Q12 Did the early colonial era change the Earth system? -- References -- Q13 Has the industrial era affected the Earth system? -- References Q14 Are we entering a new technological era beyond the industrial one? -- References -- Q15 Is the Anthropocene concept applicable in the distant past? -- References -- Section III Human changes to the land surface/lithosphere -- References -- Q16 Has human activity changed the land surface of the Earth? -- References -- Q17 Has human activity changed forests? -- References -- Q18 Why does tropical deforestation attract so much attention? -- References -- Q19 What is the forest transition thesis and its relevance to global forests? -- References Q20 How much land is cultivated and what are its environmental consequences? -- References -- Q21 Has human activity eroded and degraded soils globally? -- References -- Q22 Will agriculture require less land in the future as proposed by the Borlaug hypothesis? -- References -- Q23 Does land taken out of cultivation decrease the global area cultivated or lead to displacement and land-grabbing? -- References -- Q24 How much grasslands and pastures have been altered or degraded globally? -- References -- Q25 What are co-adapted landscapes? -- References Q26 What is desertification and how much has occurred? -- References -- Q27 Does human landscape burning have Earth system impacts? -- References -- Q28 Has human activity reduced mangrove forests? -- References -- Q29 Has human activity on tundra influenced climate warming? -- References -- Q30 Has human activity created land subsidence worldwide? -- References -- Q31 Does urbanization impact the Earth system? -- References -- Section IV Human changes to the hydrosphere -- References -- Q32 Has human activity altered the hydrological (water) cycle? -- References Human ecology. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85062856 Nature Effect of human beings on. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85080299 Écologie humaine. Êtres humains Influence sur la nature. human ecology. aat Human ecology fast Nature Effect of human beings on fast |
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