The Earth as transformed by human action : global and regional changes in the biosphere over the past 300 years

Publication/Creation:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press with Clark University, 1990

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

The Earth as transformed by human action : global and regional changes in the biosphere over the past 300 years / edited by B.L. Turner II [and others] ; with computer graphics by Montine Jordan

Collection:

Ted Hughes Library (Emory University. General Libraries)

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Additional Author/Creators:

Turner, B. L. (Billie Lee), 1945-
Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998, former owner
Davids, Roy, inscriber
Ted Hughes Library (Emory University. General Libraries)

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Congresses
Human ecology--Congresses
Population--Congresses

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Foreword : the reality of time and transformation / Robert McC. Adams -- The great transformation / Robert W. Kates, B.L. Turner, II, William C. Clark -- Changes in population and society. Long-term population change / Thomas M. Whitmore ... [et al.] -- Population / Paul Demeny -- Technological change / Daniel R. Headrick -- Institutions, social organization, and cultural values / John W. Bennett, Kenneth A. Dahlberg -- The increasing separation of production and consumption / Michael Chisholm -- Urbanization / Brian J.L. Berry -- Awareness of human impacts : changing attitudes and emphases / David Lowenthal -- Transformations of the global environment. Long-term environmental change / Patricia F. McDowell, Thompson Webb, III, Patrick J. Bartlein -- Land transformation / John F. Richards -- Forests / Michael Williams -- Soils / Boris G. Rozanov, Viktor Targulian, D.S. Orlov -- Sediment transfer and siltation / Ian Douglas.
(cont.) Use and transformation of terrestrial water systems / Mark I. L'vovich ... [et al.] -- Water quality and flows / Harry E. Schwarz ... [et al.] -- The coastal zone / H. Jesse Walker -- Atmospheric trace constituents / T.E. Graedel, P.J. Crutzen -- Marine environment / Timothy D. Jickells, Roy Carpenter, Peter S. Liss -- Climate / Jill Jäger, Roger G. Barry -- Terrestrial fauna / Robert L. Peters, Thomas E. Lovejoy -- Marine biota / Ray Hilborn -- Flora / Ghillean T. Prance -- Carbon / R.A. Houghton, David L. Skole -- Sulfur / Rudolf B. Husar, Janja Djukic Husar -- Nitrogen and phosphorus / Vaclav Smil -- Trace pollutants / Halina Szejnwald Brown, Roger E. Kasperson, Susan Swedis Raymond -- The ionizing radiations / Merril Eisenbud -- Regional studies of transformation. The Huang-Huai-Hai Plain / Zuo Dakang, Zhang Peiyuan -- Amazonia / Eneas Salati ... [et al.] -- Borneo and the Malay Peninsula / Harold Brookfield ... [et al.] -- Caucasia / Yu P. Badenkov ... [et al.].

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

xvi, 713 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm

General Note:

Based on papers presented at a symposium held at Clark University, Worcester, Mass., Oct. 25-30, 1987.

Local Note:

Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library copy has dust jacket; has presentation inscription: For Ted, hys byeball, a random present, Love, Roy; from the library of Ted Hughes

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

990015057850302486

ISBN:

0521363578
9780521363570

OCLC Number:

20294746

Barcode:

010001003515
000011746012