Managing the Human Impact on the Natural Environment

Part I- 1.Introduction: managing the natural environment- why and how; 2.The geography of pollution; 3.The geography of conservation; 4.

Author: Newson

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ISBN: 8170891523

Category: Environment

Page: 282

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Part I- 1.Introduction: managing the natural environment- why and how; 2.The geography of pollution; 3.The geography of conservation; 4. Environmental law; 5. Environmental Economics, resources, and commerce.; Part 2- 6. Patterns of air pollution : critic
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Managing the Human Impact on the Natural Environment

196 10 Emergency planning and pollution Bill Myers and Paul Read 10.1 Chemical emergencies and their environmental effect 10.2 Major incidents : chemical emergencies and the planning response 10.3 Major incidents : some case - studies ...

Author: jeremy Barnes

Publisher:

ISBN: UOM:39015025245765

Category: Conservation of natural resources

Page: 312

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Based on a successful undergraduate course, this is designed to be a core textbook on the physical processes of the natural environment and the human use and abuse of it. Looking at the principles and practices of environment management the final section of the book looks to the future and our abilities to plan and control management strategies. The particular perspective applied here is from the discipline of geography, which the editor argues holds the key to our understanding how to manage the environment constructively. Given that the essential feature of environmental problems is their geographic pattern, this book should be of interest to both geographers and non-geographers alike.
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Human Impact on the Natural Environment

Newman, W.S. and Fairbridge, R.W. (1986) The management of sealevel rise. Nature, 320, 319–321. Newsome, D., Moore, S.A. and Dowling, R.K. (2012) Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts and Management.

Author: Andrew S. Goudie

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781119403920

Category: Computers

Page: 472

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A brand new edition of the definitive textbook on humankind’s impact on the Earth’s environment—now in full color This classic text explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms, and the atmosphere. It considers the ways in which climate changes and modifications in land cover may change the environment in coming decades. Thoroughly revised to cover the remarkable transformation in interest that humans are having in the environment, this book examines previously uncovered topics, such as rewilding, ecosystem services, techniques for study, novel and no analogue ecosystems, and more. It also presents the latest views on big themes such as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasions. Extensively re-written, Human Impact on the Natural Environment, Eighth Edition contains many new and updated statistical tables, figures, and references. It offers enlightening chapters that look at the past and present state of the world—examining our impact on the land itself and the creatures that inhabit it; the oceans, lakes, rivers and streams; and the climate and atmosphere. The book also takes a deep look at our future impact on the planet and its resources—our affect on the coastal environments, the cryosphere and the drylands, as well as the hydrological and geomorphological impacts. Fully updated to take account of recent advances in our understanding of global warming and other phenomena Offers current opinions on such topics as human origins, the anthropocene, domestication, extinctions, and ecological invasions Features a full-color presentation to allow for more and clearer photographs and diagrams Contains more international case studies than previous editions to balance UK examples Human Impact on the Natural Environment is essential reading for undergraduates in geography and environmental science, and for those who want a thorough, wide-ranging and balanced overview of the impacts of humans upon natural processes and systems from the Stone Age to the Anthropocene and who wish to understand the major environmental issues that concern the human race at the present time.
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Environmental Science

Provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and vocabulary necessary to explore complex environmental issues and phenomena.

Author: Andrew R. W. Jackson

Publisher: Prentice Hall

ISBN: UOM:39015037825000

Category: Ecology

Page: 400

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Provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts and vocabulary necessary to explore complex environmental issues and phenomena. Part I examines the natural environment in the absence of human activity. Part II reviews the environmental consequences of the exploitation of natural resources and includes chapters on water pollution atmospheric pollution and waste management.
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The Human Impact on the Natural Environment

Peierls, B.L., Caraco, N.F., Pace, M.L. and Cole, J.J. (1991) Human influence on river nitrogen. ... Pethick, J. (1993) Shoreline adjustments and coastal management: physical and biological processes under accelerated sea level rise.

Author: Andrew Goudie

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

ISBN: 9781118576588

Category: Science

Page: 456

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The seventh edition of this classic student text explores themultitude of impacts that humans have had over time uponvegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms and the atmosphere. Italso looks into the future and considers the ways in which climatechanges and modifications in land cover may change the environmentin coming decades. Extensively re-written, it contains many newstatistical tables, figures, and references. It is essentialreading for undergraduates in geography and environmental science,and for those who want a thorough, wide-ranging and balancedoverview of the impacts of humans upon naturalprocesses and systems from the Stone Age to the Anthropocene andwho wish to understand the major environmental issues that concernthe human race at the present time. Additional resources for this book can be found at: ahref="http://www.wiley.com/go/goudiehumanimpact"www.wiley.com/go/goudiehumanimpact/a.
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Environmental Management

EPA (US Environmental Protection Agency), (2009). Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise. [http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/effects/coastal/; 01.04.2010]. Goudie Andrew, (2006). The human impact on the natural environment. (6th ed.).

Author: Santosh Sarkar

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

ISBN: 9789533071336

Category: Technology & Engineering

Page: 272

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There has been a steady increase in anthropogenic pressure over the past few years due to rapid industrialization, urbanization and population growth, causing frequent environmental hazards. Threats of global environmental change, such as climate change and sea level rise, will exacerbate such problems. Therefore, appropriate policies and measures are needed for management to address both local and global trends. The book 'Environmental Management' provides a comprehensive and authoritative account of sustainable environmental management of diverse ecotypes, from tropical to temperate. A variety of regional environmental issues with the respective remedial measures has been precisely illustrated. The book provides an excellent text which offers a versatile and in-depth account of management of wide perspectives, e.g. waste management, lake, coastal and water management, high mountain ecosystem as well as viticulture management. We hope that this publication will be a reference document to serve the needs of researchers of various disciplines, policy makers, planners and administrators as well as stakeholders to formulate strategies for sustainable management of emerging environmental issues.
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