402 Pages
by
Routledge
402 Pages
by
Routledge
404 Pages
by
Routledge
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Environmental Change explores the nature, causes, rates and directions of environmental change throughout earth history. Huggett introduces the interdependent parts of the natural environment - cosmic, ecological, geological - and the dynamic nature of the environmental system. Integrating a wealth of examples and illustrations from around the world, the book examines evidence and causes of... Read more
Preface 1 INTRODUCING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE 2 COSMOSPHERE 3 LITHOSPHERE AND BARYSPHERE 4 ATMOSPHERE 95 HYDROSPHERE 6 PEDOSPHERE 7 TOPOSPHERE 8 BIOSPHERE AND ECOSPHERE 9 ENVIRONMENTAL EVOLUTION
Biography
Richard John Huggett is a Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of Manchester.
The author must be congratulated on the encyclopedic breadth and coverage of this book which provides a fascinating and well balanced text on global environmental change. I would urge anyone with an interest in long-term global environmental change to buy a copy.' - K.J.Wills, The Holocene
'This is a sound introduction to environmental change, with emphasis on the physics, chemistry and biology of change throughout Earth history. It will appeal to a range of students, but mostly those with a scientific background.' - Geographical Journal, Issue 16,4 (2) July 98
