Changing EnvironmentsDick Morris Wiley, 2003 M04 11 - 336 pages Are we humans destroying the environments in which we live, or is environmental change inevitable and natural? How has the relationship between human societies and environments changed since pre-history? Will human population growth outpace the available resources of land and water? Is global warming and climate change already out of control? What can economic and political models tell us about international development? Changing Environments takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach to such questions, drawing on ideas from science, technology, social science and humanities to examine how and why environments change as a result of natural and human-mediated processes. It draws on examples from around the world, and includes consideration of:
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... contested environments and environmental responses . The first book in the series sets out these themes , and ( as their titles indicate ) each of the three remaining books takes one of the themes as its main concern . In developing the ...
... contested environments and environmental responses . The first book in the series sets out these themes , and ( as their titles indicate ) each of the three remaining books takes one of the themes as its main concern . In developing the ...
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... and Belshaw , C.D. ( eds ) ( 2003 ) Contested Environments , Chichester , John Wiley & Sons / The Open University ( Book 3 in this series ) . Chapter One Dynamic Earth : processes of change Dick Morris 2 Changing Environments.
... and Belshaw , C.D. ( eds ) ( 2003 ) Contested Environments , Chichester , John Wiley & Sons / The Open University ( Book 3 in this series ) . Chapter One Dynamic Earth : processes of change Dick Morris 2 Changing Environments.
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... on environmental matters . The other books in the series are : Understanding Environmental Issues Contested Environments Environmental Responses U216 Book 2 ISBN 0-47084-999-1 WILEY U216 9 780470 849996 ' wiley.com The Open University.
... on environmental matters . The other books in the series are : Understanding Environmental Issues Contested Environments Environmental Responses U216 Book 2 ISBN 0-47084-999-1 WILEY U216 9 780470 849996 ' wiley.com The Open University.
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