Environmental Science - General & Miscellaneous, Climate & Climatology in Enviromental Science, Humanity - Relationship with Nature, Human Ecology

Our Changing Planet

Name: Our Changing Planet
Author: Fred T. Mackenzie
ISBN: 9780132713214

by Fred T. Mackenzie

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The unifying theme of Our Changing Planet is consideration of aspects of both natural and human-induced global environmental change. Part I deals with the natural exogenic system of Earth. It emphasizes the historical (geologic) perspective of change and discusses processes and change in the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere systems. Part II demonstrates how human activities influence the natural system and the consequences of human-induced change for ecosystems, humans, and human infrastructures.

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This textbook outlines the natural exogenic system of Earth, then demonstrates how human activities are influencing the natural system. The third edition divides the chapter on atmosphere and hydrosphere into two separate chapters, and the chapter on global climatic change into two chapters on previous epochs and modern global warming. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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A text focusing on both the physico-chemical and biological nature of change and the effects and consequences of natural and human-induced change for ecosystems, humans, and human infrastructures. Intended for use in lower-division undergraduate courses and high school science classes, and by the general public. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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New edition of a text which considers aspects of both natural and human-induced global environmental change. Twelve chapters discuss topics such as the earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and ecosphere; biogeochemical cycles of carbon, nutrients, and oxygen; world population and resource consumption; the changing earth surface and atmosphere; and historical and human frameworks of global environmental change. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.