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Anthropogenic Geomorphology A Guide to Man-Made Landforms /

Today, human impact on the environment, and especially on the Earth's surface, is obvious. We increasingly face the consequences of our interventions, and we must pay more attention to the wider impacts of our activities, which include everything from the extraction of fossil fuels to the influ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Szabó, József (Editor ), Dávid, Lóránt (Editor ), Loczy, Denes (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Anthropogenic Geomorphology: Subject and System
  • Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Related Disciplines
  • Human Impact in a Systems Approach
  • Anthropogenic Geomorphology in Environmental Management
  • Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology
  • Impacts of Various Human Activities on the Landscape
  • Agriculture: Crop Cultivation and Horticulture
  • Agriculture: Grazing Lands and Other Grasslands
  • Agriculture: Cultivation on Slopes
  • Agriculture: Deforestation
  • Quarrying and Other Minerals
  • Mining: Extraction of Fossil Fuels
  • Water Management
  • Urban Development and Anthropogenic Geomorphology
  • Transportation and Industry
  • Military Activities: Warfare and Defence
  • The Impact of Tourism and Sports Activities
  • Impacts in Extreme Environments
  • An Anthropogenic Geomorphological Synthesis
  • Nature and Extent of Human Geomorphological Impact - A Review.