Anthropogenic Geomorphology A Guide to Man-Made Landforms /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Szabó, József (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Dávid, Lóránt (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lóczy, Dénes (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Θέματα: Geography.; Geology.; Physical geography.; Environmental management.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Physical Geography.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Management.

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 influence...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.