Human impact on the earth /

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Author / Creator:Meyer, William B.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Description:vii, 253 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2968801
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ISBN:052136356X (hardback)
0521558476 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-233) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. The Earth transformed by human action
  • 2. Changes in population and society
  • 3. The land
  • 4. Biota
  • 5. Water
  • 6. Chemical flows
  • 7. Oceans, atmosphere, climate
  • 8. Three centuries that shook the Earth
  • References
  • Index