| Timescales and Environmental Change Contributor(s): Chapman, Graham (Editor), Driver, Thackwray (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415132525 ISBN-13: 9780415132527 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: In the context of environmental change there's been little discussion about what is actually meant by "short-" or "long-term"; yet an understanding of timescales of change and how they relate is crucial to truly responsible environmentalism. To physical geographeers the last 10,000 years is recent; to politicians, five-year environmental problems that can't be solved before the next election year are far beyond their horizons. "Timescales of Environmental Change" brings together impressive contributors from across the physical and social sciences, offering a fascinating range of perspectives. Original papers, from a recent Conference at SOAS are rewritten with the book's introductory and concluding chapters as a base, and timely contributions have been added. A focussed book is the result. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
| Dewey: 333.7 |
| LCCN: 95051666 |
| Lexile Measure: 1450 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.42" W x 9.5" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Time is an unstated but ever present element in all debates about environmental change - and the subtext of many disagreements. Geomorphologists think in the context of millions of years, politicians in election terms, the media in decades, and the public ceases to worry about global warming with one bad summer. This volume brings together experts from a diverse range of disciplines, to offer a range of both temporal and geographical perspectives. It does not seek to provide clear answers about right time-scales, but rather to encourage the reader, from whatever perspective, to think about change and environmental issues in a new light through different time-scales. |