Cultural Landscapes and Environmental Change Contributor(s): Head, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0340731141 ISBN-13: 9780340731147 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $32.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: Cultural landscapes are usually understood within physical geography as ones transformed by human action. Advances in palaeocological reconstruction techniques have increased our powers to discern the earliest human impacts. This stimulating new book attempts to bridge the gap between the sciences and the humanities by reviewing the most important methodological and conceptual tools that help environmental scientists understand cultural landscapes. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Earth Sciences - Geography |
Dewey: 304.2 |
LCCN: 2001270789 |
Series: Key Issues in Environmental Change (Paperback) |
Physical Information: 0.47" H x 7.46" W x 9.68" (0.91 lbs) 208 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Cultural landscapes are usually understood within physical geography as ones transformed by human action. Advances in palaeocological reconstruction techniques have increased our powers to discern the earliest human impacts. This stimulating new book attempts to bridge the gap between the sciences and the humanities by reviewing the most important methodological and conceptual tools that help environmental scientists understand cultural landscapes. |