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Author:   Martin Beniston
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780340706367

ISBN 10:   0340706368
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   27 March 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 - Mountains and uplands an introduction Mountain regions of the world Importance of mountain regions to humankind Current environmental and socio-economic information and statistics Environmental stresses: the emergence of the human factor Global environmental change: fundamental issues Part 2 - Characterization of mountain environments Climate Hydrological systems Cryosphere Soils Ecological systems and biodiversity Human environments Data for research on mountain environments Part 3 - Past environmental change in mountains and uplands Proxy data: reconstructing the past Environmental change in the distant past Mountain environments during the last major glaciation Mountain environments during the Holocene Climatic change in the 20th century Part 4 - Modelling approaches to assess environmental change The significance of modelling Spatial and temporal scales Global and regional climate models Semi-empirical methods and statistical downscaling techniques Ecosystem models Integrated assessment models (IAM) Limits and range of application of models Part 5 - Natural forcings The causal mechanisms of anthropogenic pressures on the environment Environmental pollution Land-use changes Climatic change Part 6 - Impact of environmental change on natural systems Challenges for impacts assessments Impacts on hydrology Impact on mountain cryosphere Extreme events and their impacts on geomophologic features

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Not only serves as a primary reference and standard concerning mountain research but also transmits the spirit of collective responsibility for a fragile part of our planet. -- Bulletin of the World Meteorological Organization Provides some valuable and generally accessible insight into issues related to environmental change in general and mountain environments in particular. it is therefore not only a useful book to complement undergraduate courses addressing environmental change and/or mountain environments, but is also of value to readers with a range of backgrounds who seek an introductory text to these themes, be they environmentalists, people involved in outdoor education or just mountain enthusiasts. -- The Holocene ...a broad but interesting book. The author should be pleased to have produced one of few teaching-level texts that will inspire and support students of all abilities and provide the better students with an excellent entry point to the more advanced literature. -- Progress in Physical Geography

Not only serves as a primary reference and standard concerning mountain research but also transmits the spirit of collective responsibility for a fragile part of our planet. Bulletin of the World Meteorological Organization Provides some valuable and generally accessible insight into issues related to environmental change in general and mountain environments in particular. it is therefore not only a useful book to complement undergraduate courses addressing environmental change and/or mountain environments, but is also of value to readers with a range of backgrounds who seek an introductory text to these themes, be they environmentalists, people involved in outdoor education or just mountain enthusiasts. The Holocene ...a broad but interesting book. The author should be pleased to have produced one of few teaching-level texts that will inspire and support students of all abilities and provide the better students with an excellent entry point to the more advanced literature. Progress in Physical Geography

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Professor of Geography, University of Fribourg, Switzerland.

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