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Author : Judy Ehlen
Release : 2005-01-01
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Book Synopsis Humans as Geologic Agents by : Judy Ehlen
Download or read book Humans as Geologic Agents written by Judy Ehlen. This book was released on 2005-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Release : 2005
Genre : Engineering geology
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Author : Arthur Smith Woodward
Release : 2023-07-18
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Book Synopsis Man as a Geological Agent by : Arthur Smith Woodward
Download or read book Man as a Geological Agent written by Arthur Smith Woodward. This book was released on 2023-07-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man as a Geological Agent offers a fascinating look at the ways in which human activity has shaped the natural world. Arthur Smith Woodward and Robert Lionel Sherlock explore the impact of everything from agriculture and mining to urbanization and climate change, showing how our actions have altered the very fabric of the planet. With its unique blend of science and social commentary, this book is sure to appeal to anyone interested in the environment and the role of humans in shaping it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Andrew S. Goudie
Release : 2016-10-10
Genre : Science
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Book Rating : 262/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Geomorphology in the Anthropocene by : Andrew S. Goudie
Download or read book Geomorphology in the Anthropocene written by Andrew S. Goudie. This book was released on 2016-10-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global environments, this comprehensive volume demonstrates that human impact on landforms and land-forming processes is profound, due to various driving forces, including: use of fire; extinction of fauna; development of agriculture, urbanisation, and globalisation; and new methods of harnessing energy. The book explores the ways in which future climate change due to anthropogenic causes may further magnify effects on geomorphology, with respect to future hazards such as floods and landslides, the state of the cryosphere, and sea level. The book concludes with a consideration of the ways in which landforms are now being managed and protected. Covering all major aspects of geomorphology, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students studying geomorphology, environmental science and physical geography, and for all researchers of geomorphology.
Author : Elizabeth Ellsworth
Release : 2012-12-01
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Book Synopsis Making the Geologic Now by : Elizabeth Ellsworth
Download or read book Making the Geologic Now written by Elizabeth Ellsworth. This book was released on 2012-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making the Geologic Now announces shifts in cultural sensibilities and practices. It offers early sightings of an increasingly widespread turn toward the geologic as source of explanation, motivation, and inspiration for creative responses to conditions of the present moment. In the spirit of a broadside, this edited collection circulates images and short essays from over 40 artists, designers, architects, scholars, and journalists who are actively exploring and creatively responding to the geologic depth of "now." Contributors' ideas and works are drawn from architecture, design, contemporary philosophy and art. They are offered as test sites for what might become thinkable or possible if humans were to collectively take up the geologic as our instructive co-designer-as a partner in designing thoughts, objects, systems, and experiences. A new cultural sensibility is emerging. As we struggle to understand and meet new material realities of earth and life on earth, it becomes increasingly obvious that the geologic is not just about rocks. We now cohabit with the geologic in unprecedented ways, in teeming assemblages of exchange and interaction among geologic materials and forces and the bio, cosmo, socio, political, legal, economic, strategic, and imaginary. As a reading and viewing experience, Making the Geologic Now is designed to move through culture, sounding an alert from the unfolding edge of the "geologic turn" that is now propagating through contemporary ideas and practices. Contributors include: Matt Baker, Jarrod Beck, Stephen Becker, Brooke Belisle, Jane Bennett, David Benque, Canary Project (Susannah Sayler, Edward Morris), Center for Land Use Interpretation, Brian Davis, Seth Denizen, Anthony Easton, Elizabeth Ellsworth, Valeria Federighi, William L. Fox, David Gersten, Bill Gilbert, Oliver Goodhall, John Gordon, Ilana Halperin, Lisa Hirmer, Rob Holmes, Katie Holten, Jane Hutton, Julia Kagan, Wade Kavanaugh, Oliver Kellhammer, Elizabeth Kolbert, Janike Kampevold Larsen, Jamie Kruse, William Lamson, Tim Maly, Geoff Manaugh, Don McKay, Rachel McRae, Brett Milligan, Christian MilNeil, Laura Moriarity, Stephen Nguyen, Erika Osborne, Trevor Paglen, Anne Reeve, Chris Rose, Victoria Sambunaris, Paul Lloyd Sargent, Antonio Stoppani, Rachel Sussman, Shimpei Takeda, Chris Taylor, Ryan Thompson, Etienne Turpin, Nicola Twilley, Bryan M. Wilson.
