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UNINA9910222244803321 |
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Titolo |
Time-scales and environmental change / / edited by Thackwray S. Driver and Graham P. Chapman |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1996 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-78753-7 |
0-203-28734-7 |
1-134-78754-5 |
1-280-18208-3 |
9786610182084 |
0-203-43557-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DriverThackwray S. <1969-> |
ChapmanGraham |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Climatic changes |
Climatology |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; 1 TIME, MANKIND AND THE EARTH; 2 LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY AND INSTABILITY IN THE TROPICS AND SUBTROPICS; 3 THE CENTURY TIME-SCALE; 4 IDENTIFYING THE TIME-SCALES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; 5 FUTURE GLOBAL WARMING; 6 GREENHOUSE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE PREDICTION TIMETABLE; 7 CONFLICTING TIME-SCALES; 8 ENVIRONMENTAL DESTRUCTION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; 9 REFRAMING FOREST HISTORY; 10 ECONOMIC ACTION AND THE ENVIRONMENT; 11 INDIA, DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE |
12 CONCLUSIONINDEX; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Leading experts from a diverse range of disciplines encourage the reader, from whatever perspective to think about change and environmental issues in a new light through different time-scales. |
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