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The forces of nature : our quest to conquer the planet

Vann, Barry2012
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Describes the precarious balance between humans and their environments, explaining how mankinds transformation of land and population shifts affect and are affected by climate change.
Author:
Imprint:
Amherst N.Y. Prometheus Books 2012
Collation:
342 pages illustrations
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Images -- Maps -- Tables -- The power of environmental perceptions -- Living on the edge of the world -- Settling the ancient ecumene -- Geotheology from the cradle of civilization -- Geokolasis: the cases of Donora, Lake Erie, and the dust bowl -- Erosion and dispossession in the Cumberland gap area, 1933-1939 -- Life and death in Hurricane Alley -- Life and death in america's tornado alleys -- Life and death in quake zones -- Challenges of climate change -- The East's human tsunami -- The Americas in 2060
ISBN:
9781616146016 (hardback)
Dewey class:
304.2 FOR
Local class:
304.2
Language:
English
BRN:
1176
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction304.2 FORhbk.Available
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