ABSTRACT

Late Quaternary Environmental Change addresses the interaction between human agency and other environmental factors in the landscapes, particularly of the temperate zone.

Taking an ecological approach, the authors cover the last 20,000 years during which the climate has shifted from arctic severity to the conditions of the present interglacial environment.

chapter 1|16 pages

Environmental change and human activity

chapter 2|47 pages

Evidence for environmental change

chapter 3|45 pages

Natural environmental change

chapter 4|31 pages

Consequences of climatic change

chapter 5|42 pages

People in a world of constant change

chapter 7|18 pages

People, climate and erosion

chapter 9|18 pages

The impact of people on climate