ABSTRACT

The aim of the present volume is to review the effects of human activity on physical environment processes, and this is justified not only as a complement to the approach taken by G. P. Marsh his volume Man and Nature (1864), but also as a sequel to the work produced since 1864, with contributions since the mid-nineteenth century to the study of th

chapter 1|8 pages

Introduction

part |46 pages

Atmosphere

chapter 2|12 pages

The Radiation Balance

chapter 3|15 pages

Precipitation

chapter 4|17 pages

Man-Modified Climates

part |47 pages

Hydrosphere

chapter 5|25 pages

Hydrological Processes

chapter 6|20 pages

Coastal Processes

part |86 pages

Lithosphere

chapter 7|18 pages

Slopes and Weathering

chapter 8|21 pages

River Channels

chapter 9|19 pages

Permafrost and Ground Ice

chapter 10|26 pages

Subsurface Influences

part |33 pages

Pedosphere

chapter 11|16 pages

Soil Profile Processes

chapter 12|15 pages

Soil Erosion and Conservation

part |36 pages

Biosphere

part |14 pages

Conclusion

chapter 15|12 pages

A Perspective