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This highly topical book comes at a time when the two-way relationship between humankind and the environment is moving inexorably to the top of the agenda. It covers both sides of this delicate balancing act, explaining how various natural processes influence humanity, including its economic activities and engineering structures, while also illuminating the ways in which human activity puts pressure on the natural environment. Chapters analyze a varied selection of phenomena that directly affect people s lives, from geological processes such as earthquakes and tsunamis to cosmic events such as magnetic storms. The author moves on to consider the effect we have on nature, ranging from the impact of heavy industry to the environmental consequences of sport and recreational pastimes. Complete with maps, photographs and detailed case studies, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the biggest issue we face as a species the way we relate to the natural world around us.

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Book category Książki po angielsku Society & social sciences Society & culture: general Social issues & processes

• Full title: Natural Processes and Human Impacts
• Subtitle: Interactions between Humanity and the Environment
• Author: Sergey M. Govorushko
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 657
• EAN: 9789400714236
• ISBN: 9400714238
• ID: 01978801
• Publisher: Springer
• Weight: 1790 g
• Dimensions: 260 × 193 × 39 mm
• Date of publishing: 25. October 2011

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