Anthropogenic Geomorphology A Guide to Man-Made Landforms /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Szab,̤ Jz̤sef. (Editor), Dv̀id, Lr̤ǹt. (Editor), Lc̤zy, Dňes. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
• Subjects: Geography.; Geology.; Physical geography.; Environmental management.; Soil conservation.; Physical Geography.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Environmental Management.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3058-0

Today, human impact on the environment, and especially on the Earth<U+0019>s surface, is obvious. We increasingly face the consequences of our interventions, and we must pay more attention to the wider impacts of our activities, which include everything from the extraction of fossil fuels to t...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Anthropogenic Geomorphology: Introduction
• Anthropogenic Geomorphology: Subject and System
• 2. Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Related Disciplines
• Human Impacts in a System Approach
• Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Environmental Management.-Anthropogenic Geomorphology and Landscape Ecology
• Impacts of Various Human Activities on Landscape
• Agriculture
• Crop Cultivation and Horticulture
• Grazing Lands and Other Grasslands
• Cultivation on Slopes
• Deforestation
• Mining
• Quarrying.-Extraction of Fossil Fuels
• Water Management
• Urban Development and Anthropogenic Geomorphology
• Transportation and Industry
• Military Activities: Warfare and Defense.-The Impact of Tourism and Sport Activities
• Impacts in the Extreme Environments
• 4. An Anthropogenic Geomorphological Synthesis
• Nature and Extent of Human Geomorphological Impact: a Review.