Climate Change in Human History: Prehistory to the Present, Lieberman Benjamin, Gordon Elizabeth
Автор: Andy Prentice,Eddie Reynolds Название: Climate Crisis (Change) for Beginners ISBN: 1474979866 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474979863 Издательство: Usborne Рейтинг: Цена: от 1319.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть
Описание: This book explains, in simple language and with clear illustrations, what the climate is, and how it is changing very rapidly at the moment, and the effects this is having on our planet. It tackles suggestions about what needs to change in the way people live, from power stations to farming, and explains why it`s so difficult to do.
What was life like on our planet long before the early humans emerged?
Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century discoveries to re-create the appearances and lifestyles of extinct, fascinating species, the environments they inhabited, and the challenges they faced living on an ever-changing planet. A worthy successor to Charles Knight's beloved 1946 classic, Life through the Ages II takes us on an unforgettable journey through the evolution of life on Earth.
Dozens of gorgeous color illustrations and meticulously researched, accompanying commentary showcase the succession of lost worlds, defining events, and ancient creatures that have appeared since the earth was formed, creating an indispensable guide to explore what came before us.
Автор: Daynes Katie Название: See Inside Weather & Climate ISBN: 1409563987 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409563983 Издательство: Usborne Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (2 шт.) Описание: A lift-the-flap information book that introduces readers to the science of weather. It is filled with facts from how hurricanes and floods happen to how global warming is affecting the Earth`s climates.
Автор: Lamb Название: Climate: Present, Past and Future ISBN: 0415682231 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415682237 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 8420.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: First published in 1977, the second volume of Climate: Present, Past and Future covers parts III and IV of Professor Hubert Lamb`s seminal and pioneering study of climatology.
"Using subadult skeletons from the Deccan Chalcolithic period of Indian prehistory, along with archaeological and paleoclimate data, this volume makes an important contribution to understanding the effects of ecological change on demography and childhood growth during the second millennium B.C. in peninsular India."--Michael Pietrusewsky, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
In the context of current debates about global warming, archaeology contributes important insights for understanding environmental changes in prehistory, and the consequences and responses of past populations to them.
In Indian archaeology, climate change and monsoon variability are often invoked to explain major demographic transitions, cultural changes, and migrations of prehistoric populations. During the late Holocene (1400-700 B.C.), agricultural communities flourished in a semiarid region of the Indian subcontinent, until they precipitously collapsed. Gwen Robbins Schug integrates the most recent paleoclimate reconstructions with an innovative analysis of skeletal remains from one of the last abandoned villages to provide a new interpretation of the archaeological record of this period.
Robbins Schug's biocultural synthesis provides us with a new way of looking at the adaptive, social, and cultural transformations that took place in this region during the first and second millennia B.C. Her work clearly and compellingly usurps the climate change paradigm, demonstrating the complexity of human-environmental transformations. This original and significant contribution to bioarchaeological research and methodology enriches our understanding of both global climate change and South Asian prehistory.
A volume in the series Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local, Regional, and Global Perspectives, edited by Clark Spencer Larsen
Автор: Kisak Edited by Paul F. Название: Human Evolution: " Prehistory to Present " ISBN: 1532828845 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781532828843 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4302.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Human evolution is the evolutionary process that led to the emergence of anatomically modern humans. The topic typically focuses on the evolutionary history of the primates-in particular the genus Homo, and the emergence of Homo sapiens as a distinct species of the hominids (or "great apes")-rather than studying the earlier history that led to the primates. The study of human evolution involves many scientific disciplines, including physical anthropology, primatology, archaeology, paleontology, neurobiology, ethology, linguistics, evolutionary psychology, embryologyand genetics. Genetic studies show that primates diverged from other mammals about 85million years ago, in the Late Cretaceous period, and the earliest fossils appear in the Paleocene, around 55million years ago. Within the Hominoidea (apes) superfamily, the Hominidaefamily diverged from the Hylobatidae (gibbon) family some 15-20 million years ago; African great apes (subfamily Homininae) diverged fromorangutans (Ponginae) about 14million years ago; the Hominini tribe (humans, Australopithecines and other extinct biped genera, and chimpanzees) parted from the Gorillini tribe (gorillas) about 8 million years ago; and, in turn, the subtribes Hominina (humans and biped ancestors) and Panina (chimps) separated about 7.5 million years ago. The basic adaptation of the hominin line is bipedalism. The earliest bipedal hominin is considered to be either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin; alternatively, either Sahelanthropus or Orrorin may instead be the last shared ancestor between chimps and humans. Ardipithecus, a full biped, arose somewhat later, and the early bipeds eventually evolved into the australopithecines, and later into the genus Homo. The earliest documented representative of the genus Homo is Homo habilis, which evolved around 2.8 million years ago, and is arguably the earliest species for which there is positive evidence of the use of stone tools. The brains of these early hominins were about the same size as that of a chimpanzee, although it has been suggested that this was the time in which the human SRGAP2 gene doubled, producing a more rapid wiring of the frontal cortex. During the next million years a process of rapid encephalization occurred, and with the arrival of Homo erectus and Homo ergaster in the fossil record, cranial capacity had doubled to 850 cm3. (Such an increase in human brain size is equivalent to each generation having 125,000 more neurons than their parents.) It is believed that Homo erectus and Homo ergaster were the first to use fire and complex tools, and were the first of the hominin line to leave Africa, spreading throughout Africa, Asia, and Europe between 1.3 to 1.8 million years ago.According to the recent African origin of modern humans theory, modern humans evolved in Africa possibly from Homo heidelbergensis, Homo rhodesiensis or Homo antecessorand migrated out of the continent some 50,000 to 100,000 years ago, gradually replacing local populations of Homo erectus, Denisova hominins, Homo floresiensis and Homo neanderthalensis. Archaic Homo sapiens, the forerunner of anatomically modern humans, evolved in the Middle Paleolithic between 400,000 and 250,000 years ago. This book discusses the latest comprehensive information about human evolution and is designed to be a reference and provide an overview of the topic and give the reader a structured knowledge to familiarize yourself with the topic at the most affordable price possible.The accuracy and knowledge is of an international viewpoint as the edited articles represent the inputs of many knowledgeable individuals and some of the most current knowledge on the topic, based on the date of publication.
Автор: Marie–Antoinette Mélieres,Chloé Mar& Название: Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future ISBN: 1118708512 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781118708514 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 6803.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is designed for first- and second-year university students (and their instructors) in earth science, environmental science, and physical geography degree programmes worldwide. The summaries at the end of each section constitute essential reading for policy makers and planners.
Описание: CO2 capture from gaseous effluents is one of the great challenges faced by chemical and environmental engineering, as the increase of CO2 levels in the Earths atmosphere might be responsible for dramatic climate changes. This compilation begins by presenting the recent developments in studies focusing on the optimization of CO2 capture using amine solutions. The authors assess the effects of land use change on soil carbon flux in Brazil, in addition to contributing to the body of knowledge about carbon stock balance in tropical and subtropical domains. The authors also assess whether it will it be possible to fulfill the Brazilian Paris agreement goals if the Amazon deforestation increase continues. The potential inflation effects of a global carbon price on consumer prices, investment prices, export prices, and import prices are explored, estimating the effects under various scenarios.
Автор: Falarz Malgorzata Название: Climate Change in Poland: Past, Present, Future ISBN: 3030703274 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030703271 Издательство: Springer Цена: 23757.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This edited book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future climate development in Poland.
Автор: Saravanan R. Название: The Climate Demon: Past, Present, and Future of Climate Prediction ISBN: 131651076X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781316510766 Издательство: Cambridge University Press Рейтинг: Цена: 17392.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Climate predictions - and the computer models behind them - play a key role in shaping public opinion on climate change. Providing an accessible introduction to the history, science, and philosophy of climate modeling, it is for anyone with an interest in climate change and a basic knowledge of science.
Описание: Recovering this forgotten past provides deeper roots and greater traction to advance sustainable management in our own times.This book charts a history of sustainable management from premodern times, through the birth of management science as an offshoot of the conservation movement, to the present day.
Автор: Roger G. Barry, Thian Yew Gan Название: The Global Cryosphere: Past, Present, and Future ISBN: 1108487556 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108487559 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 18058.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A comprehensive account of all components of the Earth`s cryosphere, including snow cover, glaciers, ice sheets, lake and river ice, permafrost, sea ice, ice shelves and icebergs. This textbook covers the global cryosphere`s past history and projected future states, and discusses the models developed to understand cryospheric processes.
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