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Ecosystems and Land Use Change
Ruth Defries (Ed.)
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Hardcover. Editor(s): Defries, Ruth; Asner, Gregory; Houghton, Richard. Series: Geophysical Monograph. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, black & white tables, maps, figures, colou. BIC Classification: PHVG; RNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 272 x 221 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 153.
Land use is at the center of one of the most vexing challenges for the coming decades: to provide enough food, fiber and shelter for the world's population; raise the standard of living for the billion people currently below the poverty line; and simultaneously sustain the world's ecosystems for use by humans and other species. The intended consequence of cropland expansion, urban growth, and other land use changes is to satisfy demands from the increasing appetite of the world's population. Unintended consequences, however, can alter ... Read moreProduct Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
American Geophysical Union United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Geophysical Monograph
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875904184
SKU
V9780875904184
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About Ruth Defries (Ed.)
Ruth DeFries is an environmental geographer who specializes in the use of remote sensing to study Earth's habitability under the influence of human activities, such as deforestation, that influence regulating biophysical and biogeochemical processes. Gregory Asner is the editor of Ecosystems and Land Use Change, published by Wiley.
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