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Changing Climates, Ecosystems and Environments within Arid Southern Africa and Adjoining Regions
Author: Jörgen Runge
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-10-30
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1315738309
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is volume 33 of the yearbook seriesPalaeoecology of Africa presenting the outcome of atribute conference to the internationally recognized South African researcher and palynologist Professor Louis Scott. He has recently retired, but is continuing his active research career. The conference proceedings and articles published here
Quaternary Environmental Change in Southern Africa
Author: Jasper Knight
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-06-23
Total Pages: 465
ISBN-13: 1107055792
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book provides a benchmark study of southern African landscape evolution during the Quaternary, for researchers, professionals and policymakers.
Global Environments Through the Quaternary
Author: David Anderson
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013-02-07
Total Pages: 423
ISBN-13: 0199697264
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book delves into the environmental changes that have taken place during the Quaternary: the two to three million years during which humans have inhabited the Earth, and conveys the relevance of the study of this period to current environmental and climatic concerns.
Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa
Author: Richard W. Battarbee
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-11-06
Total Pages: 653
ISBN-13: 1402021216
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book focuses on two complementary time-scales, the Holocene (approximately the last 11,500 years) and the last glacial-interglacial cycle (approximately the last 130,000 years) to synthesize evidence of climate variability at the regional and continental scale across Europe and Africa. This is the first examination of historical climate variations at such a scale, and thus sets a benchmark for future research.
Southern African Landscapes and Environmental Change
Author: Peter J. Holmes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-07-04
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 1134972393
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa. It examines the links between these environments and the ways in which they have been, are and will likely be subject to change. It covers the geomorphology, soils, vegetation and land use across a range of landscapes, including mountains, coasts, savannah, drylands and wetlands, and identifies the impacts of current and potential climate change and other factors on these environments. The geographical focus is on the region defined by Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland. Illustrated throughout in full colour, the book will serve as a reference volume for researchers and environmental professionals internationally, as well as a textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students of geography, ecology and environmental studies in Southern Africa.
Southern African Geomorphology
Author: Peter Holmes
Publisher: UJ Press
Published: 2013-01-06
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 1920382364
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book covers the geomorphology and landscape evolution of South Africa, focusing on arid landscapes, fluvial systems, karst, Quaternary landscapes, macro-scale geomorphic evolution, coastal geomorphology and applied geomorphology. It would appeal to postgraduate students in Physical Geography (Geomorphology) and Physical Geology and all academics in the earth sciences.
Arid Zone Geomorphology
Author: David S. G. Thomas
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-02-08
Total Pages: 658
ISBN-13: 0470975695
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The new edition of Arid Zone Geomorphology aims to encapsulate the advances that have been made in recent years in the investigation and explanation of landforms and geomorphological processes in drylands. Building on the success of the previous two editions, the Third Edition has been completely revised and updated to reflect the latest developments in the field. Whilst this latest edition will remain a comprehensive reference to the subject, the book has been restructured to include regional case studies throughout to enhance student understanding and is clearly defined into five distinct sections; Firstly, the book introduces the reader to Large Scale Controls and Variability in Drylands and then moves on to consider Surface Processes and Characteristics; The Work of Water, The Work of the Wind. The book concludes with a section on Living with Dryland Geomorphology that includes a chapter on geomorphological hazards and the human impact on these environments. Once again, recognised world experts in the field have been invited to contribute chapters in order to present a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of current knowledge about the processes shaping the landscape of deserts and arid regions. In order to broaden the appeal of the Third Edition, the book has been reduced in extent by 100 pages and the Regional chapters have been omitted in favour of the inclusion of key regional case studies throughout the book. The Editor is also considering the inclusion of a supplementary website that could include further images, problems and case studies.
Late Quaternary Palaeoenvironments of Southern Africa
Author: Janette Deacon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 1988
Total Pages: 248
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Combining the expertise of an archaeologist and a geologist, this important study gives a balanced evaluation of South African climatic history, summarizing such diverse evidence as dune systems, stable isotopes, pollen, fossil bones, and the distribution of Stone Age people. Together, these factors show the effects of climatic changes on terrestrial ecosystems in the southern African landscape. A comprehensive overview of the nature, scale, and timing of changes coincident with the worldwide interglacial-glacial-interglacial cycle is also presented. The potentials and pitfalls of palaeonenvironmental reconstructions and the implications for biogeography, human population distributions, and palaeoclimatic models are also featured. Researchers in these areas will appreciate this unique and insightful exploration into the climatic history of this fascinating region.
Design with the Desert
Author: Richard Malloy
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2016-04-19
Total Pages: 607
ISBN-13: 1439881383
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Typical development in the American Southwest often resulted in scraping the desert lands of the ancient living landscape, to be replaced with one that is human-made and dependent on a large consumption of energy and natural resources. This transdisciplinary book explores the natural and built environment of this desert region and introduces development tools for shaping its future in a more sustainable way. It offers valuable insights to help promote ecological balance between nature and the built environment in the American Southwest-and in other ecologically fragile regions around the world.
