The Holocene

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The Holocene provides students, researchers and\r\nlay-readers with the remarkable story of how the natural world has\r\nbeen transformed since the end of the last Ice Age around 15,000\r\nyears ago.  This period has witnessed a shift from\r\nenvironmental changes determined by natural forces to those\r\ndominated by human actions, including those of climate and\r\ngreenhouse gases. Understanding the environmental changes - both\r\nnatural and anthropogenic - that have occurred during the Holocene\r\nis of crucial importance if we are to achieve a sustainable\r\nenvironmental future.\r\n\r\nRevised and updated to take full account of the most recent\r\nadvances, the third edition of this classic text includes\r\nsubstantial material on the scientific methods that are used to\r\nreconstruct and date past environments, as well as new concepts\r\nsuch as the Anthropocene. The book is fully-illustrated, global in\r\ncoverage, and contains case studies, a glossary and more than 500\r\nnew references.