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The forces of nature : our quest to conquer the planet / Barry A. Vann.
- Description: 342 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
- ISBN: 9781616146016 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 161614601X (cloth : alk. paper)
Available copies
- 2 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 2 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 304.2/Vann (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Wakefield | Adult Nonfiction (2nd Floor) | 304.2 Vann (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Contents: | The power of environmental perceptions -- Living on the edge of the world -- Settling the ancient ecumene -- Geotheology from the cradle of civilization -- Geokolasis : the cases of Donora, Lake Erie, and the Dust Bowl -- Erosion and dispossession in the Cumberland Gap area, 1933-1939 -- Life and death in Hurricane Alley -- Life and death in America's tornado alleys -- Life and death in quake zones -- Challenges of climate change -- The East's human tsunami -- The Americas in 2060 -- Appendix: Cumberland Gap survey. |
| Summary: | Describes the precarious balance between humans and their environments, explaining how mankind's transformation of land and population shifts affect and are affected by climate change. |
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| Subject: |
Human ecology. Human geography. Nature > Effect of human beings on. Climatic changes. |
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