The Human Impact On the Natural Environment

The Human Impact has become the classic student text for understanding the ways in which human activity has changed and is changing the face of the earth. The fifth edition follows the familiar and successful structure of the previous editions and examines the human role in natural processes and systems.

• The classic introductory textbook for students of the environment, now extensively updated.
  
• Updated throughout with new and expanded guides to further reading and an extensive bibliography.