This is a multidisciplinary collection of thirty–nine key articles concerned with the human impact on the natural environment. It is divided into six thematic parts, each introduced by the editor. It is designed to be used in university courses on environmental analysis and management, either on its own or in conjunction with Andrew Goudie?s standard text, The Human Impact on the Natural Environment (fifth edition, 2000). Environmental change directly attributable to human action dates back at least 10,000 years, but has become increasingly significant following urbanization, industrialization, agricultural intensification, and the exponential growth in human population. It is now a central concern not only of many scientific disciplines, but of governments, business, international organizations, and the public at large. Deforestation has reduced the diversity of species. Local and trans–national air and water pollution have damaged health and agricultural productivity....

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