Bücher der Reihe Key Issues in Environmental Change

Provides an account of glaciers and ice sheets as monitors and indicators of environmental change. This book examines the record of environmental change within glaciers and ice sheets, and that of past environments left by retreating glaciers. It also assesses methods of using palaeoenvironmental records.

Provides an introduction to the major pollutants causing concern, a description of their sources and how their emissions and concentrations have changed through time. This book examines - atmospheric pollution at global, continental and local scales; the development of policy at national and international levels; among others.

Outlines and assesses various methods used to reconstruct and explain past interaction between people and their environment.

Mountain environments are often perceived to be austere, isolated, and inhospitable. This work provides an account of fragile and marginal physical and socio-economic systems which make up world's mountain regions. It includes a review of possible implications for adaption and mitigation strategies in a global context.

Aimed at bridging the gap between the sciences and humanities, this work provides an analysis of the methodological tools employed in examining processes of environmental change. It examines the way in which environmental management decisions are made and discusses the relevance of this perspective to contemporary issues.