{"product_id":"the-holocene-isbn-9781118712573","title":"The Holocene","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holocene\u003c\/i\u003e provides students, researchers and lay-readers with the remarkable story of how the natural world has been transformed since the end of the last Ice Age around 15,000 years ago.  This period has witnessed a shift from environmental changes determined by natural forces to those dominated by human actions, including those of climate and greenhouse gases. Understanding the environmental changes - both natural and anthropogenic - that have occurred during the Holocene is of crucial importance if we are to achieve a sustainable environmental future.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Revised and updated to take full account of the most recent advances, the third edition of this classic text includes substantial material on the scientific methods that are used to reconstruct and date past environments, as well as new concepts such as the Anthropocene. The book is fully-illustrated, global in coverage, and contains case studies, a glossary and more than 500 new references.\u003c\/p\u003e  Technical boxes viii  \u003cp\u003ePreface to the third edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the companion website xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSources of information on past environments 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNature and society 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe significance of the Holocene 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Reconstructing Holocene environments 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDating the past 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHistorical and archaeological dating 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRadiometric dating methods 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDendrochronology and radiocarbon calibration 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther dating methods 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalaeoecological techniques 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePollen analysis 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant remains 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreatures great and small 44\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreshwater and marine organisms 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeological techniques 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIce and ocean 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStable isotope analysis 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeomorphology and climate 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeo-archaeology 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModelling the past 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of environmental reconstruction 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComputer model simulations 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Pleistocene prelude (\u0026gt;11 700 Cal. yr bp) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIce Age environments 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe glacial–interglacial cycle 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the causes of long-term climatic change 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Last Glacial Maximum and after 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe terminal Pleistocene (15 000–11 700 Cal. yr bp) 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Late Glacial in the North Atlantic region 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTerminal Pleistocene climatic oscillation: a globally synchronous event? 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjustment of geomorphic systems 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman ecology at the end of the Pleistocene 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMegafaunal extinctions 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Early Holocene adaptations (11 700–6000 Cal. yr bp) 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the physical environment 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIce sheets and sea levels 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHuman adaptations to coastal environments 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLake ontogeny and soil development 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe return of the forests 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEurope 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEastern North America 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDry Mediterranean woodland 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical forests 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactors affecting forest re-advance 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe ecology of Mesolithic Europe 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe early Holocene in the tropics 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSaharan palaeoecology 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Holocene climates: Pattern and process 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The first farmers 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgricultural origins 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouthwest Asia 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChina and South Asia 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMesoamerica 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTropical domesticates 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndependent innovation or diffusion? 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of environmental change in early agriculture 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly agricultural impacts 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEuropean agricultural dispersals 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological consequences of early European agriculture 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The taming of nature (6000–1000 Cal. yr bp) 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChanges in the natural environment 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate and vegetation 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe origin and development of blanket mires 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoasts and rivers 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCultural evolution 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHydraulic civilisation in Mesopotamia 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental impact in pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePastoral nomadism 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMediterranean ecosystems 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe making of the landscape: The British Isles 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe primaeval forest 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShaugh Moor – a Bronze Age landscape 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe environmental impact of permanent agricultural clearance 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The impact of modern times (1000–0 Cal. yr bp) 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimatic changes in historical times 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate history and global warming 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequences of medieval and Little Ice Age climate change 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpansion at the periphery 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConquest of the Northlands 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pacific 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological imperialism 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLand-use history and soil erosion 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePollution histories 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEutrophication: natural or cultural? 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcidification and atmospheric pollution 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 The environmental future: A Holocene perspective 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolocene environmental crises 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental conservation and Holocene Environmental history 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Calibration table for radiocarbon ages 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“In conclusion, we find the new edition highly recommendable to students and researchers but to those who are interested in how our modern envi­ronment came about and how human kind interacts with nature.”  (\u003ci\u003eGeologos Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“All the sections are very well referenced, making this a good book for serious research or to dip into a particular area of interest to the reader. For a reference work it is surprisingly easy to just sit and read, which I did, and found it interesting through to the last page. I particularly liked the way a wide range of ideas and disciplines were brought together to form a coherent thread throughout the book.”  (\u003ci\u003eProceedings of the Open University Geological Society\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 April 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The text makes enjoyable reading, and although the author introduces many technical terms, they are all covered in a glossary at the end and included in the index.  Summing Up: Highly recommended.  Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers.” \u003ci\u003e  (Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This excellent book should be mandatory reading for any student taking a palaeobased environmental change module, and academics will also very much enjoy reading Neil Roberts’ fine prose.”  (\u003ci\u003eThe Holocene\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 October 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNeil Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Geography at Plymouth University in the UK and has been Visiting Senior Researcher at Stanford University, CA. His main research interests are in Holocene environmental change, especially lake sediment records of climate and human impact in Mediterranean regions. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and served on the US National Academies Committee on climate changes of the last 2,000 Years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Holocene\u003c\/i\u003e provides students, researchers and lay-readers with the remarkable story of how the natural world has been transformed since the end of the last Ice Age around 15,000 years ago. This period has witnessed a shift from environmental changes determined by natural forces to those dominated by human actions, including those of climate and greenhouse gases. Understanding the environmental changes - both natural and anthropogenic - that have occurred during the Holocene is of crucial importance if we are to achieve a sustainable environmental future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevised and updated to take full account of the most recent advances, the third edition of this classic text includes substantial material on the scientific methods that are used to reconstruct and date past environments, as well as new concepts such as the Anthropocene. The book is fully-illustrated, global in coverage, and contains case studies, a glossary and more than 500 new references.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990259155173,"sku":"NP9781118712573","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118712573.jpg?v=1761787099","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-holocene-isbn-9781118712573","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}