{"product_id":"the-holocene-neil-roberts-9781118712573","title":"The Holocene: An Environmental History","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Neil Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118712579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118712573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2014 pg. 291","brand":"Neil Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48441743245567,"sku":"9781118712573","price":102.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e74c643d-9eb3-4663-9bcc-0d16af06ea22.jpg?v=1777192687","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-holocene-neil-roberts-9781118712573","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}