Fire: A Very Short Introduction (häftad)
Fler böcker inom
Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
176
Utgivningsdatum
2020-06-25
Förlag
OUP Oxford
Illustratör/Fotograf
43 black and white images
Illustrationer
43 black and white images
Dimensioner
170 x 109 x 10 mm
Vikt
136 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9780198830030

Fire: A Very Short Introduction

av Andrew C Scott
Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-06-25
106
Köp
Spara som favorit
  • Skickas från oss inom 10-15 vardagar.
  • Fri frakt över 249 kr för privatkunder i Sverige.
Finns även som
Visa alla 2 format & utgåvor
Fire has shaped the Earth's landscape and vegetation for the past 400 million years. This book explores the history of wildfire, and how humans have sought to use and manage it. The need to understand fire has never been greater, as human settlements encroach on flammable landscapes and wildfires increase with climate change.
Visa hela texten

Passar bra ihop

  1. Fire: A Very Short Introduction
  2. +
  3. The War on the West

De som köpt den här boken har ofta också köpt The War on the West av Douglas Murray (häftad).

Köp båda 2 för 256 kr

Kundrecensioner

Har du läst boken? Sätt ditt betyg »

Fler böcker av Andrew C Scott

Övrig information

Andrew C. Scott is a Distinguished Research Professor of Ancient and Modern Fire Systems at Royal Holloway, University of London. His research has dealt with aspects of palaeobotany, palynology, coal geology, petrology and geochemistry, the geological history of wildfire and the role of fire on Earth. He has appeared in numerous radio programmes for the BBC including 'In Our Time' and 'The Forum'. He has published more than 240 scholarly articles and written or edited 12 books, including Fire on Earth: An Introduction (Wiley, 2014) and Burning Planet (OUP, 2018).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface and Acknowledgements List of Illustrations 1: The elements of fire 2: The deep history of fire 3: Fire and humankind 4: Containing and suppressing fire 5: New technologies and changing fire policies 6: Fire and climate change References Further reading Index

Du kanske gillar