Global change

Author: Zhang Lansheng
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a 21st-century curriculum textbook and the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" teaching material for the discipline of geography in science education under the Ministry of Education, and has been listed as a key textbook by the State Education Commission. Global change is currently the focus of global attention to Earth knowledge. This book reflects the fundamental ideas and latest research progress in global change studies. It is divided into three parts: 1. It introduces the concept, processes, and driving forces of global change, human adaptation to global change, and research methods for global change; 2. It presents changes across different time scales in chronological order (past, modern, and future), emphasizing the interconnectedness of various parts of the Earth system in the process of global change, as well as the interaction between global change and humans; 3. It focuses on major historical environmental evolution events that have significantly influenced modern environmental characteristics in China, the long-term impact of human activities on the environment, and future environmental change trends and impacts in China under the context of global warming.