11.3 Land use - Anthropogeomorphology¶
Additional Assigned Reading¶
This article “Land Use” from Our World in Data by Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser.
Hooke, R. L. (2000). On the history of humans as geomorphic agents. Geology, 28(9), 843-846.
Goudie, A. (2018). The human impact in geomorphology–50 years of change. Geomorphology, 106601.
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Anthropogeomorphology¶
The past few thousand years have seen a dramatic increase in the impact that humans have on the evolution and modification of landscapes. Studying how humans are using land and the impact that has on earth systems will help us mitigate these impacts, to build and farm more sustainably.
Figure from Hooke, R. L. (2000). On the history of humans as geomorphic agents. Geology, 28(9), 843-846.