• ISBN13: 9781464107764
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Earth-Science/Environment
• Publisher: Macmillan Learning
• Publisher Imprint: WH Freeman
• Publication Date: June 15, 2014
• Pages: 375
• Original Price: GBP 42.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 426 grams

Ruddiman’s textbook presents an overview of the record of early human effects on landscapes and climate, from the beginnings of agriculture development through to the Industrial Revolution, moving into present day. This compact and adaptable text makes the science behind climate change issues understandable, engaging and fascinating for the non-scientist.
Written for both those studying earth climates and anyone with a personal interest in this field of study, as the text is brief and enough for a single term course.

William F. Ruddiman is retired from the University of Virginia, USA and has since concentrated his research on the climatic role farmers played during the last several thousand years by clearing land, raising livestock, and irrigating rice padis. Over the course of his career, Ruddiman has explored several different aspects of the field of paleoclimate - from orbital-scale changes in North Atlantic sediment to the cause of long-term cooling over the last 50 million years. He has written trade books and numerous journal articles.