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title: 'Vol I 3: Influence of Humans'
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date: '2026-07-30'
description: 'Volume One Chapter Three: Influence of Humans This chapter discusses the ways in which humans change the Earth. Land-use change for agriculture and urbanisation as well as increasing pollution have an effect on biodiversity and local climate. Additional Detail in Volume II Chapter 2 (pp 175-190) di…'
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## Volume One Chapter Three: Influence of Humans

This chapter discusses the ways in which humans change the Earth.

Land-use change for agriculture and urbanisation as well as increasing pollution have an effect on biodiversity and local climate.

# Additional Detail in Volume II

Chapter 2 (pp 175-190) discusses human influence in a wider context. It does not delve into the level of detail that is possible when considering natural cycles, pollution and loss off biodivesity.

- The dominance of humans 175
- Land use change implications 178
- Greenhouse gas atmospheric concentrations 180
- Heat Island Effect 183
- Pollution with Anthropogenic cause 184
- Biodiversity 185
- Human Reactions to Changing Climate 185

Chapter 13 (pp 427-432) goes into slightly more detail about two important natural cycles: Water and Carbon

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