During recent past, large scale conversions of forests to other land-uses in developed and developing countries in response to high population growth has been observed. As a consequence, this has disrupted the hydrological cycle and a great change in climate is envisaged. This book provides an introduction to land-use/cover and its impact on climate.
Preface; Introduction; Land-use/cover Change Dynamics; Global Biogeochemical Cycles; Hydrological Analysis; The Global Climate Change; Index.