Fire

A Very Short Introduction

(Author) Andrew C. Scott
Format: Paperback
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Fire has shaped the Earth's landscape and vegetation for the past 400 million years. This book explores the history of wildfire, and how humans have sought to use and manage it. The need to understand fire has never been greater, as human settlements encroach on flammable landscapes and wildfires increase with climate change.

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Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
177
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780198830030
Publish year:
2020
Publish date:
June 25, 2020

Andrew C. Scott

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