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The impacts of human activities on our environments and its corollary, the impacts of the environment on human activities, have been major topics in geography since ancient times. Because climate is arguably the most important element of the natural environment, it has occupied a central position in both discussions.
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Yoshino, M. (1997). Human Activities and Environmental Change: A Climatologist’s View. In: Yoshino, M., Domrös, M., Douguédroit, A., Paszyński, J., Nkemdirim, L.C. (eds) Climates and Societies — A Climatological Perspective. The GeoJournal Library, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1055-8_1
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