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Human Driving Forces and their

Impacts on Land Use/Land Cover


Disclaimer and Credits

This module is part of the Virtual Geography Department project and has been prepared for the Earth's Environment and Society working group of the HDGC project. These materials may be used for study, research, and education, but please credit the source: the Developing Active Learning Modules on the Human Dimensions of Global Change "Human Driving Forces and their Impacts on Land Use/Land Cover"© 1996 by Association of American Geographers, 1710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20009-3198. Phone: (202) 234-1450, Fax: (202) 234-2744, E-mail: gaia@aag.org. ISBN: 0-89291-231-6. Printed copies of this document may be ordered directly from the Association.

The adaptation for the web was done by Robert E. Ford,
Professor of  International Sustainable Development and Social Policy
Doctoral Program in Social Policy & Social Research,

Department of Social Work,
School of Science and Technology,
Loma Linda University,
Loma Linda, CA 92350
Email: rford@univ.llu.edu
Home email:  rford at igc.or
Office Phone: (909) 558-7507
Fax: (909) 558-0450

Facts of Publication

The module is based upon material produced by Susanne Moser and Susan Hanson of the HDGC Project.

The project coordinator, Susan Hanson of Clark University, acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to the Association of American Geographers (AAG) (Grant No. DUE-9354651) for the development of these teaching materials. Administrative support is provided through the AAG's Second Commission on College Geography (CCG2) and the AAG's Educational Affairs Director, Osa Brand, and her staff. General project support is provided by Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts which also hosted a workshop to develop the modules further. The hard work of the conference participants evident in these materials is greatly appreciated. Kay Hartnett, Clark University, gave most generous and proficient graphic design advice. Module authors, co-authors, and other contributors are solely responsible for the opinions, findings, and conclusions stated in this module which do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF or AAG.

This module has been peer reviewed and classroom tested. To make suggestions and corrections please contact the Virtual Geography Department project by email via Anita Howard at anita.howard@colorado.edu.

All materials included in this module may be copied and distributed to students currently enrolled in any course in which this module is being used. Print versions of this module are available from the AAG.

Module Overview

Abstract

Land use/cover change has occurred at all times in all parts of the world. Most affected and involved in these processes are the environmental spheres of water, soil, and vegetative cover, which are closely linked to geomorphology, climate, fauna, and especially human societies. The linkages among spheres are highly complex and incompletely understood. The most profound questions with respect to land use/cover and global change are:

The module introduces the student to the complexities inherent in these questions, but mainly focusses on the first of these. It illustrates the central role of the study of land use/cover change within the larger field of global environmental and climatic change, and is thus a good unit to introduce this topic.

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