GY4027
Topic 11: Anthropogenic Landscapes
In this final topic of the module, we will look at Human influence on the landscape.
By the end of this topic you should be able to:
- Describe a range of anthropogenic landscapes
- Explain the hydrological impacts of some anthropogenic landscapes
- Discuss the environmental consequences of some anthropogenic landscapes
Lecture
Lecture slides: L12 Anthropogenic Landscapes
Reading
Suggested Textbook
I suggest reading Chapter 17 of Szabó, J., Dávid, L., and Lóczy, D. eds. 2010. Anthropogenic Geomorphology A Guide to Man-Made Landforms. Springer, Dordrecht.
This is a summary chapter on anthropogenic landscapes. I highly recommend at least skimming through other chapters of this book as well.
Academic papers
- Hooke, R.L. 1994 On the efficacy of humans as geomorphic agents. GSA Today 4, 217–225 download pdf
What moves more material - rivers, or people?
- Del Monte, M., D’Orefice, M., Luberti, G. M., Marini, R., Pica, A., & Vergari, F. 2016 Geomorphological classification of urban landscapes: the case study of Rome (Italy). Journal of Maps 12, 178–189. doi: 10.1080/17445647.2016.1187977
Anthropogenic impacts on the landscape aren’t new - in some places they’ve been happening for thousands of years.
- Hupy, J.P. and Koehler, T. 2012 Modern warfare as a significant form of zoogeomorphic disturbance upon the landscape. Geomorphology 157–158, 169-182. doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2011.05.024
It’s not just the everyday human activity which modifies the landscape.