GG1002

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 8 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere - natural and human interactions Topics covered - symptoms of land degradation, reducing degradation Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 9 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 2 - humid tropical deforestation Topics covered: forest services Recommended reading available at Lecture 9 continued & Lecture 10

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 9 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 2 - Humid tropical deforestation Topics covered: reasons for degradation, causes of deforestation, consequences of deforestation Recommended reading available at Lecture 9 continued & Lecture 10

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 9 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 2 - Humid tropical deforestation Topics covered: attitudes to rainforests Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module) Lecture 10 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 3 - Global warming and agricultural futures Topics covered: changes with global warming Recommended reading available at Lecture 10 fin.

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 10 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 3 - Global warming and agricultural futures Topics covered: vulnerability and risk in farming systems, adaptation, food security. Recommended reading included (some available to download in this module).

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Lecture 10 - Contemporary issues in the biosphere 3 - Global warming and agricultural futures Topics covered: agricultural impacts of climate change, key impacts of climate change, vulnerability of agriculture to climate change. Recommended reading available at Lecture 10 fin.

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summaries of texts: Furley (1997) 'Plant ecology, soil environments and dynamic change in tropical savannas', Progress in Physical Geography, 21, 257-284 Pianka (1966) ' Latitudinal gradients in species diversity: a review of concepts', American Naturalist, 100, 33-46

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Reading summaries from texts: Pianka (1966) 'Latitudinal gradients in species diversity: a review of concepts', American Naturalist, 100, 33-46 Thomas (2008) 'The Biosphere', in Holden, 'An introduction to physical geography and the environment',

*All profits donated to the Black Lives Matter Movement.* Summary of text: Middleton (2003) 'The global casino: an introduction to environmental issues', Chapter 3: Sustainable development