Book Review: Rodriguez Martinez, J. - 2018. Presiones humanas, impactos ecológicos, respuestas sociales

Abstract

The rapid changes that are taking place in the general ecosystem’s function and structure are perceived as a serious threat caused by human activity. Significant climate deviations, accompanied by a rising rate of atmospheric and water pollution, species loss, habitat destruction and ecosystem disfunction in general are occurring at all spatial scales. The changes, which affect the whole planet and include almost all parameters considered, are known as global change, and the fact that they are caused by human activity has suggested that a new division should be created in the geological epochs, the Anthropocene. [...]