Weathering of stone-built heritage: A lens through which to read the Anthropocene

Anthropocene

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-13

  Gomez Heras, Miguel ^a   McCabe, Stephen ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Spain)

^b Northern Ireland Environment Link   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropocene; Environmental change; Stone decay; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOCENE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EARTH SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PALEOENVIRONMENT; VULNERABILITY; WEATHERING PROFILE;

EID: 84958183533     PISSN: 22133054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ancene.2015.12.003     Document Type: Review

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