Effects of Land Use Change on Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations formatIsbn:Hardcover 9780387941172 the relevance of social dynamics O.P the relevance of social dynamics to population growth and decline are examined the health care rights of minors The potential for humans to alter Earth's atmosphere has been recognized since the end of the 19th century when Arrhenius estimated that a doubling of atmospheric carbon dioxide could alter the atmospheric radiation balance and raise average global temperature land use change and associated biological 2 processes become important elements in assessments of future atmospheric CO 2 increase