| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 776 pages) : color illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Part One: Fundamentals 1. The Physical Environment: Scientific Concepts and Methods 2. Energy and Earth Part Two: Atmosphere 3. Heat and Energy in the Atmosphere, 4. Moisture in the Atmosphere, 5. Precipitation and evapotranspiration 6. The Atmosphere in Action 7. Weather-Forming Systems 8. Micro and Local Climates 9. Climate Change Part Three Geosphere 10. Earth's Geological Structure and Processes 11. The Global Ocean 12. Rock Formation and Deformation 13. Denudation, Weathering and Mass Wasting 14. Fluvial Systems: Catchments and Rivers 15. Cryosphere Systems: Glaciers, Ice and Permafrost 16. Aeolian Systems 17. Global Coastlines Part Four Biosphere 18. Soils in their Environment 19. Soil Fertility and Sustainability 20. Principles of Biogeography 21. The Earth System and the Cycling of Carbon and Nutrients 22. Biodiversity in Ecosystems Part Five Environments 23. Environmental Reconstruction: Principles and Practice 24. Polar and Alpine environments 25. Mediterranean Environments 26. Tropical Deserts and Semi-Arid Environments 27. Humid Tropical Environments 28. Current and Future Environmental Change Glossary Bibliography Index |
| Summary |
Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach, it demonstrates how the various factors operating at Earth's surface can and do interact, and how landscape can be used to decipher them. The nature of the earth, its atmosphere and its oceans, the main processes of geomorphology and key elements of ecosystems are also all explained. The final section on specific environments usefully sets in context the physical processes and human i |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 756-766) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Physical geography -- Textbooks.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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Physical geography
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Physische Geografie
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Geografia física.
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Naturgeografi.
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Miljöfrågor.
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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Textbooks.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Addison, Kenneth
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Atkinson, K. (Kenneth), 1940-
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| LC no. |
2007037708 |
| ISBN |
9781135090111 |
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1135090114 |
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0203070127 |
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9780203070123 |
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