An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment - Joseph Holden

An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment

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Buch | Softcover
696 Seiten
2004
Prentice Hall (Verlag)
978-0-13-121761-4 (ISBN)
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Designed to engage students through a broad presentation of Physical Geography and the Environment. This book is supported by illustrations and case studies drawn from Europe and the wider world. It encourages students to understand the processes at work in physical geography and to consider contemporary environmental problems.
Comprehensive and globally focused, "An Introduction to Physical Geography" "and the Environment" is richly supported by case studies and international examples. It gives a thorough overview of the key topics, looking closely at processes and environmental problems, and providing informative, expert and practical coverage of physical geography. Each chapter is written by a leading specialist in their field. In addition, there are multiple choice questions for each chapter, interactive numerical models, an annotated bibliography, a list of weblinks and a comprehensive glossary.

PART 1: THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. Approaching physical geography Part II: CLIMATE AND TECTONICS 2. Atmospheric Processes 3. Global Climates 4. Regional and local climates 5. Plate Tectonics 6. Oceans PART III: SOILS, BIOGEOGRAPHY AND ECOLOGY 7. Soils and the Environment 8. The Biosphere 9. Biogeographical concepts 10. Ecological Processes PART IV: GEOMORPHOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY 11. Hillslope processes and landscape evolution 12. Sediments and sedimentation 13. Catchment hydrology 14. Fluvial geomorphology and river management 15. Solutes 16. Dryland processes and environments 17. Coasts 18. Glaciers and ice sheets 19. Permafrost and periglaciation PART V: ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE, MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT 20. Quaternary environmental change 21. Humans and Environmental change 22. Remote sensing of environmental change 23. Managing environmental change

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.11.2004
Sprache englisch
Maße 209 x 274 mm
Gewicht 1444 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-10 0-13-121761-5 / 0131217615
ISBN-13 978-0-13-121761-4 / 9780131217614
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