{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-the-physical-environment-fourth-edition-peter-smithson-university-of-sheffield-uk-9780415395168","title":"Fundamentals of the Physical Environment: Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFourth Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA core introductory textbook for students of physical geography and environmental sciences, this fourth edition explains the scientific principles underlying the Earth's climates, landforms, soils and ecosystems and reviews the principal interactive processes driving them. It also introduces the nature and mechanisms of current environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOmschrijving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentals of the Physical Environment\u003c\/em\u003e 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 impacts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition has been extensively revised to incorporate current thinking and knowledge and includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new section on the history and study of physical geography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean updated and strengthened chapter on climate change (9) and a strengthened section on the work of the wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea revised chapter (15) on crysosphere systems - glaciers, ice and permafrost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new chapter (23) on the principles of environmental reconstruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new joint chapter (24) on polar and alpine environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea key new joint chapter (28) on current environmental change and future environments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enew material on the Earth System and cycling of carbon and nutrients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethemed boxes highlighting processes, systems, applications, new developments and human impacts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea support website at www.routledge.com\/textbooks\/9780415395168 with discussion and essay questions, chapter summaries and extended case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearly written, well-structured and with over 450 informative colour diagrams and 150 colour photographs, this text provides students with the necessary grounding in fundamental processes whilst linking these to their impact on human society and their application to the science of the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProductspecificaties\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuteur:\u003c\/strong\u003e Peter Smithson (University of Sheffield, UK)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUitgever:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Routledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerschijningsdatum:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2008-05-16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAantal pagina's:\u003c\/strong\u003e 792\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780415395168\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThema:\u003c\/strong\u003e Physical geography and topography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/strong\u003e SCIENCE \/ Earth Sciences \/ Geography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOver de auteur\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Smithson\u003c\/strong\u003e is former Senior Lecturer in the Department of Geography at the University of Sheffield. His research interests include: precipitation climatology (applications in UK, Sri Lanka and Brazil); cave climatology; and climate change, especially in semi-arid environments. He has over 50 publications, and over 40 refereed research papers in journals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Addison\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer at the School of Applied Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, and Fellow and Tutor in Physical Geography at St Peter's College, University of Oxford. His research interests include: Quaternary stratigraphy and geomorphology, with special interest in Wales; geotechnical and geomorphological studies of recent and contemporary slope stability; earth science conservation strategy and practice; and Medieval environmental change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKen Atkinson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56354522169684,"sku":"9780415395168","price":84.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/9780415395168.jpg?v=1783584693","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/es\/products\/fundamentals-of-the-physical-environment-fourth-edition-peter-smithson-university-of-sheffield-uk-9780415395168","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}