The Environment: Principles and ApplicationsPsychology Press, 2001 - 660 pages The Environmentis a lively, comprehensive introduction for environmental study, explaining how the environment functions, how environmental systems relate, and the ways in which people and environment interact. Focusing particularly on the environmental impacts of human activities, the book explains the ways in which an understanding of basic physical principles can help us to use the environment and its resources. |
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... cycle 13 Water resources 14 Drylands 15 Cold and ice 16 Oceans and coasts Part V The biosphere 17 The biosphere 18 Ecosystems , succession and biomes 19 Soil Part VI Reflections 20 Retrospect and prospect Contents List of colour plates ...
... cycles Applications General structure of the cycles 86 Radon gas 132 Induced changes 89 The nitrogen cycle 89 Underground storage of nuclear waste Hot springs and geysers 139 The carbon cycle 91 Geothermal energy 139 135 The sulphur cycle ...
... cycle 202 Weathering Denudation 204 Disintegration 205 Measuring temperature 272 Solar energy and temperature 274 Temperature and air stability 276 Atmospheric pressure and wind Atmospheric pressure 278 Decomposition 208 Variations in ...
... CYCLE Drought Defining drought 419 Learning objectives 351 Causes of drought 421 The hydrosphere Experiencing drought 423 Significance of water 351 Coping with drought 425 The global water cycle 352 Deserts Drainage basins The nature of ...
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Contents
Symptoms | 5 |
Environment in crisis | 11 |
Monitoring and analysis | 17 |
Global environmental change | 23 |
Summary | 30 |
Population and environment | 55 |
Environmental systems | 84 |
The sulphur cycle | 94 |
Global climate | 332 |
Subpolar and arctic climates | 340 |
The hydrological cycle | 379 |
Climate change | 410 |
Summary | 417 |
Water resource | 447 |
The biosphere | 521 |
Classification | 524 |
Spaceship Earth | 101 |
The lithosphere | 137 |
Volcanoes | 173 |
STRUCTURE OF THE EARTH | 179 |
Learning objectives 125 | 190 |
Weathering | 204 |
The atmosphere | 209 |
Atmospheric pressure and wind | 278 |
Erosion processes | 284 |
Summary | 291 |
Weather systems | 297 |
The Earths energy budget 235 | 303 |
Air pollution 241 | 309 |
Summary | 318 |
ATMOSPHERIC PROCESSES | 325 |
Climate | 326 |
Conservation | 539 |
Ocean currents 479 | 547 |
Importance of the coast 496 | 567 |
Ecosystems succession and biomes | 569 |
Coastal management 504 | 574 |
Further reading | 580 |
THE BIOSPHERE | 586 |
Learning objectives | 593 |
Soil | 595 |
Soil formation and profiles | 600 |
Managing soil resources | 608 |
Future prospects | 623 |
Reflections | 627 |
Land evaluation | 631 |