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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... Structure of the Earth 6 Dynamic Earth 7 Earth materials Part III The atmosphere 8 The atmosphere 9 Atmospheric processes 10 Weather systems 11 Climate Part IV The hydrosphere 12 The hydrological cycle 13 Water resources 14 Drylands 15 ...
... 68 Systems What is a system ? 69 Environmental systems 72 System dynamics 77 Response to change – adjustment and feedback 78 Implications 82 - Biogeochemical cycles Applications General structure of the cycles 86 Radon ix.
... structure of the cycles 86 Radon gas 132 Induced changes 89 The nitrogen cycle 89 Underground storage of nuclear ... Structure of the universe The face of the Earth 154 The universe : structure and composition 104 Warping 155 The solar ...
... structure Further reading Composition of the atmosphere 226 Structure of the atmosphere 228 10 WEATHER SYSTEMS The energy system Sunlight 231 Learning objectives 301 Importance of weather Energy from the Sun 232 Weather and people 301 ...
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 |