Physical Geography of the Global Environment
Author : H. J. de Blij
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 42,48 MB
Release : 1997-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780471241225
Physical Geography of the Global Environment, Study Guide
Author : Harm de Blij
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,13 MB
Release : 1993-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780471550990
Book Description
Devoted to our planet's natural surroundings, emphasizing the growing concern for environmental issues especially in the area of human/environment interactions. Relates physical geography to other natural and physical sciences, introducing system and modeling approaches. Topics run the gamut from clouds, ocean waves, soils and forests to rocks, minerals, deserts and barren wastes. Material is organized into 52 focused units approximately 10-15 pages each. Features a copious amount of photographs and illustrations.
An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment
Author : Joseph Holden
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 38,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780131753044
Book Description
The second edition of this best-selling and highly respected textbook provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the major topics within physical geography. An Introduction to Physical Geography and the Environment is designed with a range of in-text features such as case studies and reflective questions to aid study. As well as this, students have access to a rich and extensive range of online support resources such as extra weblinks, fieldwork worksheets, interactive models and new video clips of physical processes in action, all of which will help them achieve success in their Physical Geography course.
Physical Geography
Author : William M. Marsh
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 38,67 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521764289
Book Description
A systems-based approach to physical geography written in an easy-to-understand narrative style that is closely integrated with clear, single-concept illustrations.
Physical Geography
Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
Publisher :
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 22,47 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Physical geography
ISBN :
Book Description
Physical Geography
Author : Harm J. De Blij
Publisher :
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 43,69 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Physical geography
ISBN : 9780195171143
Book Description
This is an introductory physical geography text designed for 1st or 2nd year undergraduate students of geography, geology and environmental sciences.
Global Environmental Change
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 21,79 MB
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309044944
Book Description
Global environmental change often seems to be the most carefully examined issue of our time. Yet understanding the human sideâ€"human causes of and responses to environmental changeâ€"has not yet received sustained attention. Global Environmental Change offers a strategy for combining the efforts of natural and social scientists to better understand how our actions influence global change and how global change influences us. The volume is accessible to the nonscientist and provides a wide range of examples and case studies. It explores how the attitudes and actions of individuals, governments, and organizations intertwine to leave their mark on the health of the planet. The book focuses on establishing a framework for this new field of study, identifying problems that must be overcome if we are to deepen our understanding of the human dimensions of global change, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
McKnight's Physical Geography
Author : Darrel Hess
Publisher : Pearson Higher Ed
Page : 693 pages
File Size : 27,70 MB
Release : 2013-04-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 0321871774
Book Description
This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Continuing Tom L. McKnight's well-known thematic focus on landscape appreciation, Darrel Hess offers a broad survey of all of the physical processes and spatial patterns that create Earth’s physical landscape. McKnight’s Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation provides a clear writing style, superior art program, and abundant pedagogy to appeal to a wide variety of students. This new edition offers a truly meaningful integration of visualization, technology, the latest applied science, and new pedagogy, providingessential tools and opportunities to teach and engage students in these processes and patterns.
Rediscovering Geography
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 14,6 MB
Release : 1997-03-28
Category : Education
ISBN : 0309051991
Book Description
As political, economic, and environmental issues increasingly spread across the globe, the science of geography is being rediscovered by scientists, policymakers, and educators alike. Geography has been made a core subject in U.S. schools, and scientists from a variety of disciplines are using analytical tools originally developed by geographers. Rediscovering Geography presents a broad overview of geography's renewed importance in a changing world. Through discussions and highlighted case studies, this book illustrates geography's impact on international trade, environmental change, population growth, information infrastructure, the condition of cities, the spread of AIDS, and much more. The committee examines some of the more significant tools for data collection, storage, analysis, and display, with examples of major contributions made by geographers. Rediscovering Geography provides a blueprint for the future of the discipline, recommending how to strengthen its intellectual and institutional foundation and meet the demand for geographic expertise among professionals and the public.
Understanding the Changing Planet
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,38 MB
Release : 2010-07-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309150752
Book Description
From the oceans to continental heartlands, human activities have altered the physical characteristics of Earth's surface. With Earth's population projected to peak at 8 to 12 billion people by 2050 and the additional stress of climate change, it is more important than ever to understand how and where these changes are happening. Innovation in the geographical sciences has the potential to advance knowledge of place-based environmental change, sustainability, and the impacts of a rapidly changing economy and society. Understanding the Changing Planet outlines eleven strategic directions to focus research and leverage new technologies to harness the potential that the geographical sciences offer.
