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Environmental Science : A Student's Companion, Paperback by Gregory, Kenneth J.; Simmons, Ian G.; Brazel, Anthony J.; Day, John W.; Keller, Edward A., ISBN 1412947057, ISBN-13 9781412947053, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This unique addition to reference literature provides an introduction to the major concepts and contemporary issues that are essential for students of environmental science and environmental studies to know. With over 200 entries authored by world-class names like Anthony Brazel, John Day and Edward Keller, this text is divided into six sections: Environmental Science, Environments, Paradigms & Concepts, Processes & Dynamics, Scales & Techniques, and Environmental Issues.

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This unique addition to reference literature provides an introduction to the major concepts and contemporary issues that are essential for students of environmental science and environmental studies to know. With over 200 entries authored by world-class names like Anthony Brazel, John Day and Edward Keller, this text is divided into six sections: Environmental Science, Environments, Paradigms Concepts, Processes Dynamics, Scales Techniques, and Environmental Issues.

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SAGE Publications, The Limited
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1412947057
ISBN-13
9781412947053
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Kenneth J. Gregory, Ian Simmons, Anthony Brazel, Edward A. Keller, John w. Day
Publication Name
Environmental Sciences : a Student′S Companion
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Trade Paperback
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English
Publication Year
2008
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Textbook
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456 Pages

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1in
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... an essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twenty-first century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work - Professor William L. GrafUniversity of South Carolina Environmental science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this book to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware - Professor Andrew GoudieUniversity of Oxford ...a key text that should be on the introductory reading list for any undergraduate environmental science and/or physical geography student. It would be of particular benefit to students starting their studies in environmental science who have no background in the subject, including post-graduate students embarking on a masters course. I shall certainly recommend that my students purchase a copy Book Review Progress in Physical Geography, 'e¦ an essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twenty-first century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work - Professor William L. Graf University of South Carolina Environmental science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this book to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware - Professor Andrew Goudie University of Oxford ...a key text that should be on the introductory reading list for any undergraduate environmental science and/or physical geography student. It would be of particular benefit to students starting their studies in environmental science who have no background in the subject, including post-graduate students embarking on a masters' course. I shall certainly recommend that my students purchase a copy Book Review Progress in Physical Geography, Exhaustive but not exhausting, this primer on the environmental sciences and environmental studies is the educated layperson's essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. This compendium is the essential intellectual tool box for understanding the greatest challenge of the twenty-first century: the relationship between human society and the natural world that supports us. Written in a lively fashion that will appeal to the environmental neophyte as well as to the expert, this work appeals not to the lowest common denominator, but rather to the highest common denominator. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twentieth-century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work., e an essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twenty-first century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work - Professor William L. Graf University of South Carolina Environmental science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this book to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware - Professor Andrew Goudie University of Oxford ...a key text that should be on the introductory reading list for any undergraduate environmental science and/or physical geography student. It would be of particular benefit to students starting their studies in environmental science who have no background in the subject, including post-graduate students embarking on a masters' course. I shall certainly recommend that my students purchase a copy Book Review Progress in Physical Geography, â€¦ an essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twenty-first century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work - Professor William L. Graf University of South Carolina Environmental science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this book to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware - Professor Andrew Goudie University of Oxford ...a key text that should be on the introductory reading list for any undergraduate environmental science and/or physical geography student. It would be of particular benefit to students starting their studies in environmental science who have no background in the subject, including post-graduate students embarking on a masters' course. I shall certainly recommend that my students purchase a copy Book Review Progress in Physical Geography, Environmental Science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this primer to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware., ... an essential storehouse of knowledge for understanding the world around us and the sciences that investigate it. No educated person would think of trying to live a productive life without knowing the multiplication table, and no twenty-first century citizen should try to live an environmentally responsible life without the knowledge in this classic work - Professor William L. Graf University of South Carolina Environmental science students embarking on their courses in this fast changing area will find this book to be an essential companion, for it provides a wide-ranging, up-to-date summary of all the crucial issues and concepts of which they will need to be aware - Professor Andrew Goudie University of Oxford ...a key text that should be on the introductory reading list for any undergraduate environmental science and/or physical geography student. It would be of particular benefit to students starting their studies in environmental science who have no background in the subject, including post-graduate students embarking on a masters' course. I shall certainly recommend that my students purchase a copy Book Review Progress in Physical Geography
Table of Content
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESIntroductionAnthropologyArchaeology Atmospheric sciences Biogeography Biology Cartography Climatology Earth system science Ecology Ecosystem Environmental chemistry Environmental sciencesGeneticsGeoarchaeology Geochemistry Geology Geomorphology Glacial geomorphology Glaciology Human ecology Human Geography Hydrology Landscape architecture Limnology Meteorology Microclimate Oceanography Palaeoecology Palaeogeography Pedology Physical geography Physiology Seismology Soil science ENVIRONMENTSIntroductionAntarctic environmentAnthropogenic impact, NoosphereArctic environmentsArid zones/DesertsAtmosphereBiomesBiosphereClimate classficationClimate zonesCoasts CryosphereDeltasEarth spheresEarth structureEstuarine environmentsFluvial environmentsFossil fuels Glacial environments GlaciersHydrosphereKarstLithosphere Periglacial environmentsPermafrost Soil profilesStratigraphy Temperate environmentsTropical environmentsTroposphereUrban environmentsVegetation and its classificationPARADIGMS/CONCEPTSIntroductionBiocomplexity Biodiversity/functional biodiversity Biogeochemical cycles Biomass Catastrophism Catastrophe theoryChaos theory Cultures Cycles Diaspora Environment Environmentalism Epistemology Equifinality Equilbrium ErgodicityEstuarine dependent or related species Evolution Gaia hypothesis General circulation models Greenhouse effect Habitat of coastal and marine fishes Hazards Holism Landscape Landsystems approach Modernism Natural resources Nature Ocean circulation Paradigms Perception Philosophy of science Place, sense of Postmodernism Process-form relationships PulsingReductionism Self-design Systems: Thoery, approach and analysis Thresholds Uniformitarianism PROCESSES AND DYNAMICS IntroductionAcid rain Albedo Animal behaviour Carbon cycle Drainage basins Earthquakes Earth surface processes El Nino southern oscillation Energetics Energy Energy flux Energy and mass balance Environmental change Erosion ratesFloods Geochemical cycles Hydrological cycle Lakes Minerals Natural production mechanisms of marine Fisheries Nitrogen cycle Plate tectonics Power and EnergyPrecipitation Productivity Radiation balance of the EarthRiver systems Rock types Soil Management Solar radiation Tectonics Volcanoes and VolcanismWeathering Wetlands SCALES AND TECHNIQUESIntroductionAesthetics Biological oxygen demandClimate modeling Cost benefit analysis Dating techniques, Radiometric and Isotopic dating Ecosystem approach Ecotechnology Expert systems Field studies and surveying in GeologyFossil recordFossils and PalaeontologyGISGlobal circulation models (GCMs)Geologic time Glaciations GPSHolocene Ice cores Isotopic dating Land evaluation Landscape ecology Modeling Pleistocene Quaternary Radiometric dating Remote sensing Rock classification Sea level change Timescales, Geologic UN programmes Vegetation and its classificationENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESIntroductionAgenda 21 Climate change Climate forcing and feedbacks Climate sensitivity Coastal management Conservation of natural resources Deforestation Desertification Disasters Ecological engineeringEcological integrity Ecosystem-based management Energy scarcity Environmental ethics Environmental impact assessment Environmental law Environmental management Environmental perception Environmental policy Environmental valuesFire Fishery management Genetic modification (GM)Geothermal energy Global change Global conventions and treaties Global dimming Global warming Human impacts on environment Integrated basin management Integrated coastal and marine management Limits to growth Ozone depletion Pollution of air and water Population growth Recycling Renewable energy Resource depletion Restoration of ecosystemsRisk-based managementRisk assessment Sensitivity Sustainability Sustainable development Thermohaline circulation Waste management Water resources Zoos, Botanical Gardens and museums
Copyright Date
2009
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Earth Sciences / Geography
Dewey Decimal
363.7
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Science

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