An introduction to physical geography and the environment :
[Book]
the basics
ed. by Joseph Holden.
2nd ed., 3rd print
New York
Routledge
2011
762 Seiten : Illustrationen + 1 CD-ROM
Includes index.
Part I: The role of physical geography1 - Approaching physical geographyPart II: Continents and oceans2 - Earth geology and tectonics3 - OceansPart III: Climate and weather4 - Atmospheric processes5 - Global climate and weather6 - Regional and local climatesPart IV: Soils, biogeography and ecology7 - Soil and the environment8 - The biosphere9 - Biogeographical concepts10 - Ecological processesPart V: Geomorphology and hydrology11 - Erosion, weathering and landform evolution12 - Sediments and sedimentation13 - Catchment hydrology14 - Fluvial geomorphology and river management15 - Solutes16 - Dryland processes and environments17 - Coasts18 - Glaciers and ice sheets19 - Permafrost and periglaciationPart VI: Environmental change20 - Quarternary environmental change21 - Climate change: an unprecedented environmental challenge22 - Vegetation and environmental change23 - Remote sensing of environmental change24 - Managing environmental change