Andrew Goudie

Nature of the Environment 4e

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed text on the naturalenvironment of the earth has now been thoroughly revised andupdated and includes a new chapter on The Organic World, more"windows", new illustrations, and a range of other features.
Please visit the accompanying website at:to view sample materialfrom both the new edition and forthcoming instructor s manualonline.
Fully updated with an entirely new chapter, and new featuresthroughout.
Now features a list of key concepts and points forreview.
Includes increased number of windows, updated and expandedreading guides, and new plates and diagrams.
Well illustrated with updated examples and case studies.
Puts more stress on the importance of hazards, naturalenvironmental changes, and human impacts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blackwell Publishers
• 4th Edition
• Seitenzahl: 580
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 829g
• ISBN-13: 9780631200697
• ISBN-10: 063120069X
• Artikelnr.: 13765357

Autorenporträt

Andrew Goudie ist Professor für Geographie an der Universität Oxford. Er erhielt die Medaille der Royal Geographical Society und die Mungo Park Medaille der Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Er hat sich als Verfasser mehrerer erfolgreicher Lehrbücher einen Namen gemacht.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

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Part I: The Global Framework.

1. Global Geological Background.

2. Global Climatic Background.

3. The Organic World.

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Part II: Major World Zones.

4. Cold Environments.

5. The Mid-latitudes.

6. Deserts.

7. The Tropics.

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Part III: Mountain and Maritime Environments.

8. Mountains.

9. Coasts.

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Part IV: Landscapes and Ecosystems.

10. Plants and Animals.

11. Tectonic Features.

12. Slopes.

13. Soils and Weathering.

14. The Hydrological Cycle.

15. Rivers.

16. Cities.

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Part V: Conclusion.

17. Nature, Humans and the Environment.

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Index.

Rezensionen

"Andrew Goudie has drawn on his wide experience to produce anup-to-date, accessible and comprehensive introduction to physicalgeography. Throughout the book, the issue of scale is emphasized -from global to local. Human impact on earth surface systems isanother important and topical theme. This is an excellent book,elegantly written, which will appeal to a wide variety of readers." Professor Tim Burt, University of Durham

"This classic text is now in its fourth edition ... the textexcels in presenting classification schemes." ScottishGeographical Journal