{"product_id":"fundamentals-of-the-physical-environment-9780415395168","title":"Fundamentals of the Physical Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Smithson | Ken Addison | Ken Atkinson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Environmental Science\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFundamentals of the Physical Environment\u003c\/em\u003e has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences. Taking a systems approach, it demonstrates how the various factors operating at Earth's surface can and do interact, and how landscape can be used to decipher them. The nature of the earth, its atmosphere and its oceans, the main processes of geomorphology and key elements of ecosystems are also all explained. The final section on specific environments usefully sets in context the physical processes and human impacts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fourth edition has been extensively revised to incorporate current thinking and knowledge and includes: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new section on the history and study of physical geography\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ean updated and strengthened chapter on climate change (9) and a strengthened section on the work of the wind\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea revised chapter (15) on crysosphere systems - glaciers, ice and permafrost\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new chapter (23) on the principles of environmental reconstruction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea new joint chapter (24) on polar and alpine environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea key new joint chapter (28) on current environmental change and future environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enew material on the Earth System and cycling of carbon and nutrients\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethemed boxes highlighting processes, systems, applications, new developments and human impacts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea support website at www.routledge.com\/textbooks\/9780415395168 with discussion and essay questions, chapter summaries and extended case studies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eClearly written, well-structured and with over 450 informative colour diagrams and 150 colour photographs, this text provides students with the necessary grounding in fundamental processes whilst linking these to their impact on human society and their application to the science of the environment. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929649631383,"sku":"9780415395168","price":6436.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415395168.webp?v=1771601232","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/fundamentals-of-the-physical-environment-9780415395168","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}