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ISBN-10: 0415130190 | ISBN-13: 978-0415130196 | Publication Date: November 7, 1996 | Edition: 1

This volume presents a non-technical introduction to the study of environments. Looking at the breadth of environmental sciences, each topic is presented within an interdisciplinary, environmental context. How landscapes are formed and change, what produces the world's climates, and how living organisms are affected by change and adapt to their environments are all explained, and a wide range of environmental concerns are addressed - from climate change and the greenhouse effect to soil erosion, pollution, biodiversity, and human population growth.

#outer_postBodyPS { display: none; } #psGradient { display: none; } #psPlaceHolder { display: none; } #psExpand { display: none; } This volume presents a non-technical introduction to the study of environments. Looking at the breadth of environmental sciences, each topic is presented within an interdisciplinary, environmental context. How landscapes are formed and change, what produces the world's climates, and how living organisms are affected by change and adapt to their environments are all explained, and a wide range of environmental concerns are addressed - from climate change and the greenhouse effect to soil erosion, pollution, biodiversity, and human population growth.

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Paperback: 312 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (November 7, 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0415130190
ISBN-13: 978-0415130196
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,303,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Environmental science compromises those disciplines, or parts of them, that consider the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the environment. Read the first page

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primary colonizers, water vapour condenses, freshwater pollution

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Basics of Environmental Science, United States, North America, New York, South America, Biological Resources, Oxford University Press, Penguin Books, World Conservation Strategy, Cambridge University Press, Scientific American, The World Environment, Blackwell Scientific Publications, Englewood Cliffs, John Wiley, Saunders College Publishing, United Nations, Encyclopaedia Britannica, New Zealand, North Sea, Stockholm Conference, Britannica Book of the Year, British Museum, European Union, Fort Worth

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