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Informationen zum Autor Ken Gregory obtained his BSc, PhD and DSc from the University of London, was made CBE in 2007 for services to geography and higher education, and is currently President of the British Society for Geomorphology. Research interests include river channel change and management, palaeohydrology and the development of physical geography, and he has written more than 140 papers, authored and edited 30 books including The Earth's Land Surface (2010) and The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology (2011). He has 3 Honorary degrees, and received the Founder's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society (1993), the Linton award of the BGRG (1999), and the Geographical medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society (2000). Klappentext Unique in the reference literature, this Companion provides students with an introduction to all the major concepts and contemporary issues in the environmental sciences. The text is divided into six sections (Environmental Sciences, Environments, Paradigms and Concepts, Processes and Dynamic, Scales and Techniques, Environmental Issues), with over 200 entries alphabetically organized and authored by key names in the environmental science disciplines. Entries are concise, informative, richly visual and fully referenced and cross referenced. They introduce key concepts and processes that are included in the index, cite relevant websites, and reflect the latest thinking. Zusammenfassung A volume introducing major concepts and contemporary issues for the field of the environmental sciences. Featuring over 200 entries arranged into 6 major sections. Inhaltsverzeichnis ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Introduction Anthropology Archaeology Atmospheric sciences Biogeography Biology Cartography Climatology Earth system science Ecology Ecosystem Environmental chemistry Environmental sciences Genetics Geoarchaeology 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 ENVIRONMENTS Introduction Antarctic environment Anthropogenic impact, Noosphere Arctic environments Arid zones/Deserts Atmosphere Biomes Biosphere Climate classfication Climate zones Coasts Cryosphere Deltas Earth spheres Earth structure Estuarine environments Fluvial environments Fossil fuels Glacial environments Glaciers Hydrosphere Karst Lithosphere Periglacial environments Permafrost Soil profiles Stratigraphy Temperate environments Tropical environments Troposphere Urban environments Vegetation and its classification PARADIGMS/CONCEPTS Introduction Biocomplexity Biodiversity/functional biodiversity Biogeochemical cycles Biomass Catastrophism Catastrophe theory Chaos theory Cultures Cycles Diaspora Environment Environmentalism Epistemology Equifinality Equilbrium Ergodicity Estuarine 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 Pulsing Reductionism Self-design Systems: Thoery, approach and analysis Thresholds Uniformitarianism PROCESSES AND D...
