Environmental Physics

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-0-415-20191-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 174 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts

First Published in 2002. Environmental Physics is a comprehensive introduction to the physical concepts underlying environmental science. The importance and relevance of physics is emphasised by its application to real environmental problems with a wide range of case studies. Applications included cover energy use and production, global climate, the physics of living things, radioactivity, environmental remote sensing, noise pollution and the physics of the Earth. The book makes the subject accessible to those with little physics background, keeping mathematical treatment straightforward. The text is lively and informative, and is supplemented by numerous illustrations, photos, tables of useful data, and a glossary of key terms.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Clare

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; Chapter 1 The forces of nature; Chapter 2 Energy; Chapter 3 Heat and radiation; Chapter 4 Solids, liquids and gases; Chapter 5 The Earth's climate and climate change; Chapter 6 Sound and noise; Chapter 7 Radioactivity and nuclear physics;

Über Autor(innen)

Clare Smith was formerly a Lecturer at Imperial College London and the University of Sunderland, and is now a freelance Environmental Consultant.