Get Free Shipping on orders over $0
Environmental Physics : Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts - Clare Smith

Environmental Physics

By: Clare Smith

Paperback | 1 August 2001 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

Paperback


RRP $94.99

$85.75

10%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $21.44 with

 or 

Ships in 3 to 5 business days

Understanding key environmental issues such as climate change necessitates a grasp of key scientific concepts. Unfortunately many students have little background knowledge of physics and hence struggle to fully understand such issues. The purpose of Environmental Physics is to make these fundamental physical concepts intelligble to a non-scientific audience. The book is structured according to the physical topics: forces, energy, heat and radioactivity. The key physical concepts are explained in a lucid and concise manner. The importance and relevance of the physics is emphasised by its application to real environmental problems such as nuclear reprocessing, waste disposal and the impact of climate change. Mathematical treatment is kept straightforward. The emphasis is on application rather than theoretical underpinnings, so in many cases concepts are described qualitatively rather than quantitatively. Environmental Physics makes extensive use of pedagogical features such as boxed case studies, figures, summary points, problems and questions for discussion and further reading to enhance the student learning experience.

More in Environmental Science

Environmental Biology : 1st Edition - Mike Calver

RRP $184.95

$148.99

19%
OFF
Nature's Last Dance : Tales of wonder in an age of extinction - Natalie Kyriacou
Australian Forest Woods : Characteristics, Uses and Identification - Morris Lake
Principles of Agricultural Economics : 4th Edition - Andrew Barkley

RRP $171.00

$105.99

38%
OFF
The Book of Hope : A Survival Guide for an Endangered Planet - Jane Goodall
Ecology of Aquatic Plants - Paul Cook
Pollution : An Introductory Text - Vanessa Montgomery