Environmental Geography: Science, Land Use and Earth Systems - Hardcover

Marsh, William M.; Grossa Jr., John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471345229 ISBN 13: 9780471345220

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001

Synopsis

Environmental Geography combines traditional physical geography with a consideration of human–related environmental issues. This unique text provides more attention to physical processes and systems than your standard environmental science text and frequently uses maps to convey the information. The text draws on traditional themes of geography. Many of these themes include the concept of an integrated planet, principles of space, scale and distributions, the idea of landscape as a human–environmental interplay, and the perspective of earth as a dynamic planet where the geographic approach enables us to see the opportunities, constraints and risks in the environment. This text is suitable for many courses taught in geography departments covering environmental topics although they may have different titles.

About this title

From the Back Cover

An environmental studies text written for geographers by geographers

Offering a true geographic approach to environmental issues, this Third Edition of William Marsh and John Grossa’s ENVIRONMENTAL GEOGRAPHY: SCIENCE, LAND USE, AND EARTH SYSTEMS examines human–related environmental issues in the context of the processes and systems of physical geography.

Throughout, the authors emphasize traditional themes of geography, such as the concept of an integrated planet; the principles of space, scale, and distributions; the idea of landscape as a human–environmental interplay; and the perspective of earth as a dynamic planet with many environmental opportunities, constraints, and risks.

Now updated and revised, this Third Edition features:

• A continuing theme of sustainability, with more emphasis on efforts by governments, corporations, private organizations, and individuals that are showing promise in bringing us into balance with the planet.
• 16 new case studies, 12 of which deal with sustainability issues.
• A revised organization. The first five chapters have been rearranged to provide a better flow of topics from issues and perspectives, to environmental foundation material, to factual matter on the condition of earth and its people.
• New material in several chapters, including the increasing role of NGO′s in working out solutions to environmental problems from the global to the local level.
• Thoroughly updated statistics on population, energy, and food production.
• Revised graphics, including dozens of new photos.

Synopsis

This title describes the use and misuse of the environment and where we seem to be headed as a species on the planet. It emphasizes the geographic aspects of problems, such as air pollution, locational factors, scales considerations, distributions and spatial associations and provides an overview of the modern environmental dilemma and the factors which need to be examined in order to gain an understanding of the problem. A review of our planet's open lands and the effort to preserve and manage them is included. It also details the world's air and water systems including their use, physical modification and pollution by humans.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471345229
• ISBN 13: 9780471345220
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 464