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The environment of the British Isles, an atlas / A.S. Goudie and D. Brunsden.
LIBRA G1812.21.C1 G62 1994
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goudie, Andrew.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British Isles--Environmental conditions--Maps.
- British Isles.
- Physical geography--British Isles--Maps.
- Physical geography.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on--British Isles--Maps.
- Nature.
- Nature--Effect of human beings on.
- Maps.
- Genre:
- Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 184 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- With its clear and beautifully rendered maps, The Environment of the British Isles: An Atlas provides an outstanding overview of the many facets of the region's physical environment. Providing critical scientific insights into today's fundamental environmental issues, the atlas covers a broad range of topics, including the geology, geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, soils, biogeography, and seas of the British Isles. The atlas--which draws together research scattered throughout the literature--masterfully integrates graphic and written information to offer a remarkable picture of the British physical landscape. Accessible to the general reader, the atlas is ideal for undergraduates studying geography and the environmental sciences.
- Contents:
- Geological background
- Geomorphology
- Climate
- Hydrology
- Biogeography and soils
- Oceans
- The human impact.
- Notes:
- "Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc. New York"--CIP t.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0198741723
- 0198741731
- OCLC:
- 123258372
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