Physical Geography The Basics Second Edition Joseph Holden by Joseph Holden 9781003124405, 1003124402 instant download after payment.

This second edition, enhanced with more than 30 new figures,
provides an up-to-date overview of physical geography suitable for
all those with a personal or professional interest in environmental
processes, climate change and understanding of the Earth’s landforms
and dynamics. The text provides explanations of processes,
enabling the reader to understand the interconnected nature of the
Earth’s system, and has been updated to include new developments
and case studies with insights from satellite observations and data
analysis using artificial intelligence.
The book begins by outlining the nature of the Earth system,
concepts around environmental thresholds and feedbacks, planetary
boundaries for human survival, and humans as a dominant driver of
environmental change. The second chapter examines features associated
with plate tectonics, the role of weathering and erosion in
shaping landscapes, and soil functions and management. Chapter 3
deals with the climate system, describing drivers of the major atmospheric
and oceanic circulation systems, the natural greenhouse
effect, and regional climate and weather experienced for different
zones across the planet. The global carbon cycle and long-term climate
change are considered in Chapter 4 before moving on to
tackle the latest knowledge on contemporary and future climate
change, its impacts, mitigation and adaptation. Chapter 5 facilitates
key understanding of hydrology, river channel dynamics, water
quality, coastal processes, glacier dynamics and cold region landforms
while Chapter 6 deals with the distribution and patterns of life on
Earth and of the underlying processes that result in these patterns.
The book concludes with a brief overview of considerations for managing environmental change and hazards, and requirements for
achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.
This reader-friendly text brings together wide-ranging subject
areas from across physical geography, covering the basics of the
subject at a le