Environmental Physics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415201919)

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.

Author: Clare Smith
ISBN-10: 0415201918
ISBN-13: 9780415201919
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 07/19/2001
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.38lbs
Size: 9.62h x 6.82w x 0.60d