1st Edition
Applied Climatology Principles and Practice
380 Pages
by
Routledge
384 Pages
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Routledge
380 Pages
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Routledge
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'Big freeze' conditions, storms, severe flooding, droughts, and heatwaves - recent extremes in weather, with their resultant physical, economic and human losses, highlight the vulnerability of society to changes in the atmosphere. Atmospheric pollution, urbanization, natural atmospheric disasters are causing dramatic changes in climatic environments. Applied Climatology examines the effects of... Read more
INTRODUCTION. 1: The Emergence of Applied Climatology and Climate Impact Assessment. PART I: APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY: THE 'TOOLS' OF RESEARCH. 2: Ground and Remotely-Sensed Measurements. 3: Statistical Considerations. 4: Climate Models. 5: Atmospheric Resource Management. PART II: CLIMATE AND THE PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS. 6: Hydrological processes and water resources. 7: Glaciers. 8: Geomorphic processes and landforms. 9: Soils. 10: Vegetation. 11: Animal responses to climate. PART III: CLIMATE AND THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. 12: Comfort, clothing and health. 13: Town planning, architecture and building. 14: Industry and commerce. 15: Transport systems. 16: Agriculture and fisheries. 17: Forestry. 18: Recreation and tourism. 19: Political, social and legal apsects of climate. 20: The energy sector. PART IV THE CHANGING CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENTS. 21: Urban climates and global environmental change. 22: Air pollution. 23: Climate extremes as a hazard to humans. 24: Climate change, history and the future. 25: Overview.
Biography
Allen Perry (Author) , Russell Thompson (Author) , Russell Thompson (Author)
'A much needed and useful undergraduate text.' - International Journal of Climatology
The book is lively, readable, authoritative and very user-friendly - Applied Geography
' Applied Climatology at £18.99 (paperback) should be adopted as a course textbook with the hardback (£60.00) finding several places on library shelves.' - Progress in Physical Geography, Vol 23, No.1 1999
'At all times in the book illustrative examples are drawn from recent research and the latest literature. The book is lively, readable, authoritative and very user-friendly. - Applied Climatology
