{"product_id":"an-introduction-to-the-earth-life-system-hardback-9780521493918","title":"An Introduction to the Earth-Life System (Hardback) 9780521493918","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Introduction to the Earth-Life System\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis concise textbook combines Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCharles Cockell (Author), Richard Corfield (Author), Nancy Dise (Author), Neil Edwards (Author), Nigel Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521493918, The Open University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 220 colour illus.\u003cbr\u003e26.9 x 21 x 2.4 cm, 1.254 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… well illustrated … very accessible …' The Geographical Journal\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis concise undergraduate textbook brings together Earth and biological sciences to explore the co-evolution of the Earth and life over geological time. Written for a one-semester course, it explores the Earth system at and above the surface of the Earth by examining the interactions and feedback processes between the geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere. It also explains how the Earth's surface environment involves a complex interplay between these systems. Through a wealth of features and student questioning, the book allows students to understand how physical controls make our planet hospitable for life, investigate the processes of global change that operate on a range of timescales, understand important cross-disciplinary connections and explore how the whole Earth system has evolved. Finally, it assesses how and why the climate of the Earth has varied over geological time, and considers whether life itself is passive or an active agent for change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. A habitable planet\u003cbr\u003e 2. The emergence and persistence of life\u003cbr\u003e 3. The carbon cycle\u003cbr\u003e 4. Plate tectonics, climate and life\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mountains and climate change\u003cbr\u003e 6. Life in the Phanerozoic\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Earth at extremes\u003cbr\u003e 8. Summary\u003cbr\u003e Answers to questions\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Earth sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Earth sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Earth%20sciences%20%5BRB%5D%22\"\u003eRB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019710550296,"sku":"9780521493918","price":82.27,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521493918i_ce706f95-77d7-4152-b3f8-39236b6639bd.jpg?v=1691383090","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-introduction-to-the-earth-life-system-hardback-9780521493918","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}