{"product_id":"humid-tropical-environments-hardback-9780631172871","title":"Humid Tropical Environments (Hardback) 9780631172871","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHumid Tropical Environments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlison Reading (Author), Andrew C. Millington (Author), Russell D. Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631172871, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 9 September 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 17.8 x 3 cm, 1.021 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\"The value of this book is that it treats and compares an extremely wide range of topics. Because of the extensive bibliography the specialist or the person looking for details on any one topic is unlikely to be frustrated. A list of further reading is provided for each chapter and is a good introdution to the up-to-date scientific literature about the humid tropics. This text is likely to be widely used by students of many different disciplines.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \"Three geographers have come together to produce a well-integrated text on the major features of the environment in the humid tropics, with emphasis on their interrelationships and the importance of the human dimension... This book merits wide readership and provides and excellent text for many university courses.\" \u003ci\u003eB. A. Whitton, International Journal of Environment Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent work by geographers, biologists, ecologists, geologists and climatologists to present a complete and integrated appraisal of the natural environment of all the humid tropical regions of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most complete textbook on this key subject.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFully illustrated throughout with photographs and diagrams.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eInformative case studies and examples.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the physical environment as a whole and stresses the link between the elements.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface. \u003cp\u003eList of Tables.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Plates.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Atmospheric Circulation Systems and Weather Disturbances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Climatic Characteristics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Humid Tropical Soils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Humid Tropical Vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Hydrology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Environmental Resources and Hazards in the Humid Tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Environmental Issues Facing the Humid Tropics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316771483928,"sku":"9780631172871","price":128.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631172871.jpg?v=1781824358","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/humid-tropical-environments-hardback-9780631172871","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}