Weather, climate and ecosystems

Author(s)

• Currie, Stuart

Bibliographic Information

Weather, climate and ecosystems

series editor, Stuart Currie ... [et al.]

（Geography: people and environments）

Collins Educational, c1994

Note

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This text explores geographical issues from drought, famine and desertification to acid rain and ocean pollution. It considers the extent of the impact of people on fragile physical environments and the importance of sustainable development. The book includes case studies.

Table of Contents

• Observing and measuring the weather
• tourism and climate (British Isles)
• global climates (Western Europe, polar regions, West Africa)
• the variety of life
• drought, deserts and desertification (Nigeria)
• death of a forest (Germany)
• sitting on top of the world (Alaska, USA)
• wearing down the land (UK, Philippines)
• our seas - dirty and dangerous (UK, Japan)
• global climatic change (Canada, the Maldives)
• think globally, act locally - DME (UK).

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA23635617
• ISBN:
  • 000326663X
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: 96 p.
• Size: 28 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Weather -- Study and teaching
  • LCSH : Climatology -- Study and teaching
  • LCSH : Biotic communities -- Study and teaching
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA2363335X