Foundations of Environmental Physics: Understanding Energy Use and Human Impacts Tapa dura - 2010 - 1st Edición

2010 hardcover as pictured. Binding is firm. Covers lightly rubbed with bumped upper front corner. Text clean and unmarked. Your purchase helps support our small village library. sAR

Island Press, 2010-06-30. Hardcover. Good.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Island Press , pp. xv + 414 Index 2nd Edition . Hardback. Used.

Hardback. New. "Foundations of Environmental Physics" is designed to focus students on the current energy and environmental problems facing society, and to give them the critical thinking and computational skills needed to sort out potential solutions. From its pedagogical approach, students learn that a simple calculation based on first principles can often reveal the plausibility (or implausibility) of a proposed solution or new technology. Throughout its chapters, the text asks students to apply key concepts to current data (which they are required to locate using the internet and other sources) to get a clearer picture of the most pressing issues in environmental science. The text begins by exploring how changes in world population impact all aspects of the environment, particularly with respect to energy use. It then discusses what the first and second laws of thermodynamics tell us about renewable and nonrenewable energy; how current energy use is changing the global climate;… Leer más

Island Pr, 2010. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 440 pages. 10.00x7.00x1.25 inches.

United States: Island Press, 2010. Hardbound. Brand New. Book Condition:- Brand New. Secured Packaging. Fast DeliveryBookseller Inventory # 9781597267090

Island Press, 2010. Hardcover. New.

Island Press, 2010. Hardcover. New.