TY - BOOK AU - Rose,C.W. TI - An introduction to the environmental physics of soil, water, and watersheds SN - 9780511801426 (ebook) AV - S592.3 .R67 2004 U1 - 631.4/3 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Soil physics KW - Soils KW - Environmental aspects KW - Soil moisture KW - Groundwater N1 - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) N2 - This introductory 2004 textbook describes the nature of the Earth's environment and its physical processes so as to highlight environmental concerns arising from human use and misuse of soil and water resources. The author provides a thorough introduction to the basic issues regarding the sustainable, productive use of land resources that is vital in maintaining healthy rivers and good groundwater qualities. He develops a quantitative approach to studying these growing environmental concerns in a way that does not require prior knowledge of the physical sciences or calculus. The straightforward writing style, lack of prerequisite knowledge and copious illustrations make this textbook suitable for introductory university courses, as well as being a useful primer for research and management staff in environmental and resources management organisations. Each chapter ends with a set of student exercises for which solutions are available from solutions@cambridge.org UR - https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801426 ER -