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FURTHER READING
Chorley, R. J. and Kennedy, B.A. (1971) Physical Geography: a systems approach, London: Prentice-Hall. This is a landmark
textbook on the applications to, and relevance of, systems analysis in physical geography. It covers all fields of the
subject, though geomorphology and hydrology receive most attention.
Ernst, W. G. (ed.) (2000) Earth Systems: processes and issues, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gregory, K. (2000) The Changing Nature of Physical Geography, Harlow: Arnold. A comprehensive treatment of the changing
paradigms and methods of physical geography.
Jacobson, M. C., Charleson, R. J., Rodhe, H. and Orians, G. H. (eds) (2000) Earth System Science: from biogeochemical
cycles to global change , San Diego, CA and London: Academic Press.
Kennedy, B. A. (2006) Inventing the Earth: ideas on landscape development since 1740, Oxford: Blackwell. Although
somewhat idiosyncratic in parts, this is a brilliant treatment of the history of ideas in physical geography. Mostly covers
geomorphology.
Steffen, W., Sanderson, A. and Tyson, P. et al. (2004) Global Change and the Earth System: a planet under pressure,
Berlin: Springer Verlag
Trudgill, S. T. and Roy, A. (eds) (2003) Contemporary Meanings in Physical Geography, Harlow: Arnold. A series of thoughtful
essays by leading authorities on the changing nature of different aspects of the subject.
WEB RESOURCES
http://www.nerc.ac.uk is the website of the Natural Environment Research Council. Has downloads of its publications,
such as Planet Earth, that outline current research activities in the physical environment.
http://www.abacus-ipy.org T he ABACUS project (Arctic Biosphere Atmospheric Coupling at Multiple Scales) provides a
good example of how small-scale conditions at the ground or ice surface affect atmospheric systems at the large scale.
http://www.ceh.ac.uk T he UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) carries out research and monitoring in these two
branches of physical geography, and is a good source of resources for teaching and research.
http://www.classic.nerc.ac.uk The Climate and Land Surface Systems Interaction Centre (CLASSIC) at the Centre for
Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) is studying how small processes at one level influence much larger changes on a global
scale.
http://www.rgs.org T his is the website of the main professional association of UK physical geographers. It is full of news
and information, including the activities of important physical geography research groups, e.g. Biogeography Research
Group (BRG), British Geomorphological Research Group (BGRG).
http://www.usgs.gov T he United States Geological Survey (USGS) maintains important fact sheets on environmental
hazards such as earthquakes, desertification, floods, hurricanes, landslides and tsunamis.