| Reviews |
| - 'So shall I recommend this book to our students? Yes, definitely. lecturers starting a new environmental modelling course would be well advised to consider following Smith & Smith, not least because of the excellent online resources available to registered adopters. The book definitely fills a gap in current texts on modelling, and the authors are to be congratulated.' - European Journal of
Soil Science, April 2008
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| Description | | - The focus on modelling in practice encourages the reader to think like a researcher, and consider how modelling can be used to probe questions of interest
- Clear, articulate writing style gives clarity to an often daunting subject
- Case studies demonstrate the use of modelling in practice, to give the reader a real insight into the application of modelling in real situations
- Numerous end of chapter problems and web-based tasks encourage the student to engage with the subject more deeply, to build a better understanding of the concepts presented
- Online Resource Centre features additional resources for lecturers and students, enhancing the value of the text as a teaching and learning tool
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The global environment is a complex mix of interlinked processes, about which observation can tell us a great deal. But how can we use current observation to model future events, or to predict the consequences of scenarios that don't yet exist?
Environmental Modelling: An Introduction
shows how modelling can be used to explain experimental observations, and how these observations - and
the data gathered - can be extrapolated to help us understand new environments and processes, and to solve environmental problems.
The book begins by explaining why modelling is such a powerful experimental tool, before walking the reader through the process of constructing a model - what the key considerations are, and how different models should be used to probe different types of problem.
It then illustrates how models are actively applied, before introducing a series of case studies to show how modelling has been used in real environmental and ecological studies.
Accompanied by an extensive Online Resource Centre to support active, hands-on learning on the part of the student, Environmental Modelling: An Introduction
is the ideal resource for any student who needs to
develop a working understanding of modelling, and how to apply modelling in their own research.
Online Resource Centre:
- Figures from the book available to download, to facilitate lecture preparation
- Interactive spreadsheets to encourage learning through hands-on experience
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Readership: Advanced undergraduates studying environmental science and ecology-related disciplines. Also of interest to beginning graduates looking for an overview of the subject.
| Contents |
1.
Introduction
2.
Model Development
3.
Model Evaluation
4.
Application of Models
5.
Environmental and Ecological Models in the Real World
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| Authors, editors,
and contributors |
Jo Smith, Reader in Soil Organic Matter and Nutrient Modelling, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen and
Pete Smith, Professor of Soils and Global Change, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen
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| Links to web resources and related information | More in the same subject area:
The environment
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