"The material presented provides a useful update on the principles of applied climatology"

--Annals of the AAG September 1998.

"There have been a number of recent books on climatology and climate change, but waht tends to set this book apart is the emphasis on effects and interaction with the many forms of life on this planet ... [This is] an up-to-date undergraduate text on applied climatology."

--Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Routledge Web Site, May, 2000

Applied Climatology is an up-to-date, authoritative book for all those whose studies incorporate the application of climatological knowledge to contemporary socio-economic systems and activities.

1. The Emergence of Applied Climatology and Climate Impact Assessment.

PART I. APPLIED CLIMATOLOGY. THE 'TOOLS' OF RESEARCH.

2. Ground and Remotely-Sensed Measurements.
3. Statistical Considerations.
4. Climate Models.
5. Atmospheric Resource Management.

PART II. CLIMATE AND THE PHYSICAL/BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENTS.

6. Hydrological processes and water resources.
7. Glaciers.
8. Geomorphic processes and landforms.
9. Soils.
10. Vegetation.
11. Animal responses to climate.

PART III. CLIMATE AND THE CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.

12. Comfort, clothing and health.
13. Town planning, architecture and building.
14. Industry and commerce.
15. Transport systems.
16. Agriculture and fisheries.
17. Forestry.
18. Recreation and tourism.
19. Political, social and legal apsects of climate.
20. The energy sector.

PART IV THE CHANGING CLIMATIC ENVIRONMENTS.

21. Urban climates and global environmental change.
22. Air pollution.
23. Climate extremes as a hazard to humans.
24. Climate change, history and the future.
25. Overview