Stuart Harrad and Lesley Batty School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK Miriam Diamond Department of Geography The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada George Arhonditsis Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Student Projects in Environmental Science provides an accessible introduction to the key stages involved when undertaking a research project. Beginning with a discussion of what constitutes research, the book shows how to develop and plan a feasible research topic based upon a testable hypothesis. It then stresses the importance of logical experimental design that facilitates the use of appropriate statistical treatment of data so that the research questions posed may be answered. To reinforce key points, use is made throughout of illustrative case...