Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere

Uniting the foundations of physics and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary and integrative book explores life as a planetary process.

Uniting the foundations of physics and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary and integrative book explores life as a planetary process.

This is a comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art information on vitally important hydrocarbon habitats for advanced geology students and researchers, exploration geoscientists, and petroleum managers.

This market-leading textbook has been updated to include a chapter on joints and veins, additional examples and stunning new photos.

This is a comprehensive synthesis of state-of-the-art information on vitally important hydrocarbon habitats for advanced geology students and researchers, exploration geoscientists, and petroleum managers.

This market-leading textbook has been updated to include a chapter on joints and veins, additional examples and stunning new photos.

This book assesses the cities and communities at critical risk of devastating earthquakes, and asks what we can do to protect them.

An up-to-date synthesis of comparative diving physiology research, illustrating the features of dive performance and its biomedical and ecological relevance.

This book assesses the cities and communities at critical risk of devastating earthquakes, and asks what we can do to protect them.

An up-to-date synthesis of comparative diving physiology research, illustrating the features of dive performance and its biomedical and ecological relevance.

Crops suffer from biotic and abiotic stress during their growing period.

Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives.

Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives.

This book provides a definitive overview of the global drivers of high-mountain cryosphere change and their implications for people across high-mountain regions.

This book provides a definitive overview of the global drivers of high-mountain cryosphere change and their implications for people across high-mountain regions.

This 2004 book provides a concise, accessible account of the geology and landscape of Southwest USA, for students and amateurs.

This textbook and software provide an introduction to the soil-land-vegetation-atmosphere system for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, hydrology and plant physiology.

This textbook and software provide an introduction to the soil-land-vegetation-atmosphere system for advanced students and researchers in atmospheric science, hydrology and plant physiology.

This book provides a quantitative introduction to the physics, application, interpretation, and hazard aspects of fluid-induced seismicity, with many real data examples.

This book integrates principles of flow through porous media with stochastic analyses, for advanced-level students, researchers and professionals in hydrogeology and hydraulics.

This book integrates principles of flow through porous media with stochastic analyses, for advanced-level students, researchers and professionals in hydrogeology and hydraulics.

This book provides a quantitative introduction to the physics, application, interpretation, and hazard aspects of fluid-induced seismicity, with many real data examples.

This expanded, fully updated second edition of the leading textbook in pedology and soil geomorphology is invaluable for anyone studying soils, landforms and landscape change.

A beautifully illustrated reference providing fascinating insights into the hidden world of the seafloor using the latest deep-sea imaging.

This expanded, fully updated second edition of the leading textbook in pedology and soil geomorphology is invaluable for anyone studying soils, landforms and landscape change.

A beautifully illustrated reference providing fascinating insights into the hidden world of the seafloor using the latest deep-sea imaging.

This book provides simplified models explaining flows in heterogeneous rocks, their physics and energy production processes, for researchers, energy industry professionals and graduate students.

This book develops an analytical framework for water law reform, using case studies across four jurisdictions, for academics, students and policy makers.

A state-of-the-art assessment of how geomorphology contributes to the comprehension, mapping and modelling of hazardous Earth surface processes.

This book develops an analytical framework for water law reform, using case studies across four jurisdictions, for academics, students and policy makers.

A multidisciplinary volume describing the effects of volcanism on the environment, past and present, for researchers and advanced students.

A multidisciplinary volume describing the effects of volcanism on the environment, past and present, for researchers and advanced students.

This book provides simplified models explaining flows in heterogeneous rocks, their physics and energy production processes, for researchers, energy industry professionals and graduate students.

Soils of South Africa is the first book in seventy years that provides a comprehensive account of South African soils.

A modern quantitative approach to structural geology and tectonics for advanced students and researchers.

A modern quantitative approach to structural geology and tectonics for advanced students and researchers.

This revised edition, first published in 2005, is a comprehensive, inter-disciplinary treatment of the full range of natural hazards.

This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers.

Rifting and Sediments in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf Regions is a unique text that covers a wide range of topics related to the tectonics and geology of the Red Sea and Arabian (Persian) Gulf region.

A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

This book explores all aspects of large igneous provinces as key processes in shaping our planet, for researchers, graduate students and mining industry professionals.

This is an analytical assessment of how the government can accelerate development and deployment of energy technologies, for researchers and policy makers.

A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

This book explores all aspects of large igneous provinces as key processes in shaping our planet, for researchers, graduate students and mining industry professionals.

A 2004 textbook highlighting environmental concerns arising from use and misuse of soil and water resources.

A concise and readable account of soil chemistry for students.

There are other books on unsaturated soil mechanics, but this book is different.

Global View of Engineering Geology and the Environment contains selected papers from the International Symposium and 9th Asian Regional Conference of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG, Beijing, China, 24-25 September 2013).

Volume 32 (2013) of the internationally recognized and acclaimed yearbook seriesPalaeoecology of Africa publishes 9 new interdisciplinary scientific papers on former and recent landscape evolution and on past environments of the African continent (e.