Hydrology and the hydrosphere

This book describes the role of water in development and illustrates water problems in different parts of the world with particular emphasis on the problems of the starving continents.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

AWARDS:2006 Outstanding Academic Title, by CHOICEThe 2005 Award for Excellence in Professional and Scholarly Publishing by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) Best Reference 2005, by the Library JournalRivers of North America is an important reference for scientists, ecologists, and students studying rivers and their ecosystems.

The anatomy of water, water as a substance, water as a medium, the principles of the hydrologic cycle, the economics of water, and challenges are all covered in the first chapter of this book.

Is there enough water on this planet for a global population that will shortly double its present size?

As Turkey approaches EU membership it faces the challenge of implementing the requirements of the WFD by the date of its accession to the union, something that will require major structural change and financial investment.

This original analysis of the Middle East water problems highlights questions and issues which have so far only received minimal attention.

Is there enough water on this planet for a global population that will shortly double its present size?

The Nile today plays a crucial role in the economics, politics and cultural life of ten countries and their more than 300 million inhabitants.

This book addresses ocean wave processes and turbulence as they affect oceanography, meteorology, marine and coastal engineering.

Volume 44, devoted solely to the vital research areas concerning the biogeochemistry of metals and their transport in the environment and availability to living systems, offers 9 timely and authoritative chapters on these fascinating topics by 19 internationally recognized experts.

No one has recorded when well digging started, but surely humans imitated elephants in digging holes in the sand to access cooler water that didn't make the children sick.

The Rio Grande was ancient long before the first humans reached its banks.

This book explores how human civilization has contributed to changes in the Anthropocene, an era that marks a fundamental change in the way mankind has interacted with the Earth system.

A major contribution to the nascent anthropology of urban environments, Reigning the River illuminates the complexities of river restoration in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital and one of the fastest-growing cities in South Asia.

Our beaches are eroding, sinking, washing out right under our houses, hotels, bridges; vacation dreamlands become nightmare scenes of futile revetments, fills, groins, what have you-all thrown up in a frantic defense against the natural system.

The Last Beach is an urgent call to save the world's beaches while there is still time.

When Ray Whaley set out to accomplish his bucket-list goal of kayaking the length of the St.

Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy AwardFlorida Book Awards, Bronze Medal for Florida NonfictionAmericas wettest state is running out of water.

"e;A joy to read from two of the most prominent geologists who have worked for the better part of their careers in the Florida Keys.

The inadvertent transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens in the ballast water of ships has been determined to have caused a significant adverse impact to many of the world's coastal regions.

From Catchment Management to Managing River Basins: Science, Technology Choices, Institutions and Policy synthesizes key scientific facts crucial for catchment assessment, planning and river basin water accounting.

This book treats the different current as well as unusual and hitherto often unstudied physico-chemical and surface-thermodynamic properties of water that govern all polar interactions occurring in it.

This book focuses on the fundamentals of sediment transport in surface waters.

This book focuses on the fundamentals of sediment transport in surface waters.

Charting Northern Waters also offers a detailed review of Russian hydrography on their northern coast from 1900 to 1940 and an in-depth discussion of American oceanographic work in the north in 1951.

Voices for the Watershed is a unique look at the singular and ecologically inter-connected region of the Great Lakes-St Lawrence watershed, including the headwater and upland regions.

The first mega-scale hydro project to be built in the sub-Arctic, capable of generating as much electricity as fifteen nuclear power plants, its impact includes disruption of vast areas in an extremely fragile ecosystem as well as displacement of native peoples and the introduction of dangerous levels of mercury into their food supply.

The "e;Opening"e; chapter reflects on the connection between historical and technological frontiers.

Each chapter describes the dynamics or tensions within a specific marine sector or policy community.

The anatomy of water, water as a substance, water as a medium, the principles of the hydrologic cycle, the economics of water, and challenges are all covered in the first chapter of this book.

The book presents the first comprehensive description of parts of the Mid-Atlantic ridge subject to a contract for polymetallic sulphide exploration between the International Seabed Authority and the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Poland.

This book seeks to explore the critical but very influential challenge of wastewater management from a global perspective and to specifics in SSA region where the subject is under researched.

Water is our planet s most precious resource.

Southern California is sandwiched between two tectonic plates with an ever-shifting boundary.

Teeming with weird and wonderful life--giant clams and mussels, tubeworms, "e;eyeless"e; shrimp, and bacteria that survive on sulfur--deep-sea hot-water springs are found along rifts where sea-floor spreading occurs.

Despite major advances in the observation and numerical simulation of the atmosphere, basic features of the Earth's climate remain poorly understood.

Seabirds are global travellers connecting oceans and seas all over the world, and facing multiple threats at local and global scales.

There are few marine creatures as spectacular as the Basking Shark.

A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, coauthored by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments.