Physical geography and topography

This book underpins the geography of the Black Sea, covering topics such as morphology, morphography, geology, and history of the Black Sea.

This monograph is a fundamental study of watershed erosion and runoff processes.

This book introduces the beginning student to the major concepts, materials and tools of the discipline of geography.

This book, first published in 1973, focuses on non-urban terrain, and presents a uniquely balanced historical treatment of both the land degradation induced by man and his efforts at conservation, preservation and reclamation.

The supply of reliable and safe water is a key challenge for developing countries, particularly India.

In 1951 UNESCO launched an Arid Zone Programme with the object of promoting research into arid regions from every relevant scientific point of view.

In this comprehensive book, the critical components of the European landscape - forest, parkland, and other grazed landscapes with trees are addressed.

Turbulence in Open Channel and River Flows covers turbulence and related fluid mechanics in open-channel flows, addressing both basic mechanisms and their applications.

This book offers a conceptual framework for the critical understanding of the present socio-environmental conflicts.

This book studies climate change vulnerability in the Southern Part of the Indian Sundarbans Region, West Bengal, following the IPCC framework which highlights three prime components of vulnerability - exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.

First published in 1984, The Red Sea shines light on one of the world's most important strategic waterways: Red Sea.

A comprehensive treatment of the human role in modifying geomorphological forms and processes and their influence on the Earth''s systems.

Based on the most recent scientific data, and without neglecting historical publications, Fishes in Lagoons and Estuaries in the Mediterranean 3 comprehensively details Mediterranean lagoonal marine migratory fish.

The North Atlantic coast of North Americacommonly known as the Atlantic Coastextends from Newfoundland and Labrador through the Maritime Provinces and the Northeastern United States south to Cape Hatteras.

Richly illustrated and packed with numerous examples, this unique global perspective introduces wetland ecology from basic principles to advanced applications.

Over eighty contributions from leading researchers review 2.

In recent years, the conservation of tropical forests has received worldwide publicity whereas effective forest management, particularly for timber extraction, has attracted little attention and gained some notoriety.

A thorough and detailed resource that describes the history, culture, and geography of the Himalayan region, providing an indispensable reference work to both general readers and seasoned scholars in the field.

Elegant, novel explanation of climate change, emphasizing physical understanding and concepts, while avoiding complex mathematics, supported by excellent color illustrations.

In this comprehensive study, first published in 1950, Professor Fisher examines all the principal elements - physical and human - that influence environment, development and ways of life in the Middle East.

The book provides an overview of the floods and major hydrological changes that occurred in the medieval Hungarian kingdom (covering the majority of the Carpathian Basin) between 1000 and 1500 AD.

The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) was established as a means of raising worldwide public and political awareness of the vast, though frequently under-used, potential the Earth Sciences possess for improving the quality of life of the peoples of the world and safeguarding Earth's rich and diverse environments.

Updated textbook on climate change for courses in meteorology, oceanography, environmental science, earth science and geography.

Alongside other factors, cultural values and identities help to explain different regulatory frameworks for genetically modified organisms.

This monograph provides a comprehensive overview of fundamental scientific insights into the geographical features of a country which was and still is in the centre of the geopolitical battle of the large world powers and especially neighboring countries.

Danger in the Congo!

This book explores the emerging field of political geology, an area of study dedicated to understanding the cross-sections between geology and politics.

This book highlights both the diversity of perspectives and approaches to Arctic research and the inherent interdisciplinary nature of studying and understanding this incomparable region.

This book offers an introduction to the soils of Aotearoa New Zealand, structured according to the New Zealand soil classification system.

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canada's aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem.

This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s.

The original edition of this seminal book, published in 1991, introduced the concept of using markets and property rights to protect and improve environmental quality.

New edition presents progress made to practices, additional case studies, and emerging issues, for coastal scientists, engineers, planners.

Up to 20 percent of species may be extinct by 2030.

The aim of this book is to provide a synthesis of the newest research in Geography concerning the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's).

In March 2014, Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters set out to traverse nearly 500 miles across the melting Arctic Ocean, unsupported, from Northern Ellesmere Island to the geographic North Pole.

Eines der meistdiskutierten und zugleich brisantesten Probleme unserer Zeit ist der krasse Unterschied im sozial-ökonomischen Entwicklungsstand zwischen den Industrienationen und den Völkern der sog.

Crime, Violence, and Global Warming introduces the many connections between climate change and criminal activity.

The Moray coast contains a wide variety of scenery, from rocky coastlines, shifting shingle, rugged cliffs, sheltered bays, glorious stretches of sandy beaches and the largest dune system in Britain.

Dendrogeomorphology Beginnings and Futures: A Personal Reminiscence My early forays into dendrogeomorphology occurred long before I even knew what that word meant.

This book examines engineering and mathematical models for documenting and approving mechanical and environmental discharges.

Experts share their understanding of the ecology of large wetlands, their significance and their conservation.

Water plays a key role in addressing the most pressing global challenges of our time, including climate change adaptation, food and energy security, environmental sustainability and the promotion of peace and stability.