Physical geography and topography

This volume uses an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to assess various issues resulting from human-environment interactions in relation to sustainable development.

'I found myself turning the pages with an inward leap of joy' - Isabella Tree*WINNER of the Richard Jefferies Award for Nature Writing**Shortlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize for Conservation*'Exquisite' GUARDIANIt was a tragic day for the nation's wildlife when England's last and loneliest golden eagle died in an unmarked spot among the remote eastern fells of the Lake District.

Since 1980, our understanding of the factors and processes governing the distribution of soils on the Earth's surface has increased dramatically, as have the techniques for studying soil patterns.

Environmental factors in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have played a crucial role in the historical and social development of the region.

The Red Lake is a natural barrier lake at the foot of the Hasmasu Mare Mountains in the Eastern Carpathian Range in Romania.

This book presents a unified approach for modeling hydrologic processes distributed in space and time using geographic information systems (GIS).

Temperature and precipitation increase and decrease because of natural causes.

This book describes the existential threats facing the global water systems from population growth and economic development, unsustainable use, environmental change, and weak and fragmented governance.

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.

This volume focuses on approaches towards a better understanding of the geological, hydrogeological and paleoclimatic evolution of Northeast Africa.

This book bringing together leading researchers in the field of renewable energy to discuss sustainability on a broad scale and to examine the status quo of renewable energy industry development in a global context.

How do you record the wildlife in a wood?

This volume discusses gardens as designed landscapes of mediation between nature and culture, embodying different levels of human control over wilderness, defining specific rules for this confrontation and staging different forms of human dominance.

This book examines social processes that have contributed to growing pesticide use, with a particular focus on the role governments play in urban aerial pesticide spraying operations.

What can we learn about the ancient landscapes of our world, and how can those lessons improve our future in the landscapes that we all inhabit?

Rivers are complex entities.

Spatial Data Science introduces fundamental aspects of spatial data that every data scientist should know before they start working with spatial data.

Environmental Physics is a comprehensive introduction to the physical concepts underlying environmental science.

This book discusses air pollution in Delhi from scientific, social and entrepreneurial perspectives.

This book focuses on the vegetation history of the cultural landscape in southwestern Slovakia, which was established and adopted by mankind and has since constantly evolved in response to ongoing changes (in environmental conditions, biodiversity, land use, etc.

This book contains a selection of papers from the International Military Geology and Geography Conference, held at the U.

This book demonstrates the social, historical, and environmental framework within which humans have developed a relationship with the forest and its resources.

The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia examines the complex mosaic of physical environments which comprise Southeast Asia, and the current environmental problems and management practices which have arisen in this part of the world.

Featuring the previously unpublished diary of Jose Maria Sobral, Under-Lieutenant of the Argentine Navy, this book provides insight on his life and his participation in Otto Nordenskjold's Swedish Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903.

This book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive report on the soils of Wisconsin, a state that offers a rich tapestry of soils.

This volume reviews recent hydrological and environmental issues resulting from human-induced water pollution practices while providing case studies on the physical, chemical, and eco-biological techniques used to mitigate the impacts of river ecosystem pollution in South Asian countries.

This engaging volume explores the management of fire in one of the world’s most flammable landscapes: Australia’s tropical savannas, where on average 18% of the landscape is burned annually.

This book was originally published in 1935.

An exploration of Turkey's future role and impact on European energy security, looking at the connection between geopolitics, energy security and the EU's need for energy.

Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils.

Practical Engineering Geology provides an introduction to the way projects are managed, designed and constructed, and how the engineering geologist can contribute to cost- effective and safe project achievement.

This book focuses on 21st century geospatial technologies (GT).

Adapting to a Changing Environment provides tools and a theoretical framework for governments and managers to understand and confront the consequences of climate change.

Floodplainsprovides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions.

The second-longest European river after the Volga, the Danube is one of the world's most important rivers in terms of its geographical and historical significance.

Proceedings of a symposium at the 1987 INQUA Congress, Ottawa, Aug.

Originally published in 1992, this book dispels some of the myths that surround water resource problems of arid lands and the notion that there are simple 'once and for all' solutions.

This book offers a fresh look at sustainable consumption, exploring how grassroots community action can spread ideas in society.

Describing the natural state of eight important lakes in Asia and the human impact on these lake ecosystems, this book offers a valuable reference guide.

The innovation in space technologies has generated a new method for observing and monitoring tsunamis from space.

The focus of this book is on the more than 2000 caves of the Greenbrier Valley of West Virginia of which the 14 with lengths greater than 10 km have an aggregate length of 639 km.

Many historians and political scientists argue that ties between Canada and Latin America have been weak and intermittent because of lack of mutual interest and common objectives.

Rebuilding the Earth highlights humanity's interdependence with the planet's ecosystems.

Grazing lands represent the largest and most diverse land resource-taking up over half the earth's land surface.

Facing droughts, floods, and water security challenges, society is increasingly forced to develop new policies and practices to cope with the impacts of climate change.

The third edition of this classic text, presents a broad-based study of the variations in the form and functioning of the biosphere at regional and global scale.

The latest cutting-edge research on flood pulsing and wetland restoration in North America Presenting the latest research from leaders in the field of restoration ecology, Flood Pulsing in Wetlands reflects the current movement to incorporate flood pulsing into wetland restoration efforts.