This comprehensive book addresses the pressing need for up-to-date literature on volcanic destinations (active and dormant) and their role in tourism worldwide in chapters and case studies.
This book examines the Southern Indian Ocean corridor as a geographic, geological, and atmospheric space, taking a critical oceanic humanities approach while never losing sight of the land and water interface.
Sie kletterten zusammen im Himalaja und Karakorum, im Yosemite-Nationalpark und in den Dolomiten, in Patagonien und der Antarktis – die sympathischen Brüder Alexander Huber und Thomas Huber, auch als »Huberbuam« weltbekannt, gehören mit ihren extremen Routen seit mehr als 25 Jahren zu den Protagonisten der vertikalen Revolution.
Am See zelten, unter Sternen schlafen und den Vögeln lauschen – Torbjørn Ekelund erfüllt sich den Traum vom Ausstieg in die Natur und zieht jeden Monat für eine Nacht in den Wald.
This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed.
This book explores the emerging field of political geology, an area of study dedicated to understanding the cross-sections between geology and politics.
First published in 1910, "e;In the Catskills"e; is a fantastic selection of essays concerning The Catskill Mountains by American naturalist John Burroughs.
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.
Access to water is one of the most pressing global issues of the twenty-first century, particularly when set against the background of a rapidly growing global population.
This book explores the emerging field of political geology, an area of study dedicated to understanding the cross-sections between geology and politics.
This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed.
This book discusses a variety of different perspectives involved in biodiversity management and bio-sequestration projects in Australia, working towards achieving adaptive governance in carbon farming.
This book describes the observation of urban climates in Latin-American and their relationships with urban sprawl, the economic emergence of Latin American countries, social segregation, urban ecology, disasters and resilience.
The frequency and intensity of climate shocks such as heatwaves and flooding, are expected to increase under a changing climate with severe implications across the food, energy, water, environment nexus.
This book provides a wealth of information for all those involved in using ecological networks for biodiversity protection and environmental management, as well as their significance for planning.
This book examines the nexus of cities and oceans and the interrelations between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11 and 14, just after the first two critical years following the milestone year of hope in 2015.
