Physical geography and topography

ACCOMPANIES THE LANDMARK SERIES NARRATED BY DAVID ATTENBOROUGHFind a world of wonder beyond the ice.

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview on soils of Greece.

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.

Drawing on the author's personal experiences working across the globe, this book explains why we need to conserve biodiversity, the threats it faces, how we can successfully conserve biodiversity, and some success stories of how we have conserved it.

A one-of-a-kind introduction to the major issues and controversies dominating the heated debate over U.

This monograph gives a comprehensive but in-depth analysis of the territorial development of Croatia and historical processes of significant spatial impact.

Ocean-a source of life, has been overused and heavily polluted.

This volume discusses important issues associated with agricultural disaster risk, resilient agriculture, and livelihood.

The marine environment does not naturally respect arbitrary international boundaries.

This book is about places - cities, suburbs and towns - and happiness of people living there.

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to weather processes and climatic conditions around the world, their observed variability and changes, and projected future trends.

Fundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants.

This new textbook is a modern look at key concepts of sedimentology.

This book presents a fascinating, ethnographic account of the challenges faced by communities living in Majuli, India, one of the largest river islands in the world, which has experienced immense socio-environmental transformations over the years, processes that are emblematic of the Brahmaputra Valley as a whole.

New Naturalist Dartmoor explores the complex and fascinating history of one of southern England's greatest National Parks, an area of enormous interest to naturalists and tourists alike.

Meeting the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires contributions by scientists focusing on understanding, monitoring, protecting, managing and restoring the natural environment, including geoscientists.

This book provides an appealing and informative overview of the outstanding landforms and landscapes of Scotland.

Flood catastrophes which happened world-wide have shown that it is not sufficient to characterize the hazard caused by the natural phenomenon "e;flood"e; with the well-known 3M-approach (measuring, mapping and modelling).

This book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia.

Mountains have captured the interests and passions of people for thousands of years.

Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states.

Over 50 full-colour world maps and graphics break down hardcore statistics to provide a compelling analysis of all the political, social, economic and ecological nightmares that keep us awake at night.

This book focuses specifically on the experience and protection of indigenous, and particularly Sami sacred sites in the Arctic.

Is safe and sustainable water and sanitation for all an unaffordable pipedream?

This book presents some of the most recent tools, methods and concepts in historical ecology.

This book contains refereed papers from the 13th International Conference on GeoComputation held at the University of Texas, Dallas, May 20-23, 2015.

Originally published in 1984 Nature's Ideological Language examines the common ideological roots of environmental reclamation and nature preservation.

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.

First published in 1985.

The essential aid for everyday cloudspotting, from the author of the bestselling THE CLOUDSPOTTER'S GUIDE'The perfect companion for a gloomy day'New Scientist'Float away with this unstuffy guide to all things fluffy'Good HousekeepingTHE CLOUD COLLECTOR'S HANDBOOK fits into pockets, allowing cloudspotters to identify cloud formations anytime and anywhere.

A comprehensive consolidation of data for the world, this book gives a short precis of each nation, each nation's history, its topography and a chronology of the development of geodetic surveying and coordinate systems for that specific nation.

This book is a comprehensive resource for climate change impacts and scenarios on cross-cutting issues in Bangladesh and other tropical low-lying countries in Asia.

Originally published in 1965 and with a second edition in 1970.

This book investigates the multifaceted nature of change in today's Nordic Arctic and the necessary research and policy development required to address the challenges and opportunities currently faced by this region.

All the solid fuels fossil energy and mineral commodities we use come out of the Earth.

This book presents results of scientific studies ranging from hydrological modelling to water management and policy issues in the Nile River basin.

Originally published in 1964, and extensively illustrated with figures and charts, this volume gives an overview of both physical and human geography of the former USSR.

A dramatically illustrated book, by leading international scientists, which describes Antarctica''s central role in global scientific research.

Sea and Ocean Hazards, Risks and Disasters provides a scientific approach to those hazards and disasters related to the Earth's coasts and oceans.

Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences.

In Down the Wild Cape Fear, novelist and nonfiction writer Philip Gerard invites readers onto the fabled waters of the Cape Fear River and guides them on the 200-mile voyage from the confluence of the Deep and Haw Rivers at Mermaid Point all the way to the Cape of Fear on Bald Head Island.

This comprehensive handbook, prepared by leading ocean policy academics and practitioners from around the world, presents in-depth analyses of the experiences of fifteen developed and developing nations and four key regions of the world that have taken concrete steps toward cross-cutting and integrated national and regional ocean policy.

As coastal populations burgeon, problems of erosion, pollution and coastal change are becoming ever more serious and necessitate scientifically informed management strategies.

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.

As technology continues to saturate modern society, agriculture has started to adopt digital computing and data-driven innovations.

This book, first published in 1982, forms the proceedings volume of the 11th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium.

For at least half a century since the emergence of Country Parks and Forest Parks, countryside services have provided leisure, tourism, conservation, restoration and regeneration across Britain.

Forest management auditing is expanding from its traditional focus on forest management, stewardship and Chain of Custody certification to more innovative topics such as ecosystem services, forest carbon credits, Non-Wood Forest Products, wood energy and Fair Trade certification.

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one with more meat, dairy and processed foods.

Recent and dramatic flooding in places as far apart as Bangladesh and North Wales are example of what could become commonplace if sea levels rise.