Physical geography and topography

The third edition of Fundamentals of Hydrology provides an absorbing and comprehensive introduction to the understanding of how fresh water moves on and around the planet and how humans affect and manage the freshwater resources available to them.

Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe.

Landscapes are being degraded and simplified across the globe.

Although much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them.

Although much is known about the processes and effects of land degradation and climate change, little is understood about the links between them.

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences.

Fundamentals of the Physical Environment has established itself as a well-respected core introductory book for students of physical geography and the environmental sciences.

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international transboundary river basins in the developing world.

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international transboundary river basins in the developing world.

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management.

Based on a major international study, this volume provides a synthesis of scientific knowledge on megacity urbanization on the coast, environmental impacts, risks and management choices, including a focus on adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management.

A new 'Multi-Coloured Manual' This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management, produced by the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, UK, with support from Defra and the Environment Agency.

A new 'Multi-Coloured Manual' This book is a successor to and replacement for the highly respected manual and handbook on the benefits of flood and coastal risk management, produced by the Flood Hazard Research Centre at Middlesex University, UK, with support from Defra and the Environment Agency.

This is a concise introduction to principles and applications of hydrology in a geographical context.

This is a concise introduction to principles and applications of hydrology in a geographical context.

Marine and coastal resources provide millions of people with their livelihoods, such as fishing and tourism, and a range of critical additional 'ecosystem services', from biodiversity and culture to carbon storage and flood protection.

Marine and coastal resources provide millions of people with their livelihoods, such as fishing and tourism, and a range of critical additional 'ecosystem services', from biodiversity and culture to carbon storage and flood protection.

Deng Xiaoping's rule has seen fundamental economic change in China.

Deng Xiaoping's rule has seen fundamental economic change in China.

This book offers a comprehensive and detailed summary of our knowledge and understanding of glaciers and sets them within a global environment context.

This book offers a comprehensive and detailed summary of our knowledge and understanding of glaciers and sets them within a global environment context.

The study of hillslopes is a central element of geomorphology, and has been the cause of many of the major methodological disputes in the subject.

The study of hillslopes is a central element of geomorphology, and has been the cause of many of the major methodological disputes in the subject.

This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa.

Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology provides the first comprehensive account of the dynamical behaviour and mechanisms of the global climate system and its components, together with a modern survey of synoptic-scale weather systems in the tropics and extratropics, and of the methods and applications of synoptic climate classification.

Synoptic and Dynamic Climatology provides the first comprehensive account of the dynamical behaviour and mechanisms of the global climate system and its components, together with a modern survey of synoptic-scale weather systems in the tropics and extratropics, and of the methods and applications of synoptic climate classification.

This volume provides a textbook and reference work on the physical and biotic landscapes of Southern Africa.

First Published in 2004.

First Published in 2004.

Tropical Rainforests presents the most up-to-date and wide-ranging review of the problems and prospects of the world's most complex and abundant ecosystem.

Tropical Rainforests presents the most up-to-date and wide-ranging review of the problems and prospects of the world's most complex and abundant ecosystem.

The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people.

The Companion Encyclopedia of Geography provides an authoritative and provocative source of reference for all those concerned with the earth and its people.

The evidence for the Little Ice Age, the most important fluctuation in global climate in historical times, is most dramatically represented by the advance of mountain glaciers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and their retreat since about 1850.

The evidence for the Little Ice Age, the most important fluctuation in global climate in historical times, is most dramatically represented by the advance of mountain glaciers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and their retreat since about 1850.

Riverscapes are the main arteries of the world's largest cities, and have, for millennia, been the lifeblood of the urban communities that have developed around them.

Riverscapes are the main arteries of the world's largest cities, and have, for millennia, been the lifeblood of the urban communities that have developed around them.

Global climate and the effects of global warming are commanding unprecendented interest as climates grow more dynamic and changeable.

Global climate and the effects of global warming are commanding unprecendented interest as climates grow more dynamic and changeable.

Marine Tourism examines both successful and unsuccessful tourism in coastal and marine environments.

Marine Tourism examines both successful and unsuccessful tourism in coastal and marine environments.

Since The Little Ice Age was published in 1988, interest in climatic history has grown rapidly and research in the area has flourished.

Since The Little Ice Age was published in 1988, interest in climatic history has grown rapidly and research in the area has flourished.

First published in 2004.

First published in 2004.

This edited collection, first published in 1987, provides a comparative analysis of different approaches to urban modelling, and lays the foundations for the possibility of integration and a more unified field.

This edited collection, first published in 1987, provides a comparative analysis of different approaches to urban modelling, and lays the foundations for the possibility of integration and a more unified field.

This unique study is the first in depth examination of the environment and development of the Straits.

This unique study is the first in depth examination of the environment and development of the Straits.