Physical geography and topography

This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M.

The landscapes of Namibia are of world-class quality in beauty, diversity and interest.

The second volume of a major new series of books on British natural history.

This book tells the incredible story of one woman's adventure into the heart of the rainforest.

This book is about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam newly being built on the Blue Nile, a transboundary river.

The four 1958 Geneva Conventions on the Law of the Sea, which codi?

The two volume proceedings of CCIS 698 and 699 constitutes revised selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Geo-Informatics in Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystem, GRMSE 2016, held in Hong Kong, China, in November 2016.

In recent years, citizen science has emerged as a powerful new concept to enable the general public, students, and volunteers to become involved in scientific research.

This book investigates multidimensional change in the Arctic and policy response to it.

This book is aimed directly at students of geography, particularly those who lack confidence in manipulating numbers.

First published in 2004.

Gathering seashells is one of the delights of a beach trip; everyone knows the feeling of spotting something beautiful among a seemingly infinite array of colors and shapes dotting the shoreline.

The Hydrology of the UK assesses the changing hydrology of the UK, focusing on key issues that affect the fundamental hydrological processes and have important implications for water resource management, flood risk and environmental quality.

Maps best viewed on a tablet.

The Landforms and Landscapes of France provides an informative and attractive overview of the most scenic landscapes of France.

The economic activities of humanity, particularly during the last couple of cen- turies, have had a profound impact on the natural environment.

The highest mountain in Greece and also the seat of the ancient Greek gods, Olympus has been more or less omnipresent in mythology since ancient times.

Coastal Geomorphology, Second Edition is a comprehensive and systematic introduction to this subject and demonstrates the dynamic nature of coastal landforms, providing a background for analytical planning and management strategies in coastal areas that are subject to continuing changes.

This book highlights the aeolian processes in the desert zone of Kazakhstan and Central Asian Deserts, and analyzes the current status of dust and sand storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.

The use of natural and seeded grass pastures for the feeding of livestock and other unfamiliar uses for the ubiquitous grass family are described in this succinct and beautifully illustrated work.

This book explains vessels' ability to overcome ice on the Northern Sea Route, as well as the criteria of safe speed and maneuvering of vessels on ice.

Always awe-inspiring, mountainous areas contain hundreds of millions of years of history, stretching back to the earliest continental landforms.

This book offers a fresh perspective on the Chinese diaspora.

This book provides undergraduates with a step-by-step guide to successfully carrying out an independent research project or dissertation.

Published in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 2022, this book collects historic photographs, classic art, and an accompanying narrative that traces the history of the area from its Native American inhabitants to the present.

Academics and practitioners from across Asia and beyond revisit the issues and impact of climate change in Asia.

This book highlights studies of differentiation problems of natural geosystems because of anthropogenic impact.

An exploration of the biodiversity status of coastal habitats worldwide, emphasising their importance to society, major threats and conservation challenges.

This book presents a detailed study of the structure and variability of internal tides and their geographical distribution in the ocean.

This guide will help you to survive and thrive during your degree and on into the workplace.

In the Anthropocene, the thawing of frozen earth due to global warming has drawn worldwide attention to permafrost.

Today, there is much discussion about the dangers of water contamination to human health.

Stretching 1,200 kilometres across six countries, the colossal mountains of the Alps dominate Europe, geographically and historically.

This book examines the role and practical dynamics of governmental environmental law enforcement agencies and individuals who combat environmental crime.

This book seeks to showcase the ongoing challenges of water resource and its management through innovative and cutting-edge approaches (flooding and droughts and their respective impacts; spatial and urban planning; early warning systems; estimation of losses; water resource in the age of global climate change; risk communication; meteorology; integrated analysis; risk mitigation; infrastructures; nature-based management; watershed management; transport; legal assessment; vulnerability analysis; public participation; or case studies).

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character.

The principal aim of this volume is to provide descriptions of Sites of Special Scientific Interest, selected as part of the Geological Conservation Review, that yield evidence for the Pleistocene history of the River Thames and its tributaries.

At present, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment are a widely used technology for treatment of various types of wastewaters.

This book presents Brazil as a country of continental dimensions.

This book integrates the analyses of organic carbon and carbonate accumulation in soil and lake sediment in a typical arid region of China that has experienced significant climate and land-use changes.

This book tells you where beach sand comes from, how waves are formed and how they break and move sand down the coast, how "e;works of man"e; have blocked this movement and caused beach erosion, and what can be done to save the beaches for future generations of Americans.

This book argues that to understand wetlands is to understand human development.

This book explores the latest advances in our understanding of the evolution of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta, examining the Damodar basin, Bhagirathi-Hooghly basin and Jalangi basin from historical, quantitative and applied geomorphology perspectives.

This book represents an introductory review of disturbance ecology and threat analysis, providing schematic concepts and approaches useful for work on sites that are affected by the impact of human actions.

Discusses how prehistoric humans responded to the environmental and climatic changes within the Nile Basin during the past million years.

These proceedings record the results of climate change in many areas which are hyper-arid deserts today but which, almost cyclically, at intervals of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years, have had a much more humid climate.

This book deals with institutional reforms in response to a mounting environmental crisis in Vietnam.

The current rate and scale of environmental change around the world makes the detection and understanding of these changes increasingly urgent.