Physical geography and topography

This book will provide a comprehensive discussion of groundwater sustainability, including what it is, how its definition has changed over time, why traditional assessments of it are wrong, how assessments of it are ideally multidisciplinary efforts recognizing that policy is more controlling of outcomes than science, and why achieving it is difficult once pumping exceeds sustainable levels of pumping.

This book traces the evolution of Singapore's parks system, from colonial to present times.

At present, we have been living in an ice age for around 2.

A research-level investigation of the relationship between forests and their host soils and climate.

This book offers an introduction to remotely sensed image processing and classification in R using machine learning algorithms.

This volume is entirely devoted to the life and work of the world's most famous geomorphologist, William Morris Davis (1850-1934).

The provision of a safe and reliable water supply is a major challenge for the world's growing urban populations.

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third International Conference on Geo-Informatics in Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystem, GRMSE 2015, held in Wuhan, China, in October 2015.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of pedology in Ireland.

The 'Aral Sea Encyclopedia' is the first one in the new series of encyclopedias about the seas of the former Soviet Union.

Advances in high spatial resolution mapping capabilities and the new rules established by the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States for the operation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) have provided new opportunities to acquire aerial data at a lower cost and more safely versus other methods.

A cutting-edge introduction to coastal wetlands and their applications, for students on related earth and life science courses and researchers.

Climate may be defined as the synthesis of long-term atmospheric conditions characteristic of a particular place.

First published in 1951, The Spirit and Purpose of Geography offers an introduction to the scope and spirit of geography.

This book approaches the challenges the Arctic has faced and is facing through a lens of opportunity.

This book is a first in its own way.

The economic paradigms currently dominating the world are not sustainable.

This book discusses the geological history of Britain from the early geological formation of the British Isles, through to the variety of currently visible rock formations and ensuing natural landscapes.

This book delves into the everyday spaces, diverse mobilities and affective potency of weather.

This book provides an overview of ninety key concepts which often trouble those who are new to researching within the social sciences.

Climate change is widely agreed to be one the greatest challenges facing society today.

This highly illustrated volume is a compendium of evidence and examples of change on Heard Island, a World Heritage Site near Antarctica and one of the most remote places on earth.

This book discusses plant invasions and environmental impacts on the Himalayas through a novel procedure, and helps to understand the influences of climate, physiography, soil, and disturbance on plant richness in mountain systems.

This book is dedicated to the study of the islands and their role in a globalised world.

This book, first published in 1902, is the product of the detailed geological survey undertaken by the Borneo Expedition of the late nineteenth century.

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

Dating back to the nineteenth-century transplantation of a latex-producing tree from the Amazon to Southeast Asia, rubber production has wrought monumental changes worldwide.

Rural-Urban Water Struggles compiles diverse analyses of rural-urban water connections, discourses, identities and struggles evolving in the context of urbanization around the world.

This new edition of Air Pollution Control Equipment Selection Guide builds upon the successes of previous editions that developed a detailed discussion on various technologies used for air pollution control.

A small river in a big city, the Don River is often overlooked when it comes to explaining Toronto's growth.

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.

This volume is a collection of papers, preceded by an introductory essay, on coastal physiography.

Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers.

For over two hundred years, the Catskill Mountains have been repeatedly and dramatically transformed by New York City.

Originally published in 1990 and designed as a student text, The British Seas is a clear introduction to the oceanography and resources of the region.

The Routledge Handbook of the Polar Regions is an authoritative guide to the Arctic and the Antarctic through an exploration of key areas of research in the physical and natural sciences and the social sciences and humanities.

This book combines multidisciplinary studies on the environmental consequences of intensified use of land and water, and the fusion of land to provide food for a growing population.

This book presents the first empirically tested, comprehensive study on shifting cultivation in Mizoram.

The soil is a fundamental constituent of the Earth's system, maintaining a careful state of equilibrium within the biosphere.

In 1944 Lady Park Wood (45 hectares of woodland in Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire, UK) was set aside indefinitely by the Forestry Commission so that ecologists could study how woodland develops naturally.

This new handbook brings together various views and experiences of the impacts of flooding and its management in Africa, Asia and Latin America by drawing from traditional and modern approaches adopted by communities, homeowners, academics, project managers, institutions and policy makers.

This book provides comprehensive and in-depth explanations of all topics related to quantitative remote sensing and its applications in terrestrial, biospheric, hydrospheric, and atmospheric studies.

The United Nations has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development.

This edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of emerging challenges facing different social groups, policy-makers and the international community related to economic growth, social development and environmental change, social inclusion and regional development.

Species acclimatization - the organized introduction of organisms to a new region - is much maligned in the present day.

Reno: A Base Camp for All SeasonsIdeally positioned between the spectacular peaks and lakes of California s Sierra Nevadas and the vast and varied Great Basin of Nevada, Reno is an unparalleled hub for exploring the natural beauty and grandeur this region offers.