Physical geography and topography

This book provides a framework for understanding the components of woodland wellbeing.

Views on the dynamics of tropical forests are changing rapidly with the recognition that their environment is variable on the decadal to century scale.

The first systematic and comprehensive account of the vegetation types of this country.

This book explores the link between climate change and resiliency on each continent of the world.

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

Aimed at those at the forefront of social ecological thinking, this book presents a practice-oriented process to navigate the complex, interdisciplinary challenges of our time.

Universities across North America and beyond are experiencing growing demand for off-campus, experiential learning.

River Basin Management is a collection of papers presented at a conference on implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive, held in Budapest in May 2005.

First published in 1969, Water, Earth, and Man, was written to demonstrate the advantages of adopting a unified view of the earth and social sciences.

Winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors Award in the memoir/autobiography category!

THE "e;LITTLE ICE AGE"e;: LOCAL AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES P.

It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber.

In Field Guide to Rivers & Streams, Dr.

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

This book discusses the Lagoa Santa Karst, which has been internationally known since the pioneering studies of the Danish naturalist Peter Lund in the early 1800s.

Empirical research needs a profound theory to be successful.

This book provides an attractive and informative overview of Colombian landscapes and their geological evolution, including comprehensive descriptions of seventeen key selected sites in the country.

Killing Bugs for Business and Beauty examines the beginning of Canada's aerial war against forest insects and how a tiny handful of officials came to lead the world with a made-in-Canada solution to the problem.

In 1951 UNESCO launched an Arid Zone Programme with the object of promoting research into arid regions from every relevant scientific point of view.

This book, first published in 1985, conveys the flavours of geomorphology and the bases of its ideas.

The book on acid soils offers a thorough analysis of the degree of soil acidity at the global level, information on the biota, chemistry, and behaviour of acid soils, as well as the mechanisms by which plants tolerate soil acidity.

Fifty years ago, urban waterfronts were industrial, polluted, and diseased.

Estuaries occur along many of the world's coastlines irrespective of geologic setting, energy regime, and depositional environment.

This book presents essential case studies on the integrated modelling of ecosystem services and land-use change in the field of landscape ecology.

The Volta River Basin (VRB) is an important transboundary basin in West Africa that covers approximately 410,000 square kilometres across six countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Togo.

David Knighton's best-selling book looks at the wide range of forms developed by natural rivers and the processes responsible for that development.

This book calls for a collective strengthening of the progressive dimension of climate action in the face of continued myopic governmental response.

Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world.

This book addresses strategies for food security and sustainable agriculture in developing economies.

The North American Forests: Geography, Ecology, and Silviculture describes where, why, and how the many kinds of trees found on this continent grow in silvical associations - called forest cover types.

Beyond the Mountains explores the ways in which Appalachia often served as a laboratory for the exploration and practice of American conceptions of nature.

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.

Qanat is a gently sloping subterranean canal, which taps a water-bearing zone at a higher elevation than cultivated lands.

Originally published in 1969, the contributors to this volume examine the natural and social environments of selected areas in Africa and study in detail some particular problems and their solutions.

This book provides a non-technical, accessible primer on sustainable agricultural development and its relationship to sustainable development based on three analytical pillars.

The book compares different approaches to urban development in Singapore and Seoul over the past decades, by focusing on community participation in the transformation of neighbourhoods and its impact on the built environment and communal life.

An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is unique in the meteorological field as it presents for the first time theories and software of complex dynamical and physical processes required for numerical modeling.

The Physical Geography of South America, the eighth volume in the Oxford Regional Environments series, presents an enduring statement on the physical and biogeographic conditions of this remarkable continent and their relationships to human activity.

"e;Wetlands"e; has become a hot word in the current environmental debate.

Originally published in 1986, this book provides a detailed examination of programmes to introduce improved charcoal making techniques throughout the developing world.

This book presents a comprehensive exploration of the emerging concept and framework of telecoupling and how it can help create a better understanding of land-use change in a globalised world.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the most recent development of Chinese cities.

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

A comprehensive guide for students and researchers to the physical processes inside volcanoes that control eruption frequency, duration, and size.

Winner: Midwestern International Society of Arboriculture Authors Award of ExcellenceChoice Outstanding Academic TitleWith its high plains, rolling hills, and river valleys, Kansas is home to a surprisingly diverse flora, and among these riches are the 166 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines identified, described, and pictured in this handy guide.

This book provides a detailed description of how Python can be used to give insight into the flow of groundwater based on analytic solutions.

With numerous real-world examples, Modelling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries, Second Edition provides an introduction to the analytical methods used by fisheries' scientists and ecologists.