Physical geography and topography

First published in 2004.

This book was originally published in 1935.

The Danube River Basin is shared by 19 countries and there is no river basin in the world shared by so many nations.

Real Estate and GIS focuses on the application of geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping technologies in the expanding property and real estate discipline.

The New Geographies of Energy: Assessment and Analysis of Critical Landscapes is a pioneering collection of new geographic scholarship.

Interweaving the human aspects of river control with analysis of hydro-physical data, including historical data over the last few centuries, this monograph is a comprehensive evaluation of the Damodar's lower reaches.

This book discusses a variety of different  perspectives involved in biodiversity management and bio-sequestration projects in Australia, working towards achieving adaptive governance in carbon farming.

The Red Lake is a natural barrier lake at the foot of the Hasmasu Mare Mountains in the Eastern Carpathian Range in Romania.

Inconstant and forbidding, the arctic has lured misguided voyagers into the cold for centuries--pushing them beyond the limits of their knowledge, technology, and endurance.

First Published in 1978, The Circumpolar North is designed for anyone with a more than superficial interest in the northern regions of our planet, geographical, economic, social, or political.

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population density.

This book draws upon the expertise of academic researchers, urban planners and architects to explore the challenge of building the sustainable cities of the future.

Pairing in-depth journalism with historical perspectives, this book makes a compelling case for a natural solution to the growing problem of flooding.

This book discusses how to collect data and analyze databases in order to map risk zones, and contributes to developing a conceptual framework for coastal risk assessment.

'Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate.

Originally published in 1972.

The utilization of successful plasticulture engineering technology can ideally optimize crop yields and provide both economic and environmental benefits, such as reducing the need for water and fertilizer.

Beach renourishment is the restoration of beaches that have been depleted.

This book, first published in 1989, the proceedings of the 19th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, is the first set of essays focused on the history of the subject.

A cultural and literary history of mountains in classical antiquityThe mountainous character of the Mediterranean was a crucial factor in the history of the ancient Greek and Roman world.

This book, first published in 1980, is a timely and comprehensive appraisal of thresholds in geomorphology.

Where water meets land, life abounds.

Water scarcity is not simply the result of what nature has to offer but always involves power relations and political decisions.

Deadly Peaks is a collection of the most notable mountaineering disasters and near-disasters in history.

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

Judicious soil fertility management is crucial for sustainable crop production and food security in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

This book presents the polycentric and multiscale view of landscape which has been developed in Russia within a framework of physical geography since the early twentieth century.

This edited book is devoted to environmental risk management in gas industry impacted polar ecosystems of Russia, one of the hottest topics of modern environmental science.

This book brings together contributions from experts in water management, scientists, researchers, academics and lecturers, sharing  experiences and successes in this field.

The book focuses on the human and social effects of the construction of hydroelectric dams in Brazil.

This volume presents state-of-the-art research about mineral dust, including results from field campaigns, satellite observations, laboratory studies, computer modelling and theoretical studies.

'Dynamic Meteorology: A Basic Course' is an introduction to the physics of the atmosphere.

Launching the landmark Performing Landscapes series, Performing Mountains brings together for the first time Mountain Studies and Performance Studies in order to examine an international selection of dramatic responses to mountain landscapes.

This book addresses the complex socio-political context of natural resource management in coastal and marine environments throughout the contemporary Pacific Islands and provides lessons that can be applied around the globe.

Along a tiny spring in a narrow canyon near Death Valley, seemingly against all odds, an Inyo Mountain slender salamander makes its home.

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.

The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 is considered to have been one of the worst natural disasters in history, affecting twelve countries, from Indonesia to Somalia.

The seventh edition of Environmental Hazards provides a much expanded and fully up-to-date overview of all the extreme environmental events that threaten people and what they value in the 21st century globally.

Whether considered a threat to the health of humans in particular or of the ecosystem in general, the problem of air pollution affects us all.

Quaternary studies provide the essential context for evaluation of what is happening with the earth's climate today, and to clarify our vulnerability to hazardous natural processes.

Greater Central Asia encompasses a vast area that includes deserts, natural grasslands, steppes, shrublands and alpine regions.

First published in 1990, Neptune's Domain is organized around one unifying theme: the geographic aspects of the new Law of the Sea as expressed primarily in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

America's prairies are home to some of the most abundant and beautiful wildflowers in the country.

The North Pacific temperate rainforest, stretching from southern Alaska to northern California, is the largest temperate rainforest on earth.

Large and intense wildfires are integral to the globally important boreal forest biome.

Erlebe die schönsten und atemberaubendsten Tauchplätze Istriens.

While historiography is dominated by attempts that try to standardize and de-individualize the behavior of animals, history proves to be littered with records of the exceptional lives of unusual animals.

Water resources in Mexico are threatened by scarcity, pollution and climate change.