Physical geography and topography

Explores the history and archaeology of two oases, remote but closely tied to the Nile valley for thousands of years.

The Western Shores of Turkey is the distillation of a succession of journeys that John Freely made along this coast - an odyssey spanning a quarter of a century.

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.

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

Methane Emissions from Unique Wetlands in China: Case Studies, Meta Analyses and Modelling is a landmark volume in the development of studies about methane emission from wetlands.

People living in the mountains maintain a unique relationship with their surrounding environment.

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

Globally, there is a need to promote and empower practical action towards better environmental conservation and greater sustainability; education aspires to achieve and motivate this - one mind at a time.

This book aims to summarize and report the major research achievements and validation results under the global land cover (GLC) initiative led by the Group Earth Observation (GEO).

Der erste Tagebuchband der amerikanischen Reise Alexander von Humboldts gibt Einblicke in die Überfahrt von Europa nach Amerika, den Aufenthalt auf Teneriffa und in das Leben und Arbeiten in Cumaná.

Why does land management so often fail to prevent soil erosion, deforestation, salination and flooding?

This textbook covers all important aspects of mountain glaciers, from their formation and their importance as water reservoirs to the threat posed by current global warming.

Access to modern energy is central in addressing the major global challenges of the 21st century, including poverty, climate change and famine.

A bold new perspective on the history of South Asia, telling its story through its climate, and the long quest to tame its watersSouth Asia's history has been shaped by its waters.

Ecological approach to natural history provides complete descriptions of 80 common wetland plants.

This book is one out of 8 IAEG XII Congress volumes, and deals with the processes occurring on the coastal zone, which represents a critical interface between land and sea, as the contribution of the ocean to the provision of energy and mineral resources will likely increase in the coming decades.

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 shows the effectiveness of DRASTIC model in a geographical setting for validation of vulnerable zones and presents the optimization of parameters for the development of precise maps highlighting several zones with varied contamination.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the Landscapes and Landforms of Switzerland.

Forest soils are the foundation of the entire forest ecosystem and complex, long-term interactions between trees, soil animals, and the microbial community shape soils in was that are very distinct from agricultural soils.

This book describes the Central Sahara region, bringing together an unprecedented combination of diverse and often historic research published in different languages in order to describe its varied landscapes and landforms.

'A ravishing, alarming account of these underwater palaces of wonder, and the existential threat they face from humanity and our warming climate .

Atmospheric Research in Antarctica: Present Status and Thrust Areas in Climate Change represents a panoramic view of the developments in the field of Antarctic atmospheric sciences and meteorology broadly covering geomagnetism and aeronomy, middle atmospheric studies and global and climate change studies.

Written by leading academics, this book is an invaluable 'how to .

The Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme was a seven-year research and development programme in Malawi that concluded in March 2017.

Significant progress has been made by industrial countries to reduce emissions from the use of fossil fuels, but as the economies of the less-developed regions of the world begin to expand, they too will face similar challenges.

This book examines the nature of flood in different landscapes and the various factors that contribute to flooding in different areas.

This Brief deals with the reconstruction of Holocene paleoenvironment in the central part of Bangladesh in relation to relative sea-level (RSL) changes which is 200 km north from the present coastline.

Urban forests, trees and greenspace are critical in contemporary planning and development of the city.

The Mediterranean basin represents one of the most important "e;hot spots"e; of climate change in the world, with recent trends towards a hotter and drier climate being related to changes in atmospheric circulation patterns.

This book discusses the design and practice of environmental resources management for smart cities.

This volume focuses on approaches towards a better understanding of the geological, hydrogeological and paleoclimatic evolution of Northeast Africa.

Named "e;Outstanding Academic Title"e; by ChoiceThis encyclopedia, which constitutes a wide ranging and authoritative collection of academic articles, covers the sedimentological aspects of sediments and sedimentary rocks.

Rivers and their watersheds constitute some of the most dynamic and complex landscapes.

In line with COP21 agreements, state-led climate change mitigation and adaptation actions are being undertaken to transition to carbon-neutral, green economies.

Offers a comprehensive volume discussing groundwater problems in coastal areas, spanning fundamental science to practical water management.

This book, first published in 1981, provides an excellent introductory analysis to plate tectonic theory.

Die Gebirgskette zwischen Nizza und Wien ist der bedeutendste wildnisnahe Raum im Herzen Europas.

New Naturalist Dartmoor explores the complex and fascinating history of one of southern England's greatest National Parks, an area of enormous interest to naturalists and tourists alike.

This book focuses on validation and reconstruction work on the land surface temperature (LST) products retrieved by thermal infrared remote sensing.

For the inhabitants of many of the world's major towns and cities, estuaries provide their first and nearest glimpse of a natural habitat.

This book presents an overview of different data collection methods and approaches that have been used to identify and analyse institutions associated with natural resource governance.

Energy from wave and tidal power is a key component of current policies for renewable sources of energy.

This book examines in detail the health of India's Haora River, which is of vital importance as the lifeline of Agartala, the Capital City of Tripura.

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Wetlands are a vital natural resource and an integral part of the ecosystem.

This book describes the algorithms, validation and preliminary analysis of the Global LAnd Surface Satellite (GLASS) products, a long-term, high-quality dataset that is now freely available worldwide to government organizations and agencies, scientific research institutions, students and members of the general public.

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