Physical geography and topography

This book describes the importance of water resources for socio-economic and ecological development including geomorphic and ecological environments.

This monograph summarizes the environmental issues concerning the channel and the floodplain of the Drava River.

Originally published in 1933 Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys and Apes gives a taxonomic and phylogenetic survey and the findings of diverse experimental investigations of lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

Polar Ice and Global Warming in Cryosphere Regions is based on recent and past climate variabilities data gathered through satellites and spatial-temporal analysis to explain the role of global warming on cryosphere regions such as high-latitude Himalaya, Arctic and Antarctic regions, and the surrounding Southern Ocean and Arctic Ocean.

The large lakes of the East African Rift Valley are among the oldest on Earth, and are vital resources for the people of their basins.

This book includes invited contributions presenting the latest research on the oceanography and environment of the Red Sea.

Originally published in this form in 1971, the content of this book was originally part of a larger composite volume 'Water, Earth and Man' (1969) which provided a synthesis of hydrology, geomorphology and socio-economic geography.

This book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the most prominent landscapes of South Africa and the distinctive landforms associated with them.

Globalization is not a new phenomenon, but it is posing new challenges to humans and natural ecosystems in the 21st century.

This book defines and discusses the term "e;hidden geographies"e; in two ways: systematically and by presenting a variety of examples of the research fields and topics concerning hidden geographies, with the aim of stimulating further basic and applied research in this area.

Wood-pastures are important elements of European cultural identity and have an exceptional ecological value, yet they are in decline all over Europe.

Mathematical modelling has become an indispensable tool for engineers, scientists, planners, decision makers and many other professionals to make predictions of future scenarios as well as real impending events.

This book presents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the soils of Sri Lanka.

The wild beauty of deserts has always been a source of fascination the world over.

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

This monograph explores traditional farming communities in French-speaking areas of the western Alps for the period 1500-1914 and how they endured in such an environment despite the many problems and risks which it posed for their subsistence and welfare.

How is the vegetation distribution influencing the erosion and surface formation in the different eco zones of Chile?

This edited collection, first published in 1987, provides a comparative analysis of different approaches to urban modelling, and lays the foundations for the possibility of integration and a more unified field.

Make inexpensive projects with a Japanese aestheticwhether you're an interior designer, avid gardener, small space enthusiast or gardening beginner!

A celebration of the wildlife and landscapes of Britain's most vital wildlife habitats those that make up our coastline.

This Proceedings contains 445 papers presented at the 30th International Conference on Coastal Engineering, which was held in San Diego, California, USA, 3-8 September 2006.

This book illustrates the main factors of vulnerability and gives a clear picture about the possible interventions to reduce disaster risks both in schools and communities in Azerbaijan.

This edited volume systematically reviews the evidence for early human presence in one of the most relevant geographic regions of Europe - the Balkans and Anatolia, an area that has been crucial in shaping the course of human evolution in Europe, but whose paleoanthropological record is poorly known.

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.

The boreal forest is the northern-most woodland biome, whose natural history is rooted in the influence of low temperature and high-latitude.

This book provides huge knowledge and data in the fields of geospatial sciences, earth environmental sciences, humanities, and social sciences, which target a diverse range of readers, such as academics, scientists, students, environmentalists, meteorologists, urban planners, remote sensing, and GIS experts.

This book provides an introduction to rocky landscapes through carefully selected images from Google Earth, discussing what they show and provides references to the sites portrayed so that readers can go deeper if they wish.

This book presents lively case studies of tourism developments in the European High North from diverse perspectives.

This volume studies the urbanisation trends of medium-sized cities of India to develop a typology of urban resilience.

"e;Wetland Restoration: Shanghai Dalian Lake Project"e; introduces the whole Shanghai DaLian wetland restoration project, including the background investigation of the wetland, the overall planning of wetland restoration, its detailed design, engineering construction and engineering effects.

The economic paradigms currently dominating the world are not sustainable.

In 1996, the Guatemalan civil war ended with the signing of the Peace Accords, facilitated by the United Nations and promoted as a beacon of hope for a country with a history of conflict.

This textbook provides an overview of economic perspectives on sustainability.

Dokuchaev carried out most of his research in Ukraine.

Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis.

Qanats are ubiquitous, yet unseen, and a clever way to create streams where none exist in nature.

In this second edition, the authors present new developments in the sustainability discussion and argue that a new understanding of sustainability is needed if we are to truly serve future generations ecologically, economically, and equitably.

This comprehensive book examines a high mountain snow-covered expanse, spanning an investigation period of almost two decades.

A plague is spreading throughout the Florida Everglades.

Most of the world's population lives close to the coast and is highly dependent on coastal resources, which are being exploited at unsustainable rates.

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.

Environmental Careers presents a broad-based, yet concise survey of employment opportunities in the environmental field.

The go-to introductory guide to Australia's diverse wildlife and habitatsIdeal for the nature-loving traveler, Wildlife of Australia is a handy photographic pocket guide to the most widely seen birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and habitats of Australia.

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This book offers an overview of the natural and human history of island environments from early settlement to current challenges in island management.

Groundwater Science, Third Edition covers physical and chemical aspects of groundwater science, with emphasis on applications in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, including contamination, mining, and construction issues.

The Amazon Basin contains the largest and most diverse tropical rainforest in the world.

This book studies climate change vulnerability in the Southern Part of the Indian Sundarbans Region, West Bengal, following the IPCC framework which highlights three prime components of vulnerability - exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity.