Geography

The aim of this book is to provide an overview of the concepts and methods used in fractal analysis and modeling in order to study the spatial distribution of human settlements.

A practice-oriented and accessible introduction to geographical statistics In the newly revised Second Edition of Practical Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists, distinguished researcher Nigel Walford delivers an authoritative and easy-to-follow introduction to the principles and applications of statistical analysis in a geographical context.

A sparkling exploration of direction, by the acclaimed author of A History of the World in 12 MapsNorth, south, east and west: almost all societies use the four cardinal directions to orientate themselves, to understand who they are by projecting where they are.

Wer kennt sie nicht, das Heidi und ihren Alm-Öhi, den Geißenpeter und Klara aus Frankfurt, Fräulein Rottenmeier und Herrn Sesemann.

»Swiss Machine«, »Der schnellste Mann am Berg«, »Gipfelstürmer«… Wenn es um die Leistungen des Schweizer Bergsteigers Ueli Steck geht, überschlagen sich die Beobachter in Superlativen.

A global exploration of the many writing systems that are on the verge of vanishing, and the stories and cultures they carry with them.

A stunning love letter to life in Shetland and a wilder way of living by celebrated poet Jen Hadfield.

A jargon-free primer on GIS concepts and the essential tech tools Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is the fascinating technology field that's all about understanding and visualizing our world.

Cariad means love .

Provides a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of Urban Geography The leading undergraduate textbook on the subject, Urban Geography covers the origins, historical development, and contemporary challenges of cities and metropolitan areas around the world.

'An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides' RAYNOR WINN'Wondrous, elegant and haunting, Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland' PHILIP HOAREMedieval kingdoms.

Planificar el crecimiento urbano es mucho más que un requisito o un asunto técnico, es un acto de responsabilidad territorial con los habitantes de hoy y del futuro.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'The bothy embrace is addictive' ADAM NICOLSON'Will have you reaching for your boots' CAL FLYN.

Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is played, there are some remarkable cricket grounds.

With a foreword from Ron Paul, Meltdown is the free-market answer to the Fed-created economic crisis.

Forest is a celebration of the diverse ways in which trees and forests are as magnificent, economically relevant and profoundly enchanting today as they ever have been.

The complete, dramatic story of Union Terrace Gardens has never before been told in one volume.

This book represents an attempt to bring into one account the story of European expansion in North America down to 1783.

Atlas of Empires tells the story of how and why the great empires of history came into being, operated, and ultimately declined, and it discusses the future of the empire in today's globalized world.

Photographer Dominic Greyer has spent the last twenty years roaming the British landscape in search of the country's most unusual placenames.

On the world map, macro-regions or global regions have gradually emerged, with varying degrees of success and following different trajectories.

In the age of adventure, when dirigibles coasted through the air and vast swaths of the Earth remained untouched and unseen by man, one pack of relentless explorers competed in the race of a lifetime: to be the first aviator to fly over the North Pole.