Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Rural Regeneration in the UK provides an accessible yet critical overview of rural regeneration policy and governance in the UK.

This edited collection explores the notion of Italianness - or Italianita - through migration history.

The book provides the first detailed account of the complex geographical dynamics restructuring China's manufacturing industries from the evolutionary economic geography perspective.

The problem of homelessness in America underpins the definition of an American city: what it is, who it is for, what it does, and why it matters.

This is the first book to provide vital information on key local ecosystems, their functions, state of health, and their role in development in an Asian context, particularly on the Indian subcontinent.

There is a mounting consensus that human behavior is changing the global climate and its consequence could be catastrophic.

Oceanography, also known as oceanology and marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean.

This fourth and full colour edition updates and expands a widely-used textbook aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in remote sensing and GIS in Geography, Geology and Earth/Environmental Science departments.

Contemporary processes of economic, social, political and cultural restructuring are having profound impacts on the form and function of rural areas within the countries of the European Union and beyond.

This book was first published in 1980.

Many businesses and organizations are increasingly aware of the case for promoting gender equality, both within and outside their organizational boundaries.

Economic geographers increasingly consider the significance of history in shaping the contemporary socio-economic landscape, and increasingly believe that experiences and competencies, acquired over time by individuals and entities in particular localities, to a large degree determine present configurations as well as future regional trajectories.

Focused attention by world leaders is needed to address the substantial challenges posed by disposal of spent nuclear fuel from reactors and high-level radioactive waste from processing such fuel.

Originally published in 1980, this book is an original approach to the study of the atmosphere at A Level and introductory undergraduate courses.

A fascinating insight into what climate change means for birds, and the consequences of ignoring the warning signs provided by them.

Sustainable Surface Water Management: a handbook for SUDS addresses issues as diverse as flooding, water quality, amenity and biodiversity but also mitigation of, and adaptation to, global climate change, human health benefits and reduction in energy use.

This book gathers and updates the most significant advances of the last two centuries and presents an unprecedented micro paleontological study covering more than 20 stratigraphic sections.

For decades now we have been told that we are living through a governance revolution.

Any effective response to an uncertain future will require independently thinking individuals working together.

Most African states experienced only a few fleeting years of democratic rule after independence before succumbing to authoritarianism.

Against the background of unprecedented rates of urbanisation in the Global South, leading to massive social, economic and environmental transformations, this book engages with the dire need to understand the ecology of such settings as the foundation for fostering sustainable and resilient human settlements in contexts that are very different to the Global North.

Reliable and detailed information about the Earth s subsurface is of crucial importance throughout the geosciences.

Policy insider''s compelling argument to reorganise our efforts in science, diplomacy, and economics to tackle climate change five times faster.

This book focuses on the different kinds of biofuels and biofuel resources.

This book is a ground-breaking transnational study of representations of the environment in Asian American literature.

First published in 1979.

With a foreword from Paul King, Chief Executive, UK Green Building Council and Chairman, Zero Carbon HubAs concerns over climate change and resource constraints grow, many cities across the world are trying to achieve a low carbon transition.

Ever wonder where sand comes from?

This volume examines scholarly perspectives on eco-imaginaries, focusing in particular on how eco-catastrophes have been represented in literature and different visual forms, including film, television and cartoons, among other cultural media.

This interdisciplinary book provides graduate students in geophysics, planetary physics and geology with a class-tested, accessible overview of continuum mechanics.

'Achieving the goals set by world leaders in the United Nations Millennium Declaration will be difficult without a significant improvement in the lives of slum dwellers, and the lives of slum dwellers cannot be improved without the sound and sustainable economic development that is conducive to the establishment of a strong shelter sector.

This book introduces the fundamentals of research methods and how they apply to the discipline of urban and regional planning.

A comprehensive picture of the architecture of crustal magmatic systems The composition of igneous rocks their minerals, melts, and fluids reveals the physical and chemical conditions under which magmas form, evolve, interact, and move from the Earth s mantle through the crust.

Keine ausführliche Beschreibung für "Die Zuckerrübe" verfügbar.

Alex Cowie As the twentieth century draws to a close, one of our greatest problems is the availability of energy.

As GIS technology has evolved and grown, so has the language of this powerful tool.

This book highlights the new urban-rural relationship that has emerged under the influence of e-commerce in China.

What role do emerging markets play in the global financial system?

Provides an overview of the important role that environmental experts play at the science-policy interface, and the complex challenges they face.

This practical work demonstrates that controlling urban growth and reviving central city economies are not mutually exclusive endeavors.

Hazardous Materials Handbook for Emergency Responders breaks down the hazards and response priorities according to the nine classes of hazardous chemicals defined by the U.

Managing the urban water cycle needs to be underpinned by key sustainability principles of water consumption, water recycling, waste minimisation and environmental protection.

Agriculture represents one of America's critical infrastructures.

Explores the political and social consequences of establishing a new legal system in the wake of violent conflict.

Most architectural books written by practising architects fall into two categories: theoretical texts, or monographs that describe and illustrate the author's projects.

The Thirteenth International Conference on Basement Tectonics was held on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia from June 2 -6, 1997.

Speaking at a 1913 National Geographic Society gala, Hiram Bingham III, the American explorer celebrated for finding the "e;lost city"e; of the Andes two years earlier, suggested that Machu Picchu "e;is an awful name, but it is well worth remembering.

First published in 1994, The Wealth of Communities presents the stories of ten communities from Philippines to Poland, from Los Angeles to Zimbabwe, where they are making intelligent and sustainable use of the world around them.