Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

In all cultures and times, the poetic imagination has fed on the natural attributes of islands.

The socio-political context of Egypt is full of the affectual burdens of history.

What do Germany's memorials, films, artworks, memory debates and national commemorations tell us about the lives of Germans today?

Sites of Protest examines the global resurgence of protest movements and the ways in which they use public and private space - both physical and 'immaterial' - to secure attention for a wide variety of causes, cultural events and moral campaigns.

Capitalism is killing the planet, and the preservation of a natural environment favorable to human life requires a radical alternative.

Humans of the advanced world are the most violent beings of all times.

Highly respected illustrator Anna Koska is best known for her drawings of fish and fruit and is widely celebrated by food journalists and restaurateurs.

Growing flowers to cut and enjoy at home can sharpen our awareness of the world around us and make us more attuned to nature.

This is a modern, practical guide for a new generation of consumers who want to learn how to grow and make vegan skincare products.

A posthumous work from the beloved conservationist and naturalist Gerald Durrell, to celebrate the centenary of his birth, with a new foreword by HRH Princess Anne.

This book examines the rapid expansion of urban areas worldwide, especially within the previous 50 years, identifying the factors that have contributed to this phenomenon and exploring its many consequences.

Global consumption of raw materials currently goes beyond the earth's regenerative capacity, but the circular economy offers a more sustainable model which also provides new business opportunities.

Deffenbaugh calls us to "e;live in a reciprocal relationship"e; with our biotic communities-the plants, animals, and other non-human cultures that share our particular places in the world.

As a young man, I felt I was out there in the wild, experiencing the untouched natural world - but it was an illusion.

A staunch advocate for the Adirondack Park, activist and writer Paul Schaefer deeply influenced conservation policy in New York State.

Modern Iran is a country with two significant but competing discourses of national identity, one stemming from ancient pre-Islamic customs and mythology, the other from Islamic Shi'i practices and beliefs.

Christopher Ward provides a complete analysis of the water crisis in Yemen, including the institutional, environmental, technical and political economy components.

Modern Iran is a country with two significant but competing discourses of national identity, one stemming from ancient pre-Islamic customs and mythology, the other from Islamic Shi'i practices and beliefs.

When it comes to migration, there is no level playing field.

Our world is characterized by mobility.

Who has access, and who is denied access, to food, and why?

Who has access, and who is denied access, to food, and why?

Learn how to conduct and evaluate a successful Phase I ESA to identify existing or potential environmental hazards and 'special resources' for a subject property.

For over a century, American have created laws, processes, objectives, priorities, and rules for federal land management that often conflict, contradict, and undermine each other.

African Independence highlights the important role Africa has played in recent history and the significant role it will continue to play in the future of America and the globe.

We have been living and working in the information society for decades, yet still we struggle to understand and keep up in the face of its constant flux and vast scope.

During the past decade, the world reached the point of becoming more urban than not, as the majority of people on the planet now live not in small towns or villages but in provincial, national, and global cities.

This timely textprovides a comprehensive overview of the dramatic and rapidly evolving issues confronting the cities of North America.

This completely updated edition of The Handbook of Nature provides scientific answers to questions that arise when looking at the world around us.

This book examines the recent intersection of national security and public health regarding biological threats to the U.

The conventional history of animals could be more accurately described as the history of human ideas about animals.

African Independence highlights the important role Africa has played in recent history and the significant role it will continue to play in the future of America and the globe.

Recently revised to include the latest current events, this classic reference presents the historical, social, political, and cultural aspects of Puerto Rico.

The National Road is a comprehensive history of the first federally financed interstate highway, an approximately 600-mile span that joined Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois in the nineteenth century.

Logistics accounts for around 9-10% of global CO2 emissions and will be one of the hardest economic sectors to decarbonize.

Social design-the practice of designing for poverty relief-is one of the most popular fields in contemporary architecture.

Social design-the practice of designing for poverty relief-is one of the most popular fields in contemporary architecture.

What makes trash trash?

Robert Riley has been a renowned figure in landscape studies for over fifty years, valued for his perceptive, learned, and highly entertaining articles, reviews, and essays.

Writers have always aspired to immortality, using their works to preserve their patrons, their loved ones, and themselves beyond death.

Climate disruption is often discussed on a global scale, affording many a degree of detachment from what is happening in their own backyards.

A philosopher, architect, astronomer, and polymath, Thomas Jefferson lived at a time when geography was considered the "e;mother of all sciences.

To Pass On a Good Earth is the candid and compelling new biography of one of the twentieth century's most distinctive and influential scholars.

The late nineteenth and early twentieth century were a brutal time for American wildlife, with many species pushed to the brink of extinction.

Danger in the Congo!

One of the more frequently lodged, serious, and justifiable complaints about ecocritical work is that it is insufficiently theorized.

We are living in the midst of the Earth's sixth great extinction event, the first one caused by a single species: our own.

In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska s Mount McKinley known to locals as Denali, The High One one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world.