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Essentials of Physical Geography

Essentials of Physical Geography


James F. Petersen, L. Michael Trapasso, Robert E. Gabler



Essentials of Physical Geography...
Glaciers and environmental change

Glaciers and environmental change


Atle Nesje, Svein Olaf Dahl



Review ...useful to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers. -- Journal of Quaternary Science The book, w...
The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science

The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth System Science


Brian J. Skinner, Stephen C. Porter



Review Instructor's Manual and Test Bank, Computerized Test Bank, Laboratory Manual, Study Guide, CD-ROM, Transparencies ...
Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta

Environmental Change and Agricultural Sustainability in the Mekong Delta


Mart A. Stewart, Peter A. Coclanis



From the Back Cover The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is one of the most productive agricultural areas in the world.  The ...
Introduction to the Physics of Landslides

Introduction to the Physics of Landslides


Fabio Vittorio De Blasio



From the Back Cover Landslides represent one of the most destructive natural catastrophes. They can reach extremely long ...
The Measurement and Analysis of Housing Preference and Choice

The Measurement and Analysis of Housing Preference and Choice


Henny C.C.H. Coolen, Roland W. Goetgeluk, Sylvia J.T. Jansen



From the Back Cover What are the current trends in housing? Is my planned project commercially viable? What should b...
Per una storia della geofisica italiana. La nascita dell'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (1936) e la figura di Antonino Lo Surdo

Per una storia della geofisica italiana. La nascita dell'Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica (1936) e la figura di Antonino Lo Surdo


Franco Foresta Martin, Geppi Calcara



From the Back Cover All’inizio degli anni Trenta Guglielmo Marconi, nominato presidente del Cnr per diretta volont...
Pollution of lakes and rivers: a paleoenvironmental perspective

Pollution of lakes and rivers: a paleoenvironmental perspective


John P. Smol



Review "The book is generally well-written, and the subject has an appeal that extends beyond scientific curiosity. The i...
Forests for People: Community Rights and Forest Tenure Reform

Forests for People: Community Rights and Forest Tenure Reform


Anne M. Larson, Deborah Barry, Ganga Ram Dahal



Review 'An important, ambitious and timely contribution to scholarship on local forest management. Forests for People pre...
Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century

Operational Oceanography in the 21st Century


Andreas Schiller, Gary B. Brassington



From the Back Cover Over the past decade the significant advances in real-time ocean observing systems, ocean modelling, ...
The Baltic Sea Basin

The Baltic Sea Basin


Jan Harff, Peer Hoth, Svante Björck



From the Back Cover This book reports about the results of a Special Symposium “The Baltic Sea Basin”, h...
Nile River Basin: Hydrology, Climate and Water Use

Nile River Basin: Hydrology, Climate and Water Use


Assefa M. Melesse



From the Back Cover This book presents results of scientific studies ranging from hydrological modelling to water managemen...
Practising Human Geography

Practising Human Geography


Dr Ian Cook, Dr Philip Crang, Joe Painter, Paul J. Cloke, Professor Chris Philo, Professor Mark A. Goodwin



Review `Practising Human Geography is a god-send for students. Written in an accessible and engaging style, the book demy...
Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2011

Trends and Issues in Global Tourism 2011


Martin Buck, Roland Conrady



From the Back Cover This book provides insights into important trends and future scenarios in the global tourism and trav...
American Exceptionalism and Human Rights

American Exceptionalism and Human Rights


Michael Ignatieff



Review An excellent new collection of essays on American exceptionalism. . . . Michael Ignatieff . . . seeks to distingui...
The Lower Damodar River, India: Understanding the Human Role in Changing Fluvial Environment

The Lower Damodar River, India: Understanding the Human Role in Changing Fluvial Environment


Kumkum Bhattacharyya



Review Endorsement: "Bhattacharyya's superb study describes and analyzes the interrelationship of geomorphic setting, re...
Late Cainozoic Floras of Iceland: 15 Million Years of Vegetation and Climate History in the Northern North Atlantic

Late Cainozoic Floras of Iceland: 15 Million Years of Vegetation and Climate History in the Northern North Atlantic


Friðgeir Grimsson, Leifur A. Símonarson, Reinhard Zetter, Thomas Denk



From the Back Cover Being the only place in the northern North Atlantic yielding late Cainozoic terrestrial sediments ric...
Africa and the Deep Seabed Regime: Politics and International Law of the Common Heritage of Mankind

Africa and the Deep Seabed Regime: Politics and International Law of the Common Heritage of Mankind


Edwin Egede



From the Back Cover This book seeks to fill a gap in the existing literature by examining the role of African States in t...
Geological Landscapes of Britain

Geological Landscapes of Britain


Julian Ashbourn



From the Author This book represents something of a labour of love with extensive hands on research undertaken across bri...
American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization

American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the Prelude to Globalization


Neil Smith



Review "Important, far-reaching and unsettling book." -- Baltimore Sun "Neil Smith's book stands as an exemplar of the qu...
Essay on the Geography of Plants

Essay on the Geography of Plants


Aime Bonpland, Alexander Von Humboldt



Review “Virtually a Rosetta Stone, this book provides entry to the work of the great polymath naturalist who ins...
Advances in 3D Geo-Information Sciences

Advances in 3D Geo-Information Sciences


Claus Nagel, Gerhard König, Thomas H. Kolbe



Advances in 3D Geo-Information Sciences...
Visualizing Physical Geography

Visualizing Physical Geography


Alan H. Strahler, Zeeya Merali



About the Author Jürgen Popp holds a full Professor at the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He is Director of the...
Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health

Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health


Juliana A. Maantay, Sara Mclafferty



From the Back Cover This book focuses on a range of geospatial applications for environmental health research, including ...
Maps and the Writing of Space in Early Modern England and Ireland

Maps and the Writing of Space in Early Modern England and Ireland


Bernhard Klein



Review "...fascinating reading..."--Steve Hindle, Albion...this book offers a fine account of the current state of Englis...
Geoinformatik in Theorie und Praxis, 2. Auflage

Geoinformatik in Theorie und Praxis, 2. Auflage


Norbert De Lange



Review Aus den Rezensionen zur 2. Auflage: "… De Lange … erklärt in knapper Weise den Zusammenh...
Eucalyptus: The Genus Eucalyptus (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles)

Eucalyptus: The Genus Eucalyptus (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - Industrial Profiles)


John J.W. Coppen



About the Author John J.W. Coppen is a onsultant of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ...
The War On Weeds in the Prairie West : An Environmental History

The War On Weeds in the Prairie West : An Environmental History


Clinton L. Evans



About the Author Clint L. Evans, a self-employed historical consultant, traces his interest in weeds back twenty years to h...
Cosmopolitanism and the Geographies of Freedom (The Wellek Library Lectures)

Cosmopolitanism and the Geographies of Freedom (The Wellek Library Lectures)


David Harvey



Review Highly recommended. (Choice ) Harvey certainly succeeds in furthering the academic debate on cosmopolitanism by cris...
Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts (International Library of Human Geography)

Cultural Geography: A Critical Dictionary of Key Concepts (International Library of Human Geography)


David Atkinson, Peter Jackson, David Sibley, Neil Washbourne



About the Author David Sibley is Professor of Geography, University of Hull.Peter Jackson is Professor of Human Geography...