Earth-Science/Environment

About the Book We tend to think cities look the way they do because of the conscious work of architects, planners and builders. But what if the loo...

About the Book In the 21st Century, the world will see an unprecedented migration of people moving from rural to urban areas. With global demand fo...

About the Book Historically, the conservation of forests and wildlife has focused on the creation of national parks and reserves. However, only 9% ...

About the Book In a context where climate change urgently requires us to alter our paradigms, this book explores the possibilities of cities that a...

About the Book Fluvial Geomorphology studies the biophysical processes acting in rivers, and the sediment patterns and landforms resulting from the...

About the Book Unter der Leitung des Herausgebers Anthony Orum besch�ftigt sich dieses Referenzwerk mit zentralen und neuen Themen des Fachgebiet...

About the Book The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Political Geography aims to account for the intellectual and worldly developments that have taken p...

About the Book Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty worldSome see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Han...

About the Book This book considers the state of the city and contemporary urbanisation from a range of intellectual and international perspectives....

About the Book 'An urgent and extraordinary book. Weaving a philosophical analysis of Heidegger, Agamben and Foucault, Jan draws out the implicatio...

A basic textbook introducing the scientific principles involved in studying the structure and functioning of the biosphere. It uses worldwide examp...

About the Book A complete guide to sustainability policy at the federal, state, and local levels Sustainability Policy: Hastening the Transition to...

About the Book Smoking Geographies provides a research-led assessment of the impact of geographical factors on smoking. The contributors uncover ho...

About the Book The most comprehensive and in-depth study of the formation, practical applications, history, and natural recycling of salt, includin...

About the Book This essential text for ecotoxicologists, environmental consultants and environmental scientists, explores the science of contaminan...

About the Book This carefully structured laboratory manual explores, by means of computer simulations, the key areas of population dynamics through...

About the Book The Quest To Discover Life Beyond Earth. ""The 'dreams' that I write of are not the usual ones, the images that come up in our minds...

About the Book Als neuer Band der Wiley-Reihe PETE (Partnership for Environmental Technology Education) erl�utert dieses Lehrbuch die Grundlagen ...

About the Book The latest knowledge on mineral ore genesis and the exploration of ore deposits Global demand for metals has risen considerably over...

About the Book This book introduces readers to the current social and economic state of China since its restructuring in 1949. Provides insights i...

About the Book Nuclear Test Explosions Environmental and Human Impacts Edited by Sir Frederick Warner University of Essex, UK and Rene J.C. Univers...

About the Book In the midst of the current ecological crisis, there is often lofty talk of the need for humanity to 'overcome its divisions' and wo...

About the Book Ein �berblick �ber den aktuellen Stand von Ger�ten, die auf Nanotechnologie basieren und in den Umweltwissenschaften zum Einsa...

About the Book An Introduction to Models and Modeling in the Earth and Environmental Sciences offers students and professionals the opportunity to ...

About the Book Mediterranean mountains exhibit many similarities in their biotic ecological, physical and environmental characteristics. There are ...

About the Book Desertification includes land degradation due to both climatic and anthropogenic causes, where land includes water, soil, and the bi...

About the Book This well established text provides both a thematic as well as regional look at Latin America and the Caribbean. The thematic approa...

About the Book A lavishly illustrated study of landslides and debris flows on theLoess Plateau of north-central China where dense rural populationa...

About the Book Exploring a wide range of issues, from the integration of the world economy to how contemporary processes are shaping and shaped by ...

About the Book This book addresses the field of geographic information extraction and retrieval from textual documents. Geographic information retr...

About the Book This volume deals with the scientific context, content and implications of GIS and the impact of Internet GIS on science and society...

About the Book Frontier Assemblages offers a new framework for thinking about resource frontiers in Asia Presents an empirical understanding of re...

About the Book There is still so much about the oceans that scientists do not know, and exploring the continental shelves of the world is a huge pa...

About the Book This work is an initial exploration of the relationship between scanning and sustainable development. In ten chapters, the authors e...

Provides critiques of current practices for environmental flow assessment and shows how they can be improved, using case studies. In Environmental ...

About the Book This book provides an introduction to the broad relationship between people and environments, the emergence of environmental thought...

About the Book A guide to environmental and communication issues related to fracking and the best approach to protect communities Environmental Con...

About the Book Winner of the 2018 James M. Blaut Award in recognition of innovative scholarship in cultural and political ecology Enterprising Nat...

About the Book Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing ...

About the Book An up-to-date and authoritative one-volume reference offeringcomprehensive coverage of the biology, climatology, oceanography, geolo...

About the Book In a world of dwindling natural resources and mounting environmental crisis, who is devising ways of living that will work for the l...

About the Book Is climate catastrophe inevitable? In a world of extreme inequality, rising nationalism and mounting carbon emissions, the future lo...

Comprehensive coverage of the whole Earth system throughout its entire existence and beyond Complete with a new introduction by the authors, this ...

About the Book Examines the processes operating in the headwaters and main channels of ephemeral rivers in semi-arid environments and includes cove...

Medical doctors, health professionals and scientists from numerous disciplines are involved in studying, preventing or curing health effects due to...

About the Book Ecotoxicology is the study of the effects of toxicants on ecological systems. Ecological effects of contaminants may occur at severa...

CLIMATE IN CONTEXT SCIENCE AND SOCIETY PARTNERING FOR ADAPTATION (HB 2016) 9781118474792 PARRIS A S JOHN WILEY (ORIGINAL) NEW BOOK

About the Book This book is a fresh and engaging analysis of the city as a central concept in contemporary social thought. It probes the contested ...