Earth-Science/Environment

Today, we believe that the map is a copy of the Earth, without realizing that the opposite is true: in our culture the Earth has assumed the form o...

This book is an annotated English translation of Gadadhar Singh's Cīn Me Terah Mās (1902), a stunning account, in Hindi, of his experiences in Chin...

The various metanarratives of globalization project hyper-mobile capital as the leading factor for global economic integration, ignoring the role o...

Agriculture and Environment: Debates in the Central Legislature of India, 1937–1957 is based on a simple truism: the same crop cannot be grown ever...

The agendas of those trying to reduce poverty and those trying to protect the environment have been at odds in the past. But they are coming togeth...

Antarctica: India s Journey to the Frozen Continent' is about a journey, a challenging mission, an adventure and a dream, establishing the scientif...

Both authors have created this textbook to show students how sedimentary strata serves geologists as a continuous record of Earth's history. Writte...

Long acclaimed as the definitive introductory botany text, Raven Biology of Plants stands as the most significant revision in the book's history.

This book discusses recent advances in the use of nucleic acid based biosensors and related bioanalytical assays for environmental monitoring.

This professionally edited and well organized book is the first in a series which will archive key presentations from the annual conferences sponso...

By leading experts, this is an up-to-date view of the strategies essential for an effective response to water contamination emergencies.

... "Included on the Choice list with the outstanding academic Earth Sciences titles 2008" ... This volume describes simplified dynamic analyses t...

Global climate change poses a genuine risk to the survival of the human species and raises questions regarding human existence on the planet. The S...

The book focuses on atmospheric processes that directly influence human environments within the lower 100–1000 meters of the atmosphere, spanning r...

This textbook on geophysics is a translated and revised editon from its third German edition Einführung in die Geophysik - Globale physikalische Fe...

This book covers sustainable composites and bio-composites in terms of proper selection of reinforcements, methods to improve the thermal and mecha...

Climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, resource depletion, new emerging diseases: scientists have raised awareness on the ecological and soc...

This book takes readers to Antarctica, the Arctic and the high mountains, to see what is happening to their ice, snow and permafrost. Ice and snow ...

The Routledge Companion to the American Landscape provides a comprehensive overview of the American landscape in a way fit for the twenty-first cen...

Chandigarh is a dream city that got its character from the fascinating work of two gifted Swiss-French architects—Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better...

Designed for undergraduate and graduate students interested in learning basic soil physics and its application to environment, soil health, water q...

This new edition of the classic textbook presents a large number of diagrams showing the stability relations among minerals and groups of minerals ...

This handbook explores the digital methods and tools scholars use to observe, interpret and manage nature in several different academic fields. Ess...

This book provides a relevant and comprehensive reference point for research and practice in this dynamic field. It offers detailed explanations of...

This revised and fully updated second edition of the Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication provides a state-of-the-art overview of en...

Waste management has become a great challenge for cities and urban areas, especially in countries with a high population density. This book looks a...

This volume discusses the patterns and trends of urbanization in West Bengal - one of the most urbanized states of India in the early part of the 2...

This book, the first of its kind, introduces various aspects of urban planning in India and contributes towards debates on changes required in the ...

The disastrous effects of floods in urban areas of various Indian cities have been increasing in severity and extent over the past decade. This boo...

This handbook is a one-stop, comprehensive guide to global initiatives for climate action. It examines policies to tackle climate change and the cr...

Developing countries worldwide have been embarking on ‘smart cities’ programmes using new technology solutions to improve public services. Faced wi...

This book examines the concept of neighbourhood over space and time and understands how neighbourhoods can impact human health and well-being. It d...

The Ramsar Convention was established in 1971 to ensure the conservation and wise use of wetlands across the world. India joined the Convention in ...

This book examines the issues of ecological crisis and sustainable development through critical reading of literary texts. By analysing writings of...

India is the third-largest emitter of greenhouse gases, which makes it an important player whose climate mitigation actions and inactions are close...

This book studies environment and sustainable development from the perspective of gender. It focuses on three major themes, including sustainabilit...

This book examines the Union-State and inter-State relations concerning water issues in India. It analyses the federal structure in India and looks...

This book analyses the underlying communication strategies and approaches of grassroots water management practices in India through a case study-ba...

Climate change has been fueling migration, and, according to some policy reports, there could more than one billion climate migrants/refugees acros...

This engaging book presents an insightful look into the contributing factors that have shaped the modern public health system in Jammu & Kashmi...

This book explores policies, structures, and processes of disaster management in India examining key theoretical foundations of disaster management...

The human use of nature is a polarizing topic in India and across the globe, often perceived as contradictory to traditional exclusionary conservat...