Earth-Science/Environment

About the Book Poplars and willows form an important component of forestry and agricultural systems, providing a wide range of wood and non-wood pr...

About the Book Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary contains over one hundred essays on transformative initiatives and alternatives to the cur...

Growth, reproduction, and geographical distribution of plants are profoundly influenced by their physiological ecology: the interaction with the su...

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

About the Book Through a cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary approach, this introductory textbook focuses on critical issues of development, envi...

About the Book The world is changing. Human population is surging towards 10 billion, food, water, climate and energy security are all at risk. Nit...

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

About the Book Many cities around the world are facing considerable pressure to cope with urban development, sustaining economic growth and providi...

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

About the Book Treatise on Geophysics: Mantle Dynamics, Volume 7 aims to provide both a classical and state-of-the-art introduction to the methods ...

About the Book Continuing a long tradition, Lu's Basic Toxicology , Seventh Edition, combines relatively comprehensive coverage of toxic substances...

About the Book What does the transition to a Low Carbon Britain mean for the future development of cities and regions across the country? Does it r...

Livestock and Livelihoods

About the Book Kortz and Smay bring their highly successful lecture tutorial approach (Lecture Tutorials for Introductory Geoscience) to easy-to-im...

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...

In recent years, knowledge systems have become key areas of concern for researchers, policy-makers and developmental activists. Knowledge Systems a...

About the Book This book provides a series of exercises of various types covering matters of hydrology and watershed management. The exercises incl...

About the Book An understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, wild...

About the Book This book offers a general introduction to the jet stream, and examines how it affects much of the weather across the northern hemis...

This text outlines the relative merits of qualitative interviewing to new and emerging scholars in an accessible way. This is achieved not by provi...

About the Book This original and sometimes controversial book is concerned with international regulation, negotiation and policy-making in the envi...

This book explores the role and importance of interdisciplinary research in addressing key issues in climate and energy decision making.

About the Book The intensive use of limited water resources, the growing population rates and the various increasing human activities put high and ...

Land represents an important resource for the economic life of a majority of people in the world. The way people handle and use land resources impa...

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to our understanding of infrastructure, and it's influence on happiness and wellbeing, by examining t...

Indigenous Knowledge of Farming in North Malabar

About the Book A flagship document of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation,Government of India State of the Urban Poor Report 2013...

About the Book This book presents the investigation of possibilities and different architectures of integrating hydrological knowledge and conceptu...

This book highlights the vulnerability of healthcare buildings in the context of climate change-triggered extreme weather events (EWEs) and the cas...

About the Book The existence of water, energy, and food (WEF) is critical for people to fulfil their basic needs, to achieve welfare, and to suppor...

About the Book Current studies of recent crustal movement are presented using space and terrestrial geodetic methods. Results of the studies, as we...

About the Book An accessible, definitive student introduction to geographical thought, this book takes a unique approach that encompasses environme...

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

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the past, present and future of autonomous road vehicles for professionals and students. Split into...

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 At Copenhagen in December 2009, the international community agreed to limit global warming to below two degrees Celsius to avoid the...

About the Book Since the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1997, the negotiation of po...

About the Book For an increasing number of people, global warming is not an academic and scientific debate, but a matter of survival. As the planet...

Reading books is a kind of enjoyment. Reading books is a good habit. We bring you a different kinds of books. You can carry this book where ever yo...

About the Book Describing and exploring extreme weather events, including Hurricane Katrina, the Alpine floods of 2005 and the heavy European and A...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview covering distinct and relevant aspects of forest policy processes in Europe, presenting a fresh pers...

A comprehensive textbook discussing and analyzing fundamental concepts of environment and various issues and challenges related to it.  Closely fo...

About the Book It is increasingly apparent that human activities are not suitable for sustaining a healthy global environment. From energy developm...

About the Book This innovative introduction to environmental planning is designed for an international readership. Each of the book's chapters focu...

About the Book This report reviews how biomaterials and biomass have been assessed within The Green Guide to Specification, including the applicati...