Earth Sciences category: 10037 books
Interdisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development Goals
Economic Growth, Social Inclusion and Environmental Protection
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2017
This book discusses the impacts of climate change that are already being felt on every continent and provides the scientific basis for a number of modern approaches and state-of-the art methods for monitoring the environment, social behavior and human expectations concerning protection of the environment.
The...
The Story of the Dinosaurs in 25 Discoveries
Amazing Fossils and the People Who Found Them
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Today, any kid can rattle off the names of dozens of dinosaurs. But it took centuries of scientific effort—and a lot of luck—to discover and establish the diversity of dinosaur species we now know. How did we learn that Triceratops had three horns? Why don’t many paleontologists consider Brontosaurus...
Hurricanes of the North Atlantic
Climate and Society
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 1999
Called the greatest storms on the planet, hurricanes of the North Atlantic Ocean often cause tremendous social and economic upheaval in the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean. And with the increasing development of coastal areas, the impact of these storms will likely increase. This book provides...
Adapting to Climate Change
An Assessment of Vulnerability and Risks to Human Security in the Western Mediterranean Basin
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2017
This book examines the water-related impacts of climate change in the UNESCO Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve of the Mediterranean (IBRM) straddling Spain and Morocco. This is the first in-depth publication on a fascinating transboundary case study; while climate change effects are rather homogenous...
River Science
Research and Management for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2016
River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences. It recognises that the sustainable management of contemporary rivers will increasingly require new ways of characterising them to enable engagement with...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2011
"A superb resource for understanding the diversity of the modern discipline of biogeography, and its history and future, especially within geography departments. I expect to refer to it often."
- Professor Sally Horn, University of Tennessee
"As you browse through this fine book...
Chinese Water Systems
Volume 1: Liaohe and Songhuajiang River Basins
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
This book describes the huge efforts by the Chinese Government concerning the restoration and future sustainable management of Chinese water systems. It presents the results of a Sino-European joint project concerning the Songhuajiang-Liaohe River Basin (SLRB) in Northeast China conducted by the Chinese...
Energizing Water
Flowform Technology and the Power of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
The poor quality of water, as well as its restricted supply and availability, is one of the biggest challenges of our time, with presently two-fifth's of the world's population unable to find adequate fresh water for essential usage.
Over 40 years' research has been carried out on the positive...
Natural Processes and Human Impacts
Interactions between Humanity and the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2011
This highly topical book comes at a time when the two-way relationship between humankind and the environment is moving inexorably to the top of the agenda. It covers both sides of this delicate balancing act, explaining how various natural processes influence humanity, including its economic activities...
Minerals and Allied Natural Resources and their Sustainable Development
Principles, Perspectives with Emphasis on the Indian Scenario
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Nonrenewable natural resources – metallic and non-metallic minerals, industrial rocks and energy resources (both organic and inorganic), have been treated in a holistic manner in this book, including two important resources (soil and water), not commonly covered in most books on this topic. For...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2012
The integration of the 3rd dimension in the production of spatial representation is largely recognized as a valuable approach to comprehend our reality, that is 3D. During the last decade developments in 3D Geoinformation (GI) system have made substantial progress. We are about to have a more complete...
Hybrid Geographies
Natures Cultures Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2002
`Hybrid Geographies is one of the most original and important contributions to our field in the last 30 years. At once immensley provocative and productive, it is written with uncommon clarity and grace, and promises to breathe new life not only into geographical inquiry but into critical practice...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
This atlas provides the most comprehensive and accurate overview of environmental risks relating to climate change vulnerability and adaptation in China. It addresses the agricultural, ecosystem and heat wave health risk posed by climate change and presents the projected environmental risks in the...
Interpreting Nature
Cultural Constructions of the Environment
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Human society has constructed many varied notions of the environment. Scientific information about the environment is often seen as the only worthwhile knowledge. This ignores the complexities created by interaction between people and the environment. Idealist thinking argues that everything we know...