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Springer London Mathematical Geoscience 36 Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geography Indivisible
Book SynopsisIn a context of disciplinary division between human and physical geography, the book seeks to reassert the unity of the field through an emphasis on a shared focus on the geographic configuration of things and how and why configuration is important.It first examines previous approaches to reestablishing unity, and why they have failed, before moving on to an explanation of fundamental differences in what is being studied and how. The role of configuration looms large in both. This is in the sense of contingency and the idea of emergence, suggesting that reconstruction of unity can proceed through an exchange of models of understanding. This book will appeal to those teaching courses or seminars in geographic thought or in the history of geographic thought.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1- Unity in DiversityChapter 2 - DivergencesChapter 3 - How Configuration MattersReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Plant Geography
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1975 and in a second edition in 1980, Plant Geography was the first text in biogeography that provided an adequate treatment of modern plant population theory. It is an introduction to the subject for students of both geography and biology.
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CRC Press Western Europes Natural Wonders
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Landscape Analysis
Book SynopsisA key aspect of town planning, landscape planning and landscape architecture is to identify and then use the distinctive features and characteristics of space, place and landscape to achieve environmental quality. Landscape Analysis provides an introduction to the field both in theory and in practice. A wide range of methods and techniques for landscape analysis is illustrated by urban and rural examples from many countries. Analysing landscapes within a planning context requires both skill and insights. Drawing upon numerous concrete examples, together with an examination of some theoretical concepts, this book guides the reader through a wide range of different approaches and techniques of landscape analysis that may be applied at different scales, from elementary site analysis to historical and regional studies. This is an essential book for students and graduate practitioners working in landscape architecture, planning and architecture.Table of Contents1. Landscape Change and the Need for Analysis, 2. Framing Analysis: Values, Experts, and Citizens, 3. Analysis of Natural Factors, Biophysical Attributes and Land Use, 4. Historical Analysis, 5. Spatial Analysis, 6. Regionalisation and Landscape Character Assessment, 7. Site Selection and Landscape Potential, 8. Impact Assessment and Futures Analysis, 9. Landscape Analysis in Research and Practice
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Cambridge University Press Ice Ages
Book SynopsisWhat causes Ice Ages? How did we learn about them? What were their affects on the social history of humanity? Allan Mazur''s book tells the appealing history of the scientific ''discovery'' of Ice Ages. How we learned that much of the Earth was repeatedly covered by huge ice sheets, why that occurred, and how the waning of the last Ice Age paved the way for agrarian civilization and, ultimately, our present social structures. The book discusses implications for the current ''controversies'' over anthropogenic climate change, public understanding of science, and (lack of) ''trust in experts''. In parallel to the history and science of Ice Ages, sociologist Mazur highlights why this is especially relevant right now for humanity. Ice Ages: Their Social and Natural History is an engrossing combination of natural science and social history: glaciology and sociology writ large.Trade Review'Allan Mazur takes us on a fascinating journey through two million years of Earth history and human history, linking the two through a lucid description of the great Ice Age fluctuations in climate. This is a book for all readers interested in our shared human career, and in how the dynamic surface of the Earth has influenced that career through the ages.' Peter Bellwood, Australian National University'Allan Mazur gives us a masterful exemplar of the history of science. He shows specialists from several disciplines and nonspecialists with just a modicum of science how diverse paths of inquiry over recent human history have revealed the details of prehistory going far back into geological time. He shows us how more detail is known than might have been imagined when the scientific work began in the 18th century. Not since Simon Winchester's Krakatoa has the science of geology been so absorbing! More importantly, Mazur shows both how ice ages – large and small, long and short – and their endings have changed human history, and how our short-sightedness about their causes and effects is going to change future human history, for the worse … unless the right people learn the lessons of this book.' Alex Rosenberg, Duke University'Living on a warming planet, we struggle to imagine that it was periodically covered by vast sheets of ice. Allan Mazur, a master of calm, companionable, and often humorous prose, guides us through the various efforts humans - plucky survivors of the Pleistocene - have made to understand the Earth as well as their transformative and, it now turns out, damaging presence on it. An impressive synthetic effort, blending science and cultural history, Mazur's excellent Ice Ages gives us the tools necessary to participate knowledgeably in debates about climate disruption.''… this captivating and accessible read provides substantial detail about Earth's recent geologic past and its inhabitants, past and present. … Highly recommended.' Christoph Irmscher, Indiana University; author of Louis Agassiz: Creator of American Science'This absolutely fascinating book weaves together the complicated strands of human endeavor that led to the great scientific discovery of ice ages on Earth. It should be read by everyone interested in the current pressing problem of global climate change, both natural and human induced.' George Denton, University of Maine'… this captivating and accessible read provides substantial detail about Earth's recent geologic past and its inhabitants, past and present … Highly recommended.' C. A. McRoberts, ChoiceTable of Contents1. In the Beginning; 2. 'Bursting the Limits of Time'; 3. Darwin's Revolution; 4. Discovering an Age of Ice; 5. Why Does Climate Change? Orbits; 6. Dating Ice Age Climates; 7. Why Does Climate Change? Carbon Dioxide; 8. Why Does Climate Change? Continental Drift and Ocean Currents; 9. Ecce Homo; 10. How Did Extinct Hominins Behave?; 11. Life in the Paleolithic; 12. Extinction of Ice Age Mammals in Near Time; 13. The Agrarian Transformation; 14. Rise of Civilizations; References; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction to Coastal Processes and
Book SynopsisThe world''s coastlines represent a myriad of dynamic and constantly changing environments. Heavily settled and intensely used areas, they are of enormous importance to humans and understanding how they are shaped and change is crucial to our future.Introduction to Coastal Processes and Geomorphologybegins by discussing coastal systems and shows how these systems link to the processes examined in detail throughout the book. These include the morphodynamic paradigm, tides, waves and sediment transport. Later chapters explore fluvial deltas, estuaries, beaches and barriers, coastal sand dunes and geologically-influenced coasts such as cliffs, coral reefs and atolls. A new chapter addresses the forward-facing aspect of coastal morphodynamics, including the ways in which coasts respond to rapid climate changes such as present day global warming. Also new to this second edition is a chapter on future coasts which considers the wider effects of coastal change on other importaTable of Contents1. Coastal systems2. Sea level3. Tides4. Waves5. Sediments, boundary layers and transport6. Fluvial-dominated coastal environments - deltas7. Tide-dominated coastal environments - Estuaries8. Wave-dominated coastal environments - beaches and barriers9. Coastal sand dunes10. Geologically-controlled coastal environments - rocky shorelines and coral coasts11. Coasts and climate change12. Future coasts
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Alan Godfrey Maps Newburn and Addison 1895: Tyneside Sheet 25
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Ex Libris Press LES MINQUIERS: Jersey's Southern Outpost
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Energy Poverty and Access Challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa: The role of regionalism
Book SynopsisAccess to modern energy is central in addressing the major global challenges of the 21st century, including poverty, climate change and famine. However large parts of the world, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have poor or no access to modern energy. Victoria Nalule argues that SSA countries have many common energy challenges which could be tackled with collective efforts through regional cooperation. By means of a legal and comparative analysis and a seven-step framework, the book explores the current regional mechanisms employed in Africa to address the challenge of energy poverty and access and whether they are effective in tackling the challenge of energy access, including regional energy infrastructure and regional energy regulations.Chapters discuss the evolution of regionalism in SSA and the role of regional cooperation in the development of renewable energy as a means of confronting both energy access and climate change. Specifically the nexus between energy access, renewable energy and climate change is covered as well as the potential of fossil fuels in addressing energy poverty. The establishment and development of regional energy infrastructure as one of the mechanisms of addressing energy access challenges in SSA and regional efforts to harmonise energy regulation are explored. Finally a concluding chapter provides recommendations for policy makers and other relevant stakeholders on how best to implement some of the suggestions made in previous chapters. International organisations, regional organisations, government officials, scholars and students with interest in the energy sector will highly benefit from this book.Table of ContentsChapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Energy Access in Sub-Saharan AfricaChapter 3: Regionalism in Addressing Energy Access ChallengesChapter 4: Regional Cooperation in Renewable Energy and Fossil Fuel DevelopmentChapter 5: Regional Cooperation in the Establishment of Regional Energy InfrastructureChapter 6: Harmonisation of Regional Energy RegulationsChapter 7: Conclusion
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Telecoupling: Exploring Land-Use Change in a Globalised World
Book SynopsisThis book presents a comprehensive exploration of the emerging concept and framework of telecoupling and how it can help create a better understanding of land-use change in a globalised world. Land-use change is increasingly characterised by a spatial disconnect between its main environmental, socioeconomic and political drivers and the main impacts and outcomes of those changes. The authors examine how this separation of the production and consumption of land-based resources is driven by population growth, urbanisation, climate change, and biodiversity and carbon conservation efforts. Identifying and fostering more sustainable, just and equitable modes of land use and intervening in unsustainable ones thus constitute substantial, almost overwhelming challenges for science and policy. This book brings together leading scholars on land-use change and sustainability to systematically discuss the relevance of telecoupling research in addressing these challenges. The book presents an overview of the telecoupling approach, reflects on a number of the most pressing issues surrounding land-use change today and discusses the agenda for advancing understanding on sustainable land-use change through interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research.Table of Contents1 Global Land-Use Change through a Telecoupling Lens: An Introduction; Cecilie Friis and Jonas Ø. NielsenPart I: Overview2 What Is Telecoupling?; Jinguo Liu, Anna Herzberger, Kelly Kapsar, Andrew K. Carlson, and Thomas Connor3 Telecoupling: A New Framework for Researching Land-Use Change in a Globalised World; Cecilie Friis4 Explanations in Telecoupling Research; Patrick MeyfroidtPart II: Topics5 Mapping Export-Oriented Crop Production;Christian Levers and Daniel Müller6 Telecoupling and Consumption in Agri-Food Systems; Rachael Garrett and Ximena Rueda7 Toolbox: Flow Analysis—Social Metabolism in the Analysis of Telecoupling; Anke Schaffartzik and Thomas Kastner8 Trade and Land-Use Telecouplings; Javier Godar and Toby Gardner9 Governance for Sustainability in Telecoupled Systems; Edward Challies, Jens Newig, and Andrea Lenschow10 Toolbox: Operationalising Telecoupling with Network Analysis; Jonathan W. Seaquist and Emma Li Johansson11 Environmental Justice in Telecoupling Research; Esteve Corbera, Louise Marie Busck-Lumholt, Finn Mempel, and Beatriz Rodríguez-Labajos12 Livelihoods through the Lens of Telecoupling; Yann le Polain de Waroux13 Toolbox: Spatial Analysis and Modelling; Peter H. Verburg14 Urban Telecouplings; Dagmar Haase15 Conservation Telecouplings; Tobias Kuemmerle, Thomas Kastner, Patrick Meyfroidt, and Siyu Qin16 Toolbox: Capturing and Understanding Telecoupling through Qualitative Research; Jonas Ø. Nielsen, Janine Hauer, and Cecilie Friis17 Discursive Telecouplings; Joel Persson and Ole MertzPart III: Agenda18 Beyond Integration: Exploring the Interdisciplinary Potential of Telecoupling Research; Jonas Ø. Nielsen, Cecilie Friis, and Jörg Niewöhner19 Co-producing Knowledge for Sustainable Development in Telecoupled Land Systems; Julie G. Zaehringer, Flurina Schneider, Andreas Heinimann, and Peter Messerli
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Violent Technologies of Extraction: Political
Book SynopsisOffering a thought provoking theoretical conversation around ecological crisis and natural resource extraction, this book suggests that we are on a trajectory geared towards total extractivism guided by the mythological Worldeater. The authors discuss why and how we have come to live in this catastrophic predicament, rooting the present in an original perspective that animates the forces of global techno-capitalist development. They argue that the Worldeater helps us make sense of the insatiable forces that transform, convert and consume the world. The book combines this unique approach with detailed academic review of critical agrarian studies and political ecology, the militarization of nature and the conventional and ‘green’ extraction nexus. It seeks radical reflection on the role people play in the construction and perpetuation of these crises, and concludes with some suggestions on how to tackle them.Trade Review“Those readers interested in creative new approaches to the most pressing dilemmas facing human and non-human nature, this book will be a source of insight and inspiration.” (W. Nathan Green, Singapore Journal of Tropical Geography, December 2, 2020)Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction—Consuming Everything: Capitalism and the Imperative of Total Extractivism.Chapter 2: The Spirit and Metaphysical Form of Capitalism: Devils, Worms, Octopuses and Worldeater(s).Chapter 3: Studying the Worldeater(s): Political Ecology and Critical Agrarian Studies and their Origins, Differences and Convergence.Chapter 4: Claws & Teeth: The Militarization of Nature.Chapter 5: The Worldeater(s) in Process: Uncovering the Nexus of Conventional and ‘Green’ Extraction.Chapter 6: Conclusion—Out of the Entrails: Reflections on Human Power.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Struggles for Climate Justice: Uneven Geographies and the Politics of Connection
Book SynopsisThis book provides an accessible but intellectually rigorous introduction to the global social movement for ‘climate justice’ and addresses the socially uneven consequences of anthropogenic climate change.Deploying relational understandings of nature-society, space, and power, Brandon Derman shows that climate change has been co-produced with social inequality. Mismatching levels of responsibility and vulnerability, and institutions that emerged in tandem with those disproportionalities compose the terrain on which NGOs and social movements now contest climate injustice in a wide-ranging “politics of connection.” Case-based chapters explore the defining commitments of affected and allied communities, and how they have shaped specific struggles mobilizing human rights, international treaties, transnational activist forums, national and local constituencies, and broad-based demonstrations. Derman synthesizes these cases and similar efforts across the globe to identify and explore crosscutting themes in climate justice politics as well as the opportunities and dilemmas facing advocates and activists, and those who would ally with them going forward. How should we understand campaigns for climate justice? What do these initiatives share, and what differentiates them? What, in fact, does “climate justice” mean in these contexts? And what do the framing and progression of such efforts in different settings suggest about the broader conditions that produce and sustain climate injustice, how those conditions could be unmade, and what might take their place? Struggles for Climate Justice approaches these questions from an interdisciplinary perspective accessible to graduate and advanced undergraduate students as well as scholars of geography, social movements, environmental politics, policy, and socio-legal studies. Trade Review“This book is set to become a foundational tool for climate justice policy advocates and local leaders in marginalized communities, as well as students and scholars of environmental studies, geography, social movements, and public international law.” (Hélène B. Ducros, EuropeNow, europenowjournal.org, June, 2020)Table of Contents
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Protected Areas in Northern Tanzania: Local
Book SynopsisNorthern Tanzania is an important and diverse ecological and cultural region with many protected lands. This book, Protected Areas in Northern Tanzania, brings to the forefront research on significant issues and developments in conservation and management in national parks and protected lands in northern Tanzania. The book draws attention to issues at the intersection of conservation, tourism, and community livelihood, and several studies use geospatial technologies—Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing data and techniques—to study land use and land cover conversion. With contributions from professors at the Mweka College of African Wildlife Management located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro and other Tanzanian researchers, the book provides important perspectives of local experts and practitioners. Protected Areas in Northern Tanzania provides a significant contribution in research and technological advancement in the areas of wildlife conservation and protected land management throughout this critical region.Table of ContentsChapter 1: “Protected Areas in Northern Tanzania: An Introduction” Jeffrey O. Durrant, Leslie Hadfield, Emanuel Martin, Perry Hardin, Ryan Jensen SECTION I: “Communities and Management Challenges” Edited by: Jeffrey O. Durrant and Leslie Hadfield Chapter 2: “A Geography of Protected Areas” Jeffrey O. Durrant, Brigham Young University Chapter 3: “Conservation Governance in Northern Tanzania: Implications for Conservation and Community Livelihood” Alex Kisingo, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 4: “Wilderness Skills Offering to Students” Kokel Melubo, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 5: “Hunting in Tanzania: Opportunities and Challenges” Henry Njovu, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 6: “Tourism Supply System” Masuruli Baker, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 7: “Response of Cavity Breeding Birds on Shortage of Deadwood Outside Protected Areas” Hamadi I. Dulle, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 8: “Historical Change in Porter Work on Kilimanjaro” Leslie Hadfield, Brigham Young University SECTION II: Geospatial Technologies, Land Cover, and Conservation in Northern Tanzania Edited by: Emanuel Martin, Ryan Jensen, and Perry Hardin Chapter 9: “Land Cover Change in the Kwakuchinga Wildlife Corridor” Emanuel Martin, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management, Perry Hardin, and Ryan Jensen, Brigham Young University Chapter 10: “Mkomazi National Park Vegetation Dynamics” Glory Sumaye and Emanuel Stephen, Tanzanian National Parks (TANAPA), Emanuel Martin, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management. Chapter 11: “Spatiotemporal Patterns of Giraffe Poaching Around Arusha National Park” Philipo Malley, Fredrick Malisa, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management, Ryan Jensen, Brigham Young University Chapter 12: “Community Forestry in Northern Tanzania” Neema Kinabo, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 13: “Illegal Logging in Arusha National Park” Philipo Malley, Mweka College of African Wildlife Management Chapter 14: “Protected Areas in Northern Tanzania: The Way Forward” Jeffrey Durrant, Leslie Hadfield, Emanuel Martin, Perry Hardin, Ryan Jensen
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs: A Review of
Book SynopsisThis book critically engages with how the conservation of tropical coral reefs is financed. Beginning with the context of tropical coral reef degradation and loss, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These include ecotourism, debt-for-nature swaps, impact investments, and government domestic budgetary expenditures. From the Great Barrier Reef, to the Coral Triangle, to the Mesoamerican Reef, tropical coral reef degradation and loss are serious global environmental issues, contributing to loss revenue and food insecurity for coastal communities, and species extinction. Yet, many leading companies, individuals, and governments are making a positive impact on tropical coral reef conservation through the use of conservation finance. Conservation of Tropical Coral Reefs, using 30 case studies which span 23 countries and 6 continents, tells the history of international conservation finance and provides a variety of options for individuals, businesses, and governments to support conservation financing projects.Table of ContentsI. Dedication II. Foreword (to be written by leading practitioner) III. Preface IV. Table of Contents V. List of Figures and Tables VI. Acknowledgements VII. Acronyms VIII. Comprehensive Timeline (detailed timeline of leading individuals and organizations) 1. Executive Summary 2. The Context of Coral Reef Degradation and Loss A. Where Are The World’s Coral Reefs? B. Where is Coral Reef Degradation and Loss Occurring Today? C. Why are Coral Reefs Valuable? D. Other Resources on the Context of Coral Reef Degradation and Loss 3. Coral Reef Ecology A. Introduction B. Ecosystem Diversity C. Species Diversity D. Genetic Diversity E. Connectivity to Seascapes F. Other Resources on Coral Reef Ecology 4. Global Environmental Policy A. Introduction B. Local and State Policies C. Federal Policies D. Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Policies E. International Policies F. Company Policies G. Dates of Global Environmental Policy H. Dates when Government Institutions were Established I. Other Resources on Global Environmental Policy 5. International Finance A. Introduction B. Efficient Frontier C. Financial Risk Management D. Portfolio Management: Risk, Return, Time, Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique E. Other Resources on International Finance 6. The Origins and History of Coral Reef Conservation Finance 7. Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures A. Introduction B. Historical Overview C. Mechanisms of Instrument D. Size of Instrument E. Introduction to Case Studies F. Case Study #1: INSERT G. Case Study #2: INSERT H. Return I. Risk J. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique K. Policy Analysis L. Future Outlook for Instrument M. Other Resources on Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures 8. Debt-for-Nature Swaps A. Introduction B. Historical Overview C. Mechanisms of Instrument D. Size of Instrument E. Introduction to Case Studies F. Case Study #1: Seychelles’ Climate Adaptation and Impact Investment Debt Swap G. Case Study #2: INSERT H. Return I. Risk J. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique K. Policy Analysis L. Future Outlook for Instrument M. Other Resources on Debt-for-Nature Swaps 9. Ecotourism A. Introduction B. Historical Overview C. Mechanisms of Instrument D. Size of Instrument E. Introduction to Case Studies F. Case Study #1: The Great Barrier Reef of Australia G. Case Study #2: The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador H. Case Study #3: The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System I. Return J. Risk K. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique L. Policy Analysis M. Future Outlook for Instrument N. Other Resources on Ecotourism 10. Green Procurement Models A. Introduction B. Historical Overview C. Mechanisms of Instrument D. Size of Instrument E. Introduction to Case Studies F. Case Study #1: INSERT G. Case Study #2: INSERT H. Return I. Risk J. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique K. Policy Analysis L. Future Outlook for Instrument M. Other Resources on Green Procurement Models 11. – 15. Other Conservation Financing Instruments Used for Coral Reefs *Subheadings would be similar to Chapters 7-10* 16. Additional Considerations for Coral Reef Conservation Finance A. Social Safeguards B. Biodiversity Safeguards C. Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting and Verification D. Restoration of Degraded Areas E. Role of Technology F. Other Resources on Additional Considerations for Coral Reef Conservation Finance 17. The Future of Conservation Finance 18. Concluding Thoughts 19. Bibliography and Suggested Readings 20. Other Suggested Resources 21. Index 22. About the Author
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Geography of Central Asia: Human Adaptations, Natural Processes and Post-Soviet Transition
Book SynopsisThis book provides a profound geographical description and analysis of Central Asia. The authors take a synthetic approach in a period of critical transformation in the post-soviet time. The monograph analyzes comprehensively the physical and human geography as well as human-nature interactions of Central Asia with focus on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Natural processes are described at a systemic scale, focusing on ecological impacts and consequences and contemporary human adaptations and organization. It also discusses in which ways the human organizations try to apply solutions for their needs such as security, territorial management and resources renewability, material and functional needs, identity elaborations, culture and communication. The Geography of Central Asia appeals to scientists and students of regional geography and interested academics from other areas such as social, political, economic and environmental studies within the context of Central Asia. The book is also a very useful resource for field trips into this area.Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgement.- Chapter 1. Premise: a land of extremes.- Chapter 2. The geographical setting and physical environment.- Chapter 3. Geo biology, botanic and biodiversity.- Chapter 4. Ecological base and environmental constraints.- Chapter 5. Modernization and correspondent ecological/ human ruptures.- Chapter 6. Environmental challenges in globalization and post-modern times.- Chapter 7. A historical periodization: from nature to early stages of human settlement, to classic age.- Chapter 8. Modern era and modernization processes until the soviet collapse.- Chapter 9. The geographical mosaic.- Chapter 10. From culture to material aspects.- Chapter 11. The material “container”: structural and infra-structural aspects.- Chapter 12. Economics, from micro to macro.- Chapter 13. Institutions and politics.- Chapter 14. Political geography and geopolitics.- Chapter 15. Final comments.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Water, Cryosphere, and Climate Change in the Himalayas: A Geospatial Approach
Book SynopsisThis edited book summarizes numerous research studies on remote sensing and GIS of natural resource management for the Himalaya region done by Indian Institutions and Universities over the last decade. It gives an overview of hydrometeorological studies on Himalayan water resources and addresses concerns in the development of water resources in this region, which is dealing with an increased pressure in population, industrialization and economic development. While the source of some of the major rivers of India are found in the Himalayas, the glaciers and water bodies in the region are continuously shrinking leading to a depletion of water and deterioration of water quality. This is affecting a population of up to 2.5 billion people. The ecosystems have been under threat due to deforestation, loss of biodiversity, expansion of agriculture and settlement, overexploitation of natural resources, habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, mining, construction of roads and large dams, and unplanned tourism. Spaceborne remote sensing with its ability to provide synoptic and repetitive coverage has emerged as a powerful tool for assessment and monitoring of the Himalayan resources and phenomena. This work serves as a resource to students, researchers, scientists, professionals, and policy makers both in India and on a global level. Table of Contents1. Application of Geospatial Techniques for Monitoring the Cryospheric Elements of Glacier System in Indian Himalayan Region (IHR).- 2. Snowmelt Runoff Forecasting in Himalayan Basins using Remote Sensing Inputs.- 3. Understanding Climate Change and its Impacts with Special Reference to India.- 4. Snow, Glacier and Glacier Lake Mapping and Monitoring Using Remote Sensing Data.- 5. Remote Sensing Based Assessment of Glacier Resources in Parts of Ladakh Mountain Range, A Trans-Himalayan Region.- 6. Geodetic Mass Balance Estimation for Bada Shigri Glacier and Samudra Tapu Glacier in Chandra basin.- 7. Analysis of Snow Dynamics in Beas River Basin, Western Himalaya Using Combined Terra-Aqua MODIS Improved Snow Product and In-Situ Data during 21st Century.- 8. Inventory of Moraine Dammed Lakes in Satluj, Ravi, Chenab, and Beas Basins using IRS- LISS III Satellite Data in the Western Himalayan Region of Himachal Pradesh, India.-9. Late Quaternary Glacial Geomorphology of Kashmir Valley, NW Himalayas: A Case Study of the Sind Basin.-10. Snow Cover and Land Surface Temperature Assessment of Mana Basin Using MODIS Satellite Data.- 11. Seasonal ground water fluctuation monitoring using GRACE satellite technology over Punjab and Haryana during 2005 – 2015.- 12. Importance of regulating transboundary aquifers in the world with special reference to Indian subcontinent: A review.- 13. Chemical Weathering in Jhelum River and its Tributaries, Kashmir Basin, Western Himalaya.- 14. Groundwater Storage Assessment Using Effective Downscaling Grace Data in Water-Stressed Regions of India.- 15. Water quality of Himalayan Rivers in Uttarakhand.- 16. Study of Solute Sources and hydrochemical Analysis of Meltwater Draining from the Gangotri Glacier, Garhwal Himalaya, India.- 17. Geochemical Characterization and Evolution of Groundwater in Parts of Kashmir Valley, Western Himalaya.-18. Delineation of Groundwater Potential Recharge Zone Using Remote Sensing and GIS techniques – A Case Study of Rampur Tehsil, Shimla District, Himachal Pradesh India.- 19. Geospatial Approach for Water Quality Index Mapping for Drinking Purpose in Guna District, Madhya Pradesh, India, Madhya Pradesh, India.- 20. Application of Environmental Isotopes and Hydrogeochemistry in Groundwater Management – A Case Study of Bringi Watershed, Kashmir Himalayas, India.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Geography of Serbia: Nature, People, Economy
Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive regional geography synthesis of the most important physical and human spatial processes that shaped Serbia and led to many interesting regional issues, not only to Serbia but to the Balkans and Europe. The book provides an overall view on the Serbian physical environment, its population and economy. It also highlights important regional issues such as regional disparities and depopulation, sustainable development and ecological issues and rural economy in the context of rural area development, which have been shaped by different political and historical processes. This highly illustrated book provides interesting and informative insights into Serbia and its context within the Balkans and Europe. It appeals to scientists and students as well as travelers and general readers interested in this region.Table of ContentsPreface.- Acknowledgements.- Part I: Historical and Geopolitical Context (edited by Emilija Manić and Vladimir Nikitović).- Chapter 1. Geographical Position of Serbia (Milutin Tadić, Emilija Manić).- Chapter 2. Prehistory of Serbia: A Brief Review (Dušan Mihailović, Dragana Antonović, Aleksandar Kapuran).- Chapter 3. Serbia: A Historical Survey (Radmila Pejić, Sofija Petković, Dejan Radičević).- Chapter 4. Political Geography of Serbia: Territorial Organization and Government (Nebojša Vuković).- Part II: Physical Geography (edited by Predrag Đurović).- Chapter 5. Climate of Serbia (Boško Milovanović, Gorica Stanojević, Milan Radovanović).- Chapter 6. Hydrological Characteristics of Serbia (Marko Urošev, Ana Milanović Pešić, Jelena Kovačević–Majkić, Dragoljub Štrbac).- Chapter 7. Geomorphological Characteristics of Serbia (Predrag Djurović).- Chapter 8. Biogeographical Characteristics of the Territory of Serbia: Richness and Spatial Distribution of Biodiversity, Endemism and Biogeographical Regionalization (Vladimir B. Stevanović).- Chapter 9. Geohazards and Geoheritage (Ivan Novković, Slavoljub Dragićević, Mirela Djurović).- Part III: Demography (edited by Vladimir Nikitović).- Chapter 10. Demographic Profile of Serbia at the Turn of the Millennia (Daniela Arsenović, Vladimir Nikitović).- Chapter 11. Demographic Challenges in Serbia (Mirjana Rašević, Marko Galjak).- Chapter 12. Migration and Mobility Patterns in Serbia (Vesna Lukić).- Chapter 13. Approaching Regional Depopulation in Serbia (Vladimir Nikitović).- Part IV: Economy (edited by Emilija Manić).- Chapter 14. Serbian Economy – History, Transition and Present (Đorđe Mitrović).- Chapter 15. Agriculture in Serbia (Žaklina Stojanović).- Chapter 16. Natural Resources and Manufacturing Sector (Emilija Manić, Milena Lutovac).- Chapter 17. Transport Sector in Serbia (Ivan Ratkaj).- Chapter 18. Services: Finance, Trade and Tourism (Svetlana Popović, Dragan Stojković, Radmila Jovanović).- Chapter 19. Serbia Internationally: International Trade and Integrations (Predrag Bjelić, Ivana Popović Petrović). Part V: Regional Development and Specificities (edited by Vladimir Nikitović and Emilija Manić).- Chapter 20. Environmental Issues in Serbia: The Pollution and Nature Conservation (Vladimir Stojanović, Milana Pantelić, Stevan Savić).- Chapter 21. Development Challenges Faced by Cities in Serbia (Nikola Krunić, Aleksandra Gajić, Dragutin Tošić).- Chapter 22. Rural Areas and Rural Economy in Serbia (Marija Drobnjaković, Žaklina Stojanović, Sonja Josipović).- Chapter 23. Regional Disparities in Serbia (Dejan Molnar).- Index.
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Springer International Publishing AG Landscapes and Landforms of the Horn of Africa: Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia
Book SynopsisThis book focuses on regions for which until now the geomorphology was very poorly studied and relatively unknown. Nevertheless, the landforms and landscapes of the Horn of Africa are highly attractive, diverse and in a few cases unique, since they span very different environments, from highland plateaus and mountains to lowlands (even below sea level) and coastlines with a high degree of diversity and from monsoon to arid climate conditions. The main topics addressed in the book include the links between the geological evolution and the current large scale geomorphology of the Horn of Africa; the large differences between the highlands and lowlands climate, river hydrology and their variation through time within a climate change perspective. This part of the world was home of the very first hominids. The landscape in which they lived and evolved throughout the Pleistocene is described in comparison with the arid and inhospitable, though immensely scenic, environment of today. Perennial and ephemeral rivers with very different morphology, processes, and hydrology drain the area, and, in combination with the past and recent uplift, substantially contributed to provide the region with peculiar landscapes and landforms. Long lasting weathering and erosion processes result in a typical inselberg landscape such as the Bur region, or the currently exposed flatland of old peneplain surfaces. Their changes through time, induced by both natural and anthropogenic factors, are addressed by a couple of case studies. Though the region has few inhabitants, they had to struggle to find their livelihood in a land that offers poor resources. This resulted in landscape change and land degradation. Examples of human impact on the landscape are presented at different scales. This book provides readers interested in geography and geomorphology with essential scientific and educational information on the Landscapes and Landforms of Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia through simple, though scientifically, rigorous texts illustrated with several color maps and photos. One main prerogative of this book is therefore to give an insight into a region of the world where, for geographical and historical constraints, geomorphological investigation was very limited, thus enriching its intrinsic informative value.Table of ContentsChp. 1 Geomorphological landscapes of Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia. Paolo Billi and Piotr MigonChp. 2 Geology of the eastern Horn of Africa: a review and geomorphological perspectives. Ernesto Abbate, Mario Sagri and others.Chp. 3 The climate of the eastern Horn of Africa. Massimiliano Fazzini, Carlo Bisci, Paolo BilliChp. 4 River hydromorphology and flood hazard. Paolo Billi Chp. 5 Geomorphology of the Eritrean coasts. Paolo Ciavola Chp. 6 Somalia coast geomorphology. Paolo Ciavola .Chp. 7 Quaternary landscape evolution of the Homo erectus site of Buia, Eritrean Danakil. Massimiliano GhinassiChp 8. Geomorphology of the Samoti plain, Eritrean Danakil. Paolo Billi Chp. 9 Geomorphology of Afar. Jaques Varet Chp. 10 Geomorphological map of Somalia. Paolo Paron and Francesco DramisChp. 11 Landscape and landforms of northern Somalia. Bruno PetrucciChp. 12 Geomorphology of the ephemeral streams in the Daban basin , northern Somalia. Paolo BilliChp. 13. Landscape Evolution in the Mean Juba River Valley. Mauro ColtortiChp. 14 River drainage system evolution in Somalia. Paolo ParonChp. 15 Landscape change in Eritrea and Somalia. Neil MunroChp. 16 Landscape change, land degradation and sustainable land management in Eritrea. Hans Hurni, Thomas Kohler and co-authors Chp. 17 Land Degradation of Somalia. Chris Print
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Springer International Publishing AG Transformation of the natural environment in
Book SynopsisThis revised edition describes the transformation of the environment and landscape of Western Sørkapp Land based on research data collected by Jagiellonian University scientific expeditions in the period 1980–1986 and in 2008. It also outlines potential directions of the transformation of Western Sørkapp Land.Western Sørkapp Land has been experiencing dramatic natural changes such as glacial recession, coastline retreat, emergence of new landforms and Quaternary deposits, as well as changes in the water drainage and network due to global warming. Western Sørkapp Land is a very remote and diverse region, which is representative of the European Arctic. The establishment of South Spitsbergen National Park has led to a regeneration of the local reindeer herd, which has caused overgrazing of the local tundra resulting in altered plant communities and soil erosion. They have also destroyed numerous bird nests. The transformation of Western Sørkapp Land is set to continue. Trade Review"This slim volume (92 pages) reports on approximately 25 years of landscape change in Sørkapp Land, the southern peninsula of Spitsbergen, the largest island of the Svalbard Archipelago. Field research was conducted by a team of Polish scientists from Jagiellonian University, the legacy of an initial visit to the region by physical geographer Zdzislaw Czeppe during the International Geophysical Year 1957–1958. His interest in the research potential of the area was piqued, which led to a series of interdisciplinary summer expeditions beginning in 1980. The emphasis was on mapping abiotic and biotic features at a large scale (1:25 000 – 1:50 000). This resulted in a baseline of spatially detailed data that another team was able to repeat in an effort to detect change after another quarter century had passed." (Bruce Forbes, Polar Record, Vol. 51, Issue 3, 2015)Table of Contents1 Introduction: Study Area and Its Environmental Recognition.- 2 Methods and materials.- 3 Components of natural environment.- 4 Environmental and landscape changes.- 5 Conclusions and prognosis for environmental change.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Soils of Wisconsin
Book SynopsisThis book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive report on the soils of Wisconsin, a state that offers a rich tapestry of soils. It discusses the relevant soil forming factors and soil processes in detail and subsequently reviews the main soil regions and dominant soil orders, including paleosols and endemic and endangered soils. The last chapters address soils in a changing climate and provide an evaluation of their monetary value and crop yield potential. Richly illustrated, the book offers both a valuable teaching resource and essential guide for policymakers, land users, and all those interested in the soils of Wisconsin.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- History of soil mapping and research.- Soil-forming factors.- Soil-forming processes.- General soil regions.- Diagnostic horizons and soil taxa in Wisconsin.- Taxonomic soil regions of Wisconsin.- Alfisols.- Spodosols.- Entisols.- Mollisols.
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Soil Mineral -- Microbe-Organic Interactions: Theories and Applications
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The University of Alabama Press Geological Sciences in the Antebellum South
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Pearson Education Earth An Introduction to Physical Geology Global
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Physical Geography A SelfTeaching Guide 184 Wiley
Book SynopsisLearn physical geography at your own pace What is atmospheric pressure? How does latitude indicate the type of climate a specific place will have? Where are volcanic eruptions or strong earthquakes most likely to occur? With Physical Geography: A Self-Teaching Guide, you''ll discover the answers to these questions and many more about the basics of how our planet operates. Veteran geography teacher Michael Craghan takes you on a guided tour of Earth''s surface, explaining our planet''s systems and cycles and their complex interactions step by step. From seasonal changes to coastal processes, from effluvial basins to deep sea fissures, Craghan puts the emphasis on comprehension of the topics. He also includes more than 100 specially commissioned illustrations and 50 photographs to help clarify difficult concepts. The clearly structured format of Physical Geography makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview for everyone fromTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Earth and Sun. 2. Insolation and Temperature. 3. The Atmosphere and Atmospheric Water. 4. Pressure and Wind. 5. General Circulation of the Atmosphere. 6. Air Masses and Storms. 7. Climate. 8. Plate Tectonics. 9. Plate Interactions. 10. Volcanoes and Earthquakes. 11. Weathering. 12. Groundwater. 13. Streams. 14. Wind and Ice. 15. Waves and Tides. Appendix 1:The Ancient Explanation of Earth–Sun Relationships. Appendix 2: Coriolis Force. Index.
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University of Toronto Press Borders Boundaries Frontiers Anthropological
Book SynopsisBorders, Boundaries, Frontiers presents a short and accessible introduction to border studies from an anthropological perspective.Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Anthropology of Borders, Boundaries, and Frontiers 2. Globalization and Borders in a Borderless World 3. Border Walls and the Violence of Security 4. Border Energetics: The Frontiers of Sovereignty and Citizenship 5. Chameleon Borders and Everyday Transnationalism: Border Cultures and Identities 6. Future Borders and New Normals in Border Studies 7. Conclusion: New and Critical Border Thinking
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Oro Editions The Shape of the Land: Topography & Landscape
Book SynopsisThe Shape of the Land: Topography & Landscape Architecture — the first book to centre on this subject — presents the contributions of 13 well-known practitioners and academics who discuss the forms and ramifications of reconfiguring terrain. The essays range in content from pre-industrial precedents in the work of Humphry Repton to new digital topographic modelling systems without the use of contour lines, the treatment of waste products to the land art of the American Southwest. Practicing landscape architects focusing on the modelling of topography in the works considering both utility and aesthetics. In all, the book reviews the history, reasons, and results of at least three centuries of topographic interventions, while suggesting pathways into the future — as new technology and new necessities increase the functional demands placed upon landscape architects, while at the same time potentially offering new forms of artistic expression.
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Oxford University Press AQA A Level AS Geography Physical Geography
Book SynopsisThis thoroughly updated second edition is a student-friendly and supportive resource, including new graphs and maps and updated geographical data. It motivates students with accessible, topical content and case studies while retaining a rigorous approach. This Student Book has been approved by AQA. The Student Book has been revised to more closely reflect the latest AQA advice and exam question wording. It has also been carefully updated to help you embed diversity and inclusion in your teaching. It provides comprehensive coverage of the 2016 AQA Geography A Level & AS specification and includes activities and extension tasks in every unit, as well as end-of-chapter practice questions, to help students succeed. Up-to-date case studies provide real-world examples that your students can relate to, while the fieldwork chapter explains and develops the skills required by the specification. High-quality photos, maps, and diagrams aid explanations and engage students.A Student Book covering
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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Geography in Bite-sized Chunks
Book SynopsisHave you forgotten all you ever learned about the essentials of climate and weather? Barely remember what a tectonic plate is and what it does? In this book you’ll find the answers to these questions and many more – broken down into fascinating bite-sized chunks. Written in a highly accessible and engaging style, the subject is broken down into fundamental topics including the physical world, the human world, global issues, climate change, industry and the hydrological cycle. As a concise guide to key geographical topics, this book is the perfect starting point for anyone who is curious and concerned about planet earth, or who just wants to refresh the long-forgotten knowledge they learned at school.
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Arcturus Publishing Ltd Discovering Planet Earth: A guide to the world's
Book SynopsisFrom icy polar tundra to lush tropical rainforests, readers can explore the wonders of the planet we call home in this spectacular visual guide. This beautiful jacketed hardback introduces the many landscapes and systems that make up Planet Earth, from its molten core and plate tectonics to the different landscapes which make up its surface. Readers can explore the Amazon basin, taiga forests across the frozen wastes of Siberia and vast deserts on almost every continent.Includes: • Land: volcanoes, glaciers, caves, wetlands...• Air: the geomagnetic field, weather, the auroras... • Sea: tides, coral reefs, fjords...The text is brought to life by superb full-colour photos, charts, maps and infographics to reveal the planet in all its splendor. A fascinating guide to the world which can be enjoyed by the whole family.ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus'' Discovering... series brings together spectacular hardback guides which explore the science behind our world, brought to life by eye-catching photography.
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HarperCollins Publishers Uplands and Birds Collins New Naturalist Library
Book SynopsisIan Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.The uplands of Britain are unique landscapes created by grazing animals, primarily livestock. The soils and blanket bogs of the uplands are also the largest stores of carbon in the UK, and 70% of the country's drinking water comes from the uplands. It's a significant region, not least to the multitudes of bird species that hunt, forage and nest there.Once again, Ian Newton demonstrates his mastery of the subject matter at hand, in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative addition to the New Naturalist series.Trade ReviewPraise for Uplands and Birds ‘Everything one would expect from one of the UK’s greatest ornithologists; breadth, depth and clarity … This is a monumental book, and you should read it’ Mark Avery ‘lan Newton gives an in-depth look at all the upland habitats, from bogs to conifer forests, and the wide number of species found in each one. There are numerous colour photos of habitats and birds, with many taken by folk he has met on his travels over his long history of working in this field. Yet another classic in this well-loved series’ Bird Watching magazine Praise for Ian Newton: ‘A masterly and wide-ranging account of the consequences for bird populations of the recent shifts in British farming practices. This book … deserves to be widely read, including, one hopes, by the policy makers of the future.’ BTO News ‘This book is a landmark edition in an already outstanding natural history series, and will make an extremely valuable and treasured addition to the library of anyone serious about birds and their biology.’ Seabirds ‘Truly outstanding – the product of a lifelong inquiry into the annual travels of birds.’ Guardian ‘The New Naturalist series strikes gold with this insight into ultimate avian journeys.’ BBC Wildlife ‘… a work of authority.’ The Daily Telegraph
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Oxford University Press The Biology of Soil
Book SynopsisThis book is unique in providing a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of what is known about soil biodiversity and the factors that regulate its distribution, as well as the functional significance of below-ground biodiversity for ecosystem form and function. It describes the vast diversity of biota that live in the soil environment - the most complex habitat on Earth - and discusses the factors that act as determinants of this diversity across different spatial and temporal scales. The Biology of Soil also considers how biotic interactions in soil influence the important soil processes of decomposition and nutrient cycling . It demonstrates how interactions and feedbacks between diverse plant and soil communities act as important drivers of ecosystem form and function. The importance of these relationships for understanding how ecosystems respond to global change phenomena, including climate change, is discussed in depth. Much is still to be learned about the soil biota and their rolTrade ReviewI recommend this book to soil ecologists across a range of expertise and to soil and environmental scientists who want to increase their understanding of the role of soil biota in ecosystem processes. * European Journal of Science, 58, 1213-1220 *Our understanding of how soils function is rapidly growing and this small, easily read book will bring everyone up to date, backed up by an impressive bibliography...as an introductory text it is excellent. Peter Thomas, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 2006, 37:2... this book has immense potential as a core key teaching resource for instructing ecology students about the importance of soils and aboveground-belowground feedbacks. In addition to recommending this as a teaching text, I strongly recommend The Biology of Soil to any ecologist who does not actively work in soils and wants to learn more about their fascinating ecology. * Trends in Ecology and Evolution and Evolution *Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgements ; 1. The soil environment ; 2. The diversity of life in soil ; 3. Organism interactions and soil processes ; 4. Linkages between plant and soil biological communities ; 5. Above-ground trophic interactions and soil biological communities ; 6. Soil biological properties and global change ; 7. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index
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British Geological Survey The Grampian Highlands Regional Geology Guides
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Cambridge University Press Spectral Analysis for Univariate Time Series
Book SynopsisSpectral analysis is widely used to interpret time series collected in diverse areas. This book covers the statistical theory behind spectral analysis and provides data analysts with the tools needed to transition theory into practice. Actual time series from oceanography, metrology, atmospheric science and other areas are used in running examples throughout, to allow clear comparison of how the various methods address questions of interest. All major nonparametric and parametric spectral analysis techniques are discussed, with emphasis on the multitaper method, both in its original formulation involving Slepian tapers and in a popular alternative using sinusoidal tapers. The authors take a unified approach to quantifying the bandwidth of different nonparametric spectral estimates. An extensive set of exercises allows readers to test their understanding of theory and practical analysis. The time series used as examples and R language code for recreating the analyses of the series are aTrade Review'Percival and Walden have written an excellent text for anyone who analyzes or wants to learn how to analyze time series data in the frequency domain. The aims and scope of the text are broad and require the skills that one would acquire in a basic course on mathematical statistics. The authors take a data analysis approach and relegate theoretical material to special sections or problems, and give ample references to the more theoretical details. The authors give philosophical as well as practical guidance in applying spectral techniques to time series data. This book is one of the best texts on the topic and would be useful as a reference for researchers. In addition, the book would be great as a textbook for a one semester/quarter course on the spectral analysis of time series.' David Stoffer, University of Pittsburgh'I used Spectral Analysis for Physical Applications several times for my spectral analysis courses. It was an excellent addition to the literature. This new book, considerably enlarged, will certainly have the same impact. The authors should be congratulated for a most valuable book.' Pedro A. Morettin, Universidade de São Paulo'Spectral Analysis for Univariate Time Series is an excellent step-by-step introduction to using Fourier methods in the statistical analysis of time series. The in-depth material, extensive exercises, practical advice, and illustrative data analyses provide valuable insights to readers of varied backgrounds.' Peter F. Craigmile, Ohio State University'This book will serve scientists and engineers in many fields with a general toolbox for spectral analysis. The fundamentals of non-parametric and parametric methods are presented, together with convincing examples and exercises. I especially appreciate the extensive chapter on combining direct spectral estimators, as todays standard toolbox definitely should include multitaper based spectral analysis.' Maria Sandsten, Lunds universitet'The book constitutes a lot more than an update of the authors' 1993 book Spectral Analysis for Physical Applications. The stand-out features are still the examples and exercises, but all data analysis has been done in R and considerable effort has gone into explanation, and how the methods fit in with alternatives. There is also a new chapter on simulation. The book is suitable not just as a reference for statisticians, engineers and physicists, but also as a graduate level text, particularly because of the chapter summaries and the thought-provoking comments at the section ends.' Barry Quinn, Macquarie University, Sydney'The excellent new textbook by Percival and Walden is an important source of information for anyone interested in time series analysis. Theoretical rigour combined with practical analysis of interesting real world data gives the reader a pedagogical journey into the world of spectral analysis and time series analysis. Highly recommended!' Alfred Hanssen, Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitetTable of Contents1. Introduction to spectral analysis; 2. Stationary stochastic processes; 3. Deterministic spectral analysis; 4. Foundations for stochastic spectral analysis; 5. Linear time-invariant filters; 6. Periodogram and other direct spectral estimators; 7. Lag window estimators; 8. Combining direct spectral estimators; 9. Parametric spectral estimators; 10. Harmonic analysis; 11. Simulation of time series.
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Cambridge University Press The Development of the Rule of Law in ASEAN
Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary work that comparatively studies rule of law practices and the relationship between the rule of law and regional integration, a topic largely explored in European integration. By looking at the function of the rule of law in ASEAN rather than what it ''means'' measured on normative conception, the book situates the rule of law in broader institutional and political processes in the member states and in regional relations to show the motivations of member states in adopting a peculiar type of regional architecture. It asks whether forging the rule of law in the region can help build it internally for member states. The book revisits discourses on the ''spill-over'' of economic integration, the impact of globalization in reshaping the state and generating new tools of the rule of law. It makes a comprehensive comparison - the European Union, Africa Union and MERCOSUR - showing the uneven pathways to rule of law in various contexts.Trade Review'The Development of the Rule of Law in ASEAN is written with analytical precision and methodological coherence. It is a model of theoretically informed empirical research. The book is truly transdisciplinary and 'seeks to explain the dynamic of rule-making in ASEAN'. The book will not only be of interest to specialists in the region but is a must for scholars and students interested in the rule of law and regional integration, as well as lawyers, political scientists and sociologists.' Adam Czarnota, University of New South Wales, Australia'ASEAN's capacity to respond is currently tested by rule of law challenges ranging from the disputes in the South China Sea to treatment of minorities in the region. In this book, Imelda Deinla has laid out in clear and compelling fashion the principal developments and lessons of development of rule of law in ASEAN. An indispensable guide to anyone interested in understanding ASEAN.' Leena Rikkilä Tamang, Director for Asia and Pacific at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, Sweden'As ASEAN moves from a consensual approach to a rule-of-law-based approach, Imelda Deinla's book is a most timely and highly penetrating analysis of the relationship between the rule of law and regional integration in ASEAN. It is a book of broad scope that will influence deeply our thinking about law and development.' Andrew Harding, National University of SingaporeTable of Contents1. From ASEAN way to the ASEAN Charter: towards the rule of law?; 2. Conceiving the rule of law in ASEAN integration; 3. Beyond supranationalism: the European Union as inspiration for ASEAN integration; 4. Limiting sovereignty and the limits of judicial authority in regional integration; 5. Rule of law or rule through law in Southeast Asia; 6. ASEAN community and building the law regime in ASEAN; 7. Soft regulation and informal rule making in the AEC; 8. Conclusion: in search of the rule of law in ASEAN.
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Cambridge University Press The Global Cryosphere
Book SynopsisRecent studies indicate that - due to climate change - the Earth is undergoing rapid changes in all cryospheric components, including polar sea ice shrinkage, mountain glacier recession, thawing permafrost, and diminishing snow cover. This book provides a comprehensive summary of all components of the Earth's cryosphere, reviewing their history, physical and chemical characteristics, geographical distributions, and projected future states. This new edition has been completely updated throughout, and provides state-of-the-art data from GlobSnow-2 CRYOSAT, ICESAT, and GRACE. It includes a comprehensive summary of cryospheric changes in land ice, permafrost, freshwater ice, sea ice, and ice sheets. It discusses the models developed to understand cryosphere processes and predict future changes, including those based on remote sensing, field campaigns, and long-term ground observations. Boasting an extensive bibliography, over 120 figures, and end-of-chapter review questions, it is an idealTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; Part I. The Terrestrial Cryosphere: 2A. Snowfall and Snow Cover; 2B. Avalanches; 3. Glaciers and Ice Caps; 4. Ice Sheets; 5. Frozen Ground and Permafrost; 6. Freshwater Ice: Lakes, Rivers and Icings; Part II. The Marine Cryosphere: 7. Sea Ice; 8. Ice Shelves and Icebergs; Part III. The Cryosphere Past and Future: 9. The Cryosphere in the Past; 10. The Future Cryosphere – Impacts of Global Warming; Part IV. Applications: 11. Applications of Snow and Ice Research; Glossary; References; Index.
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Hodder & Stoughton Outskirts
Book SynopsisA captivating nature memoir telling the story of Britain's Green Belt, our national obsession with the countryside, and the author's childhood, for fans of LOVE NINA, Alan Bennett and THE SHEPHERD'S LIFE.Trade ReviewGrindrod's evocative and intelligent exploration of the green belt and its place in our national consciousness is part history and part memoir. He deftly weaves the two together, transforming what might otherwise have been a dry, technical discussion of planning and housing policy into a heartfelt narrative . . . One of the great strengths of Grindrod's book is his moving portrait of his late parents . . . [his] personal yet highly informative account of the origins and meaning of the green belt provides an excellent point of departure for an essential debate about its future, one that is likely to be contentious but is long overdue. -- PD Smith * Guardian *Illuminating and enjoyable . . . tolerantly and unsentimentally, he gets us close up to the green belt as it actually is today . . . what truly lifts it is the personal element, above all Grindrod's portrayal of family life. -- David Kynaston * Spectator *Grindrod writes beautifully about nature . . . a lucid, evocative book, suffused with sadness and anger. -- Lynsey Hanley * Financial Times *Well-researched and engaging . . . It allows the reader to reconsider parts of the country that they might have taken for granted, and offers its own modest encomium to a part of England that seems under threat. -- Alexander Larman * Observer *A coherent, deeply researched study . . . the experience of Grindrod's very ordinary yet unique family upbringing forms a logical sequence underpinning much of what he says about the green belt. -- Gillian Tindall * TLS *Fascinating * Robert Macfarlane, author of The Old Ways *A satisfying ramble through the Green Belt of past and future with a backpack full of research . . . thought-provoking [and] compelling' -- Laura Waddell * The List *A terrific, and very moving read. Fascinating study in the emotional landscapes of cities. A hymn to the peripheral that is totally on target. -- Leo Hollis, author of CITIES ARE GOOD FOR YOUWhat better lens to view the current friction between nature and our engorged cities than the Green Belt? A brilliant idea, brilliantly executed. -- Tristan Gooley, bestselling author of THE WALKER'S GUIDEOutskirts is dotted with funny anecdotes and familiar cultural references from a 1970s childhood. Grindrod segues elegantly between memoir and fascinating social history * BBC Countryfile *Very topical . . . interesting and moving . . . Grindrod has the knack of putting an issue into precisely the right perspective -- John Greening * Country Life *
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Perspectives on Public Private Partnerships
Book SynopsisGrowing demands on the transportation system and constraints on public resources have led to calls for more private sector involvement in the provision of highway and transit infrastructure through what are known as "public-private partnerships" (PPPs). A PPP, broadly defined, is any arrangement whereby the private sector assumes more responsibility than is traditional for infrastructure planning, financing, design, construction, operation, and maintenance. This book describes the wide variety of public-private partnerships in highways and transit, but focuses on the two types of highway PPPs that are generating the most debate: the leasing by the public sector to the private sector of existing infrastructure and the building, leasing, and owning of new infrastructure by private entities.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Aquifers: Types, Impacts & Conservation
Book SynopsisAquifers are typically saturated regions of the subsurface that produce an economically feasible quantity of water to a well or spring (eg: sand and gravel or fractured bedrock often make good aquifer materials). Most land areas on Earth have some form of aquifer underlying them, sometimes at significant depths. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the types, impacts and conservation of aquifers. Topics discussed include the effect of aquifer heterogeneity; hydrochemical features of groundwater from aquifer systems occurring in Sao Paulo, Brazil; aquifer system characterisation using integrated geophysical methods; pollution risk of groundwater in a semi-arid region by wastewater rejections; a numerical study of aquifer thermal energy storage systems influenced by regional groundwater flow and fluid flow and contaminant propagation in fractured rock aquifers.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Permafrost: Distribution, Composition & Impacts
Book SynopsisThis book is in response to the growing demand from academics and the general public for state-of-the-art research in permafrost science and, in particular, information about its impacts on infrastructure and ecosystems. It brings together research from diverse but highly complementary scientific disciplines to illuminate the main physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in permafrost systems and identifies the possible mechanisms controlling fluxes of energy and matter at various scales. Taken together, the 8 chapters of this book provide a comprehensive, up-to-date description and analysis of the basic geomorphological, physical, hydrological, chemical and biological aspects of permafrost-affected ecosystems, their interaction with other components of the landscape and their impact on human life and infrastructure.
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Habitat Loss: Causes, Impacts on Biodiversity &
Book SynopsisHabitat loss and degradation are perceived to be one of the main factors threatening biodiversity through detrimental effects on species and populations. These processes reduce habitat availability, increase isolation and generate patchy environments, which reduces species richness, population genetic diversity, and modifies community structure. The loss of biodiversity associated with habitat alteration is particularly problematic in forest habitats, because forests are one of the most species-rich habitat types. The conservation implications have become greater with evidence that climate change may exacerbate and speed up ongoing processes. This book focuses on topics that include niche restriction and conservatism in a neotropical psittacine; consequences for distribution patterns of specialist fauna; and paths to habitat loss in European Atlantic heathlands.
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Rocky Mountain Books Stories of Ice: Adventure, Commerce and
Book SynopsisWith the state of global ice constantly in the news, one mountain journalist examines Canadian glaciers to uncover their secrets and their future.From a mother/daughter duo who spent five months skiing across icefields from Vancouver to Alaska, toscientists discovering biofilms deep inside glacier caverns, to protesters camping for weeks to protect their beloved local glacier, western Canada's glaciers are dynamic, enigmatic, exquisitely beautiful, sometimes dangerous environments where people play, work, run businesses, explore, and create art every single day.Author Lynn Martel is one of them. With gorgeous images by some of the country's best outdoor photographers, Stories of Ice shares the excitement, the mystery, and the wonder of Canada's glaciers and poses questions about their future.
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Goose Lane Editions Earthkeeping: Love Notes for Tough Times
Book SynopsisThe author of Alder Music, Gary Saunders returns with an evocative, lyrical, and immersive collection of personal essays on our relationship with nature and with each other.In nine sections, Earthkeeping ruminates on the necessity of love and earthkeeping, on forage fish and robinsongs, and on the stewardship of our ecological landscape. Offering an antidote to the world’s anxiety about climate change, plastic pollution, and biodiversity loss, Saunders writes with a deep connection to the natural world and his signature humane zest for life. Lovingly illustrated with Saunders’s own drawings, the result is a joyful, personal, and deeply attentive stroll through an enchanted land of blue and green.Trade Review“The essays in Earthkeeping by naturalist-painter-writer Gary Saunders sum up his rich life in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia from the days of poverty-tinged fly-tying to the cod moratorium, as well as the seal glut, bumblebees and hornets, rural houses and characters, and the unparalleled close-up observation of a dragonfly eating a moosefly. The depth and cumulative value of these essays lies in Saunders’s habit of skilled and repetitive observation. A prophetic afterword echoes his hope for earth’s continuance as a sanctuary for life. This is a book for all of us, how we have lived and where we are going.” -- Annie Proulx, author of Barskins“Secretly we cherish “a moment when Nature’s beauty first smote us.” Gary Saunders reflects upon and investigates his relationship with the natural world, guiding himself to preserve his spiritual and conscious relationship with the world around him while still articulating his own irresponsibilities. Not without warnings, Earthkeeping reveals a kind wisdom and poet’s eye that I revelled in.” -- Boyd Chubbs, author of The Electric City“In Earthkeeping: Love Notes for Tough Times, writer Gary Saunders offers up a series of essays designed as a balm for the general ecological anxiety that is building in most of us, in step with the climate crisis. Saunders’ voice is wary but not panicked. With curiosity, care and humour he tackles the small stories — of roadside flowers, attempted turtle rescues and the merits (or lack thereof) of growing cattle corn — and although the collection creates an ethos for a way of thinking and feeling about the larger world.” -- Erica Butler * Atlantic Books Today *
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speleo-photo editions New Zealand Karst: A voyage across limestone
Book SynopsisKarstified landscapes are among the most bizarre on our planet -- both above and below ground. This book takes you on a visual journey across sublime karst scenery and into the subterranean wilderness of New Zealand caves. Accompanied by popular scientific texts, stunning images lead you from the sculptured limestone pavements of the alpine marble karst to the grassland and jungle karst of the foothills, onwards into the twilight zone and deeper into the caves. It explores the diversity of peculiar features and creatures of the underground, ventures back into the light of cave ruins, and concludes with karst-related Māori rock art. Learn about the life cycle of the endemic glowworm and the critically endangered Nelson cave spider. Explore the majesty of cave minerals forming speleothems of all types. Discover the many roles water plays in shaping karst and understand the vulnerability of these geotopes and biotopes. New Zealand Karst reveals how you can appreciate karst as a phenomenon where geological, biological, and archaeological beauty all come together in harmony.
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Pan Macmillan Going to Extremes
Book SynopsisIn Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel. Next he travels to Arica Chile where there have been fourteen consecutive years without a drop of rain and so fog is people's only source of water. Going from the driest to the wettest, he visits Mawsynram in India which annually competes for the title with its neighbour Cherrapunji. However, Nick discovers even here, that during the dry season, there is water shortage and one entrepreneur has started selling it bottled.Finally his journey takes him to Dalol in Ethiopia known as the 'hell hole of creation' where the temperature remains at 94 degrees year round. Here Nick will join miners who work all day with no shade, limited water and no protective clothing.The book and series consider how a
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Springer AirIceOcean Interaction
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WW Norton & Co Underland
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Profound in every sense of the word." -- Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory"An excellent book—fearless and subtle, empathic and strange." -- Dwight Garner - New York Times"Reading Macfarlane connects us to dazzling new worlds. It’s a connection that brings, more than anything else, joy." -- Barbara J. King - NPR"Remarkable…Underland may be [Macfarlane’s] masterpiece." -- Colin Thubron - New York Review of Books"One of the most ambitious works of narrative non-fiction of our age." -- William Dalrymple - Guardian"[Robert Macfarlane’s] writing is luminous, intense.…[B]rilliant notes from the underground." -- Huw Lewis-Jones - Nature"[Macfarlane] seems to metabolize landscape into lyrics as he walks." -- Rachel Riederer - Outside"Through this series of haunting descents, Macfarlane plumbs the strange and alarming ways we’ve changed the world and resurfaces with revelations about how to orient us to the future, weaving landscape and language together." -- Kate Yoder - Grist"The most impressive exercise of imagination and scholarship I’ve come across lately.…A reader never will forget this journey through geologic time." -- Tony Norman - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"With Underland Macfarlane gives us a work of nature writing for the age—and for the ages. Its eloquent but urgent prose reveals our complex relationship with nature while pushing us to think more deeply about earth’s sublime underneath." -- Amy Brady - Gizmodo
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Springer Discovering Landscape in England Wales
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