Category: Geography

By Roger G. Barry

Mountain climate and weather continues to be the one all-encompassing textbook describing mountain climate and weather approaches. effects from a number of contemporary significant box courses were integrated into this thoroughly up to date version, together with the ecu Alpine scan, reports of air drainage within the western usa and experiments on ventilation over low hills. there are numerous new figures and chosen nearby case stories together with new fabric on crucial Asia, Tibet, Greenland, Antarctica, the Andes, New Zealand, the Alps and equatorial East Africa. Chapters learn subject matters from human bioclimatology, climate dangers and pollution, to present weather swap in mountain areas. starting with old facets of mountain meteorology, the ebook offers with the latitudinal, altitudinal and topographic controls of meteorological parts, circulate structures concerning orography, and the climatic features of mountains. it's perfect for graduates and researchers in meteorology, climatology, ecology, forestry, glaciology and hydrology.

By Ludger Timmen (auth.), Guochang Xu (eds.)

This sequence of reference books describes sciences of alternative elds in and round geodesy with self reliant chapters. each one bankruptcy covers anyone eld and describes the heritage, thought, goal, know-how, improvement, highlights of analysis and purposes. additionally, difficulties in addition to destiny instructions are mentioned. the topics of this reference ebook contain Absolute and Relative Gravimetry, Adaptively strong Kalman Filters with purposes in Navigation, Airborne Gravity box choice, Analytic Orbit concept, Deformation and Tectonics, Earth Rotation, Equivalence of GPS Algorithms and its Inference, Marine Geodesy, satellite tv for pc Laser Ranging, Superconducting Gravimetry and artificial Aperture Radar Interferometry. those are person matters in and round geodesy and are for the rst time mixed in a distinct ebook that could be used for educating or for studying simple rules of many matters concerning geodesy. the fabric is acceptable to supply a common evaluate of geodetic sciences for high-level geodetic researchers, educators in addition to engineers and scholars. the various chapters are written to ll literature blanks of the comparable parts. such a lot chapters are written via recognized scientists in the course of the international within the comparable parts. The chapters are ordered via their titles. Summaries of the person chapters and introductions in their authors and co-authors are as follows. bankruptcy 1 “Absolute and Relative Gravimetry” offers an outline of the gravimetric ways to make certain such a lot correctly the gravity acceleration at given locations.

The nationwide Geographic journal is legendary internationally for its remarkable journalism on technological know-how, plantlife and animals. much more so its photographic content material is unsurpassed within the journal marketplace – a minimum of with regards to average sciences. an ideal sure journal, nationwide Geographic is one to assemble.

By John Mohan

This sequence of essays at the country of contemporary British politics examines Thatcherism and govt guidelines in terms of many topical matters, comparable to exchange unionism, employment for girls, housing, racism, policing, industrialization, neighborhood govt and environmental matters.

By Harriet Greenberg

A radical revision - now with colour maps and photographs all through - of this accomplished consultant to the preferred ABC islands, positioned simply off the Venezuelan coast. detect the quiet lifetime of Bonaire, gamble away at Aruba's on line casino, hit the high-style fashion designer outfitters in Curacao, and sit back at the wonderful white shorelines of all 3! this is the last word advisor to gaining knowledge of the excessive lifestyles and funky spots of the ABCs, written by way of authors who've sacrificed their holidays to investigate this publication (poor things!). This Alive advisor specializes in purchasing (snatch up a few duty-free bargains), motels and eating places (colorful neighborhood food and fantastic eating alike), with precise cognizance paid to the cream of the crop. Sightseeing, ancient jogging excursions, natural world discovery, and watersports also are coated. The activity-oriented Sunup to sunset sections will fill your day with shorelines, deep-sea fishing charters, diving tours, moped rides and extra, whereas After darkish tells you of the simplest satisfied hours, the liveliest golf equipment and the bars the place issues fairly hop! convenient A-Z sections for every island supply the entire useful info - airline workplaces, banking hours and destinations, emergency cell numbers, buying hours, vacationer details cubicles. Easy-to-read maps and an in depth index entire the image.

By Ruth Butler, Hester Parr

Brain and physique areas highlights new foreign study from Britain, united states, Canada and Australia, on physically impairment, psychological wellbeing and fitness and disabled peoples social worlds. The individuals speak about a number of present matters including:* historic conceptions of the physique and behavior* modern political activism* issues of identification and employment* available housing* parenthood and baby carers* psychiatric drugs use* masculinity and sexuality* autobiography* social exclusion and inclusion. The individuals are: Hester Parr, Ruth Butler, Rob Imrie, Michael L. Dorn, Deborah Carter Park, John Radford, Brendan Gleeson, Isabel Dyck, Edward corridor, Pamela Moss, Gill Valentine, Christine Milligan, flowers Gathorne-Hardy, Jane Stables, Fiona Smith and Vera Chouinard.

By Roger Brunet(auth.), Pierre Dumolard(eds.)

Content material:
Chapter 1 Geography: The challenging center of a Social technological know-how (pages 5–21):
Chapter 2 The Geon and effort of the approach (pages 23–41):
Chapter three Geographical Fields because the surroundings of locations (pages 43–49):
Chapter four legislation of Geographical house construction (pages 51–58):
Chapter five experience of Distance (pages 59–71):
Chapter 6 Discontinuities and Thresholds (pages 77–91):
Chapter 7 Territory Retrenchments (pages 93–106):
Chapter eight Antiworld and Alienation (pages 107–115):
Chapter nine unfastened Zones within the foreign department of work (pages 117–124):
Chapter 10 Geography of the Gulag Archipelago (pages 125–153):
Chapter eleven Geography of Migrations or the Antiworld in Spate (pages 155–162):
Chapter 12 development types for Spatial research (pages 167–189):
Chapter thirteen version Maps and Choremes (pages 191–199):
Chapter 14 types in Geography? a feeling to analyze (pages 201–215):
Chapter 15 Mediterranean versions (pages 217–221):
Chapter sixteen The Aquitaine quarter as a nook (pages 223–237):
Chapter 17 Structural Dynamic of town of excursions (France) (pages 239–251):
Chapter 18 research and illustration of Spatial corporations: a couple of types (pages 253–266):
Chapter 19 methods, kinds, and Figures of Globalization (pages 271–285):
Chapter 20 facets of Globalization: the Diamond Revolution (pages 287–298):
Chapter 21 ecu Fields and Mainlines (pages 299–310):
Chapter 22 Transnational city structures in Europe: in the direction of a brand new Modernity (pages 311–323):
Chapter 23 Russia in Revolutions (pages 325–331):
Chapter 24 Regaining cause (pages 337–342):
Chapter 25 what's Geography? (pages 343–353):
Chapter 26 Geography within the Public position (pages 355–364):
Chapter 27 Geography and Human Rights (pages 365–370):
Chapter 28 Dimensions of Sustainable improvement (pages 371–382):

By Renate Burri

In diesem Buch wird das bisher kaum ausgeschöpfte Potenzial einer kodikologisch-paläographischen Untersuchung für die Rekonstruktion der Geschichte der griechischen Handschriften des Werkes nutzbar gemacht. Die Autorin stellt mehrere Handschriften zum ersten Mal näher vor und erarbeitet zahlreiche neue Aufschlüsse über die Rezeptionsgeschichte der Geographie.

By Patricia Katzman

This sequence is so renowned that it is starting to be by way of leaps and limits. Following the remarkable luck of "Belize Pocket Adventures" and "Yucatan Pocket Adventures", we now supply 4 extra titles during this light-weight, transportable structure. Designed for use if you are at the cross, "Hunter's Pocket Adventures" slot in your pocket comfortably and make the correct take-along reference. They comprise the entire useful trip info you wish - areas to stick and consume, vacationer details assets, shuttle recommendation, emergency contacts, and extra - plus condensed sections on historical past and geography that offer you solid history wisdom of the vacation spot. The authors are excited about the vacation spot and their ardour comes throughout within the textual content, that is vigorous, revealing, and a excitement to learn. Sidebars spotlight strange proof and inform of neighborhood legends, including on your trip adventure. targeted city and neighborhood maps make making plans day-trips or urban excursions effortless. Adventures lined variety from city sightseeing excursions and nature gazing to sea kayaking and arranged jungle tours. visitors trying to find a extra secure holiday probably want to subscribe to conventional dance classes in Bolivia, drum sessions within the Dominican Republic, or attend a weaving university in Bolivia - those cultural adventures will introduce you to the folks and manage to pay for you a very particular trip adventure.

By Eric Bird

This precise richly-illustrated account of the landforms and geology of the world’s coasts, provided in a country-by-country (state-by-state) series, assembles an unlimited volume of information and pictures of an endangered and more and more populated and built landform. a world panel of 138 coastal specialists offers info on “what is where” on each one region of coast, including causes of the landforms, their evolution and the alterations occurring on them. in addition to offering info at the coastal beneficial properties of every kingdom (state or county) the compendium can be utilized to figure out the level of specific positive aspects alongside the world’s coasts and to enquire comparisons and contrasts among a variety of international areas. With greater than 1440 colour illustrations and photographs, it truly is really valuable as a resource of knowledge sooner than discovering or simply vacationing a quarter of coast. References are supplied to the present literature on coastal evolution and beach changes.