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Networks in Climate by Henk A. Dijkstra 9781107111233
RRP: $143.19$129.03Over the last two decades the complex network paradigm has proven to be a fruitful tool for the investigation of complex systems in many areas of science; for example, the Internet, neural networks and social networks. This book provides an overview of... -
Modern Well Design: Second Edition by Bernt S. Aadnoy
RRP: $61.91$53.93Modern Well Design - Second Edition presents a unified approach to the well design process and drilling operations. Following an introduction to the field, the second chapter addresses drilling fluids, as well as optimal mud weight, hole cleaning,... -
Planetary Materials by James J. Papike 9780939950461
$53.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939950461Author James J. PapikeFormat PaperbackPage Count 884Imprint Mineralogical Society of AmericaPublisher Mineralogical Society of... -
Geological Hazards: Earthquakes - Tsunamis - Volcanoes - Avalanches - Landslides - Floods by B. A. Bolt 9780387902548
$116.45Growth of population, communication and interdependence among countries has sharpened the impact of natural disasters. Not only have calamities and miseries been given wider publicity, but the realization has grown that through rational study and... -
Large Igneous Provinces by Richard E. Ernst 9780521871778
RRP: $112.23$95.64Large igneous provinces (LIPs) are intraplate magmatic events, involving volumes of mainly mafic magma upwards of 100,000 km3, and often above 1 million km3. They are linked to continental break-up, global environmental catastrophes, regional uplift and... -
Principles of Soilscape and Landscape Evolution by Garry Willgoose
RRP: $82.55$74.39Computational models are invaluable in understanding the complex effects of physical processes and environmental factors which interact to influence landform evolution of geologic time scales. This book provides a holistic guide to the construction of... -
Drainage Windmills on the Broads by Patrick Taylor 9781907154614
RRP: $11.55$9.60A concise essay on the origins and history of the drainage of the Broads, with an extensive gazetteer illustrating all the mills that remain, arranged on a river by river basis to suit those visiting by boat.Book InformationISBN 9781907154614Author... -
Spaces of Colonialism: Delhi's Urban Governmentalities by Stephen Legg
RRP: $32.24$28.13Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule. The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old DelhiDraws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented... -
European Glacial Landscapes: The Role of Glaciers in Shaping the Landscape of Europe During the Last Glacial Cycle by David Palacios
RRP: $166.41$149.54European Glacial Landscapes: Maximum Extent of Glaciations brings together relevant experts on the history of glaciers and their impact on the landscape of the main regions of Europe. In some regions the largest recorded glaciations occurred before the... -
Cities and Cinema by Barbara Mennel
RRP: $46.43$40.88The second edition of Cities and Cinema provides an updated survey of films about cities, from their significance for modernity at the beginning of the twentieth century to the contemporary relationship between virtual reality and urban space. The book... -
The Geography of the World Economy by Paul Knox
RRP: $83.84$75.80The Geography of the World Economy provides an in-depth and stimulating introduction to the globalization of the world economy. The book offers a consideration of local, regional, national and global economic development over the long historical term... -
The Analysis of Tidal Stream Power by Jack Hardisty 9780470724514
RRP: $159.90$138.52This text integrates a wide range of research and tidal resource theory and data to present a detailed analysis of the physics and oceanography of tidal stream power devices together with a world wide resource analysis. Clearly structured throughout the... -
The Waterside Ape: An Alternative Account of Human Evolution by Peter H. Rhys Evans
RRP: $64.49$56.12Why are humans so fond of water? Why is our skin colour so variable?Why aren't we hairy like our close ape relatives?A savannah scenario of human evolution has been widely accepted primarily due to fossil evidence; and fossils do not offer insight into... -
Environmental and Engineering Geology: Beyond the Basics by J. S. Griffiths
RRP: $129.00$112.77This new book is a substantially updated and expanded edition based upon the successful and acclaimed Basic Environmental and Engineering Geology by the late Professor Fred Bell. It incorporates the changes that have occurred since and also addresses... -
The Green Marble: Earth System Science and Global Sustainability by David Turner 9780231180610
RRP: $38.70$30.04Humans have difficulty thinking at the global scale. Yet as we come to understand our planet as a single, interconnected, complex system and encounter compelling evidence of human impact on Earth's climate and biosphere, the need for a truly global... -
Digital Food Cultures by Deborah Lupton
RRP: $41.27$36.55This book explores the interrelations between food, technology and knowledge-sharing practices in producing digital food cultures.Digital Food Cultures adopts an innovative approach to examine representations and practices related to food across a... -
Geographically Weighted Regression: The Analysis of Spatially Varying Relationships by A. Stewart Fotheringham 9780471496168
RRP: $165.06$142.89Geographical Weighted Regression (GWR) is a new local modellingtechnique for analysing spatial analysis. This technique allowslocal as opposed to global models of relationships to be measuredand mapped. This is the first and only book on this... -
Dance, Space and Subjectivity by Valerie A. Briginshaw 9780230229792
RRP: $116.09$115.93This book contains readings of American, British and European postmodern dances informed by feminist, postcolonialist, queer and poststructuralist theories. It explores the roles dance and space play in constructing subjectivity. By focusing on... -
Why Garden in Schools? by Lexi Earl 9780367681449
RRP: $25.79$22.82This book delves into the complex history of the gardening movement in schools and examines the question why gardens should be built in schools. It offers practical guidance for teachers to begin thinking about how to approach educational gardening.A... -
Climate: Present, Past and Future: Volume 1: Fundamentals and Climate Now by H. H. Lamb
RRP: $64.49$57.41First published in 1972, this first volume of Professor Lamb's study of our changing climate deals with the fundamentals of climate and climatology, as well as providing global data on the contemporary climates of the twentieth century.Reviews@quote:... -
Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation by Richard Broadhurst 9780415200998
RRP: $61.91$54.45Can we balance the needs of the host, the environment and the visitor?Most people live for their leisure, recreation and travel opportunities. Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation seeks to bring together the different strands of thought that... -
The Gulf Stream: Tiny Plankton, Giant Bluefin, and the Amazing Story of the Powerful River in the Atlantic by Stan Ulanski 9780807871577
RRP: $27.03$17.96Coursing through the Atlantic Ocean is a powerful current with a force 300 times that of the mighty Amazon. Ulanski explores the fascinating science and history of this sea highway known as the Gulf Stream, a watery wilderness that stretches from the... -
The Political Ecology of the State: The basis and the evolution of environmental statehood by Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris
RRP: $51.59$45.23The contemporary state is not only the main force behind environmental change, but the reactions to environmental problems have played a crucial role in the modernisation of the state apparatus, especially because of its mediatory role.The Political... -
Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Transitions to Sustainability by Edmond Byrne
RRP: $51.59$45.23Demonstrating how a university can, in a very practical and pragmatic way, be re-envisioned through a transdisciplinary informed frame, this book shows how through an open and collegiate spirit of inquiry the most pressing and multifaceted issue of... -
The Routledge Companion to Smart Cities by Katharine S. Willis 9781032570044
$58.54The Routledge Companion to Smart Cities explores the question of what it means for a city to be 'smart', raises some of the tensions emerging in smart city developments and considers the implications for future ways of inhabiting and understanding the... -
Ocean Circulation: Wind-Driven and Thermohaline Processes by Rui Xin Huang 9780521852289
RRP: $117.38$107.72The interaction between ocean circulation and climate change has been an active research frontier in Earth sciences in recent years. Ocean circulation, and its related geophysical fluid dynamical principles, are now taught at graduate level in many Earth... -
Designing Healthy and Liveable Cities: Creating Sustainable Urban Regeneration by Marichela Sepe 9780367566449
RRP: $51.59$45.23In the last ten years, concepts such as urban health and liveability have become ever more present in urban planning studies. Many companies rank the most liveable city in the world or in a nation, and many indicators are used to try to measure factors... -
Petrochronology: Methods and Applications by Matthew J Kohn 9780939950058
$53.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780939950058Author Matthew J KohnFormat PaperbackPage Count 596Imprint de GruyterPublisher de GruyterWeight(grams) 869g -
Currents of Change: Impacts of El Nino and La Nina on Climate and Society by Michael H. Glantz 9780521786720
RRP: $89.00$73.13Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
An Introduction to the Global Circulation of the Atmosphere by David Randall 9780691148960
RRP: $118.68$93.92This is a graduate-level textbook on the global circulation of the Earth's atmosphere--the large-scale system of winds by which energy is transported around the planet, from the tropical latitudes to the poles. Written by David Randall, one of the... -
Coloniality, Ontology, and the Question of the Posthuman by Mark Jackson 9780367872786
RRP: $54.17$47.41This book brings together emerging insights from across the humanities and social sciences to highlight how postcolonial studies are being transformed by increasingly influential and radical approaches to nature, matter, subjectivity, human agency, and... -
A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves by Walter Alvarez
RRP: $16.76$12.86Big History, the field that integrates traditional historical scholarship with scientific insights to study the full sweep of our universe, has so far been the domain of historians. Famed geologist Walter Alvarez-best known for the "Impact Theory"... -
Hydrology and Global Environmental Change by Nigel W. Arnell
$104.85Hydrology and Global Environmental Change presents the hydrological contribution to, and consequences of, global environmental change. Assuming little or no prior knowledge on the part of the reader, the book looks at the main processes of global... -
The Practical Geologist by Dougal Dixon
RRP: $30.96$19.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671746971Author Dougal DixonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company)Weight(grams)... -
Formation of Gold Deposits by Neil Phillips 9789811630804
RRP: $141.89$127.36This book addresses the origin of gold deposits to answer questions of science and curiosity. These answers contribute in turn to the improved exploration and mining of gold. Initially there is a summary of the methods used to address the genesis of gold... -
Retail Geography and Intelligent Network Planning by Mark Birkin 9780471498032
RRP: $107.01$93.03This innovative book exemplifies the importance of sophisticated and intelligent spatial analysis techniques in dealing with the range of location, distribution and channel management issues which face today's retail and service businesses. Explores... -
Structural Geology And Rock Engineering by John W. Cosgrove
RRP: $74.82$65.78The exploration and extraction of the earth's resources are key issues in global industrial development. In the 21st century, emphasis has increasingly being placed on geo-engineering safety, engineering accountability and sustainability. With focus on... -
Remaking Reality: Nature at the Millenium by Bruce Braun 9780415144940
RRP: $69.65$60.46This book rejects apocalyptic pronouncements that the end of the millenium represents the 'end' of nature as well. Remaking Reality brings together contributors from across the human sciences who argue that a notion of 'social nature' provides great hope... -
Geomorphology in the Anthropocene by Andrew S. Goudie 9781107139961
RRP: $78.68$70.99The Anthropocene is a major new concept in the Earth sciences and this book examines the effects on geomorphology within this period. Drawing examples from many different global environments, this comprehensive volume demonstrates that human impact on... -
Perils of a Restless Planet: Scientific Perspectives on Natural Disasters by Ernest Zebrowski 9780521654883
RRP: $36.11$30.46From epidemics and earthquakes to tornadoes and tidal waves, the overwhelming power of Nature never ceases to instil humankind with both terror and awe. As natural disasters continue to claim human lives and wreak havoc in their wake, Perils of a...