Theoretical Geography
Geographical science is changing. By studying the world as a unified geographical space, researchers analyze natural and social structures to identify the fundamental patterns of their development and formulate the general laws of nature that govern them.
An introduction to the rapidly developing field of Systems Geography, this book explains the fundamental principles and cause-and-effect relationships in environmental geosystems. It contains recent information, making it useful for beginners and experienced researchers alike.
Cartographies of Cloth
This book maps the veil in contemporary art to challenge mainstream representations. Arguing for the veil’s multivalence, it explores its myriad meanings and its link to the wider issues of gender, politics, and identity, offering important alternative narratives.
Spaces and Places in the Fantastic
This interdisciplinary collection of essays examines the spaces central to fantasy, science fiction, and horror. It explores how fantastic geographies—from digital worlds to bodies as spaces—shape identity, reflect social ideas, and challenge our perceptions of the real world.
Geodiversity, Geoheritage and Geotourism
This book connects geology, culture, and tourism, showing how geoheritage can create sustainable geotourism. Using João Pessoa, Brazil as an example, it shows how tourism can preserve environments, enrich visitor experiences, and support local communities.
Learn Earth science as easily as playing a game with this book and the Gt Aide freeware. Designed for students and researchers, its powerful modules guide you through coordinates, gridding, and sampling—no formal GIS training required. Visualize data and master geospatial skills.
Perceptions of Tank Cascade Systems in Sri Lanka
Drawing on 4 decades of research, this book brings you updated knowledge of Sri Lanka’s ancient tank cascade systems. The author offers new definitions of cascade systems and cascade ecology, exploring history, geology, water management, and the restoration of cascade ecology.
Leonardo da Vinci and Verrazzano’s Royal Discovery of New York (1524-2024)
The discovery of explorer Verrazzano’s 500-year-old travel report led to a world map found among Leonardo da Vinci’s papers. Astonishingly, their families were neighbors. Did Leonardo influence his countryman? This book offers new evidence on their connection.
A Geographical Exploration of Urban Risk and COVID-19
This book addresses COVID-19 and its health implications, providing solutions for sustainable policy. It shows how to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerability through a science-policy interface for a sustainable future. A guide for planners, policymakers, and scientists.
Geography and the Space of the Sacred
This book explores the geography of religion and sacred space within contemporary Christianity. Through an analysis of Opus Dei, it identifies causes for the decline of Catholicism in Brazil, charting the Church’s loss of believers and territories to growing Protestantism.
This book explores the ecology of Mediterranean evergreen oaks, vital for biodiversity. It details Quercus calliprinos’s role in combating climate change and the forest management needed to conserve crucial species like Quercus ilex and Quercus suber.
Aquifer characterisation is essential for groundwater modelling, but traditional methods are time-consuming and expensive. This volume explores how geophysical techniques overcome these limitations, providing high-resolution subsurface data through detailed case studies.
The Punctuated Evolution of Civilisations
This book explores the relationship between climate and civilization, arguing that history is shaped by societal responses to climate pulsations. This theory helps to explain the clash of civilizations, disclosing the invisible hand behind war and peace.
This book deals with the relationship between São Paulo and its water resources, from the city’s birth to the present. It discusses the consequences of reconfiguring natural water courses for urban expansion and its impact on the urban environment and landscape.
Introductory Fish Biology
Master the biology of fishes with clarity. Drawing on over 40 years of experience, this guide blends the latest research with nearly 300 vibrant photographs and figures, making it an essential resource for any introductory course.
Experimental Geographical Ecology
This book on experimental landscape ecology provides statistical models to understand landscape systems. It presents methods for making ecological forecasts, assessing forest sustainability, and estimating carbon cycle regulation according to modern climate change scenarios.
This book highlights marine pollution in Tunisia’s Bizerte Lagoon, offering insights into contamination sources. It presents the first study of pesticides in the aquatic ecosystem, assessing the lagoon’s environmental quality against global health standards.
A Handbook for Entrepreneurs on Solid Waste Management
This book is a tool for students, professionals, and entrepreneurs passionate about waste management in India. It guides you through the journey of forming and running a start-up, with solutions for project management, exploring opportunities, and day-to-day operations.
Plants experience stress from environmental changes. This book is a comprehensive reference on plant responses to both biotic and abiotic stress, consolidating topics that other books cover only in isolation. It details this essential aspect of plant life and adaptation.
City Identity
This book explores the nature of city identities and how they are shaped. It argues they draw not only on a city’s present circumstances and culture but also on its past, its colonial inheritance, and the powerful influences of our globalised world.