Geography, Environment, Earth Sciences & Planning Books

By thinking in terms of the geographies of mobilities, we are better able to understand the central importance of movements, rhythms and shifting emplacements over the life-course. This innovative book represents research from a...

Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues...

Enhancing Interoperability and Automation of Construction Waste Quantification outlines the construction waste quantification (CWQ) modelling that supports data-driven decision-making in the built environment

For all too obvious reasons, war, empire, and military conflict have become extremely hot topics in the academy. Given the changing nature of war, one of the more promising areas of scholarly investigation has been the development of new theories of war...

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) have lowered prices and increased production but with economic, ecological, and environmental costs that can only be solved by enforced legislation. Discussing this recent agricultural trend, Environmental...

This book presents the results of basic and applied studies on the solution of burning issues within the analysis of anomalous changes in marine environment under the influence of climatic changes and economic activities in the Azov-Black Sea basins. The...

The delicate and powerful connections between humanity, nature, and justice are woven together with both urgency and hope. Each poem presents a call to action - an invitation to reflect on our relationship with the earth, to confront the injustices that...

Discover the transformative world of dumpster diving with The Dumpster Divers Manifesto. Unearth hidden treasures in trash, while challenging societal norms and embracing an eco-conscious lifestyle. Packed with expert tips, the book covers essential...

Esri Advanced Guide to Python in ArcGIS uses concise chapters and straightforward tutorials so experienced GIS professionals can learn and immediately apply complex Python skills and techniques. 

This book fills a critical void in the field of climate change by sharing eleven real-life experiences across five continents of the world, featuring ordinary people facing and adapting to the consequences of climate change in its different forms.

The book provides case studies to assist scientists, practitioners and students in high standard manufacturing management processes and practices to properly handle daily challenges with a special focus on the use of recent paradigms to support...

This book provokes new discussions on the fluidity of ethics and participation in environmental field research. It will interest students and researchers across natural and social sciences, as well as conservation policymakers and practitioners who...

At the end of the nineteenth century, Theodore Roosevelt, T. S. Van Dyke, and other elite men began describing their big-game hunting as "manly sport with the rifle." They also began writing about their experiences, publishing hundreds of narratives of...

This publication underscores the threats climate change poses to subnational governments (SNGs) across Asia and the Pacific and highlights the funding and capacity challenges as they step up climate action. It is estimated that SNGs are responsible for...

In England, perhaps more than most places, people's engagement with the landscape is deeply felt and has often been expressed through artistic media.

A concise treatment of water-resource economics. Based upon political economy perspectives, it draws upon a range of case-studies - Third- World, developed world, and former communist countries - to cover many issues. There is guidance on

Assessing the full scale of environmental impacts is essential for effective planning of transport and land use. This is an analysis of transport and land-use planning using strategic environmental assessment (SEA). It establishes the effectiveness of...

This volume examines case studies on EU countries' policy to combat climate change, examining the constraints of and opportunities for the implementation of climate change strategies in these countries. The introductory section provides an overview of...

Public concern for the conservation of natural resources and a general awareness of the environmental consequences of waste disposal is reflected in current legislation aimed at reducing waste. Recycling is commonly cited as one of the preferred methods...

This book builds on a decade-long experience with mechanisms provided by the Kyoto Protocol and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. It discusses the challenges of climate finance in the context of the post-Copenhagen negotiations and provides...

The farming of animals for meat and milk confronts a stark dilemma. While world demand from a growing and more affluent human population is increasing rapidly, there are strong counter-arguments that we should eat less meat and pay more attention to...

�Sound and solid case studies on vulnerability and adaptation have been woefully lacking in the international discourse on climate change. This set of books begins to bridge the gap.�Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of...

This comprehensive book provides full coverage of beach management principles and practice, with an emphasis on needs-based management. The book provides a wealth of case studies from the UK, USA, New Zealand, the Mediterranean, and Latin America. The...

The Civil Corporation is top draw reading for business professionals, management students and academics, activists and public servants. It goes to the heart of the issue of business in society, cutting through the rhetoric of campaigners and...

In The Responsible Fashion Company, Rinaldi and Testa argue that the fashion industry is at a crossroads: the need for a global shift to a sustainable model has never been more urgent. Yet, they demonstrate that we are witnessing a revolution led by...

Explores the various microbial responses of plants and soils caused directly or indirectly by climate change resulting from rising greenhouse gases and other factors. It considers the rapidly changing environment and the important role of microbiomes in...

Written by renowned experts in the field, Sampling Strategies for Natural Resources and the Environment covers the sampling techniques used by practitioners and researchers in natural resource and environmental disciplines. Designed to be less...

This textbook provides a foundation for understanding how the changes underway impact structure and function in the world's major biomes, while also describing how evolution has resulted in a multitude of features that shaped plants and their capacities...

Despite all the controversy and hype that climate change has generated, there now exists an overwhelming body of scientific evidence that the problem is real and that its effects are already being felt on a global scale. Part of what makes this a...

The fourth edition of a bestseller, this volume is a comprehensive treatment of all topics in the area of soil chemistry. It emphasizes the basics of chemical reactions in soil underscored by the fundamental law of equilibrium and the law of mass action...

Discussing the interpretation of tissue concentrations of contaminants in wildlife, this updated edition of a bestseller draws on current scientific research and includes new chapters and greater emphasis on aquatic organisms. Each chapter provides a...

Providing a much-needed resource for this cross-disciplinary field, this text presents current knowledge on atmospheres and the fundamental mechanisms operating on them. It offers a unified scheme of the chemical and physical processes occurring in...

This volume re-imagines development through a careful and imaginative exploration of some of the many ways that culture - in the broadest sense of lived experience and its representation - can recentre resistance, suggest alternative models, and advance...

This book analyses the causes and consequences of urban decline in Britain and the developed world, and assesses the implications for urban planning and policy. David Clark's relevant and comprehensive title will be of value to students with a particular...

This book presents an overview of gender and agrarian reform experiences globally, highlighting case studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Jacobs also compares agrarian and land reforms organized along collective lines as well as...

This book uses empirical examples from a range of research projects undertaken by the authors as well as illustrations from work in the Australasia region, Europe and the United States to explore gender and rurality and their relation to sexuality,...

This book examines the justification, theorization, practice and implications of Participatory Action Research approaches and methods in the social and environmental sciences.

Mobile communications technologies are taking off across the world, while urban transportation and surveillance systems are also being rebuilt and updated. Emergent practices of physical, informational and communicational mobility are reconfiguring...

Exploring the connections and complexities of the relationships between power, tourism and leisure, this volume combines theoretical and empirical writings to illustrate the extent to which power impacts on tourism and leisure.

Drawing on feminism, lesbian and gay studies, sociology, cultural geography, criminology and critical legal scholarship, this book offers to transform the way we understand and respond to the challenges raised by violence.

Sex Tourism examines the issues which emerge from sex worker-client interactions and from tourists visiting 'sex destinations'. It is a comprehensive summary of past research by academics and original research by the authors.

Examines the effects of climate on physical, biological and cultural environments. Specialist contributors examine the impacts of changing climates on the functioning and development of physical biological environments such as glaciers.

First Published in 2004. Environment, Growth and Development offers a unique analysis of sustainable economic growth and development and the implications for policy and planning at the local, national and global scale.

This volume offers a comprehensive insight on sustainable development of local territories. It recommends the planning of local interventions through the integration of sustainable development with resilience of local systems.

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the production and consumption of food, suitable for use in undergraduate classrooms, either at the intermediate or advanced level.

As one of the first books to comprehensively address visual environmental communication, this book showcases fresh and exciting scholarly analysis, from a range of theoretical and methodological perspectives, of how the environment, nature and associated...

The Routledge Companion to Rural Planning provides a critical account and state of the art review of rural planning in the early years of the twenty-first century.