Geography, Environment, Earth Sciences & Planning Books

It gets confusing when you're trying to communicate with someone across the globe and on a different timezone. The purpose of this book is to help you recognize the 24 time zones of the world. There will be a discussion on the historical background of...

The ability to read maps is a skill that every child should have. If you can read maps, you will be able to find your way even in unfamiliar territory. The purpose of this book is to help you recognize the symbols that you see in maps to take you one...

It is a fact that all living things need energy to survive. However, energy cannot be created nor destroyed so how do you get? The topic of this book is the food web. It describes how energy from one organism is transferred to another organism. More...

When going on long drives, your parents might be using a GPS to know which roads to take. But what if there is no internet and only paper maps are available? The purpose of this book is to teach you how to read paper maps and globes correctly. By knowing...

Scientists estimate that the Earth is more than 4 billion years old. In all these years, a lot has happened. If you have ever wondered what Earth looked like in the beginning of time, then this is the book to have. It includes information on Earth's...

Have you ever wondered what lies beneath our feet? This book will stop you from wondering. It starts with an overview of the Earth. Next, study the layers and composition of our home planet. Learn about two theories, too, and these are the Theories of...

Do you remember those postcards that family and friends send from wherever they are? Now is your sixth grader's chance to review them and to learn from them, too. Not only is this book filled with wonderful photos, it also has information on America's...

Are you ready to explore the world from the freezing cold of the Antarctica to the hot barren land of the Sahara? If you are, then you're in luck! This book will take you through these two opposite sides of the world. How are they geographically...

Polar regions are places in Earth with frigid climate. There are two polar regions and these are the Arctic and the Antarctic. In this book, you will learn to identify the locations of each of these polar regions as well as their unique geographic...

At the end of this book, you should be able to identify the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio Rivers. Flow with these rivers to understand their importance in the regions that they pass. How do they help communities and industries? What role did they play...

Did you know that the entire world is also divided into different time zones? With this book, you will begin to understand what time zones are and why they exist. At the end of this book, you should be able to identify what time zone you are in, and your...

Read this book to learn about the three major rivers of the east coast namely the rivers James, Hudson and St. Lawrence. Understand the importance of these rivers to the wildlife, communities and industries along their shores. Trace where these three...

In this book, you will read about the Continental Divide as well as the flow of rivers. Identify the rivers around it, including those that flow east of the Rockies, to the Arctic or Atlantic Oceans, west of the Rockies and to the Pacific Ocean...

Cooperatives have been central to the development of New Orleans. Anne Gessler asserts that local cooperatives have reshaped its built environment by changing where people interact and with whom, helping them collapse social hierarchies and envision new...

Understanding the chemistry underlying sustainable energy is central to any long-term solution to meeting our future energy needs. Chemistry of Sustainable Energy presents chemistry through the lens of several sustainable energy options, demonstrating...

Under threat from natural and human disturbance, tropical dry forests are the most endangered ecosystem in the tropics, yet they rarely receive the scientific or conservation attention they deserve. In a comprehensive overview, Tropical Dry Forests in...

1 Introduction.- 1.1 Scope of the monograph.- References.- 2 Basic Wave Dynamics.- 2.1 Phase speed solution for a surface wave.- 2.2 Internal and capillary waves.- 2.3 Finite amplitude waves.- 2.4 Group wave speed and wave energy.- References.- 3 Wave...

In "In Defense of Our Planet: The Evolution of Climate Activism," Robert Hughes takes us on an immersive journey through the compelling history of climate activism. From the earliest scientific revelations of climate change to the emergence of powerful,...

In this gripping and deeply personal account, Will Slater plunges into the front lines of the climate change activist movement. As Slater navigates the twists and turns of this formidable journey, he unveils a potent mix of passion, fear, despair, and...

Written as a stand-alone textbook for students and a useful reference for professionals in government and private agencies, academic institutions, and consultants, Ecology and Conservation of Fishes provides broad, comprehensive, and systematic coverage...

Introduction to Process Geomorphology provides an integrative approach to the process dynamics and the origin of landforms by the contemporary processes involved in their evolution. The author highlights the physical and chemical laws governing the...

This book is a collection of articles on China's experience of social and economic reform, and proposes that new momentum is needed for depening of reform which can penetrate multiple levels of complex networks, from top to grassroots, and local to...

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This book tells the history of nuclear age urban planning, civil defence and continuity of...

Marie-Claude Smouts looks at the issue of rain forest depletion and global environmental policies. Beginning with how the issue entered the world stage in the 1980s despite alarms over the issue in the 1950s, Tropical Forests, International Jungle...

Drawing on ethno-anthropological fieldwork, this book considers issues of identity and belonging in Europe from a consciously emic perspective. The book explores issues such as borders, migration, economic organization, heritage, and the politics and...

Ken Livingstone was elected Mayor of London on a platform that included a congestion charge for central London, a policy that became reality on 17 February 2003. Richards uses his experience as Director of a £2.5 million Government congestion charging...

The searches by European Union major states for 'joined up' approaches to inner city regeneration are examined thematically through a focus on policy evolution since the mid-1970s. Key issues addressed include the physical, social, employment, and urban...

Cities have always been defined by their centrality. But literature demonstrates that their diverse peripheries define them, too: from suburbs to slums, rubbish dumps to nightclubs and entire failed cities. The contributors to this collection explore...

Originally published in 1980, this work provides a comprehensive overview of the nature of global forestry, particularly as it pertains to international trade flows of forest products, and analyses the role of the United States in a global context. This...

First published in 1982, the editors and authors of this book examine the United States' 1973 embargo on the export of soybeans and its effects on U.S.-Japanese relations. This book, prepared by a group of Japanese and U.S. scholars, demonstrates how...

Projecting modest future growth for both prices and harvest levels, this study, first published in 1990, provides theoretical and empirical justification for challenging the conventional wisdom that real timber prices will rise for the indefinite future...

Through detailed cases and analysis of broader global trends, this volume examines how coastal communities are adapting to environmental change and the attributes of governance that are required to build resilience and well-being.

The grazing of animals on common land and associated property rights were the original basis of the concept of "the tragedy of the commons". Drawing on the classic work of Elinor Ostrom and the readings of political ecology, this book questions the...

Over the course of the book, academics and practitioners from various fields demonstrate why transitioning into a 'green economy' - a future economy based on environmental sustainability, social equity and improved well-being - is not an option but a...

The book analyses specific aspects of the lives of the middle class in Africa. It looks at how people become and remain in the middle class through a series of thematic chapters. It examines how behaviour changes in the process, in terms of consumption...

This edited collection investigates what progress has been made in the field of social demography in South Africa since the democratic dispensation in the country. Contributors offer a compilation of in-depth analytical studies of substantive, technical...

This title was first published in 2001. Analyzing and comparing several growth clusters in nine European cities, this compelling volume examines the critical success factors that determine the economic development of urban regions

This title was first published in 2003. This text covers seven management metaphors that have been of great value to the author and his clients over the years in his roles as a father, manager and management trainer. Some chapters contain checklists or...

Housing affordability, urban development and climate change responses are great challenges that are intertwined, yet the conceptual and policy links between them remain under-developed.Housing Sustainability in Low Carbon Cities addresses this gap by...

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing subject of sustainability. This is an essential textbook for any sustainability course.

Check out the author's video to find out more about the book: https://vimeo.com/124247409This book provides a comprehensive critique of the current Creative City paradigm, with a capital 'C', and argues for a creative city with a small 'c' via a...

This book focuses on three major concepts and approaches that have gained currency in policy and governance circles, both globally and regionally-scarcity and crisis, marketization and privatization, and participation.  It provides a historical and...

This volume is a cross-disciplinary and applied approach to urban food system sustainability, health, and equity.

Emerging medical technologies are changing our views on human nature and what it means to be alive, healthy, and leading a good life. Reproductive technologies, genetic diagnosis, organ transplantation, and psychopharmacological drugs all raise...

This volume, first published in 1970, assesses the major reappraisal of US world commercial policy that took place in the 1960s - in particular the wishes for free trade treaties that would bring about the liberalisation of international trade.