Physical Geography Books

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1. Practical Engineering Geology

   By Steve Hencher

   Emphasizing the link between engineering geology and geotechnical engineering, Steve Hencher takes a broad and fresh view of the tasks faced by engineering geologists. He outlines the fundamental role of engineering geology in civil engineering projects and assesses the various tools which an...

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-46909-8 | Paperback (Spon Press)

2. Coastal Engineering: Processes, Theory and Design Practice, 2nd Edition

   Coastal Engineering: Process, Theory and Design Practice is the only book to provide a thorough introduction to all aspects of coastal processes, morphology and design of coastal defences....

   June 2011 | 978-0-415-58353-4 | Paperback (Spon Press)

3. Confronting Climate Change

   By Constance Lever-Tracy

   What are the manifest and likely future consequences of climate change? How will the world respond to the challenges of climate change in the twenty-first century? How should people think about confronting the politics of climate change? In this highly accessible introduction to the predicted...

   March 2011 | 978-0-415-57623-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Practical Handbook for Wetland Identification and Delineation, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

   By John G. Lyon, Lynn Krise Lyon

   This new edition of a bestseller further defines wetlands, describes their functions, and presents a variety of methods used to assess the extent of wetlands. It offers solutions to real-world problems and covers important subjects such as methods for identifying and delineating wetland boundaries...

   March 2011 | 978-1-4398389-1-4 | Hardback (CRC Press)

5. Fundamentals of Geomorphology, 3rd Edition

   This extensively revised, restructured, and updated edition continues to present an engaging and comprehensive introduction to the subject, exploring the world’s landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the basics of Earth surface forms and processes, while reflecting on the latest...

   February 2011 | 978-0-415-56775-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

6. Modelling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries, Second Edition, 2nd Edition

   By Malcolm Haddon

   Revised and restructured, Modeling and Quantitative Methods in Fisheries, Second Edition provides an accessible introduction to quantitative methods in fisheries. This book features new material on tests and comparisons as well as new chapters on length-based models and estimating uncertainty using...

   January 2011 | 978-1-58488-561-0 | Hardback (Chapman & Hall)

7. Handbook of Urban Ecology

   Edited by Ian Douglas, David Goode, Mike Houck, Rusong Wang

   The birds, animals, insects, trees and plants encountered by the majority of the world’s people are those that survive in, adapt to, or are introduced to, urban areas. Some of these organisms give great pleasure; others invade, colonise and occupy neglected and hidden areas such as derelict land...

   December 2010 | 978-0-415-49813-5 | Hardback (Routledge)

8. Water Resources and Development

   By Clive Agnew, Philip Woodhouse

   Since the start of the twenty-first century there has been an unprecedented focus upon water as a key factor in the future of both society and environment. Water management lies at the heart of strategies of development as does the added the hazard of climate change. Water Resources and...

   October 2010 | 978-0-415-45139-0 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Conducting Research in Conservation: Social Science Methods and Practice

   By Helen Newing

   Conducting Research in Conservation is the first textbook on social science research methods written specifically for use in the expanding and increasingly multidisciplinary field of environmental conservation. The first section on planning a research project includes chapters on the need for...

   September 2010 | 978-0-415-45792-7 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Transforming Urban Waterfronts: Fixity and Flow

    Edited by Gene Desfor, Jennefer Laidley, Dirk Schubert, Quentin Stevens

    In port cities around the world, waterfront development projects have been hailed both as spaces of promise and as crucial territorial wedges in twenty-first century competitive growth strategies. Frequently, these mega-projects have been intended to transform derelict docklands into communities of...

    September 2010 | 978-0-415-87493-9 | Hardback (Routledge)