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  • Introducing Large Rivers

    by Avijit Gupta, Olav Slaymaker, Wolfgang J. Junk ...
    An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systemsThis indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment. It offers a thorough foundation for readers who are new to the field and presents ... Read more

    $34.00 USD

  • Landscapes and Landforms of Eastern Canada

    Edited by Olav Slaymaker, Norm Catto ...
    Series series World Geomorphological Landscapes
    This critical book focuses on the geomorphological landscapes of eastern Canada and provides a companion volume to “Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada” (2017). There are a number of unique characteristics of eastern Canada’s landscapes, notably its magnificent coastlines, the extraordinary variety and extent of wetlands, the huge Great Lakes-St. Lawrence basin, the high incidence of ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • MOUNTAIN GEOMORPHOLOGY

    by Phil Owens, Olav Slaymaker ...
    Mountains represent one of the most inspiring and attractive natural features on the surface of the earth. Visually, they dominate the landscape. However, the increasing realization of the fragility of mountain areas because of changes in land use, management and climate, combined with an understanding of their importance for water and other natural resources, has resulted in a growing interest in ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Landscapes and Landforms of Western Canada

    Edited by Olav Slaymaker ...
    Series series World Geomorphological Landscapes
    This is the only book to focus on the geomorphological landscapes of Canada West. It outlines the little-appreciated diversity of Canada’s landscapes, and the nature of the geomorphological landscape, which deserves wider publicity. Three of the most important geomorphological facts related to Canada are that 90% of its total area emerged from ice-sheet cover relatively recently, from a geological ... Read more

    $170.99 USD

  • Changing Cold Environments

    A Canadian Perspective

    Edited by Hugh M. French, Olav Slaymaker ...
    Changing Cold Environments; Implications for Global Climate Change is a comprehensive overview of the changing nature of the physical attributes of Canada's cold environments and the implications of these changes to cold environments on a global scale. The book places particular emphasis on the broader environmental science and sustainability issues that are of increasing concern to all cold ... Read more

    $65.00 USD

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  • Introduction to Geography and the Environment, An

    by Joseph Holden ...
    This highly respected and best-selling textbook provides an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to the major topics within physical geography. It focuses on understanding the inter-linkages between processes, places and environments and is comprehensively illustrated to demonstrate how the physical environment works.Now in its fourth edition, the book has been thoroughly updated ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Rising Seas

    Past, Present, Future

    by Vivien Gornitz ...
    The Earth's climate is already warming due to increased concentrations of human-produced greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and the specter of rising sea level is one of global warming's most far-reaching threats. Sea level will keep rising long after greenhouse gas emissions have ceased, because of the delay in penetration of surface warming to the ocean depths and because of the slow ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Holocene Extinctions

    Edited by Samuel T. Turvey ...
    The extent to which human activity has influenced species extinctions during the recent prehistoric past remains controversial due to other factors such as climatic fluctuations and a general lack of data. However, the Holocene (the geological interval spanning the last 11,500 years from the end of the last glaciation) has witnessed massive levels of extinctions that have continued into the modern ... Read more

    $74.69 USD

  • The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology

    Edited by Kenneth J. Gregory, Andrew S Goudie ...
    Geomorphology is the study of the Earth′s diverse physical land-surface features and the dynamic processes that shape these features. Examining natural and anthropogenic processes, The SAGE Handbook of Geomorphology is a comprehensive exposition of the fundamentals of geomorphology that examines form, process, and applications of the discipline.Organized into five substantive sections, the ... Read more

    $42.29 USD

  • Wetland Environments

    A Global Perspective

    by James S. Aber, Firooza Pavri, Susan E. W. Aber ...
    Wetlands - swamp, marsh, bayou, tundra and bog - are places that are rarely visited and often misunderstood but they have, in fact, conspicuous roles in the physical, biological and cultural geography of the world. They are intrinsically beautiful environments where one may see the natural and essential values in the interaction of water, soil, vegetation, wildlife, and humans. Wetlands occur at ... Read more

    $78.00 USD

  • Encyclopedia of Geomorphology

    Edited by Andrew Goudie ...
    Geomorphology, the discipline which analyzes the history and nature of the earth's surface, deals with the landforms produced by erosion, weathering, deposition, transport and tectonic processes. In recent decades there have been major developments in the discipline and these are reflected in this major Encyclopedia, the first such reference work in the field to be published for thirty-five years ... Read more

    $120.99 USD

  • Geomorphology in the Anthropocene

    by Andrew S. Goudie, Heather A. Viles ...
    The 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 landforms and land-forming processes is profound, due to various driving forces, including: use of fire; extinction of fauna; development of ... Read more

    $76.29 USD