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The Physical Geography of Africa (Paperback, Revised): W. M. Adams, A. S. Goudie, A.R. Orme The Physical Geography of Africa (Paperback, Revised)
W. M. Adams, A. S. Goudie, A.R. Orme
R1,810 Discovery Miles 18 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This is an advanced, full length, physical geography of Africa, written by a distinguished international team of scholars. The first group of chapters identify pan-African patterns in the physical environment and those physical attributes that are distinctive to Africa. A synoptic review of both Francophone and Anglophone literature is also provided. In the second group of chapters topics such as geomorphology, biogeography, environmental change and hydrology are considerd within the context of the major biomes. The final group of chapters explore topical issues such as soil erosion, desertification, biodiversification and depletion, and conservation and development.

Three Cape Cod Botanical Walks in Yarmouth, Ma (Paperback): Gary R. Sanford Three Cape Cod Botanical Walks in Yarmouth, Ma (Paperback)
Gary R. Sanford
R379 Discovery Miles 3 790 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Struggles for Climate Justice - Uneven Geographies and the Politics of Connection (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020): Brandon Barclay... Struggles for Climate Justice - Uneven Geographies and the Politics of Connection (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Brandon Barclay Derman
R1,790 R1,687 Discovery Miles 16 870 Save R103 (6%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book provides an accessible but intellectually rigorous introduction to the global social movement for 'climate justice' and addresses the socially uneven consequences of anthropogenic climate change. Deploying relational understandings of nature-society, space, and power, Brandon Derman shows that climate change has been co-produced with social inequality. Mismatching levels of responsibility and vulnerability, and institutions that emerged in tandem with those disproportionalities compose the terrain on which NGOs and social movements now contest climate injustice in a wide-ranging "politics of connection." Case-based chapters explore the defining commitments of affected and allied communities, and how they have shaped specific struggles mobilizing human rights, international treaties, transnational activist forums, national and local constituencies, and broad-based demonstrations. Derman synthesizes these cases and similar efforts across the globe to identify and explore crosscutting themes in climate justice politics as well as the opportunities and dilemmas facing advocates and activists, and those who would ally with them going forward. How should we understand campaigns for climate justice? What do these initiatives share, and what differentiates them? What, in fact, does "climate justice" mean in these contexts? And what do the framing and progression of such efforts in different settings suggest about the broader conditions that produce and sustain climate injustice, how those conditions could be unmade, and what might take their place? Struggles for Climate Justice approaches these questions from an interdisciplinary perspective accessible to graduate and advanced undergraduate students as well as scholars of geography, social movements, environmental politics, policy, and socio-legal studies.

Three Cape Cod Botanical Walks in Dennis, Ma (Paperback): Gary R. Sanford Three Cape Cod Botanical Walks in Dennis, Ma (Paperback)
Gary R. Sanford
R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
God's Beauty in the Deep (Paperback): Gary Knapp God's Beauty in the Deep (Paperback)
Gary Knapp
R1,500 Discovery Miles 15 000 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback): Jamie Woodward The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Jamie Woodward
R281 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The study of the Quaternary ice age has revolutionized ideas about Earth system change and the pace of landscape and ecosystem dynamics. The Ice Age: A Very Short Introduction looks at evidence from the continents, the oceans, and the ice core records, and the human stories behind it all. Jamie Woodward examines the remarkable environmental shifts that took place during the Great Ice Age of the Quaternary Period. He explores the evolution of ideas, evaluates the contributions of the leading players in the great debates, and presents some of the ingenious methods that have been used to retrieve information about the recent geological past.
In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds.
About the Series:
Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.

Dunes - Dynamics, Morphology, History (Hardcover): A. Warren Dunes - Dynamics, Morphology, History (Hardcover)
A. Warren
R1,630 Discovery Miles 16 300 Out of stock

Dunes is the first book in over a decade to incorporate the latest research in this active and fast-developing field. It discusses the shapes, sizes, patterns, distribution, history and care of wind-blown dunes, and covers all aspects of dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System. * The only book to cover all dunes, terrestrial and in the Solar System, in deserts, on coasts, and in the past * Represents the most current update on the research of dunes for over a decade * Incorporates the latest research to come out of China where the field is most rapidly expanding * Discusses the most recent range of skills and technology now focused on the study of dunes * Brings up-to-date a rapidly expanding field

The Great White Fear (Paperback): David G Evans The Great White Fear (Paperback)
David G Evans
R351 Discovery Miles 3 510 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Crater Lake National Park Activity Book - Puzzles, Mazes, Games, and More (Paperback): Little Bison Press Crater Lake National Park Activity Book - Puzzles, Mazes, Games, and More (Paperback)
Little Bison Press
R257 R242 Discovery Miles 2 420 Save R15 (6%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told (Paperback): Tom McCarthy The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told (Paperback)
Tom McCarthy
R442 Discovery Miles 4 420 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

The newspaper advertisement for volunteers to accompany Ernest Shackleton on his planned traverse of Antarctica in 1914 was frank in its offering. "Men wanted for hazardous journey. Low wages, bitter cold, long hours of complete darkness. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in event of success." Still, hundreds applied. There were few chances left to be the first to reach the last challenge on Earth. As the 20th Century came of age, explorers had uncovered most of the world's mysteries, sailing to the far corners of the globe, ascending many of its most forbidding peaks, crossing its greatest deserts and penetrating its thickest jungles. Frozen, alien, inhospitable, dangerous, and close to impossible to reach, there were only two tiny dots on the globe that human beings had not yet set foot on--the North and South Poles. The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told is a visceral, exciting and stunning collection of twelve stories recounting the bravery, resoluteness, and strength of the men who willingly traversed frozen hells to be the first to reach the North or South Pole. It is a collection that will both inspire and inform--and answer questions about the limits of human endurance. Many men would die during their challenging, frozen journeys, and their deaths were not pleasant. Yet they continued to try again. Here are stories, wrought by the challenging landscape and weather, that made these explorers household names and heroes: Peary, Scott, Amundsen, Shackleton, Franklin, Cherry-Garrard, Scott, Kane, Cook--and others lost to history whose bravery was nonetheless as admirable. Each of these men knew success would bring glory for their countries and financial security and fame and eminent places in history for themselves. Each knew also the odds of success were slim and the chance of dying great. Nations held their collective breaths for news of each expedition and those years later were termed the Heroic Age of Exploration--there were simply no other endeavors that captured the world's attention the various races to the poles. The Greatest Polar Exploration Stories Ever Told recaptures the spirit, drama, and tragedy of a time in history that will never come again.

Genius Ideas for Planetary Healing - With Visionary Meditations (Paperback): Lucille Whitaker, Tom Chi Genius Ideas for Planetary Healing - With Visionary Meditations (Paperback)
Lucille Whitaker, Tom Chi
R632 Discovery Miles 6 320 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Epic Outdoors (Paperback): Bob Tiritilli The Epic Outdoors (Paperback)
Bob Tiritilli
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Global Cryosphere - Past, Present, and Future (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): Roger G. Barry, Thian Yew Gan The Global Cryosphere - Past, Present, and Future (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
Roger G. Barry, Thian Yew Gan
R1,702 Discovery Miles 17 020 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Recent studies indicate that - due to climate change - the Earth is undergoing rapid changes in all cryospheric components, including polar sea ice shrinkage, mountain glacier recession, thawing permafrost, and diminishing snow cover. This book provides a comprehensive summary of all components of the Earth's cryosphere, reviewing their history, physical and chemical characteristics, geographical distributions, and projected future states. This new edition has been completely updated throughout, and provides state-of-the-art data from GlobSnow-2 CRYOSAT, ICESAT, and GRACE. It includes a comprehensive summary of cryospheric changes in land ice, permafrost, freshwater ice, sea ice, and ice sheets. It discusses the models developed to understand cryosphere processes and predict future changes, including those based on remote sensing, field campaigns, and long-term ground observations. Boasting an extensive bibliography, over 120 figures, and end-of-chapter review questions, it is an ideal resource for students and researchers of the cryosphere.

Forest World Wildlife Coloring Book - 35 beautiful and wild Animals to color. Variety of Animals including lions, bears,... Forest World Wildlife Coloring Book - 35 beautiful and wild Animals to color. Variety of Animals including lions, bears, tigers, elephants, African Predators and more. (Paperback)
Albert Kanido; Arthur Little
R220 Discovery Miles 2 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Trap Grounds Nature Reserve - Making space for nature in North Oxford (Paperback): Alan Allport The Trap Grounds Nature Reserve - Making space for nature in North Oxford (Paperback)
Alan Allport; Contributions by Catherine Robinson
R409 Discovery Miles 4 090 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
What to Do if Your Chute Doesn't Open! - Survivor's Guide to the last Days of the Coming Climate Inferno (Paperback):... What to Do if Your Chute Doesn't Open! - Survivor's Guide to the last Days of the Coming Climate Inferno (Paperback)
J F Carpenter
R220 R204 Discovery Miles 2 040 Save R16 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Mangrove Magic - Game of Clones (Paperback): Ghazally Ismail Mangrove Magic - Game of Clones (Paperback)
Ghazally Ismail
R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Marais - The Story of a Quartier (Paperback): Keith Reader The Marais - The Story of a Quartier (Paperback)
Keith Reader
R1,520 Discovery Miles 15 200 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

A cultural history of one of Paris’s most fascinating and variegated areas, whose history can be summarized as ‘from riches to rags and back again.’ The Marais was the beating heart of fashionable Paris from the Middle Ages through to the time of Louis XIV, when the court’s move to Versailles marked the start of a decline in its fortunes. Thereafter it became a working-class, largely Jewish area, sometimes described as a ‘ghetto’, and by the early twentieth century was in a parlous condition from which it was extricated by the Paris City Council and the 1960s restoration plan of André Malraux (which did not go without criticism and opposition). Its most recent avatar has been as the best-known gay quartier of the capital, though again this identity has not been a straightforward or always easily-accepted one. The stress throughout will be on representations – literary, cinematic, autobiographical, photographic and in graphic-novel form – as much as if not more than the unfolding of historical events.

Curious about Nature - A Passion for Fieldwork (Hardcover): Tim Burt, Des Thompson Curious about Nature - A Passion for Fieldwork (Hardcover)
Tim Burt, Des Thompson
R2,517 Discovery Miles 25 170 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Notwithstanding the importance of modern technology, fieldwork remains vital, not least through helping to inspire and educate the next generation. Fieldwork has the ingredients of intellectual curiosity, passion, rigour and engagement with the outdoor world - to name just a few. You may be simply noting what you see around you, making detailed records, or carrying out an experiment; all of this and much more amounts to fieldwork. Being curious, you think about the world around you, and through patient observation develop and test ideas. Forty contributors capture the excitement and importance of fieldwork through a wide variety of examples, from urban graffiti to the Great Barrier Reef. Outdoor learning is for life: people have the greatest respect and care for their world when they have first-hand experience of it. The Editors are donating all royalties due to them to the environmental charity, The Field Studies Council, to support student fieldwork at the Council's field centres.

Weather: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback): Storm Dunlop Weather: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Storm Dunlop
R282 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R27 (10%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From deciding the best day for a picnic, to the devastating effects of hurricanes and typhoons, the weather impacts our lives on a daily basis. Although new techniques allow us to forecast the weather with increasing accuracy, most people do not realise the vast global movements and forces which result in their day-to-day weather. In this Very Short Introduction Storm Dunlop explains what weather is and how it differs from climate, discussing what causes weather, and how we measure it. Analysing the basic features and properties of the atmosphere, he shows how these are directly related to the weather experienced on the ground, and to specific weather phenomena and extreme weather events. He describes how the global patterns of temperature and pressure give rise to the overall circulation within the atmosphere, the major wind systems, and the major oceanic currents, and how features such as mountains and the sea affect local weather. He also looks at examples of extreme and dangerous weather, such as of tropical cyclones (otherwise known as hurricanes and typhoons), describing how 'Hurricane Hunters' undertake the dangerous task of flying through them. We measure weather in a number of ways: observations taken on the land and sea; observations within the atmosphere; and measurements from orbiting satellites. Dunlop concludes by looking at how these observations have been used to develop increasingly sophisticated long- and short-range weather forecasting, including ensemble forecasting. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

The Geography of Serbia - Nature, People, Economy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022): Emilija Manic, Vladimir Nikitovic, Predrag Djurovic The Geography of Serbia - Nature, People, Economy (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Emilija Manic, Vladimir Nikitovic, Predrag Djurovic
R3,047 R2,894 Discovery Miles 28 940 Save R153 (5%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This is a comprehensive regional geography synthesis of the most important physical and human spatial processes that shaped Serbia and led to many interesting regional issues, not only to Serbia but to the Balkans and Europe. The book provides an overall view on the Serbian physical environment, its population and economy. It also highlights important regional issues such as regional disparities and depopulation, sustainable development and ecological issues and rural economy in the context of rural area development, which have been shaped by different political and historical processes. This highly illustrated book provides interesting and informative insights into Serbia and its context within the Balkans and Europe. It appeals to scientists and students as well as travelers and general readers interested in this region.

Bye Bye Blue Sky Illustrated - Color (Paperback): James W. Lee Bye Bye Blue Sky Illustrated - Color (Paperback)
James W. Lee
R764 Discovery Miles 7 640 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Infrastructure - Dreams, Divinations & Dispatches from the Underground (Paperback, 2nd Infrastructure ed.): Jerry Martien Infrastructure - Dreams, Divinations & Dispatches from the Underground (Paperback, 2nd Infrastructure ed.)
Jerry Martien
R402 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R28 (7%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Die Landschaften Der Britischen Inseln - Erster Band England Und Wales (German, Paperback, 1951 ed.): Johann Soelch Die Landschaften Der Britischen Inseln - Erster Band England Und Wales (German, Paperback, 1951 ed.)
Johann Soelch
R1,428 Discovery Miles 14 280 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Common Weeds of the United States (Paperback): Steve W Chadde Common Weeds of the United States (Paperback)
Steve W Chadde; Illustrated by Regina Olson Hughes
R768 Discovery Miles 7 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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