Catálogo de libros: Geografía

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  • Geological Explorations in Central Borneo (1893-94)
    G.A.F. Molengraaff
    This book, first published in 1902, is the product of the detailed geological survey undertaken by the Borneo Expedition. The scientific exploration focused on Central Borneo, especially the sources of the Kapoewas and its tributaries, and its analysis of the geology of the region still today forms the bedrock of research into the area. ...
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    80,96 €

  • Geomorphology and Engineering
    Donald R. Coates
    Whether the project is river engineering, soil mapping for landuse planning, or control of landslides, this volume, first published in 1976, illustrates that the professional partnership between geomorphology and engineering can significantly minimize environmental damage. The papers here were presented at the 7th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and using the broad viewpoin...
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    64,53 €

  • Groundwater as a Geomorphic Agent
    R.G. LaFleur
    This book, first published in 1984, has both a geomorphic and a hydrologic message. It examines and analyses the role of groundwater in landscapes in a series of articles by authors of diverse backgrounds and experience. ...
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    64,38 €

  • Hillslope Processes
    A.D. Abrahams
    This book, first published in 1986, collects the articles presented to the 16th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium and is a ground-breaking work in the study of hillslope processes. ...
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    64,24 €

  • The History of Geomorphology
    K.J. Tinkler
    This book, first published in 1989, the proceedings of the 19th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, is the first set of essays focused on the history of the subject. The articles analyse the founding precepts of geomorphology, the early pioneers, the formation of a defined discipline, and the present state of the topic. ...
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    64,59 €

  • Periglacial Geomorphology
    This book, first published in 1992, contains the proceedings of the 22nd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium, and highlights the quantity and diversity of periglacial geomorphic research being undertaken in Arctic and alpine environments. ...
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    64,54 €

  • Catastrophic Flooding
    This book, first published in 1987, contains a collection of papers presented at the 18th Binghamton Symposium, focusing on the topic of catastrophic flooding. These papers make the case for the careful collection and interpretation of data from which the importance and effects of catastrophic flooding may be deduced. Questions tackled include: what are the causes and effects o...
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    64,30 €

  • Coastal Geomorphology
    Donald R. Coates
    This book, first published in 1973, presents the papers from the 3rd Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The central theme that emerges from all papers is the dynamic aspect of the coastal environment, and the way geomorphic principles can be used to solve problems. ...
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    64,34 €

  • Models in Geomorphology
    Michael J. Woldenberg
    This book, first published in 1985, arises from the 14th Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The chapters here illustrate the use of models in various areas of research in geomorphology. ...
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    60,06 €

  • The Geography of Soil
    Brian T. Bunting
    This book, first published in 1965, was the first by a British soil expert in which he wrote a study of his subject from a geographical, not an agricultural or biological, viewpoint. Chapters 1-8 deal with the factors and processes in soil formation. Chapters 9-17 describe the soil groups of the different regions of the world - for example, desert and tundra, the boreal zone, t...
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    59,83 €

  • Environmental Change and Tropical Geomorphology
    The tropics provide the key to understanding much biological and Earth science. This book, first published in 1985, brings together the variety of evidence about environmental changes, over a variety of timescales, and sets it against the current knowledge of the nature of geomorphic processes in the tropics. ...
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    60,36 €

  • Economic and Applied Geology
    W.G. Shackleton
    This book, first published in 1986, is an excellent introduction to the main topics of economic and applied geology for undergraduate students of geology, geophysics, mining geology and civil engineering. ...
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    59,65 €

  • Geomorphology
    M.G. Hart
    This unique treatment of geomorphology, first published in 1986, provides a comprehensive work to enable students to see the subject as a whole. The book summarises the history of intellectual debate in geomorphology and then describes modern developments, both pure and applied. ...
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    59,69 €

  • Aeolian Geomorphology
    William G. Nickling
    This book, first published in 1986, stems from the 1986 Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. The topic was chosen because of the advances in the study of aeolian processes and landforms, particularly in the area of desertification, and the papers collected here clearly indicate that their study is not constrained by discipline boundaries. ...
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    64,77 €

  • Geomorphology & Time
    D. Brunsden / J.B. Thornes
    Time is a central feature of geomorphological research, and is used in this book (first published in 1977) to provide a conceptual framework within which to consider and compare old and new approaches to the field of geomorphology. ...
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    59,78 €

  • Introduction to Geomorphology
    Alistair F. Pitty
    This book, first published in 1971, examines the fundamental characteristics and basic postulates of geomorphology, and defines the systematic stages through which the study of the landforms of a given area might proceed. ...
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    81,31 €

  • The Nature of Geomorphology
    Alistair F. Pitty
    This re-evaluation of the basic postulates of geomorphology, first published in 1982, examines the subject within its scientific context, arguing that coherence in geomorphology can be demonstrated despite the many apparent divergences, which should themselves be regarded as poles within a spectrum of opinion. ...
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    60,04 €

  • Themes in Geomorphology
    Alistair Pitty
    This book, first published in 1985, conveys the flavours of geomorphology and the bases of its ideas. It portrays the positive features of pluralism in geomorphology, and focuses on processes operative and their associated landforms; the distinctive geological settings of karst, volcanicity and tectonic activity; and technological advances. ...
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    59,47 €

  • Creativity in Tokyo
    Heide Imai / Matjaz Ursic
    This book focuses on overlooked contextual factors that constitute the urban creative climate or innovative urban milieu in contemporary cities. Filled with reflections based on interviews with a diverse range of creative actors in various local neighborhoods in Tokyo, it offers a rare glimpse into the complex set of elements that provide long-term, physical, and sociocultural ...
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    145,26 €

  • The Sustainable Development Theory
    Delia Elena Diaconaşu / Ion Pohoaţă / Vladimir Mihai Crupenschi
    This book argues that the theory of sustainable development lost some of its rigor because of two main reasons. The first manifests itself as an inflation of concepts that hampers the correct understanding of sustainability’s essence. The second one consists of a departure from the traditional scientific sources of the classicists and, in part, neoclassicists. Exploiting releva...
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    146,62 €

  • Urban Resettlements in the Global South
    Urban Resettlements in the Global South provides new perspectives on resettlement through an urban studies lens. To date, resettlement has been theorised through development studies and refugee studies, but urban resettlement is also a major dimension of urban development in the Global South and may help to rethink contemporary urban dynamics between spectacular new town develo...
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    66,52 €

  • Urban Resettlements in the Global South
    By offering a frame for analysing and rethinking resettlement within urban studies, this book will support any scholar or expert dealing with resettlement, displacement, and housing in an urban context, seeking to improve housing and planning policies in and for the city. ...
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    241,02 €

  • Open Source Geospatial Science for Urban Studies
    Amin Mobasheri
    This book is mainly focused on two themes: transportation and smart city applications. Open geospatial science and technology is an increasingly important paradigm that offers the opportunity to promote the democratization of geographical information, the transparency of governments and institutions, as well as social, economic and urban opportunities. During the past decade, d...
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    221,95 €

  • The Routledge Handbook of Landscape Ecology
    The Handbook provides a supporting guide to key aspects and applications of landscape ecology to underpin its research and teaching. A wide range of contributions written by expert researchers in the field summarise the latest knowledge on landscape ecology theory and concepts, landscape processes, methods and tools, and emerging frontiers. ...
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    325,00 €

  • From Monkey to Homo Sapiens A Journey Through the Stages that Led to Humankind
    Elias Jefferson
    The origin of modern humans has probably been the most debated issue in evolutionary biology over the last few decades.Modern humans (Homo sapiens), the species we are, means ’wise man’ in Latin. Our species is the only surviving species of the genusHomobut where we came from, has been a topic of much debate. Modern humans originated in Africa within the past 200,000 years. The...
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    13,18 €

  • Paradoxical Urbanism
    Malcolm Miles
    Modernist urbanism seems progressive, even Utopian: design for a better world through a democratic and humane built environment. But two currents undermine this vision from within: an Arcadianism which turns to a rural idyll as retreat from change and the effects of industrialization; and an instrumentalism by which the humane vision becomes prescriptive and anti-democratic. Ma...
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    73,24 €

  • Displacement
    This book aims to develop global conversations around refuge. Through an interdisciplinary, transnational and historical set of chapters, the authors develop new theoretical frameworks for scholars working on the forced displacement of people around the world, including refugees, stateless persons, internally displaced persons and others. ...
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    44,32 €

  • COVID-19, Business, and Economy in Malaysia
    Part of a mini series of Focus books on COVID-19 in Malaysia, the chapters in this book address the pandemic’s impacts on business and the economy. ...
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    88,48 €

  • Urban Food Production for Ecosocialism
    George Martin / Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro
    This book explores the critical role of urban food production in strengthening communities and in building ecosocialism. It integrates theory and practice, drawing on several local case studies from seven countries across four continents: China, Cuba, Ghana, Italy, Tanzania, the UK, and the US. ...
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    66,52 €

  • Millennial Metropolis
    Tom Hutton
    The text offers a critical perspective on complex and consequential aspects of growth and change in London, viewed through the lens of multiscalar space and brought to life through exemplary case studies. It demonstrates how capital, culture and governance have combined to reproduce London, within a frame of relational geographies and historical relayering.Emphasis is placed on...
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    66,32 €


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