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. In the second group of chapters topics such as geomorphology, biogeography, environmental change and hydrology are considered within the context of the major biomes. The final chapters explore topical issues such as soil erosion, desertification, biodiversification and depletion, and conservation and development.

With its clear and beautifully rendered maps, The Environment of the British Isles: An Atlas provides an outstanding overview of the many facets of the region's physical environment. Providing critical scientific insights into today's fundamental environmental issues, the atlas covers a broad range of topics, including the geology, geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, soils, biogeography, and seas of the British Isles. The atlas--which draws together research scattered throughout the literature--masterfully integrates graphic and written information to offer a remarkable picture of the...

A survey of the nature and history of the landscapes of the world's great warm deserts, that illustrates how their distinctive features have developed in response to major climatic and tectonic changes over millions of years. The treatment is a regional one, and each of the world's major warm deserts has its own chapter. Written by a leading expert in the field.

Desert degradation is one of the great environmental problems which faces the human race and it has now become a matter of international concern. Much debate has surrounded the question of causation but a no less key issue is the question of solutions.

The hazard posed to engineering structures by salt weathering is an increasing one because of such diverse factors such as the spread of irrigation and high levels of atmospheric pollution. Salt weathering is also a potent cause of rock decay and geomorphological change in polar, coastal and desert environments. Salt Weathering Hazards uses examples from many parts of the world and brings together a diverse literature from a range of disciplines: geology, geomorphology, engineering and archaeology.

This illustrated account of the physical geography of England and Wales covers the geomorphology and geology of the area and shows how they are interrelated. The book should be of interest to students of geomorphology and others interested in the English and Welsh landscapes and their history.

This is a multidisciplinary collection of thirty nine key articles concerned with the human impact on the natural environment.

The fourth edition of this highly acclaimed text on the natural environment of the earth has now been thoroughly revised and updated and includes a new chapter on The Organic World, more "windows," new illustrations, and a range of other features.

Please visit the accompanying website at: http: //www.blackwellpublishers.co.uk/goudie to view sample material from both the new edition and forthcoming instructor's manual online.

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The Oxford Companion to Global Change is an up-to-date, comprehensive, interdisciplinary guide to the range of issues surrounding natural and human-induced changes in the Earth's environment. In one convenient volume, the Companion brings together current knowledge about the relations between technological, social, demographic, economic, and political factors as well as biological, chemical, and physical systems. It is an essential reference work for students, teachers, researchers, and other professionals seeking to understand any aspect of global change.

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. Encyclopedia of Geomorphology has been produced in association with the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) and has a truly global perspective. The entries have been written by an...