This book contains six articles by prominent Russian philosophers, geologists, geographers, historians, and artists that explore the Russian view o...

Sustainability has been increasingly embraced as an overarching policy goal, and communities have been called to be active participants on the path...

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to geographic information systems (GIS). It explains the ideas and methodology behind GIS, and disc...

Few textbooks offer a comprehensive overview of geographic information systems (GIS) today. The literature common in academic circles is highly tec...

This book is a collection of current research work on the economic and social impacts of, and policy responses to, global change mainly in the sout...

Genetic diversity and species diversity are both crucial for ecosystem stability. Analysis of plant diversity aims to understand the organisation a...

Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae) and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants (forbs). Plants of the sedge (C...

Habitat loss and degradation are perceived to be one of the main factors threatening biodiversity through detrimental effects on species and popula...

Agroforestry is an approach to alternative land use based on deliberate integration of trees with crops and livestock production systems. It combin...

Catherine Julien's new translation of Titu Cusi Yupanqui's Relasçion de como los Españoles Entraron en el Peru --an account of the Spanish conque...

Catherine Julien's new translation of Titu Cusi Yupanqui's Relasçion de como los Españoles Entraron en el Peru --an account of the Spanish conque...

History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, is a fascinating account of the first exploration of the Missouri River, t...

A fascinating account of the first exploration of the Missouri River, the journey over the Rocky Mountains, and the Columbia River to the Pacific O...

This book examines the economic implications for sustainable forest management of globalisation and related structural changes in the forest sector...

Science deeply challenges classical descriptions of the human person as 'free' and as 'spirit'. This survey of contemporary neuroscience and evolut...

A colorful celebration of the 59 US National Parks, this collection of 177 original art quilts depicts the widely varying landscapes, flora, and fa...

Over 250 photos and eloquent text reveal the majesty of Virginia's James River. Explore the river from its humble beginnings on private property to...

John Rae is best known today as the first European to reveal the fate of the Franklin Expedition, yet the range of Rae's accomplishments is much gr...

Beginning in 1946, Elizabeth Hawley worked for Fortune magazine as a researcher. Shortly thereafter, she left both her job and the United States it...

The arrival of European missionaries in New Zealand had an immeasurable impact on Maori society. Like Them That Dream tells the intriguing story of...

In 1926, Lillian Alling, a European immigrant, set out on a journey home from New York. She had little money and no transportation, but plenty of d...