1.0 Setting the Scene -- 2.0 Contemporary Geoethics within Geosciences -- 3.0 Exploring Societal Intersections of Geoethical Thinking -- 4.0 Humanistic Geosciences and the Planetary Human Niche -- 5.0 Reframing Geoethics?This book explores the potential of geoethics, as designed within the operational criteria of addressing the deeds and values of the human agent as part of the Earth system. It…
Introduction -- Part 1 Earth Observation Satellites -- Development of Earth observation Satellites. -U.S. Earth Observation Satellites -- European Earth Observation Satellites -- Other Earth Observation Satellites.-Chinese Earth Observation Satellites -- Plans of Global Integrated Earth Observation -- Part 2 Scientific Satellite Series for Global Change -- Earth Observation and Scientific Satel…
Section I -- General -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Space Technology: Challenges, Potential and Future Trends -- Section II Challenges in Geospatial Technology for Water Resources Management -- Chapter 2 Natural Resource Assessment in Flood Prone Areas of Lower Rapti River Valley: An Application of Geoinformatics -- Chapter 3 Probabilistic Landslide Hazard Vulnerability assessment using weight-of…
Iceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit -- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic -- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland -- Geology of Iceland -- The Economy of Iceland -- Excursion Proposals.The book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes s…
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Geographies of Latin American Corruption -- Chapter 3. European Corruption in Geographic Perspective -- Chapter 4. Spatiality of Corruption in the Middle East and North Africa -- Chapter 5. Geographies of Sub-Saharan African Corruption -- Chapter 6. Geographically Uneven Landscapes of Asian Corruption -- Chapter 7. Corruption in Oceania -- Chapter 8. Corrup…
Introduction -- Part 1: Territorial Cohesion and the Urban Dimension -- Debating the Urban Dimension of Territorial Cohesion -- Territorial Cohesion and Spatial Inequalities: A New Approach on Spatial Injustice -- Territorial Cohesion: the Economy and Welfare of Cities -- Part 2: Territorial Cohesion and Urban Balanced Systems -- Polycentric Urban Systems and Territorial Cohesion -- Cross-borde…
Introduction -- 1. Quantities and Measures -- 2. Variables and Functions -- 3. Trigonometry, Geometry of Plane and Space -- 4. Cartography -- 5. Derivation -- Integration and Differential Equations.This undergraduate textbook presents a unique comprehensive overview on Mathematics in Earth Sciences and Geography. It deals with fundamental theoretical and applied mathematics, needed by bachelor …
Part I. World heritage on continental coasts. – Africa -- 1. Banc D´Arguin National Park, Mauritania -- 2. Nambid Sand Sea, Namibia -- 3. Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal -- 4. Cape Floral Region Protected Areas, South Africa -- 5. iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa -- Asia -- 6. The Sandarbans, Bangladesh and India -- 7. Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park, the Phil…
Concept on Landslides and Landslide Susceptibility -- Geomorphic, Geo-tectonic and Hydrologic Attributes and Landslide Probability -- Frequency Ratio Model (FRM) and Information Value Model (IVM) in landslide susceptibility Assessment and Prediction -- Logistic Regression Model (LRM) and Landslide Susceptibility: A RS & GIS based approach -- Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Model and Landslide S…