Introduction to geology, palaeoenvironment and archaeology of the Red Sea -- Neotectonics of the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez and Gulf of Aqaba -- A modern view on the Red Sea Rift: Tectonics, volcanism and salt blankets -- Constraining the opening of the Red Sea: Evidence from the Neoproterozoic margins and Cenozoic magmatism for a Volcanic Rifted Margin -- Timing of extensional faulting along the ma…
1. Introduction.-2. Assessment of Warming Projections and Probabilities for Brazil -- 3. Agricultural Sector -- 4. Health Sector -- 5. Biodiversity Sector -- 6. Energy Sector -- 7. Final Remarks and Recommendations -- Glossary.This book maps extreme temperature increase under dangerous climate change scenarios in Brazil and their impacts on four key sectors: agriculture, health, biodiversity an…
Introduction -- Hazards, Disasters and Risks -- Regional Disaster System -- Disaster Formation Process -- Disaster Measurement、Statistics and Assessment -- Disaster Risk Assessment -- Disaster Risk Map -- Disaster Risk Regionalization -- Disaster Risk Management -- Disaster Emergency Management and Response -- Integrated Disaster Risk Governance.This is the first English language book to syst…
Foreword -- Preface -- Index -- Chapter 1 Introduction: Setting the Scene -- WG1 DRIVERS OF CHANGE AND INTEGRATED FUTURE SCENARIOS -- Chapter 2 Drivers of Change to Mountain Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya -- Chapter 4 Exploring Futures of the Hindu Kush Himalaya: Scenarios and Pathways -- WG2 SUSTAINABLE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN THE HKH -- Chapter 5 Sustain…
Chapter 1. The development and context of Geography in South Africa -- Part I. Physical and Environmental Geography -- Chapter 2. The making of the South African landscape -- Chapter 3. Mapping the environment, past and present -- Chapter 4. Minerals and mining in South Africa -- Chapter 5. Climate change during the late Quaternary in South Africa -- Chapter 6. The Holocene climates of South Af…
Soils Sealed by Technic Hard Materials in Urban and Traffic Areas -- Soils constructed on Ski Slopes -- Soils on River Embankments -- Soils in Historical Urban Parks -- Soils on Coastal Berms for Reproducing the Coastal Forests Damaged by the Mega-tsunami -- Soils Filled in Swamplands behind Coastal Sand Dunes to Prevent Coastal Disaster -- Geotechnical Issues for Developing Coastal Waste-Landf…
This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of the much acclaimed Encyclopedia of Coastal Science edited by M. Schwarz (Springer 2005), presents an interdisciplinary approach that includes biology, ecology, engineering, geology, geomorphology, oceanography, remote sensing, technological advances, and anthropogenic impacts on coasts. Within its covers the Encyclopedia of Coastal Science, 2nd ed…
"I know of no similar work (in scope, content and orientation). That is why we are all waiting so anxiously for this volume to be completed. Its perspective is unique." Charles Finkl, Editor to the Journal of Coastal Research.
Introduction -- Soil-forming Environment (Climate, Geology, Geomorphology) -- Characterization of Soils (Physical and Chemical Properties) -- Soil Research History -- Geographic Distribution of Soils in Georgia -- Soil Cover Description -- Soil Zoning -- Soil Classification -- Land use -- Soil Ecology -- Anthropogenic Soil Degradation, Contamination and Erosion -- Soil Maps.This book provides a…
Chapter 1: Introduction to Outdoor Recreation and Recreation Ecology.-Chapter 2: Recreational Walking -- Chapter 3 Mountain Marathons, Adventure Racing, and Mountain Tours -- Chapter 4 Recreational Climbing and Scrambling -- Chapter 5 Gorge Walking, Canyoneering, or Canyoning -- Chapter 6 Off-Road and All-Terrain Vehicles, Including Snowmobiling -- Chapter 7 Mountain Biking -- Chapter 8 Camping…