Arid Zones, Deserts

Deserts cover about one third of the earths surface and are the largest terrestrial ecosystem in the world. They are the only biome that is actuall...

Facing droughts, floods, and water security challenges, society is increasingly forced to develop new policies and practices to cope with the impac...

This book in two volumes, and with a foreword by the renowned Professor M.A.J. Williams, draws on evidence from coastal and inland regions, includi...

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.5 billion people, are highly vulnerable to anthropogenic climate change, and dryland area may expand to 50% of the Ea...

For the past five years, Desert Oracle has existed as a quasi-mythical quarterly periodical available to the very determined only by subscription o...

Colonial Geography charts changes in conceptions of the relationship between people and landscapes in mainland Tanzania during the German colonial ...

Marfa Garden is a celebration of more than a hundred flowering plants of the Chihuahuan Desert, North America's largest hot desert, spanning northe...

North American desertslands of little waterhave long been home to a surprising diversity of aquatic life, from fish to insects and mollusks. With E...

This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal role in the cultural history ...

This unique book is the only fully interdisciplinary and comprehensive study of the Australian desert and its pivotal role in the cultural history ...

Barren Lands is a humble love letter to the region, where the author and artist Brynn Metheney was born and raised. She shines lightand wonderon th...

This book provides a holistic perspective on coastal dunes, highlighting new insights into present-day challenges to show that narratives, along wi...

Bringing together diverse approaches and case studies of international health worker migration, Global Migration, Gender, and Health Professional C...

This book chronicles and explains the role of suburbs in North American cities since the mid-twentieth century. Examining fifteen case studies from...

The senses are made, not given. This revolutionary realization has come as of late to inform research across the social sciences and humanities, an...

The senses are made, not given. This revolutionary realization has come as of late to inform research across the social sciences and humanities, an...

The inaction of nation states and international bodies has posed significant risks to the environment. By contrast, cities are sites of action and ...

When looking at old pictures of Toronto, it is clear that the citys urban, economic, and social geography has changed dramatically over the generat...

Over the last century, the scale of Canadas domestic disaster response system has grown significantly due to the countrys increased capacity for em...

The inaction of nation states and international bodies has posed significant risks to the environment. By contrast, cities are sites of action and ...

This book chronicles and explains the role of suburbs in North American cities since the mid-twentieth century. Examining fifteen case studies from...

Innate Terrain addresses the varied perceptions of Canadas natural terrain, framing the discussion in the context of landscapes designed by Canadia...