Physical Geography & Topography

The negotiation of the Canada–U.S. Free Trade agreement in 1985–88 initiated a period of substantially increased North American, and later, global ...

Innate Terrain addresses the varied perceptions of Canada’s natural terrain, framing the discussion in the context of landscapes designed by Canadi...

"California Rivers and Streams" provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers a...

Scholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wal...

More than a dictionary of concepts in physical geography, this book includes a variety of analyses reaching back to origins of terms, making the wo...

From the Carolina Outer Banks to New York's Fire Island, from Iceland to the Netherlands and Colombia to Vietnam, barrier islands protect much of t...

This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic l...

Facsimiles of four rare mid-eighteenth-century maps of Suffolk, and early roadbook from the same period. Here, published in facsimile for the firs...

A thorough overview of the phenomenon of flooding, including frequency, damage, and information about organizations that help flood victims. What c...

In this synthesis of urban geography and environmental studies, ten scholars explore the complex physical and human characteristics of Canada's bes...

In this synthesis of urban geography and environmental studies, ten scholars explore the complex physical and human characteristics of Canada's bes...

From the beginning of time, the physical characteristics of the world around us have shaped the way we think and live. Early cultures felt closer t...

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent wor...

The humid tropics contain some of the world's richest, most diverse, most important and most threatened environments. This book draws on recent wor...

'An enthralling, elegantly written and, ultimately, profoundly alarming history' EconomistA bold new perspective on the history of South Asia, tell...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR'A dazzlingly brilliant book' Hannah Dawson'Fascinating, often exhilarating ... Albinia ...

'Extraordinary... A fascinating and intelligent book.' Sunday TimesNew islands are being built at an unprecedented rate whether for tourism or terr...

‘Astounding’ ADAM FARRER 'Brave and luminous' SARAH LANGFORD The G...

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points di...

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 ...

Welcome to a very different Lake Erie—where ghost ships sail silently, a Black Dog brings doom to sailors who see it, and sea monsters swirl in the...

Longlisted for the Wainwright PrizeShortlisted for the Richard Jeffries AwardThe story of one woman's passion for glaciersAs one of the world's lea...

Traces the impact of world events on St Helena's topography, ecology and human population, from the early 1500s to the present day. Since its disc...