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The Carpatho-Balkan Geomorphological Commission and the International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) Carpatho-Balkan-Dinaric Regional Working Group, promote networking between researchers and the exchange of research experience. Following a brief introduction...
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Springer
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2012-01-02
Collection :
Springer Geography
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Wine has been described as a window into places, cultures and times. Geographers have studied wine since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, when viticulturalists realized that the same grape grown in different geographic regions produced wine with differing...
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Springer
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2012-01-02
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Tectonic geomorphology is the study of the interplay between tectonic and surface processes that shape the landscape in regions of active deformation and at time scales ranging from days to millions of years. Over the past decade, recent advances in the quantification...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-11-02
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The new Second Edition of Glacial Geology provides a modern, comprehensive summary of glacial geology and geomorphology. It is has been thoroughly revised and updated from the original First Edition. This book will appeal to all students interested in the landforms and...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-09-20
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Coastal Geomorphology, Second Edition is a comprehensive and systematic introduction to this subject and demonstrates the dynamic nature of coastal landforms, providing a background for analytical planning and management strategies in coastal areas that are subject to...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-09-09
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Part of The Geological Field Guide Series, Basic Geological Mapping, 5th Edition is an essential basic guide to field techniques in mapping geology. Now completely revised and updated the book retains the concise clarity which has made it an indispensable instant...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-09-07
Collection :
Geological Field Guide
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This book explores how mountainous landscapes respond to tectonic deformation. It integrates previously unpublished concepts and ideas with recent articles about hills and streams. Readers will learn which landforms change quickly in response to uplift, which parts of...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-09-07
ePub
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Urban subsurface resources and particularly urban groundwater are vulnerable to environmental impacts, and their rational management is of major importance. In this book a multidisciplinary team of specialists and scientists presents innovative process-oriented...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-09-01
ePub
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Is the world running out of oil? This book analyzes predictions of global oil depletion in the context of science, history, and economics. There has been continuing alarm about the imminent exhaustion of earth's non-renewable resources. Yet, the world has never run out...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-08-24
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This state-of-the-art volume reviews both past work and current research, with contributions from internationally recognized experts. The book is organized into fourteen chapters and designed to embrace the full range of terrestrial geochemical sediments. An...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-07-18
Collection :
RGS-IBG Book Series
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The expert contributors to this cutting edge volume provide an overview of geomorphological process activity and landscape change in Britain over the past 1000 years.The range of the book is unusually broad, encompassing hillslope, valley floor and floodplain, fluvial,...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-07-15
Collection :
RGS-IBG Book Series
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The Second Edition of this unique pocket field guide has been thoroughly revised and updated to include advances in physical volcanology, emplacement of magmas and interpreting structures and textures in igneous rocks.The book integrates new field based techniques (AMS...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-07-13
Collection :
Geological Field Guide
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Arc-continent collision has been one of the important tectonic processes in the formation of mountain belts throughout geological time, and it continues to be so today along tectonically active plate boundaries such as those in the SW Pacific or the Caribbean....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-06-29
Collection :
Frontiers in Earth Sciences
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Focusing specifically on the management of karst environments, this volume draws together the world’s leading karst experts to provide a vital source for the study and management of this unique physical setting. Although karst landscapes cover 12% of the Earth’s terrain...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-06-21
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This book reports about the results of a Special Symposium “The Baltic Sea Basin”, held on August 11, 2008, within the frame of the 33rd IGC at Oslo, Norway in order to foster the understanding of the Baltic Basin as a unit in terms of genesis, structure, ongoing...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-04-15
Collection :
Central and Eastern European Development Studies (CEEDES)
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An Introduction to Applied and Environmental Geophysics, 2nd Edition, describes the rapidly developing field of near-surface geophysics. The book covers a range of applications including mineral, hydrocarbon and groundwater exploration, and emphasises the use of...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2011-03-31
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Interweaving the human aspects of river control with analysis of hydro-physical data, including historical data over the last few centuries, this monograph is a comprehensive evaluation of the Damodar’s lower reaches. While the Damodar River isn’t an exceptional...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-03-29
Collection :
Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research
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Being the only place in the northern North Atlantic yielding late Cainozoic terrestrial sediments rich in plant fossils, Iceland provides a unique archive for vegetation and climate development in this region. This book includes the complete plant fossil record from...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2011-03-28
Collection :
Topics in Geobiology
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Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-03
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Humanity’s ever-increasing hunger for mineral raw materials, caused by a growing global population and ever increasing standards of living, has resulted in economic geology becoming a subject of urgent importance. This book provides a broad panorama of mineral...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2011-03-03
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