Wiley: All New Geography & Earth Science Titles

Queer Visibilities: Space, Identity and Interaction in Cape Town

Andrew Tucker — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Combining current theory and original fieldwork, Queer Visibilities explores the gap between liberal South African law and the reality for groups of queer men living in Cape Town.

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Geoscience Laboratory Manual, 5th Edition

Tom Freeman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Groundwater Treatment Technology, 3rd Edition

Evan K. Nyer — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Groundwater Treatment Technology has been the leading text on above ground groundwater remediation technologies for the past twenty years. With a unique focus on above-ground treatment technologies, this Third Edition discusses new chemical analysis methods and regulations covering arsenis, radon, 1,4 dioxane, MTBE, Perchlorae, and NDMA amongst others. Other new material includes information on the regulation and design of drinking water systems;

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Geographies of Globalization: A Critical Introduction

Andrew Herod — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Exploring a wide range of issues, from the integration of the world economy to how contemporary processes are shaping and shaped by nation-states and how workers are organizing transnationally in response to transformations in the planet’s economic geography, Geographies of Globalization is a critical examination of what has become the leitmotif of our contemporary world.

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Trends and Directions in Climate Research

Luis Gimeno, Ricardo Garcia Herrera, Ricardo Machado Trigo — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This volume examines future strategies in meteorology and climatology that involves the whole atmospheric and related communities: scientists, service providers, manufacturers and users.

While the central focus is the application of meteorology for society this volume also addresses a wide spectrum of scientific and application topics in atmospheric sciences – atmosphere and the water cycle, forecasting the weather from one day to one year ahead,

Visualizing Earth Science, 1st Edition

Zeeya Merali, Brian J. Skinner — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Visualizing Earth Science relies heavily on the integrating of National Geographic and other rich visuals to expand on concepts for students and solidify their understanding of them. This accessible format, coupled with the assumption that students have little knowledge of earth science, allows students to navigate through the material with greater ease – the goal being to help them understand the world around them and interpret what they see in a

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Visualizing Earth History, 1st Edition

Loren E. Babcock — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Presenting a new vision in the field, this compelling book explores Earth's history as a series of interrelated processes that continue to have significant outcomes for humans and other living things. It captures the excitement of historical geology by utilizing active, visually rich learning methods. Readers will gain a strong understanding of the fundamental concepts used in the interpretation of Earth's physical, chemical, and biological evolution

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Visualizing Environmental Science, 2nd Edition

Linda R. Berg, Mary Catherine Hager — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This book follows a unique approach by placing a greater emphasis on visual learning as a means for environmental scientists to understand and connect with the central issues of environmental science. It vividly illustrates the overarching role that humans play in our planet's environmental problems and successes. In each chapter, What a Scientist Sees features are presented to highlight a concept or phenomenon from the perspective of a professional

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Visualizing Weather and Climate

Bruce Anderson, Alan H. Strahler — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This exciting, new book will capture the reader's interest in weather and climate and then use that interest to engage them in activities that demonstrate the science that serves as the basis of the discipline. Sections such as Eye on the Atmosphere use beautiful imagery to help them see the atmosphere through the eyes of a meteorologist and ask scientific questions that place significant features in atmospheric context. It also includes expanded

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Essential Environmental Science, 1st Edition

Edward A. Keller, Daniel B. Botkin — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Essential Environmental Science provides a non-quantitative approach that is based on principles, critical thinking and the big questions that are driving the field today. It offers a condensed look at the field, covering topics in way that will help readers answer the "big questions." It eliminates more detailed or advanced topics to make the material more accessible while also placing the focus on today's important issues.

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Analogue and Numerical Modelling of Sedimentary Systems: From Understanding to Prediction

P. L. de Boer — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Understanding basin-fill evolution and the origin of stratal architectures has traditionally been based on studies of outcrops, well and seismic data, studies of and inferences on qualitative geological processes, and to a lesser extent based on quantitative observations of modern and ancient sedimentary environments. Insight gained on the basis of these studies can increasingly be tested and extended through the application of numerical and analogue

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Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology, 4th Edition

Andrew Porteous — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This superb and highly-acclaimed dictionary includes over 4000 in-depth entries on scientific and technical terminology associated with environmental protection and resource management. In addition, it contains numerous illustrations, a wide range of international case studies and extensive cross-references to guide the reader. The new edition will be a major update with 30% new material, additional illustrations and a greatly expanded list of relevant

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The Water Framework Directive: Ecological and Chemical Status Monitoring

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Dictionary of Environmental Science and Technology, 4th Edition

Andrew Porteous — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Advanced Mapping of Environmental Data/Geostatistics, Machine Learning and Bayesian Maximum Entropy

Mikhail Kanevski — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This book combines geostatistics and global mapping systems to present an up-to-the-minute study of environmental data. Featuring numerous case studies, the reference covers model dependent (geostatistics) and data driven (machine learning algorithms) analysis techniques such as risk mapping, conditional stochastic simulations, descriptions of spatial uncertainty and variability, artificial neural networks

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Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Environmental Challenges in the Pacific Basin

David O. Carpenter — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This volume addresses issues related to the threats to human health from exposure to environmental pollutants in the Pacific Region, including how to reduce the production of such pollutants and remove or destroy them when they are produced. It specifically explores how to monitor levels of exposure in human populations and how to evaluate the health consequences of these exposures. Chapters explore the relationships between air quality and asthma

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Global Warming For Dummies

Elizabeth May, Zoe Caron — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Positive suggestions for practical solutions to this heated issue

Hotly debated in the political arena and splashed across the media almost 24/7, global warming has become the topic of the moment. Whatever one's views on its cause, there is no denying that the earth's climate is changing, and people everywhere are worried. Global Warming For Dummies sorts out fact from fiction, explaining the science behind climate change and examining the possible

Deserts and Desert Environments

Julie Laity — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Taking a global perspective, this book provides a concise overview of drylands, including their physical, biological, temporal, and human components.

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Spatial Management of Risks

Gerard Brugnot — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Spatial analysis is an increasingly important tool for detecting and preventing numerous risk and crisis phenomena such as floods in a geographical area. This book concentrates on examples of prevention but also gives crisis control advice and practical case studies. Some chapters address urban applications in which vulnerabilities are concentrated in area; others address more rural areas with more scattered phenomena.

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Visualizing Environmental Science, 2nd Edition

Linda R. Berg, Mary Catherine Hager — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT