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The Andes
Springer 2006; US$ 229.99Provides a comprehensive overview of a complete subduction orogen, the Andes, considered to represent the "type" subduction belt on Earth. Integrating the results from a variety of methods, this book provides a geophysical image of an active subduction orogen complimented by detailed geodetic data and a range of geological observations. more...
Snowball Earth
Crown Publishing Group 2007; US$ 16.00Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator? In Snowball Earth , gifted writer Gabrielle Walker has crafted an intriguing global adventure story, following maverick scientist Paul Hoffman?s quest to prove a theory so audacious and profound that it is shaking the world of earth sciences... more...
Landscape Analysis and Visualisation
Springer 2008; US$ 299.99This book showcases a wide range of innovative landscape analysis and visualization techniques as used in a number of applied natural resource management and central planning problems. It includes papers ranging from a number of areas including: (i) natural resource knowledge management, (ii) ecological modelling, (iii) landscape visualization, (iv)... more...
Glacigenic Sediments
Elsevier Science 1990; US$ 145.00This book aims primarily at providing those involved in fundamental or applied research in the fields of geology, geomorphology and hydrology with a systematic overview of glacigenic sediments. A generally applicable terminology is proposed which should facilitate communication between scientists from several fields. Also it should form a bridge between... more...
Interfacing Geostatstics and GIS
Springer 2008; US$ 109.99The present volume contains contributions of internationally renowned authors to the theme of interfacing between geostatistics, geoinformation systems and spatial data base management systems. Although some progress has been made toward interfacing, there is still only little overlap between the different communities. The present volume is intended... more...
The Geography of Developing Areas
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 64.95This significant new textbook questions traditional conceptions of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean to provide a new understanding of the ?Global South?, highlighting the rich diversity of regions that are usually only viewed in terms of their ?problems?. Providing a positive but critical approach to a number of key issues affecting... more...
The Rejection of Continental Drift
Oxford University Press, USA 1999; US$ 44.99I. Not the Mechanism. 1. Two Visions of the Earth. 2. The Collapse of Thermal Contraction. 3. To Reconcile Historical Geology with Isotasy: Continental Drift. 4. Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s. II. Theory and Method. 5. From Fact to Theory. 6. The Short Step Backward. 7. Uniformitarianism and Unity. III. A Revolution in Acceptance. 8. Direct and Indirect... more...
Radiolaria
Springer 2007; US$ 289.00Radiolaria are a very diverse marine siliceous microplankton group that have existed since the Cambrian. This title offers a representative view of research topics discussed at the 10th International Meeting of Radiolarian Palaeontologists. It includes articles that cover mainly radiolarian biochronology and radiolarian fauna changes. more...
Maps and Civilization
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 30.00In this concise introduction to the history of cartography, Norman J. W. Thrower charts the intimate links between maps and history from antiquity to the present day. A wealth of illustrations, including the oldest known map and contemporary examples made using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), illuminate the many ways in which various human... more...









