Geography

Charts the impact wind has had on history, including the Roman invasion, the Spanish Armada, the transformation of the Fens, the D-Day landings, and much more

Explores the changing Arctic and why it should matter to the rest of the world. This book offers a clear-eyed look at the rapidly shifting dynamics in the Arctic region, a harbinger of changes that will reverberate throughout our entire world. It offers a combination of extensive on-the-ground research, storytelling, and policy analysis.

Geography Today is a modern, differentiated series that features current environmental and citizenship issues. It features a bank of visual resources on CD-ROM supported by differentiated worksheets.

An analysis and exploration into the impact of Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis. Investigation of the disaster will pose questions regarding why Daiichi was constructed in an earthquake-prone zone and was still operating despite problems that had been plaguing the reactors since 1989 such as cracks in infrastructure and leaks in radioactivity.

Contributed papers presented at a Seminar on WTO and Agriculture with Special Reference to Gujarat held at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, 20-21 Jan. 2001.

This annual volume provides concise, graphic interpretations of key trends that often escape the attention of the news media, economic experts and world leaders. As a comprehensive digest of available environment information, it is intended for students, researchers, activists and general readers.

In the winter of 1811-12, a series of large earthquakes in the New Madrid seismic zone-often incorrectly described as the biggest ever to hit the United States-shook the Midwest. Today the federal government ranks the hazard in the Midwest as high as California's and is pressuring communities to undertake ...

The Small Arms Survey 2008 presents two themes. The first examines the problem of diversion in stockpiles, surplus disposal, international transfers, and end-user documentation with a case study on South Africa. The second analyses the public health approach to armed violence, scrutinizing risk and resilience factors and considering related interventions.

This book lists 100 tips, from simple measures such as turning off the tap while you clean your teeth N to more drastic ones, such as installing a rainwater harvesting system. Interspersed with aDid you know?a facts and photographs throughout, this pocket guide will transform the way you use water.