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  • Geomorphology and River Management

    Applications of the River Styles Framework

    by Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs ...
    This book outlines a generic set of procedures, termed the River Styles Framework, which provides a set of tools for interpreting river character, behavior, condition, and recovery potential. Applications of the framework generate a coherent package of geomorphic information, providing a physical template for river rehabilitation activities.management and restoration of rivers is a rapidly growing ... Read more

    $155.99 CAD

  • Finding the Voice of the River

    Beyond Restoration and Management

    by Gary J. Brierley ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book addresses societal relationships to river systems, highlighting many unexplored possibilities in how we know and manage our rivers.Brierley contends that although we have good scientific understanding of rivers, with remarkable prospect for profound improvements to river condition, management applications greatly under-deliver. He conceptualizes approaches to river repair in two very ... Read more

    $77.99 CAD

  • Geomorphic Analysis of River Systems

    An Approach to Reading the Landscape

    by Kirstie A. Fryirs, Gary J. Brierley ...
    Filling a niche in the geomorphology teaching market, this introductory book is built around a 12 week course in fluvial geomorphology.‘Reading the landscape’ entails making sense of what a riverscape looks like, how it works, how it has evolved over time, and how alterations to one part of a catchment may have secondary consequences elsewhere, over different timeframes. These place-based field ... Read more

    $91.99 CAD

  • River Futures

    An Integrative Scientific Approach to River Repair

    Edited by Gary J. Brierley, Kirstie A. Fryirs ...
    Series series Science Practice Ecological Restoration
    Across much of the industrialized world, rivers that were physically transformed and ecologically ruined to facilitate industrial and agricultural development are now the focus of restoration and rehabilitation efforts. River Futures discusses the emergence of this new era of river repair and documents a comprehensive biophysical framework for river science and management.The book considers what ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • Landscape and Ecosystem Diversity, Dynamics and Management in the Yellow River Source Zone

    Edited by Gary John Brierley, Xilai Li, Carola Cullum, Jay Gao ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive review of the landscapes and ecosystems of the Upper Yellow River. It focuses on landscapes as a platform for considering environmental values and issues across the region. The book is based on extensive field-based analyses, applications, and photographs. ... Read more

    $115.99 CAD

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    by KidCaps ...
    Earthquakes are one of the most destructive natural disasters known to man--but what makes them tick? In this book (just for kids), you will learn about how Earthquakes start, and the different types.This easy to understand book will help you understand Earthquakes in no time at all.KidCaps is an imprint of BookCaps; each month we are adding more history books (just for kids!) to our library. Stop ... Read more

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  • Krakatoa

    The Day the World Exploded: August 27, 1883

    by Simon Winchester ...
    The bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman and The Map That Changed the World examines the enduring and world-changing effects of the catastrophic volcanic eruption off the coast of Java of the earth’s most dangerous volcano — Krakatoa.The legendary annihilation in 1883 of the volcano-island of Krakatoa — the name has since become a byword for a cataclysmic natural disaster — was ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • Atlantis - The Antediluvian World

    by Ignatius Donnelly ...
    Originally published in 1882, this early work by politician Ignatius Donnelly is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. Inspired by the writings of Plato, it details the history and technology of this lost land and is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the theory that ancient civilisations are descended from the peoples of Atlantis. Many of the earliest books, particularly ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Paleozoic Age

    by Giancarlo Varnier ...
    The Palaeozoic or Primary Era spans a period of time ranging from 542 million to 251 million years ago. The name Paleozoic, derives from the fact that, in the past, it was considered the first geological age. The Paleozoic covers a range of about 300 million years, giving rise to many forms of life, until the appearance of thecodonts, commonly believed to be the ancestors of dinosaurs. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

    The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time

    by Michael J. Benton ...
    "Michael Benton's splendid book brings back to Earth Science a sense of adventure. . . . It is both a wonderfully good read and a valued reference." —James Lovelock, author of Gaia and Homage to GaiaToday it is common knowledge that the dinosaurs were wiped out by a meteorite impact 65 million years ago that killed half of all species then living. Far less well-known is a much greater catastrophe ... Read more

    $28.99 CAD

  • The Zealandia Drowning Debate

    Did New Zealand Sink Beneath the Waves?

    by Hamish Campbell ...
    Series Book 8 - BWB Texts
    Did the entire New Zealand land mass sink beneath the waves 23 million years ago?Many biologists reject the idea and insist that our native terrestrial fauna can be explained only by the continuous existence of land. But many geologists are now asserting that there is no longer any convincing geological evidence that the New Zealand section of Zealandia remained above the seas surface. But if ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

  • The Geology Book

    by Dr. John D. Morris ...
    Series series Wonders of Creation
    Rocks firmly anchored to the ground and rocks floating through space fascinate us. Jewelry, houses, and roads are just some of the ways we use what has been made from geologic processes to advance civilization. Whether scrambling over a rocky beach, or gazing at spectacular meteor showers, we can't get enough of geology!The Geology Bookwill teach you:What really carved the Grand Canyon.How thick ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD