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  • The Geological Evolution of the River Nile

    by Judson B. Hughes, Rushdi Said, Felix P. Bentz ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book gives the geological history of the river Nile since it started to excavate its course in the Egyptian plateaus in late Miocene time in response to the lowering sea level of the desic cating Mediterranean. It formed a canyon longer, deeper, and just as awe inspiring as the Grand Canyon, Arizona. The canyon was transgressed by the advancing Mediterranean as it started filling during the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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  • Earth's Deep History

    How It Was Discovered and Why It Matters

    by Martin J. S. Rudwick ...
    "Tells the story . . . of how 'natural philosophers' developed the ideas of geology accepted today . . . Fascinating." — San Francisco Book ReviewEarth has been witness to dinosaurs, global ice ages, continents colliding or splitting apart, and comets and asteroids crashing, as well as the birth of humans who are curious to understand it. But how was all this discovered? How was the evidence for ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • If the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

    Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life

    by Stephen Webb ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Given the fact that there are perhaps 400 billion stars in our Galaxy alone, and perhaps 400 billion galaxies in the Universe, it stands to reason that somewhere out there, in the 14-billion-year-old cosmos, there is or once was a civilization at least as advanced as our own. The sheer enormity of the numbers almost demands that we accept the truth of this hypothesis. Why, then, have we ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Structural Geology

    by Haakon Fossen ...
    This market-leading textbook has been fully updated in response to extensive user feedback. It includes a new chapter on joints and veins, additional examples from around the world, stunning new field photos, and extended online resources with new animations and exercises. The book's practical emphasis, hugely popular in the first edition, features applications in the upper crust, including ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Mineral Resources, Economics and the Environment

    by Stephen E. Kesler, Adam C. Simon ...
    Written for students and professionals, this revised textbook surveys the mineral industry from geological, environmental and economic perspectives. Thoroughly updated, the text includes a new chapter on technology industry metals as well as separate chapters on mineral economics and environmental geochemistry. Carefully designed figures simplify difficult concepts and show the location of ... Read more

    $81.99 USD

  • Identification of Feldspar and Its Varieties

    by Trudy Toohill ...
    Series Book 5 - Australian Gemstones Series
    This book contains a wealth of information on all aspects of the mineral feldspar, and its varieties. Designed for the beginner or experienced, it will greatly assist those wishing to find out more about how to correctly identify feldspar minerals. Each feldspar variety is shown, with information on the physical and optical properties. There is also details on the correct readings for feldspar and ... Read more

    $0.71 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Global Changes and Natural Disaster Management: Geo-information Technologies

    Edited by Saied Pirasteh, Jonathan Li ...
    Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
    This book presents ongoing research and ideas related to earth observations and global change, natural hazards and disaster management studies, with respect to geospatial information technology, remote sensing, and global navigation satellite systems. Readers will discover uses of advanced geospatial tools, spatiotemporal models, and earth observation systems. Chapters identify the international ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Rethinking Energy Security in Asia: A Non-Traditional View of Human Security

    Edited by Mely Caballero-Anthony, Youngho Chang, Nur Azha Putra ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Traditional notions of security are premised on the primacy of state security. In relation to energy security, traditional policy thinking has focused on ensuring supply without much emphasis on socioeconomic and environmental impacts. Non-traditional security (NTS) scholars argue that threats to human security have become increasingly prominent since the end of the Cold War, and that it is thus ... Read more

    $40.49 USD

  • Aeolian Processes as Dust Storms in the Deserts of Central Asia and Kazakhstan

    by Gulnura Issanova, Jilili Abuduwaili ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book highlights the aeolian processes in the desert zone of Kazakhstan and Central Asian Deserts, and analyzes the current status of dust and sand storms in Central Asia and Kazakhstan.It also highlights the analyses, dynamics and long-term observations of storms on the basis of numerous cartographic materials and satellite images.Dust/sand storms are a common and important phenomenon in the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Frameworks for Water Law Reform

    by Sarah Hendry ...
    Series series International Hydrology Series
    The world is currently experiencing unprecedented global change, with population increase, urbanisation, climate change and environmental degradation combining to make management of freshwater resources a critical policy focus of the twenty-first century. This timely book designs and develops an original, analytical framework for water law reform processes, using case studies across four ... Read more

    $43.49 USD

  • The Marine Seismic Source

    by G.E. Parkes, L. Hatton ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    This book is about marine seismic sources, their history, their physical principles and their deconvolution. It is particularly accented towards the physical aspects rather than the mathematical principles of signature generation in water as it is these aspects which the authors have found to be somewhat neglected. A huge amount of research has been carried out by both commercial and academic ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Interesting Facts About Glaciers - Geology for Beginners | Children's Geology Books

    by Baby Professor ...
    Glaciers - just what exactly are they? You’ll be reading and learning about the glaciers in this fun geology book for beginners. Picture books make reading a memorable experience because images are matched with age-appropriate texts. This triggers visual memory so information is absorbed at a faster, more efficient rate. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and secure a copy today! ... Read more

    $3.99 USD