Nature

A gripping expose on the hidden global trade networks of the fast-fashion and clothing recycling industry.

This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived.

Why we can't afford the rich exposes the unjust and dysfunctional mechanisms that allow the top 1% to siphon off wealth produced by others. With an updated Afterword, Andrew Sayer shows how the rich worldwide have increased their ability to hide their wealth, create indebtedness and expand their political influence.

Originally published: London; Sterling, VA: Earthscan, 2008.

Diamonds are a multi-billion dollar business involving some of the world s largest mining companies, a million and a half artisanal diggers, more than a million cutters and polishers and a huge retail jewellery sector.

Published to coincide with the centenary of the first expeditions to reach the South Pole, this book presents a fresh take on Antarctic exploration. By focusing on the larger purpose, it deepens our appreciation of the explorers' achievements, shares little-known stories, and shows what the Heroic Age of Antarctic discovery was really about.

In a new, practical format - the stunning book celebrating British wild flowers by award-winning garden writer Sarah Raven

In its fully revised 2nd edition, this book provides the background needed for a fundamental understanding of biophysics, spanning the whole range of life from a biophysical view, from the molecular, cellular and organismic level to environmental factors.

Alligator hunters, mangroves, and the (mis)adventures of the Ashley Gang in the Florida Everglades.

The study of dinosaurs has been experiencing a remarkable renaissance over the past few decades. Scientific understanding of dinosaur anatomy, biology, and evolution has advanced to such a degree that paleontologists often know more about 100-million-year-old dinosaurs than many species of living organisms.

Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016 A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, The Looting Machine explores the dark underbelly of the global economy.

The Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences covers geology and related areas including planetary science, volcanology, palaeontology, and mineralogy. The new edition is thoroughly updated, with 150 new entries and numerous web links that are listed and regularly updated on a companion website.

This easy-to-use, handy A5 sized road atlas is your ideal companion for navigating around Scotland. It has extremely clear, route planning maps of Scotland, detailed city plans of the major cities and towns and fits neatly into your glovebox or briefcase or bag.

An analysis of the ways that software creates new spatialities in everyday life, from supermarket checkout lines to airline flight paths.

This timely book presents a core framework for conducting high quality interdisciplinary research. It focuses on the opportunities rather than the challenges of interdisciplinary work and is written for those doing interdisciplinary work (rather than those studying it).

* This is the first book to develop a proper sociology of climate change and will be an excellent companion to Tony Giddens The Politics of Climate Change.

The definitive biography of the world's most important body of water - the Atlantic.

Outlines the essential elements of a biophilic city, and provides examples and stories about cities that have successfully integrated biophilic elements - from the building to the regional level - around the world.

Addresses broad perceptions of street environments. This title provides operational definitions and measurement protocols of five intangible qualities of urban design, specifically: imageability, visual enclosure, human scale, transparency, and complexity.

The second edition of this acclaimed book has been brought completely up to date to reflect the rapid movement of events related to climate change. It provides an integrated treatment of the science, economics, policy, and politics of climate change, for the educated non-specialist, and courses in environmental policy or climate change.

Focuses on the modeling techniques that allow managers and researchers to see in advance the consequences of actions and policies in environmental management. This book demonstrates the fundamental principles of system dynamics, which is one of the most widely used methods of modeling.

This book provides a concise and accessible overview of what we know about ongoing climate change and its impacts, and what we can do to confront the climate crisis. Highly illustrated in full colour, it lucidly presents information contained in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports, making essential scientific information on this critical topic available to a broad audience.

An urgent and provocative call to action from the world's leading climate scientist.

Underwater acoustics has become one of the major technologies used in the exploration and exploitation of the oceans. This book provides an updated and extended overview of current underwater acoustics. It emphasizes practical approaches to actual problems.

Connects the food crisis, peak oil, and climate change to show that a world beyond a dependence on fossil fuel and globalization is both possible and necessary. This book shows how three crises are inherently linked and that any attempt to solve one without addressing the others will get us nowhere.