Geography

New Titles and Key Backlist 2012

Physical Geography Supplementary Reading

  1. Physical Geography: The Key Concepts

    By Richard John Huggett

    Series: Routledge Key Guides

    Physical Geography: The Key Concepts is a thought-provoking and up-to-date introduction to the central ideas and debates within the field. It provides extended definitions of terms that are fundamental to physical geography and its many branches, covering topics such as: biogeography ecology...

    Published June 25th 2009 by Routledge

  2. Water and the City

    Risk, Resilience and Planning for a Sustainable Future

    By Iain White

    Series: Natural and Built Environment Series

    As a vital human need, water has been absolutely critical to decisions as to where cities originate, how much they grow and the standard of living of the inhabitants. The relationship is complex however; we need both continual availability and protection from its potential impacts. Over...

    Published July 21st 2010 by Routledge

  3. Drought

    Past Problems and Future Scenarios

    By Justin Sheffield, Eric F. Wood

    Drought is one of the likely consequences of climate change in many regions of the world. Together with an increased demand for water resources to supply the world's growing population, it represents a potentially disastrous threat to water supplies, agriculture and food production, leading to...

    Published March 29th 2011 by Routledge