Patricia Armentrout - Tsunamis

Patricia Armentrout - Tsunamis
David Armentrout | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Publisher: Rourke Publishing | 32 | Geosciences
Describes what tsunamis are, how they form, their causes, famous tsunamis of the past, and how scientists study and predict them.
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Spatial and Social Disparities

Spatial and Social Disparities
John Stillwell, Paul Norman | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Springer | 300 | Geosciences
Inequality is one of the major problems of the contemporary world. Significant geographical disparities exist within nations of the developed world, as well as between these countries and those referred to as the ‘South’ in the Bruntland Report. Issues of equity and deprivation must be addressed in view of sustainable development. However, before policymakers can remove the obstacles to a fairer world, it is essential to understand the nature of inequality, both in terms of its spatial and socio-demographic characteristics.

This second volume in the series contains population studies that examine the disparities evident across geographical space in the UK and between different individuals or groups. Topics include demographic and social change, deprivation, happiness, cultural consumption, ethnicity, gender, employment, health, religion, education and social values. These topics and the relationships between them are explored using secondary data from censuses, surveys or administrative records.
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The Maine Woods: A Fully Annotated Edition

The Maine Woods: A Fully Annotated Edition
Henry D. Thoreau, Mr. Jeffrey S. Cramer | 2009-01-01 00:00:00 | Yale University Press | 384 | Geosciences
“On the 31st of August, 1846, I left Concord in Massachusetts for Bangor and the backwoods of Maine”—thus begins The Maine Woods, the evocative story of Thoreau’s journeys through a familiar yet untouched land.

As he explores Mt. Katahdin (an Indian word meaning “highest land”), Lake Chesuncook, the Allagash River, and the East Branch of the Penobscot, Thoreau muses on his own vulnerability and the humility engendered by his solitude in the wilderness. Throughout Thoreau invokes the forest of Maine—the mountains, waterways, fauna, flora, and the people—in his singular style. Echoing Walden, Thoreau’s passionate outcry against the degradation of the environment in The Maine Woods will resonate strongly today.

This fully annotated gift edition of The Maine Woods makes a wonderful companion volume to Walden: A Fully Annotated Edition and I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau.
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Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World

Early Spring: An Ecologist and Her Children Wake to a Warming World
Amy Seidl | 2010-01-01 00:00:00 | Beacon Press | 192 | Geosciences
This book is really about the butterfly effect and how an action miles away can wreck havoc on your environment. The author does give some great personal insights as the actions of man cause many unintended things to happen locally and on a small level that are adding up to a grim reality. I wish some people who say global warming does not exist would read this personal account of how the weather is not "normal" anymore.
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Fundamentals of Geophysics

Fundamentals of Geophysics
William Lowrie | 2007-01-01 00:00:00 | Cambridge University Press | 381 | Geosciences
This unique textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the fundamental principles of geophysics. Unlike most geophysics textbooks, it combines both the applied and theoretical aspects to the subject. The author explains complex geophysical concepts using abundant diagrams, a simplified mathematical treatment, and easy-to-follow equations. After placing the Earth in the context of the solar system, he describes each major branch of geophysics: gravitation, seismology, dating, thermal and electrical properties, geomagnetism, paleomagnetism and geodynamics. Each chapter begins with a summary of the basic physical principles, and a brief account of each topic's historical evolution. The book will satisfy the needs of intermediate-level earth science students from a variety of backgrounds, while at the same time preparing geophysics majors for continued study at a higher level.
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