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Royal Geographical Society Expedition Handbook

Author : Shane Winser

Publisher : Profile Books Limited

Page : 502 pages

File Size : 18,84 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Travel

ISBN : 9781861970442

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The most comprehensive and useful book of its kind in the world - packed full of practical information and advice for the adventurous traveller. The Royal Geographical Society has been giving help and advice to the scientific and adventurous since 1830. This book is the distillation of many years of experience and expertise. It is packed full of practical information and advice from planning, fundraising and insurance to cures for amoebiasis, tapeworms and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. It explains why divers shouldn't wear gloves, why sharpening machetes can affect navigation in the rainforest and how aluminium foil can be useful in the desert. It covers every part of the world, from mountains and glaciers to savannah and jungle. This fifth edition has been completely revised and updated to take account of the latest changes in equipment, techniques and knowledge. It has invaluable directories of funding sources and specialist suppliers and services, and lists of useful addresses and further reading.



The Royal Geographical Society Puzzle Book

Author : The Royal Geographical Society Enterprises Ltd

Publisher : Bonnier Zaffre

Page : 267 pages

File Size : 44,14 MB

Release : 2019-10-03

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1788702379

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'This is a great puzzle book, for budding explorers and young adventurers. There's no better way to test your exploration skills without leaving the house!' - Levison Wood Can you pin-point the last-known location of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance? Can you help Amelia Earhart circumnavigate the globe? Are you the next Neil Armstrong? In this unique puzzle book, the Royal Geographical Society brings over a century of maps and expertise to inspire your inner Livingstone and tantalise your budding Columbus. With hundreds of questions on 50 iconic explorers and a mix of mind-boggling maps, word games and trivia questions - it's time to dust off your compass, pack your snow shoes and test your geographical skills against the most legendary adventurers ever to traverse the globe.





Mountaineers

Author : Royal Geographical Society

Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Page : 362 pages

File Size : 44,99 MB

Release : 2022-12-01

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 0241410142

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Celebrating a tradition of bravery, thirst for knowledge, and pursuit of glory, this ebook tells the stories of the most famous mountaineers in history and explores the climbs that they conquered. Mountaineers is filled with stirring tales of adventure and intriguing characters, from the Brits who insisted on hauling cases of vintage champagne up to Everest base camp in 1924, to the Italian Duke of the Abruzzi who took 10 iron bedsteads up Alaska's Malaspina glacier. It chronicles the stories of the pioneers who first conquered the heights of this planet, from Otzi the Iceman to Edmund Hillary, important scientific discoveries that were made along the way, and accounts of great bravery, fellowship, altruism, and humour in the face of adversity. The ebook features fact files for over 100 famous mountaineers and stunning photography of the mountains they scaled, and contains rare artefacts that were found on their journeys, previously unpublished photographs, and specially commissioned route maps to recreate history's greatest ascents. The book also charts the development of technology, equipment, and techniques from the tweed hacking jackets and pipe-smoking of the early mountaineers to the sophisticated kit being used today.



The Unsettling Outdoors

Author : Russell Hitchings

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 180 pages

File Size : 27,70 MB

Release : 2021-06-28

Category : Science

ISBN : 1119549159

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How is it that, in the course of everyday life, people are drawn away from greenspace experiences that are often good for them? By attending to the apparently idle talk of those who are living them out, this book shows us why we should attend to the processes involved. Develops an original perspective on how greenspace benefits are promoted Shows how greenspace experiences can unsettle the practices of everyday life Draws on several years of field research and over 180 interviews Makes new links between geographies of nature and the study of social practices Uses a focus on social practices to reimagine the research interview Offers a wealth of suggestions for future researchers in this field



The Power of Geography

Author : Tim Marshall

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 320 pages

File Size : 50,12 MB

Release : 2021-11-09

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1982178647

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From the author of the New York Times bestseller Prisoners of Geography, a fascinating, “refreshing, and very useful” (The Washington Post) follow-up that uses ten maps to explain the challenges to today’s world powers and how they presage a volatile future. Tim Marshall’s global bestseller Prisoners of Geography offered us a “fresh way of looking at maps” (The New York Times Book Review), showing how every nation’s choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and walls. Since then, the geography hasn’t changed, but the world has. Now, in this “wonderfully entertaining and lucid account, written with wit, pace, and clarity” (Mirror, UK), Marshall takes us into ten regions set to shape global politics. Find out why US interest in the Middle East will wane; why Australia is now beginning an epic contest with China; how Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the UK are cleverly positioning themselves for greater power; why Ethiopia can control Egypt; and why Europe’s next refugee crisis looms closer than we think, as does a cutting-edge arms race to control space. Innovative, compelling, and delivered with Marshall’s trademark wit and insight, this is “an immersive blend of history, economics, and political analysis that puts geography at the center of human affairs” (Publishers Weekly).





Geomorphology and the Carbon Cycle

Author : Martin Evans

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 304 pages

File Size : 26,21 MB

Release : 2022-01-28

Category : Science

ISBN : 1119393248

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The first systematic examination of the role of geomorphological processes in the cycling of carbon through the terrestrial system. Argues that knowledge of geomorphological processes is fundamental to understanding the ways in which carbon is stored and recycled in the terrestrial environment Integrates classical geomorphological theory with understanding of microbial processes controlling the decomposition of organic matter Develops an interdisciplinary research agenda for the analysis of the terrestrial carbon cycle Informed by work in ecology, microbiology and biogeochemistry, in order to analyse spatial and temporal patterns of terrestrial carbon cycling at the landscape scale Considers the ways in which, as Humanity enters the Anthropocene, the application of this science has the potential to manage the terrestrial carbon cycle to limit increases in atmospheric carbon





Philip's International School Atlas

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Publisher :

Page : 160 pages

File Size : 49,20 MB

Release : 2006

Category : Atlases, British

ISBN : 9780540089017

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This new edition of Philip's International School Atlas has been expanded by 16 pages (to 160 pages in total) to include a new section on Remote Sensing and Satellite Imagery and a new selection of World Study Maps. The atlas opens with the new 11-page Remote Sensing section covering satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), and incorporating images used in studies of mineral exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology and pollution, with explanatory text. The next section covers World Themes, including maps on geology, volcanoes and earthquakes; temperature and ocean currents; climate (plus statistics); natural vegetation; environmental concerns; agriculture; energy and minerals; travel and tourism; population; standards of living; and international organizations. The core atlas section is made up of 74 pages of detailed World topographical maps, incorporating continental thematic maps on topics such as climate, population and economics. Completing the atlas is a series of informative World Study Maps, concentrating on special study topics in the British Isles, Switzerland, the Middle East (water and oil), China, Japan, Nigeria, Canada, the USA, the Caribbean, Brazil, Tokyo, Cairo, New York City and Mexico City, plus world social and economic statistics. The index to the World topographical maps show letter-figure grid references as well as latitude and longitude co-ordinates. Philip's International School Atlas is a superb combination of highly detailed physical mapping backed up by numerous tables and thematic maps. The atlas is divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference.