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Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman
| Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman |
| Autore | Spellman Frank R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Collana | Science for Nonscientists |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography
Earth sciences |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-52364-3
9786612523649 1-60590-687-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | front matter; contents; preface; part 1; chapter 1; part 2; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; part 3; chapter 9; part 4; chapter 10; part 5; chapter 11; part 6; chapter 12; appendix a; appendix b; index; about the author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459119003321 |
Spellman Frank R
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| Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman
| Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman |
| Autore | Spellman Frank R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Collana | Science for Nonscientists |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography
Earth sciences |
| ISBN |
1-282-52364-3
9786612523649 1-60590-687-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | front matter; contents; preface; part 1; chapter 1; part 2; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; part 3; chapter 9; part 4; chapter 10; part 5; chapter 11; part 6; chapter 12; appendix a; appendix b; index; about the author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792430103321 |
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Spellman Frank R
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| Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman
| Geography for nongeographers [[electronic resource] /] / Frank R. Spellman |
| Autore | Spellman Frank R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (353 p.) |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Collana | Science for Nonscientists |
| Soggetto topico |
Geography
Earth sciences |
| ISBN |
1-282-52364-3
9786612523649 1-60590-687-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | front matter; contents; preface; part 1; chapter 1; part 2; chapter 2; chapter 3; chapter 4; chapter 5; chapter 6; chapter 7; chapter 8; part 3; chapter 9; part 4; chapter 10; part 5; chapter 11; part 6; chapter 12; appendix a; appendix b; index; about the author |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818467103321 |
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Spellman Frank R
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| Lanham, : Government Institutes, 2009 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of the environment [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Goudie
| The nature of the environment [[electronic resource] /] / Andrew Goudie |
| Autore | Goudie Andrew |
| Edizione | [4th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina |
910.02
910/.02 |
| Soggetto topico |
Physical geography
Geography |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-23721-7
9786612237218 1-4443-1234-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
The Nature of the Environment: Fourth Edition; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I: The Global Framework; 1: Global Geological Background; 1.1 The Ancient Earth; 1.2 Core, Mantle and Crust; 1.3 The Nature of the Ocean Floors; 1.4 The Surface of the Land; 1.5 Earthquakes; 1.6 The Shape of the Continents; 1.7 The Question of Plates; 1.8 Microplates and Exotic Terranes; 1.9 The Earth's Rock Types; 1.10 The Subdivisions of the Earth's History; 1.11 Conclusions; Key Terms and Concepts; Points for Review; FURTHER READING; 2: Global Climatic Background
2.1 A Vertical Profile through the Atmosphere2.2 Global Climate; 2.3 World Patterns of Precipitation; 2.4 World Patterns of Temperature; 2.5 The Major Climatic Zones; 2.6 The Hydrological Cycle; 2.7 Ocean Currents; 2.8 Ocean-atmosphere Interactions; 2.9 Climatic Change; 2.10 Causes of Long-term Climatic Change; 2.11 Sea-level Changes; 2.12 Future Climates; 2.13 Conclusions; Key Terms and Concepts; Points for Review; FURTHER READING; 3: The Organic World; 3.1 Major Vegetation Types; 3.2 Human Modification of Major Vegetation Types; 3.3 Floral Realms; 3.4 Faunal Realms 3.5 The World's Great Soil Orders3.6 Human Modifications of Soil; 3.7 Climatic Geomorphology: The Influence of Climate, Soil and Vegetation; Key Terms and Concepts; Points for Review; FURTHER READING; Part II: Major World Zones; 4: Cold Environments; 4.1 Polar Climates; 4.2 Vegetation and Wildlife; 4.3 Glacier Types; 4.4 The Formation of Glacier Ice; 4.5 How Glaciers Move; 4.6 Glacial Erosion; 4.7 Glacial Deposits; 4.8 Glacier Ice and Sea-level Change; 4.9 Permafrost; 4.10 Ground Ice; 4.11 Thermokarst; 4.12 Ice Segregation and Frost Heaving; 4.13 Frost Shattering and Soil Formation 4.14 Slope Processes, Avalanches and River Regimes4.15 Environmental Problems and Hazards for Tundra Development; Key Terms and Concepts; Points for Review; FURTHER READING; 5: The Mid-latitudes; 5.1 The Westerlies; 5.2 Cyclones and Anticyclones; 5.3 Air Masses; 5.4 Cool Temperate Climates; 5.5 Western Margin Warm Temperate Climates (the Mediterranean Type); 5.6 Eastern Margin Warm Temperate Climates; 5.7 Boreal Forest; 5.8 Deciduous Forest; 5.9 Mid-latitude Grassland; 5.10 Mediterranean Evergreen Woodland; 5.11 Soils of Cool Temperate Climates; 5.12 Soils of Warm Temperate Climates 5.13 The Impact of Climatic Change on the Landscape5.14 Loess Sheets; 5.15 Dry Valleys and Mis-fit Streams; 5.16 Tors; 5.17 Natural Hazards in Western Europe; Key Terms and Concepts; Points for Review; FURTHER READING; 6: Deserts; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 What Causes Aridity?; 6.3 Desert Rainfall; 6.4 Desert Temperatures; 6.5 Past Climates in Deserts; 6.6 Desert Vegetation and Animals; 6.7 Soils and Surface Materials; 6.8 Insolation and Salt Weathering; 6.9 Wind Action In Deserts; 6.10 Sand Deposition - Dunes; 6.11 The Work of Rivers; 6.12 Desert Slopes; 6.13 Groundwater 6.14 Dams, Reservoirs and Inter-basin Water Transfer |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454878503321 |
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Goudie Andrew
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| Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Publishers, 2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta
| Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 382 p |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EldenStuart <1971->
MendietaEduardo |
| Collana | SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Geography - Philosophy |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4384-3606-8
1-4416-9745-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456690603321 |
| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta
| Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 382 p |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EldenStuart <1971->
MendietaEduardo |
| Collana | SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Geography - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-4384-3606-8
1-4416-9745-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781769303321 |
| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta
| Reading Kant's Geography [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stuart Elden and Eduardo Mendieta |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | vii, 382 p |
| Disciplina | 910/.02 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
EldenStuart <1971->
MendietaEduardo |
| Collana | SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy |
| Soggetto topico | Geography - Philosophy |
| ISBN |
1-4384-3606-8
1-4416-9745-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Reading Kant's Geography -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Reintroducing Kant's Geography -- I. The Invention of Geography: Kant and His Times -- 2. Immanuel Kant and the Emergence of Modern Geography1 -- 3. Kant's Geography in Comparative Perspective -- II. From a Lecture Course of Forty Years to a Book Manuscript: Textual Issues -- 4. Kant's Lectures on "Physical Geography": A Brief Outline of Its Origins, Transmission,and Development: 1754-1805 -- 5. Historical and Philological Referenceson the Question of a Possible Hierarchyof Human "Races," "Peoples," or"Populations" in Immanuel Kant-A Supplement. -- 6. Translating Kant's Physical Geography: Travails and Insights into Eighteenth Century Science (and Philosophy) -- 7. Writing Space: Historical Narrative and Geographical Description in Kant's Physical Geography -- III. Towards a Cosmopolitan Education: Geography and Anthropology -- 8. "The Play of Nature"Human Beings in Kant's Geography1 -- 9. The Pragmatic Use of Kant's Physical Geography Lectures -- 10.The Place of the Organismin Kantian Philosophy: Geography, Teleology, and the Limits of Philosophy -- IV. Kant's Geography of Reason: Reason and Its Spatiality -- 11. Kant's Geography of Reason1 -- 12. Orientation in Thinking: Geographical Problems, Political Solutions1 -- 13. "The Unity of All Places on the Face of the Earth": Original Community, Acquisition, and Universal Will in Kant's Doctrine of Right1 -- V. Gender, Race, History, and Geography -- 14. Cosmopolitanism in the Anthropology and Geography -- 15. Is there Still Room for Freedom?A Commentary on David Harvey's"Kant's Anthropology and Geography" -- 16. Kant's Third Thoughts on Race -- 17. The Darker Side of the Enlightenment: A De-Colonial Reading of Kant's Geography.
18. Geography Is to History as Woman Is to Man: Kant on Sex, Race, and Geography: On the way to an Epilogue -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817539203321 |
| Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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