Geografi

Like a modern Viking 32-year-old Nansen set sail from Norway in 1893 to reach the North Pole. Experts warned him that his voyage was tantamount to suicide. Compact and nimble, his …

A photo account of a unique mountain lying amid the rolling Piedmont not far from Washington, DC, including exploration of the Sugarloaf Mountain trails and overlooks as well as …

School of Travel chronicles Donald N. Roberson, Jr.’s rich experiences while living and working inCroatia, the Czech Republic and beyond. Drawing from his two-decade-long journey …

A guide to the ecosystem famously known as Los Angeles, from a field biologist and longtime San Gabriel Valley resident.Within the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles and its …

Biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic activities around the world. This book is the second volume in the new series Biodiversity Hotspots of the World, …

Gay neighborhoods are disappearing—or so the conventional story goes. In this narrative, political gains and mainstream social acceptance, combined with the popularity of dating …

Why do people choose the life of an artist, and what happens when they find themselves barely scraping by? Why does New York City, even in an era of hypergentrification, still …

Forests are a changing environment, impacted as much by people and politics as by the species-rich diversity they contain. This book explores human-sylvan relations in the Katimok …

Originally published in 1986, this book discusses issues such as social class differences in health; the effect of unemployment on health; the relationship between income and …

Originally published in 1984 and concentrating on the West Midlands area of the UK, this book describes the innovations that were made and all that was involved in bringing about …