Meest populaire boeken in Nederland●Geografie

'Utterly extraordinary ... the starkest book I've read on the impacts of accelerating climate change for a very long time ... if we're not listening to the likes of Peter Wadhams, then we too are in denial' Jonathon Porritt Most of the scientific establishment predict that the North Pole will be free of ice around the middle of this century. As Peter Wadhams, the world's leading expert on sea ice, demonstrates in this book, even this assessment of the future is optimistic. Wadhams has visited th...

Releasedatum: 2016-09-01 Genre:Wetenschap en natuur € 9,49

Ranulph Fiennes has travelled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth, almost died countless times, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, raised millions of pounds for charity and been awarded a polar medal and an OBE. He has been an elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, an explorer, a bestselling author and nearly replaced Sean Connery as James Bond. In his autobiography he describes how he led expeditions all over the world and became the first person to travel to both ...

Releasedatum: 2009-11-26 € 2,49

A Guardian 'Top 10 Nature Memoirs' pick 'Poetic and heartful' Guardian Icelandic author and activist Andri Snær Magnason's 'Letter to the Future', an extraordinary and moving eulogy for the lost Okjökull glacier, made global news and was shared by millions. Now he attempts to come to terms with the issues we all face in his new book On Time and Water. Magnason writes of the melting glaciers, the rising seas and acidity changes that haven't been seen for 50 million years. These are changes that...

Releasedatum: 2020-08-06 Genre:Wetenschap en natuur € 6,49

Explorer and adventurer Sir Ranulph Fiennes explores the concept of fear, and shows us through his own experiences how we can push our boundaries in everyday life. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has climbed the Eiger and Mount Everest. He's crossed both Poles on foot. He's been a member of the SAS and fought a bloody guerrilla war in Oman. And yet he confesses that his fear of heights is so great that he'd rather send his wife up a ladder to clean the gutters than do it himself. In FEAR, the world's greate...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-06 € 3,99

An easy-to-understand reference for navigating through geographic information systems (GIS) GIS (geographic information system) is a totally cool technology that has been called "geography on steroids." GIS is what lets you see the schools in your neighborhood or tells you where the nearest McDonald's is. GIS For Dummies tells you all about mapping terminology and digital mapping, how to locate geographic features and analyze patterns such as streets and waterways, and how to generate trav...

Releasedatum: 2009-03-25 € 22,99

The sea surrounds us. It gives us life, provides us with the air we breathe and the food we eat. It is where we came from, and it carries our commerce. It represents home and migration, ceaseless change and constant presence. It covers two-thirds of our planet. Yet caught up in our everyday lives, we seem to ignore it, and what it means. In The Sea Inside, Philip Hoare sets out to rediscover the sea, its islands, birds and beasts. He begins on the south coast where he grew up, a place of family ...

Releasedatum: 2013-06-06 € 7,99

Woher weiß Ihr Handy, wo Sie gerade unterwegs sind? Wie verändert sich unser Planet aufgrund von geodynamischen Prozessen und dem fortschreitenden Klimawandel? Wie können diese Veränderungen präzise aus dem Weltraum vermessen werden, um verlässliche Aussagen etwa über das Abschmelzen der Eisschilde oder die Bedrohung von Küstenregionen durch den steigenden Meeresspiegel zu erhalten? Das vorliegende Sachbuch gibt Antworten auf diese gesellschaftlich relevanten Fragen. Es richtet sich an i...

Releasedatum: 2021-02-26 € 16,99

Tous les conseils pratiques, les techniques, les adresses à connaître pour tenter sa chance et trouver son trésor. « Copyright Electre »

Releasedatum: 1998-01-01 € 7,99

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history—and figure out why people abandoned them. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civiliza...

Releasedatum: 2021-02-02 € 8,49

Volltreffer !!! Hiermit hältst Du DIE Praxisanleitung zu Deinem GPSMAP 66 in den Händen. Umfangreich bebilderte Erklärungen zu Grundbegriffen, Geräteeinstellungen, Navigation, Tourenplanung und -auswertung sowie der Kommunikation zum Smartphone zeigen wie´s geht. Jetzt auch mit Tourenplanungs-App für unterwegs < - Besonders für GPS-Einsteiger geeignet; - Mit Schritt für Schritt-Anleitungen zum Mitmachen; - GPS-Begriffe wie Tracks, Routen, Wegpunkte, Zwischenziele, POI´s, Koordinaten ...

Releasedatum: 2019-04-25 € 18,99

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Releasedatum: 1962-01-01 € 8,49

География и природа Нидерландов. История Нидерландов. Исторический анекдот. Флаг и герб Нидерландов. Святыни Нидерландов. Кухня Нидерландов. Голландский язык. Традиции и современность. Праздники Нидерландов. Музеи Голландии. Столица Нидерландов Амстердам. Музеи Амстерда...

Releasedatum: 2013-03-24 € 2,99

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Releasedatum: 1962-01-01 € 7,99

It is accepted wisdom today that human beings have irrevocably damaged the natural world. Yet what if this narrative obscures a more hopeful truth? In Inheritors of the Earth , renowned ecologist and environmentalist Chris D. Thomas overturns the accepted story, revealing how nature is fighting back. Many animals and plants actually benefit from our presence, raising biological diversity in most parts of the world and increasing the rate at which new species are formed, perhaps to the highest le...

Releasedatum: 2017-07-06 Genre:Wetenschap en natuur € 9,49

 The pursuit of sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe; innovations within the arts and sciences, business, design, engineering, and agriculture; historic policies and laws at municipal and state levels; and crucial international protocols and agreements.  Yet the meaning of sustainability remains unsettled, and the term frequently serves as green veneer for business as usual rather than a driver of fundamental change. The second edition of this...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-05 € 16,99

Dieses eBook: "Immanuel Kant: Schriften Zur physischen Geographie" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) war ein deutscher Philosoph der Aufklärung. Kant zählt zu den bedeutendsten Vertretern der abendländischen Philosophie. Zu seinen Lehrfächern gehörten Logik, Metaphysik, Moralphilosophie, Natürliche Theologie, Mathematik, Physik, Mechanik, Geografie, Anthropologie, Pädagogik und ...

Releasedatum: 2016-10-03 € 0,99

A gazetteer tracing the origin and meaning of more than 17,000 place-names throughout Britain, this A-Z is a treasury of information and fascinating facts. It is both an ideal guide for anybody exploring the British Isles and an authoritative resource for researchers and students interested in the study of place-names.

Releasedatum: 2011-10-21 € 16,99

Le voyageur qui se rend dans une localité, ne songe-t-il pas tout d’abord à se diriger vers le centre de la ville. Au Mans ce point central, aussi bien pour le commerçant que pour le touriste, est la place des Halles . N’est-ce pas en effet sur cette place que les principales maisons de commerce sont établies, de plus n’est-elle pas entourée de jolis cafés et d’hôtels très confortables, ce qu’un bon cicerone doit toujours recommander. Fruit d’une sélection réalisée au sein...

Releasedatum: 2016-05-17 € 3,49

Drawing on critical geopolitics and related strands of social theory, this book combines new case studies with theoretical and methodological reflections on the geographical analysis of security and insecurity. It brings together a mixture of early career and more established scholars and interprets security and the war on terror across a number of domains, including: international law, religion, migration, development, diaspora, art, nature and social movements. At a time when powerful projects...

Releasedatum: 2016-04-01 € 48,99

Nous avons bien peur d’avoir marqué notre premier pas sur la terre étrangère par un acte de paganisme, une libation au soleil levant ! L’Italie catholique, qui sait si bien s’arranger avec les dieux grecs et romains, nous le pardonnera ; mais la rigide Genève nous trouvera peut-être un peu libertin. Une bouteille de vin d’Arbois, achetée en passant à Poligny, jolie ville au pied de la muraille jurassique qu’il faut franchir pour sortir de France, fut bue par nous au premier rayo...

Releasedatum: 2016-02-04 € 3,49

L’histoire de France commence avec la langue française. La langue est le signe principal d’une nationalité. Le premier monument de la nôtre est le serment dicté par Charles le Chauve à son frère, au traité de 843. C’est dans le demi-siècle suivant que les diverses parties de la France, jusque-là confondues dans une obscure et vague unité, se caractérisent chacune par une dynastie féodale. Les populations, si longtemps flottantes, se sont enfin fixées et assises. Fruit d’une ...

Releasedatum: 2016-02-02 € 3,49

In ‘Wildernis, woongebied en wingewest’ beschrijft Louwrense Hacquebord, op basis van zijn expedities, hoe de bewoners van het poolgebied door de eeuwen heen onder barre omstandigheden hebben overleefd. Hij vertelt over de jacht op walvissen en ijsberen, walrussen en zeehonden, over hoe men steenkool uit de bevroren grond haalde en hoe men er tegenwoordig olie en gas wil winnen. En ook hoe natuurbeschermingsorganisaties de gebieden proberen te beschermen. Voor de één is het een bijna ontoe...

Releasedatum: 2015-01-31 Genre:Wetenschap en natuur € 6,99

When it comes to immigration, the population explosion, the collapse of the family, the north-south divide, devolution, or the death of the countryside, common wisdom tells us that we are in trouble; however, this is far from the truth. In his brilliant anatomy of contemporary Britain, leading geographer Daniel Dorling dissects the nation and reveals unexpected truths about the way we live today, contrary to what you might read in the news: The human mosaic: Most children who live above the four...

Releasedatum: 2011-03-17 € 3,99

There is no question that water pricing and public-private partnership can improve water management practices in the future. However, this concept is neither the cure-all many proponents argue, nor the disaster its opponents forecast. Providing a comprehensive and objective assessment of what does and does not work, where, why and under what circumstances, this informative collection assesses the social, economic, equity and institutional implications. This cohesive set of carefully selected ess...

Releasedatum: 2014-04-10 € 38,99

Quo Vadis: Evolution of Modern Navigation presents an intelligent and intelligible account of the essential principles underlying the design of satellite navigational systems—with introductory chapters placing them in context with the early development of navigational methods. The material is organized roughly as follows: the first third of the book deals with navigation in the natural world, the early history of navigation, navigating by the stars, precise mechanical chronometers for the dete...

Releasedatum: 2013-10-16 € 119,99

Striking transformations are taking place in the urban landscape. The regeneration of urban areas in the UK and around the world has become an increasingly important issue amongst governments and populations since the global economic downturn. This textbook provides an accessible and critical synthesis of urban regeneration in the UK, analyzing key policies, approaches, issues and debates. It places the historical and contemporary regeneration agenda in context. The second edition has been exten...

Releasedatum: 2013-06-07 € 48,99

Suitable as a training manual and a day-to-day reference, Shiphandling is the comprehensive and up to date guide to the theory and practice of ship handling procedures. Its covers the requirements of all STCW-level marine qualifications, provides expert guidance on all the hardware that marine professionals will make use of in the control and operation of their vessel and offers a broad focus on many shiphandling scenarios.

Releasedatum: 2007-08-15 € 82,99

Wine has been described as a window into places, cultures and times. Geographers have studied wine since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, when viticulturalists realized that the same grape grown in different geographic regions produced wine with differing olfactory and taste characteristics. This book, based on research presented to the Wine Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, shows just how far the relationship has come since the time of Bacchus and Dionysus. Geo...

Releasedatum: 2012-01-02 € 129,99

Landscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential readings of landscape are debated and explored, and, for the first time, distinctive traditions of landscape writing are brought together and examined as a whole, in a forward-looking critical review of work by cultural geographers and others within the last twenty to thirty years. This book clearly and concisely explores ...

Releasedatum: 2007-08-07 € 42,99

Sex Tourism examines the issues which emerge from sex worker-client interactions and from tourists visiting 'sex destinations'. It is a comprehensive summary of past research by academics and original primary and secondary research by the authors and has examples from Asia, Australasia and the USA. The authors have generated new models to show different dimensions of sex tourism, which normalise at least some components of the sex industry, and represent a new way of looking at sex tourism by ch...

Releasedatum: 2005-07-08 € 67,99

We live in a world that is increasingly vulnerable to climatic shocks - affecting agriculture and industry, government and international trade, not to mention human health and happiness. Serious anxieties have been aroused by respected scientists warning of dire perils that could result from upsets of the climatic regime. In this internationally acclaimed book, Emeritus Professor Hubert Lamb examines what we know about climate, how the past record of climate can be reconstructed, the causes of c...

Releasedatum: 2002-09-26 € 57,99

In investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities? Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life: between the public and the private, the political and the personal, the individual and the social. It is considered to be a means and motor of social change; as an active ingredient in the construction of space and place, and in ...

Releasedatum: 2005-12-09 € 39,99

Geopolitics identifies and scrutinizes the central features of geopolitics from the sixteenth century to the present. The book focuses on five key concepts of the modern geopolitical imagination: * Visualising the world as a whole * The definition of geographical areas as 'advanced' or 'primitive' * The notion of the state being the highest form of political organization * The pursuit of primacy by competing states * The necessity for hierarchy.

Releasedatum: 2004-03-01 € 39,99

Examines the residential, policed, and infrastructural landscapes of New and Old Delhi under British Rule. The first book of its kind to present a comparative history of New and Old Delhi Draws on the governmentality theories and methodologies presented in Michel Foucault’s lecture courses Looks at problems of social and racial segregation, the policing of the cities, and biopolitical needs in urban settings Undertakes a critique of colonial governmentality on the basis of the lived spaces of ...

Releasedatum: 2011-07-22 € 25,99

Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year A revelatory tale of science, adventure, and modern myth. When the writer Donovan Hohn heard of the mysterious loss of thousands of bath toys at sea, he figured he would interview a few oceanographers, talk to a few beachcombers, and read up on Arctic science and geography. But questions can be like ocean currents: wade in too far, and they carry you away. Hohn's accidental odyssey pulls him into the secretive world of ship...

Releasedatum: 2011-03-03 € 9,49

Need directions? Are you good at getting lost? Then GPS is just the technology you’ve dreamed of, and GPS For Dummies is what you need to help you make the most of it. If you have a GPS unit or plan to buy one, GPS For Dummies, 2nd Edition helps you compare GPS technologies, units, and uses. You’ll find out how to create and use digital maps and learn about waypoints, tracks, coordinate systems, and other key point to using GPS technology. Get more from your GPS device by learning to use Web...

Releasedatum: 2008-11-17 € 18,99

This edition does not include illustrations. The story of a man’s obsession with whales, which takes him on a personal, historical and biographical journey – from his childhood to his fascination with Moby-Dick and his excursions whale-watching. All his life, Philip Hoare has been obsessed by whales, from the gigantic skeletons in London’s Natural History Museum to adult encounters with the wild animals themselves. Whales have a mythical quality – they seem to elide with dark fantasies o...

Releasedatum: 2009-08-06 Genre:Wetenschap en natuur € 8,99