Ernst Schafer 
Fest der weissen Schleier [PDF ebook] 
Eine Forscherfahrt durch Tibet nach Lhasa, der heiligen Stadt des Gottkonigtums

Urban Process and Power has two chief aims. Firstly, it analyses and explains a century of the production and reproduction of the urban environment in which most of us live. Secondly, the book focuse …

Environmental Aesthetics is a comprehensive introduction. It includes a history of aesthetics, discussing the psychology of human-environment relations, and artistic influences on the city and analys …

»In Clive, we have an ever-fascinating guide to Britain»s heathery districts, not only marvelling at the wildlife of such wild places, but also celebrating their diverse origins, uses and cultural …

The war in Syria has put Russia at the centre of Middle Eastern politics. Moscow»s return to the region following a prolonged period of absence has enhanced its geopolitical status at a time it has …

The magnitude and rapidity of global environmental change threatens the perpetuation of life on Earth. Many aspects of this crisis are familiar to us – the destruction of tropical rainforests, the ho …

With his Letter of 1493 to the court of Spain, Christopher Columbus heralded his first voyage to the present-day Americas, creating visions that seduced the European imagination and birthing a fascin …

Should rural Britain be preserved from urban development, or should people be allowed to live and shop where they want? In the face of continued urban expansion the countryside has become a major iss …

Features almost 300 colour photographs and brings together more than 60 years of research by a leading voice in British woodland ecology. Trees define woodland. They provide a complex, multi-layered …

As coastal populations burgeon, problems of erosion, pollution and coastal change are becoming ever more serious and necessitate scientifically informed management strategies. This authoritative new …

Lithuania restored her independence, after half a century of Soviet occupation, in the immediate aftermath of the failed Moscow coup in August 1991. As the multi-national Soviet state disintegrated, …