Libros de Geografía física, página 2 de 14

Being present in a forest can produce mental emotional and physical health benefits Wild Walking is a simple antidote to our nature starved lives

A beach goer s pocket companion for lazy days on the shore or for the armchair beachcomber recalling the feel of sand between their toes Noticing and collecting shells is an irresistible and accessible activity for pretty much everyone who goes to the beach young or old specialist or first timer Learn more about exploring the seashore and the treasures to be found from seashells and pebbles to seaweed and sand and discover the secrets of the tide and conservation plus how to be a responsible collector and how to record your finds

An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep time and modern tides RAYNOR WINN Wondrous elegant and haunting Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland PHILIP HOARE Medieval kingdoms Notorious pirate towns Drowned churches Crocodile infested swamps On a series of coastal walks Lisa Woollett takes us on an illuminating journey bringing to life the places where mythology and reality meet at the very edges of Britain and Ireland From Bronze Age settlements on the Isles of Scilly and submerged prehistoric forests in Wales to a Victorian amusement park on the Isle of Wight and castles in the air off County Clare Lisa draws together archaeology meetings with locals and tales from folklore to reveal how the sea has forged shaped and often overwhelmed these landscapes and communities Lost to the Sea is an exhilarating voyage around the ever shifting shores of the British Isles and a haunting ode to our profound relationship with the sea A hugely enjoyable mosaic of history myth and imagination SARA WHEELER Beautifully written and researched I was immediately tempted to head out in search of lost lands WYL MENMUIR

A thrilling journey of discovery Tristan Gooley author of How to Read a Tree Levison Wood has done the impossible To tell the story of trees in a single book is a Herculean task but one that he has resoundingly achieved Merlin Hanbury Tenison author of Our Oaken Bones A thrilling moving and convincing journey through the life of trees Will Storr author of The Status Game This powerful book brims with curiosity original thought and cutting edge research but amidst the wonder you can also hear the haunting cry of the natural world Sophy Roberts The Lost Pianos of Siberia Levison Wood has spent a lifetime exploring wild places and witnessing environmental challenges and conservation efforts around the world Now he s delving into the incredible world of forests In this global investigation The Great Tree Story explores the profound influence forests have had on our planet and civilisation Each chapter digs into a different aspect of this relationship from the evolutionary history of trees and their cultural significance in ancient civilisations to the impacts of agriculture colonisation and the industrial revolution on forest ecosystems The book highlights the wisdom of indigenous communities in forest stewardship ex

An evocative voyage through the Carpathian mountain range and its threatened landscape peoples and history The Carpathian Mountains of Poland Slovakia Romania and Ukraine are Europe s last true wilderness A landscape of great spruce and beech forests grass meadows and ancient villages its people contend daily with the elements as well as Europe s last large carnivores But this fragile ecosystem is now under threat from climate change and illegal logging Journeying from the banks of the Danube to Transylvania Nick Thorpe guides us through the history and ecology of the watershed of Europe between the Black Sea and the Baltic For a thousand years the Carpathians have been a place of refuge of identity and belonging where powerful rulers and dynasties fought to gain control over rich gold seams and the unruly inhabitants of strategic valleys Today its inhabitants struggle to protect its vast forest habitat from urban sprawl as well as logging Drawing on interviews with shepherds foresters and loggers and his four decades of experience in the region Thorpe sheds light on a neglected part of Europe where bears wolves chamois and lynxes still roam

Woodland Wisdom is a charming gift book filled with informative fascinating and fun facts about our forests and woodlands

Esta obra pretende hacer asequible el conocimiento de determinadas técnicas instrumentales, de contenido y orientación prácticos. El objetivo fundamental es el de guiar al alumno en el aprendizaje de dichas tecnicas con la finalidad de capacitarle, tanto en la comprension de los conceptos teoricos aprendidos en las Unidades Didacticas, como de facilitarle un conocimiento mas profundo del mundo que nos rodea, en particular, y de la realidad geografica, en general.

Los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) constituyen herramientas informáticas, capaces de gestionar y analizar la información georreferenciada, con vistas a la resolución de problemas de base espacial. En el presente DVD, exponemos la forma de trabajo de estas herramientas, con informacion organizada en este formato, asi como las principales funcionalidades basicas que permiten resolver complejos problemas de caracter territorial y medioambiental.