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Complexity Science
The Study of Emergence Henrik Jeldtoft Jensen
This introductory textbook provides detailed coverage of the rapidly growing field of complexity science, for a broad audience of readers.
November 2022 254 x 178 mm 458pp 9781108834766 Hardback £39.99 / US$49.99 X
Visible and Dark Matter in the Universe
A Short Primer on Astrophysical Dynamics Giuseppe Bertin
A concise introduction to modern astrophysics, with a focus on galaxy dynamics and the discovery of dark matter halos.
December 2022 229 x 152 mm c.160pp 9781316519318 Hardback £26.99 / US$34.99 P
Quantum Mechanics in Nanoscience and Engineering
Uri Peskin
Machinery of quantum mechanics described through the perspective of nanoscale phenomena for students in physics, chemistry and engineering.
February 2023 254 x 178 mm c.450pp 9781108834902 Hardback £49.99 / US$64.99 C
EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
The Emergence of Geoengineering
How Knowledge Networks Form Governance Objects Ina Möller
Explores the history, community and context through which climate ‘geoengineering’ became a governance object on the climate policy agenda.
Elements in Earth System Governance
December 2022 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 9781009048958 Paperback £17.00 / US$22.00 P
Physics Behind Music
An Introduction Bryan H. Suits
This engaging text uses the performance, recording, and enjoyment of music to present basic principles of physics.
March 2023 254 x 178 mm c.322pp 9781108948708 Paperback c. £29.99 / c. US$39.99 X
A Chandrasekar
A guide for atmospheric and oceanic sciences courses primarily and also for students of applied mathematics, mechanical & aerospace engineering.
November 2022 244 x 170 mm c.400pp 9781009100564 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 C
A Course in Cosmology
From Theory to Practice Dragan Huterer
A pedagogical approach to cosmology that integrates theory with computational and dataanalysis techniques, to prepare readers for further research.
March 2023 253 x 203 mm c.436pp 9781316513590 Hardback £49.99 / US$64.99 X
Climate Change and Land
IPCC Special Report on Climate Change, Desertification, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Food Security, and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Terrestrial Ecosystems Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
This IPCC Special Report provides a comprehensive, up-to-date scientific assessment of the interactions between climate change and land.
December 2022 279 x 216 mm 906pp 9781009158015 Paperback £84.99 / US$110.00 R
Climate Justice in India
Volume 1
Edited by Prakash Kashwan
Academics, activists, and artists offer historically and socially grounded perspectives on climate justice in Indian society and politics.
December 2022 229 x 152 mm c.230pp 9781009171915 Hardback £105.00 / US$135.00 C
Magmatism in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Bruce Marsh
A unique and detailed examination of the Ferrar Magmatic System of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Antarctica.
January 2023 244 x 170 mm c.225pp 9781009177085 Hardback £95.00 / US$125.00 C
Molecular Paleobiology of the Echinoderm Skeleton
Jeffrey R. Thompson
The molecular and genomic underpinning for the echinoderm fossil record.
Elements of Paleontology
December 2022 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 9781009179751 Paperback £17.00 / US$22.00 P
Addressing the Grand Challenges of Planetary Governance
The Future of the Global Political Order Oran R. Young
Uses knowledge of complex systems to analyze critical transitions in large political orders.
Elements in Earth System Governance
November 2022 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 9781009272476 Paperback £17.00 / US$22.00 P
Five Times Faster
Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change Simon Sharpe
Policy insider’s compelling argument to reorganise our efforts in science, diplomacy, and economics to tackle climate change five times faster.
February 2023 229 x 152 mm c.350pp 9781009326490 Hardback £20.00 / US$24.95 T
How to Fix a Broken Planet
Advice for Surviving the 21st Century Julian Cribb
The ten catastrophic risks that threaten human civilisation and the planet, and advice on how to overcome or mitigate them.
January 2023 198 x 129 mm c.130pp 9781009333412 Paperback £12.99 / US$16.95 T
Transforming Food Systems Under Climate Change through Innovation
Edited by Bruce Campbell Philip Thornton Ana Maria Loboguerrero Dhanush Dinesh Andreea Nowak
An authoritative reference on food system transformation and how it can be achieved in the face of climate change.
October 2022 244 x 170 mm c.350pp 9781009227209 Paperback £49.99 / US$64.99 P
Adaptive Governance to Manage Human Mobility and Natural Resource Stress
Saleem H. Ali Martin Clifford Dominic Kniveton Caroline Zickgraf Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson
Connections between resources and migration operate as a complex adaptive system rather than being premised in linear, causal mechanisms.
Elements in Earth System Governance
November 2022 229 x 152 mm c.75pp 9781009357722 Paperback £17.00 / US$22.00 P
Introduction to Environmental Data Science
William W. Hsieh
A comprehensive guide to machine learning and statistics for students and researchers of environmental data science.
January 2023 244 x 170 mm 500pp 9781107065550 Hardback £59.99 / US$79.99 C
Hydrology
An Introduction
Second edition
Wilfried Brutsaert
Revised and updated, this classic textbook introduces the fundamental principles of hydrology for advanced students and professionals.
January 2023 253 x 203 mm 650pp 9781107135277 Hardback £49.99 / US$64.99 X
Geomorphology of Desert Dunes
Second edition
Nicholas Lancaster
An authoritative review of the characteristics and dynamics of desert dunes and their sediments ideal for graduate students and researchers.
February 2023 244 x 170 mm c.350pp 9781108420884 Hardback £64.99 / US$84.99 P
Fluvial Megafans on Earth and Mars
Edited by Justin Wilkinson Yanni Gunnell
Inventory of nearly 300 megafans across 5 continents, describing the major morphological attributes of megafans and multi-megafan landscapes.
February 2023 280 x 216 mm c.500pp 9781108423373 Hardback £95.00 / US$125.00 C
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Forests, Climate Change, and Our Future Gordon Bonan
This book examines the history and science of forest–climate influences and forest management to mitigate climate change.
January 2023 253 x 203 mm c.300pp 9781108467841 Paperback £36.99 / US$49.99 P
The Atmospheric General Circulation
John M. Wallace David S. Battisti David W. J. Thompson Dennis L. Hartmann
An engaging, comprehensive, richly illustrated textbook about the atmospheric general circulation, relating theory to observations.
March 2023 279 x 216 mm c.456pp 9781108474245 Hardback £54.99 / US$69.99 X
Rotation Sensing with Large Ring Lasers
Applications in Geophysics and Geodesy Ulrich Schreiber Jon-Paul Wells
An overview of ring lasers for high-resolution inertial rotation sensing of the Earth and applications in geophysics and geodesy.
December 2022 244 x 170 mm c.350pp 9781108422550 Hardback £95.00 / US$125.00 C
Data Science and Human-Environment Systems
Steven M. Manson
The first comprehensive treatment of data science as a new and powerful way to understand and manage human-environment interactions.
January 2023 244 x 170 mm c.300pp 9781108486286 Hardback £105.00 / US$135.00 C
