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En el actual contexto de cambio climático y cambio global, el análisis de los riesgos naturales para la planificación territorial se está convirtiendo en uno de los nichos profesionales que más está creciendo en los ultimos años. De entre todos los riesgos naturales, la inundabilidad es la peligrosidad de mayor repercusion a nivel mundial. Cada vez mas, son necesarios profesionales capacitados para el analisis y gestion de areas inundables. Es, ademas, un campo multidisciplinar, al que se puede acceder desde muy distintas disciplinas, pero que requiere unos conocimientos minimos, tecnicos y cientificos, que no siempre son faciles de obtener. Este manual esta dirigido a quienes pretenden adentrarse en la elaboracion de un analisis de inundaciones con el software libre y mas extendido para la materia: HEC-RAS.Los autores han realizado un manual sencillo, asequible para quienes no tienen conocimientos tecnicos especializados, que describe paso a paso el modo de realizar los procesos hidrologicos e hidraulicos. Igualmente, y no menos importante, describe todos los pasos a seguir por un consultor al que se le encargue hacer un estudio de inundaciones para una cuenca determinada, abarcando no solo el uso del software, sino tambien el trabajo previo de campo y el trabajo previo y posterior de gabinete, incluida la representacion final de resultados. Se incluyen, asimismo, algunas nociones teoricas basicas sobre hidrologia e hidraulica, asi como material complementario importante para el proceso.

Las cartografías críticas han sido poco tratadas en España y este libro hace énfasis en el valor de estos dispositivos de representación espacial alternativos a las cartografías convencionales. Recoge los resultados y reflexiones forjadas a partir del seminario de investigacion Visiones de Cartografias Criticas, organizado en el Departamento de Geografia de la Universidad Autonoma de Madrid del 2017 al 2022. En concreto, proponemos conectar cartografias criticas y periferias urbanas, entendidas en sentido amplio, con los desafios de las ciudades contemporaneas y las aspiraciones de la ciudadania. Para encontrar formas alternativas y plurales de representar e interpretar la realidad espacial de las periferias urbanas, otros mapas son necesarios, aquellos que, bajo la premisa de la imposible objetividad del acto cartografico, visibilizan realidades inadvertidas y miradas que estimulan el pensamiento critico. Las trayectorias y perfiles de quienes han elaborado los textos pasan por la geografia, el arte, la arquitectura, el diseño o la comunicacion, enriqueciendo las visiones sobre los mapas y las propuestas de accion y transformacion social y urbana.

Este libro sobre los elementos y estructuras del mapa político mundial se dedica a una disciplina queestudia las dimensiones espaciales de la política. Se concentra en la descripción y análisis conceptual dela dimension espacial de los procesos politicos en todos los niveles. Abarca sus elementos basicos,incluyendo Estados, uniones supranacionales, sistemas geopoliticos, regiones, fronteras, capitales,territorios dependientes y territorios bajo administracion internacional. La geografia politica desarrollaenfoques teoricos fundamentales que permiten comprender las peculiaridades de las politicas exteriorese interiores de los Estados. La capacidad de utilizar tecnicas de analisis espacial permite determinarpatrones y regularidades de los fenomenos politicos tanto a nivel global como regional y local. Este texto,inusual por la precision conceptual y la minuciosidad del analisis, es de gran utilidad para los estudiososde la ciencia politica, las relaciones internacionales y los estudios de area.

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

València, la ciudad es un apasionante recorrido por más de dos mil años de historia. Desde su fundación por Roma en el 138 a.C. hasta la época más reciente, este libro atraviesa, con una narración fl

An essential read for those who love walking Jackie Morris author of The Lost Words and The Lost Spells Cornish s book delves back in history and is written with a sense of urgency Mail on Sunday Cornish s passion for walking natural beauty and the abundant history of these old ways shines through Times Pre order now to discover the rich history of Britain s millennia old network of pathways and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again Hundreds of thousands of miles of paths reach into and connect communities across England and Wales By 2026 10 000 miles of undiscovered footpaths around Britain stand to be lost Jack Cornish has dedicated the last five years of his life to walking these forgotten routes and this book The Lost Paths is the result It is Jack Cornish s hope that The Lost Paths will show just how special these forgotten rights of way are and how embedded each path is in the history of Britain Footpaths tracks country lanes and urban streets illuminate how our ancestors interacted with and shaped their landscapes in the pursuit of commerce salvation escape war and leisure Paths are an often overlooked part of our everyday life and our country s history crucial to understanding the cultural and environm

Discover new places with authoritative atlases, beautifully designed and packaged.An excellent world atlas for everyday use at home or work, representing broad coverage at a great price. Clear, authoritative Times atlas mapping fully updated.Detailed maps in the distinctive and respected Times style provide balanced, systematic coverage of all parts of the world. Each continent is introduced by a political map showing individual countries, followed by regional maps showing towns and cities, roads, railways, international boundaries and topography.Main features of this atlas include:Authoritative updated Times mapping of the whole worldGeographical reference section with flags, statistics and facts for the worlds states and territoriesStatistics and world maps on major geographical themes, including population, cities, climate, the environment and telecommunicationsUnique 16 pages full of thousands of world facts and figuresOver 25,000 place names

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

THE PHENOMENAL INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 3 MILLION COPIES SOLD The iconic bestseller Prisoners of Geography, now fully updated with brand new content to reflect the changing global geopolitical landscape since it was first published in 2015 One of the best books about geopolitics you could imagine. Evening Standard Prisoners of Geography is the book people need to understand whats happening in the news today, from Chinas ambitions to the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza. Bestselling author and geopolitics expert Tim Marshall looks at the past, present and future to offer crucial insights into one of the major factors that determines world history because if you dont know geography, youll never have the full picture.

Una colección de anécdotas y episodios sorprendentes de la geografía que revelan el lado más insólito y fascinante de nuestro planeta y sus fronteras.Cuando uno empieza a estudiar geografía, los países parecen concretos, solidos y perfectamente ubicados. Pero, cuando haces zoom en el mapa, comienzas a encontrar fronteras difusas, lugares que aparecen y desaparecen, toponimos imposibles, accidentes geograficos que desafian la logica....Aqui conoceras una localidad con mil fronteras, dos continentes separados por una cuerda azul, una casa que invadio Portugal al ampliar la cocina, un pueblo con un nombre interminable y otro donde celebran tres Nocheviejas en una hora.La geografia esta llena de historiones.

La gran isla de Australia celebra su día nacional el 26 de enero de cada año en recuerdo del mismo día de 1788 en que Arthur Phillip, en nombre de la corona británica, inició el proceso de ocupación del territorio. Sin embargo, no fueron los britanicos lo

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¿Y SI LA MEJOR MANERA DE CONTAR LA HISTORIA DEL MUNDO FUERA SU GEOGRAFÍA? UN ENSAYO APASIONANTE PARA LECTORES DE JARED DIAMOND Y ROBERT D. KAPLAN. «La historia de la humanidad es una respuesta a desa

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

The Little Book of Mother s Love celebrates the unconditional affection a mother feels for her family

A guide to exploring 325 of the most scenic wildlife rich and historically significant woodlands in Wales From precious remnants of temperate rainforests to lesser known wildwoods and urban copses Welsh woodlands offer places of sanctuary for both wildlife and people In this practical guide Gabriel Hemery brings together the beauty purpose history and wildlife of some of the most extraordinary woodland sites in Wales from the largest like Tywi Forest covering more than 6 000 hectares to the smallest measuring one hectare Some woods are havens for rare wildlife such as the threatened red squirrel spectacular lichens and the elusive goshawk Others offer opportunities to explore archaeological features and discover some of Wales magical and hidden histories Many are ideal for simply enjoying the spectacular Welsh scenery The book is divided into seven regions each beginning with a summary of its woodland heritage The 325 site entries contain details of ownership designation area forest type precise access details including grid reference post code and what3words reference and a description of key features of interest With clear maps and hundreds of remarkable photographs showcasing Wales plants animals and landscapes this is an essential

A deep observation of coast and wetland climate and self by a leading Indian ecological activist

Do you over analyse relationships Or do you avoid thinking about them altogether Do you feel comfortable being close to someone Or does intimacy leave you feeling suffocated Or angry Please Find Attached explains why as seven people talk candidly about their upbringings their loves and their losses Delving deep into their lives Laura Mucha explains everything you need to know about attachment theory the most heavily researched relationship science and how it can make sense of our important relationships and our lives This in depth and engaging account of attachment theory uses science and personal stories to explore our relationships in a non judgemental kind and compassionate way Please Find Attached will help you understand attachment theory explore why you think feel and behave the way you do with loved ones and help you have better relationships as a result