Cities and Nature illustrates how the city is part of the environment, and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. The city has been treated in geographical writings as only a social phenomena, and at the same time, environmental scientists have tended to ignore the urban. [...]

Cities and Nature connects environmental processes with social and political actions. The book reconnects science and social science to demonstrate how the city is part of the environment and how it is subject to environmental constraints and opportunities. This second edition has been extensively r[...]

In this volume, the USA is treated as a system that has been stress-tested by four unique events: the War on Terror, Hurricane Katrina, the Financial Meltdown that led to the Great Recession and the Giant Oil Spill. The author uses stress-testing to identify weaknesses within the "system," and exami[...]

Providing a synthesis of the main strands of urban theory, this book reviews the classic contributions to understanding the rise of the modern capitalist city and its evolution into the complex urban landscape of postmodern times. It focuses on aspects of the twenty-first century city relating urban[...]

A high-seas adventure with a low-stature pirateWhat shall we do with the shrunken sailor? Short John Silver has a map to buried treasure but no ship to sail in. So with the help of Captain Poopdeck and his motley pirate crew, he sets out to seek his fortune. But first the scurvy sailors have to brav[...]

John F. Kennedy was our president for only 1,036 days, but the work he began and the inspiration he gave our country lasts forever. He shaped the future of the United States in civil rights, in the space program, and in creating programs and strengthening alliances throughout the world to protect de[...]