This book describes the effects of cold climates on the surface of the earth. Using scientific principles, the authors describe the evolution of ground thermal conditions and the origin of natural features such as frost heave, solifluction, slope instabilities, patterned ground, pingos and ice wedge[...]

In the cold regions, freezing of the ground presents major geotechnical and environmental challenges. In Russia, oil and gas gives these regions special economic and geopolitical significance. After glasnost, it became evident that research there was more comprehensive but the problems far greater t[...]

First differential diagnosis book to focus on children's behaviours Organised to allow rapid lookup of behaviours and comprehensive lists of their possible causes Provides useful, up-to-date information that is not readily available anywhere else Ground-breaking, new approach to looking at child beh[...]