Global change texts

• Editors: Eva Panagiotakopulu, Jonathan Sadler 
• Wiley (2021)

The key debates concerning the biogeography of the North Atlantic islands still rumble on: Do the biota reflect cryptic refugia or otherwise, or tabula rasa and recolonization? How important were human communities in shaping the existing biota and biogeographical patterns? Throw into this mix current concerns over global warming, and we can now ask, how resilient is the biota to change, either natural or anthropogenic?

This volume draws together a range of researchers with longstanding research interests in the region, from diverse academic backgrounds, to evaluate some of these questions.  

Biogeography in the Sub-Arctic

• Series Volume Editors: Paolo Tarolli, Simon Mudd
• Elsevier (2020)

Remote Sensing of Geomorphology, Volume 23, discusses the new range of remote-sensing techniques (lidar, structure from motion photogrammetry, advanced satellite platforms) that has led to a dramatic increase in terrain information, and as such provided new opportunities for a better understanding of surface morphology and related Earth surface processes.

Useful for MSc and PhD students, this book is also ideal for any scientists that want to have a single volume guideline to help them develop new ideas. In addition, technicians and private and public sectors working on remote sensing will find the information useful to their initiatives.

Remote Sensing of Geomorphology

• Author: David (Dave) Reay
• Palgrave Macmillan (2019)   
• Available for open access (Access the e-book for free)

This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Professor Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what new threats climate change will bring.

Climate-Smart Food 

• Author: David (Dave) Reay
• Palgrave Macmillan (2006) 

Climate change is one of the greatest threats that humankind faces in the twenty-first century. This book argues that while government and industry dither, we could all cut our personal greenhouse gas emissions by 60 per cent - the level necessary to halt the current trend according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

After summarizing today's state of affairs, scientifically and politically, climatologist Dave Reay explores the climate impact of housing, gardening, food, money, work, transport, and even death. Packed with provocative case studies, calculations and lifestyle comparisons, this entertaining and authoritative book makes the complexities of climatology understandable and challenges readers to rethink their notions of 'doing their bit'.

Climate Change Begins at Home