Book reviews.

Books reviewed: Alastair Gemmell, Geomorphology, human activity and global environmental change John Gordon, Fundamentals of soils J David Wood, The frontier environment and social order: The letters of Francis Codd from Upper Canada Alastair M Curry, Landslides in the thick loess terrain of North–West China Keekok Lee, The terrestrial biosphere: environmental change, ecosystem science, attitudes and values Duncan Light, Nationalism and territory: constructing group identity in southeastern Europe Tim Hall, Handbook of urban studies Heather Norris Nicholson, Cinema and the city. Film and urban societies in a global context Judith Petts, Global environmental risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]