Nick Middleton is a physical

Physical geography

Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...

 geographer

Geography

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 and supernumerary fellow of St Anne's College, Oxford. He specialises in desertification

Desertification

Desertification is the degradation of land in drylands. Caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change and human activities, desertification is one of the most significant global environmental problems.-Definitions:...

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Nick Middleton was born in London

London

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, England

England

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. As a geographer he has travelled to more than 50 countries. Going to Extremes is a television programme for Channel 4

Channel 4

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 about extreme lifestyles, in which Middleton experiences life in the hostile conditions other
cultures must endure. He has appeared on BBC 2's Through the Keyhole.

Publications

Thesis

• Nick Middleton, The Geography of Dust Storms (University of Oxford DPhil thesis, 1986)

Books as sole author

• Nick Middleton, Atlas of Environmental Issues (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988)

• Nick Middleton, Atlas of World Issues (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988)

• Nick Middleton, Desertification (Oxford: Oxford University Press)

• Nick Middleton, Desertification and Wind Erosion in the Western Sahel: the Example of Mauritania (Research Papers 40, Oxford: School of Geography University of Oxford, 1987)

• Nick Middleton, Extremes Along the Silk Road: Adventures off the World's Oldest Superhighway (London: John Murray, 2005; London: John Murray, 2006)

• Nick Middleton, Extremes: Surviving the World's Harshest Environments (New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St Martin's Press, 2005)

• Nick Middleton, The Global Casino: an Introduction to Environmental Issues (London: Arnold, 1995; 2nd edn 1999; 3rd edn 2003)

• Nick Middleton, Going to Extremes: Mud, Sweat and Frozen Tears
  Going to Extremes (book)
  Going to Extremes is a non-fiction book by Joe McGinniss. It was first published in 1980. The book is about McGinniss' travels through Alaska for a year. The book became a best-seller.The Los Angeles Times called it a "vivid memoir."...
  
  (London: Channel 4, 2001; London: Pan, 2003)

• Nick Middleton, Ice Tea and Elvis: a Saunter Through the Southern States (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1999; London: Phoenix, 2000)

• Nick Middleton, Intellectual Property Rights: a Battleground for Trade and Biodiversity (Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1999)

• Nick Middleton, Kalashnikovs and Zombie Cucumbers: Travels in Mozambique (London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1994; London: Phoenix, 1995)

• Nick Middleton, The Last Disco in Outer Mongolia (London: Sinclair-Stevenson, 1992; London: Phoenix, 1993; London: Phoenix, 1995)

• Nick Middleton, Southern Africa (Hove: Macdonald Young Books, 1999)

• Nick Middleton, Surviving Extremes: Ice, Jungle, Sand and Swamp (London: Channel 4, 2003; London: Pan, 2004)

• Nick Middleton, Travels as a Brussels Scout (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997; London: Phoenix, 1998)

Co-authored books

• Andrew Goudie and Nick Middleton, Bibliography of Desert Dust Storms and Their Consequences (Oxford Environmental Change Unit Bibliography No. 1, 1990)

• Nick Middleton, The Bloody Baron: Wicked Dictator of the East (London: Short, 2001)

• Neil Grant and Nick Middleton, The Daily Telegraph Atlas of the World Today (London: Telegraph, 1987)

• Andrew Goudie and Nick Middleton, Desert Dust in the Global System (Heidelberg: Springer, 2006)

• D.S.G. Thomas and Nick Middleton, Desertification: Exploding the Myth (Chichester: Wiley, 1994)

• Nick Middleton and D.S.G. Thomas, eds, World Atlas of Desertification (London: Arnold, 1992; 2nd edn 1997)..

Co-authored articles

• Andrew Goudie and Nick Middleton, 'The Changing Frequency of Dust Storms Through Time', Climatic Change 20 (1992), 197-225

• Andrew Goudie and Nick Middleton, 'Dust Storms in the Middle East', Bulletin de la Classe des sciences 6:13:7-12 (Brussels: Académie royale des sciences, 2002), 379-99

External links

• Dr Nick Middleton - School of Geography