Conservation of the environment Books

Book SynopsisOff the coast of California, running from Santa Barbara to La Jolla, lies an archipelago of eight islands known as the California Channel Islands. The northern five were designated as Channel Islands National Park in 1980 to protect and restore the rich habitat of the islands and surrounding waters. In the years since, that mission intensified as scientists discovered the extent of damage to the delicate habitats of these small fragments of land and to the surprisingly threatened sea around them. In Restoring Nature Lary M. Dilsaver and Timothy J. Babalis examine how the National Park Service has attempted to reestablish native wildlife and vegetation to the five islands through restorative ecology and public land management. The Channel Islands staff were innovators of the inventory and monitoring program whereby the resource problems were exposed. This program became a blueprint for management throughout the U.S. park system. Dilsaver and Babalis presenTrade Review“An outstanding environmental history of a little-studied area of enormous complexity on the doorstep of one of the most densely populated parts of North America. It will become the standard reference for the region and the National Park Service policies that shaped it for the next generation.”—William Wyckoff, author of How to Read the American West: A Field Guide“I know of no other book that examines rigorously the effects of National Park Service policies in the Channel Islands. All of the material in Restoring Nature is handled in a balanced, fair-minded manner. . . . Critically important, where possible the authors have woven fact-laden, scientific material into an engaging narrative.”—Thomas J. Osborne, author of Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California’s ShoreTable of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Maps Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Channel Islands of California 2. A Monumental Task 3. Legislative Protection for the Islands and the Sea 4. Resource Management in the Early Years 5. Building the New Park 6. Growth of the Natural Resource Management 7. Managing the Resources on Santa Rosa Island 8. New Owners on Santa Cruz Island 9. Restoring Nature 10. Channel Islands National Park in the New Century Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe East Country is a work of creative nonfiction in which the acclaimed nature writer Jules Pretty integrates memoir, natural history, cultural critique, and spiritual reflection into a single compelling narrative. Pretty frames his book around Aldo Leopold and his classic A Sand County Almanac, bringing Leopold's ethicthat some could live without nature but most should notinto the twenty-first century. In The East Country, Pretty follows the seasons through seventy-four tales set in a variety of landscapes from valley to salty shore. Pretty convinces us that we should all develop long attachments to the local, observing that the land can change us for the better.Trade ReviewI'm in step with Prof Jules Pretty. Who wouldn't be, when he rightly recognises the link between a healthy natural world and good mental health in humans – and trumpets the message? Like him, I love getting outdoors to feel the sun (and rain) on my skin and notice the different rhythm. You could say I've bought the T-shirt along with the waterproof walking boots and warm coat. * The East Anglian Daily Times *His celebration of the landscape incorporates memoir and poetry, natural history and spiritual reflection, but also a critique of where current policies are leading us. ‘Nature will carry on regardless,’ he suggest. ‘It is just that we might not.’ -- Matthew Reisz * Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsPreface A Geographic Locator January 1. The Winter Hesitation 2. One Glossy Ibis and Many Ticks 3. Winter Gales and Beliefs 4. Walk the Line 5. The Weight of a Snipe 6. The Old Battlefield February 7. Paths and Prints in Snow 8. Closing Time 9. To Iken 10. Saturation 11. The Box Valley March 12. Disturbing Hints of Spring 13. The Beach Crows 14. Some Spring for Celandine 15. Blackthorn Days 16. The Blue Light of Spring April 17. Two Buzzards 18. The Long Night of Hope 19. Mystery Solved 20. Nightingales and Green Men 21. Sailors' Reading Room 22. The Assington Elms May 23. The Owl and the Sun 24. The Bat and the Wild 25. Time Travel 26. Since Records Began 27. Bells in the Cow Parsley Section 28. Encounters 29. The Northern Sky 30. All Four Margins June 31. Magic in the Thicks 32. The Lost Shore 33. Hollyhock Summer 34. A Submission 35. Lay-Bys of the A12 36. The Cottage Hospital 37. Come Back the Wild 38. Anniversary July 39. Village Edgelands 40. Nature at a Nuclear Power Station 41. Digging for Victory 42. Under Another Atomic Sky 43. Heat Wave August 44. Pause for Ragwort 45. The End of the Road 46. Nightwalk 47. Soon, the Departure 48. The Tinker's Cottage 49. The Turn September 50. The Path 51. Mud Birds 52. Angels in the Back Lanes 53. Season of Mist and Fire 54. In Memoriam 55. The Rhythym of Farm Names October 56. Insect Life 57. A New Anniversary 58. Things and Doubt 59. Alarm Call 60. The Sands of Another Summer 61. Wait for the End November 62. Bonfire Night 63. At First, Silence 64. The Night Hours 65. Leaf Fall and Mists 66. Beach Fishermen and Water Sprites 67. Much Can Change in a Short Time 68. Passing Years December 69. A Marsh Murmuration 70. Poor Man's Heaven 71. Dark and Wet at Solstice 72. Pruning and Planning 73. Dark and Wet, Again 74. An East Wind Crossing the New Year Acknowledgments Notes by Tale Bibliography List of Photographs

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Book SynopsisChronicles is a major work, a collection of current, pressing and inspirational stories of Indigenous communities from the Canadian subarctic to the heart of Dine Bii Kaya, Navajo Nation. Chronicles is a book literally risen from the ashes-beginning in 2008 after her home burned to the ground-and collectively is an accounting of Winona's personal path of recovery, finding strength and resilience in the writing itself as well as in her work. Long awaited, Chronicles is a labour of love, a tribute to those who have passed on and those yet to arrive.

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Book Synopsis“Deep down, there is just something that draws us to the land, to wild places. We were there to listen to the land.”When National Geographic Adventurers of the Year Amy and Dave Freeman marry, they set out on an unusual honeymoon: a three-year, 12,000-mile journey across North America. From Alaska’s Inside Passage to Florida’s Key West, they traverse the continent by kayak, canoe, dogsled, and skis, encountering wildlife, sublime landscapes, and harrowing challenges.Along the way, the Freemans also bear witness to environmental degradation and climate change—from plastic-covered beaches to forest fires to retreating glaciers. And as they engage with Native and rural communities most impacted by the changes resulting from modern industrial society and meet individuals and organizations dedicated to protecting the natural world, their adventure deepens in ways they never imagined.From the white-knuckle rush of paddling white wa

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Book SynopsisJournalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for "our great green hope"—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming.Thousands of years of poor farming and ranching practices—and, especially, modern industrial agriculture—have led to the loss of up to 80 percent of carbon from the world''s soils. That carbon is now floating in the atmosphere, and even if we stopped using fossil fuels today, it would continue warming the planet. As the granddaughter of farmers and the daughter of avid gardeners, Ohlson has long had an appreciation for the soil. A chance conversation with a local chef led her to the crossroads of science, farming, food, and environmentalism and the discovery of the only significant way to remove carbon dioxide from the air—an ecological approach that tends not only to plants and animals but also to the vast population of underground microorganisms that fix carbon in the soil. Ohlson introduces the visionaries—scientists, farmers, ranchers, and landscapers—who are figuring out in the lab and on the ground how to build healthy soil, which solves myriad problems: drought, erosion, air and water pollution, and food quality, as well as climate change. Her discoveries and vivid storytelling will revolutionize the way we think about our food, our landscapes, our plants, and our relationship to Earth.

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Book SynopsisHow does China speak for nature? How are the pollution and climate change crises being addressed? What are the possibilities and limitations of mobilizing publics to care about the environment through new media, tourism, and government policy? Green Communication and China is the first volume to identify the importance of studying environmental communication in, about, and with China, a rising global environmental leader whose ecological and political controversies often make international headlines. Organized into three sections on communicating crisis, communicating care, and environmental futurity, these essays span multimodal communication practices and methods in green public culture and address topics ranging from The North Face advertisements to NGO advocacy to global governmental policy. The volume showcases the work of leading scholars, all of them deeply intimate with China, in disciplines ranging from cultural studies and rhetoric to public opinion polling, discourse analysis, ethnic studies, and sociology. These complex projects engage transnational and national politics, ecological and economic challenges, media saturation, and government control. Holding these tensions together without glossing over differences, Green Communication and China will inform new agendas for environmental communication in China, the United States, and beyond.Trade ReviewA must-read for those interested in environmental issues in the globalized China. This collection eloquently weaves influential forces from various sectors to examine how the environment is engaged from the Chinese cultural lens. A groundbreaking resource for researchers and practitioners working in the field of environmental communication." - Hsin-i Cheng, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Santa Clara University

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Book SynopsisThe inspiring people and grassroots organizations that are on the front lines of the battle to save the planet As the world's scientists have come together and declared a "climate emergency," the fight to protect our planet's ecological resources and the people that depend on them is more urgent than ever. But the real battles for our future are taking place far from the headlines and international conferences, in mostly forgotten American communities where the brutal realities of industrial pollution and environmental degradation have long been playing out. The World We Need provides a vivid introduction to America's largely unsung grassroots environmental groups—often led by activists of color and the poor—valiantly fighting back in America's so-called sacrifice zones against industries poisoning our skies and waterways and heating our planet. Through original reporting, profiles, artwork, and interviews, we learn how these activist groups, almost always working on shoestring budgets, are devising creative new tactics; building sustainable projects to transform local economies; and organizing people long overlooked by the environmental movement—changing its face along the way. Capturing the riveting stories and hard-won strategies from a broad cross section of pivotal environmental actions—from Standing Rock to Puerto Rico—The World We Need offers a powerful new model for the larger environmental movement, and inspiration for concerned citizens everywhere.Trade ReviewPraise for The World We Need:"[An] illuminating anthology. . . . Lim crisscrosses the country and selects her profile subjects wisely, resulting in an invigorating survey that breaks down stereotypes about tree-hugging coastal elites and highlights just how much change can be achieved at the local level. Progressive policy makers and environmental activists should take note.”—Publishers Weekly “A gripping new anthology. . . . [The World We Need] expertly shows how and why environmental science and social justice activism must work together.”—Forbes “This book is a testament to the idea that choosing people over profits is environmental justice.”—Catherine Coleman Flowers, author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret and a 2020 MacArthur “genius” fellow “This is a truly important book, piecing together the story of what is, cumulatively, a massive uprising for environmental justice. I’ve gotten to know and work with many of these activists, and everyone should get a charge of optimism from their stories, as well as a sense of the daunting odds they face down so skillfully. We use the word ‘heroes’ a little loosely sometimes, but these people surely are!”—Bill McKibben, author of Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?

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Book SynopsisIn March 2011, people in a coastal Japanese city stood atop a seawall watching the approach of the tsunami that would kill them. They believed—naively—that the huge concrete barrier would save them. Instead, they perished, betrayed by the very thing built to protect them. Erratic weather, blistering drought, rising seas, and ecosystem collapse now affect every inch of the globe. Increasingly, we no longer look to stop climate change, choosing instead to adapt to it. Never have so many undertaken such a widespread, hurried attempt to remake the world. Predictably, our hubris has led to unintended—and sometimes disastrous—consequences. Academics call it maladaptation; in simple terms, it’s about solutions that backfire. Over the Seawall tells us the stories behind these unintended consequences and about the fixes that can do more harm than good. From seawalls in coastal Japan, to the re-engineered waters in the Ganges River Delta, to the artificial ribbon of water supporting both farms and urban centres in parched Arizona, Stephen Robert Miller traces the histories of engineering marvels that were once deemed too smart and too big to fail. In each he takes us into the land and culture, seeking out locals and experts to better understand how complicated, grandiose schemes led instead to failure, and to find answers to the technologic holes we’ve dug ourselves into. Over the Seawall urges us to take a hard look at the fortifications we build and how they’ve fared in the past. It embraces humanity’s penchant for problem-solving, but argues that if we are to adapt successfully to climate change, we must recognize that working with nature is not surrender but the only way to assure a secure future.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Soutei-gai – Northeast Japan Part II: Pagal, By Any Other Name – Southwest Bangladesh Part III: The Audacity of Desert Living – Central Arizona Acknowledgments Notes About the Author Index

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Book SynopsisAward-winning author, Thom Hatch presents the definitive biography of George Bird Grinnell (1849-1938), who was recognized in his time as “The Father of American Conservation.” This book chronicles not only Grinnell’s life, but also offers a history of his accomplishments in saving the wildlife and natural resources of this country. A remarkable man, Grinnell was known as a model of intellectual diversity, integrity, and professional dedication. He was a daring adventurer and explorer; crusading magazine publisher and editor (Forest and Stream, now Field and Stream); prolific author; accomplished outdoorsman; notable paleontologist, ethnologist, ornithologist, and anthropologist; presidential advisor; advocate for Native Americans; and this country’s first environmental activist, whose contributions in that arena are unparalleled in American history.Table of ContentsCONTENTS Introduction Chapter One: The Budding Naturalist Chapter Two: A Tenderfoot in the West Chapter Three: Buffalo Hunting With the Pawnee Chapter Four: Custer and Black Hills Gold Chapter Five: Yellowstone Country Chapter Six: Traveling, Collecting, and Writing Chapter Seven: Crusading Editor Chapter Eight: A Presidential Friendship Chapter Nine: Author and Advocate for Native America Chapter Ten: The Harriman Expedition Chapter Eleven: Grinnell’s Glacier Chapter Twelve: Preserving the Legacy Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Murray–Darling Basin – Australia's food bowl – is in crisis. For more than a century, a series of environmental catastrophes have brought the ecosystem to its knees: soil erosion, sand drifts and dust storms, salinity, algal blooms, the threat to native flora and fauna and the drying out of internationally recognised wetlands, along with steadily worsening droughts.Award-winning author Quentin Beresford delves into the history of the river system since European settlement and reveals Australia's destructive relationship with the environment, and the willingness of politicians to ignore expert advice. The dispossession and marginalisation of local Indigenous people denied European settlers the cultural knowledge to manage the Basin sustainably. Instead, we've had waves of nation-building irrigation schemes and agricultural enterprises, all promoted by politicians more concerned with short-term profits than long-term sustainability.We are now at a point of reckoning. Only an end to the centuries-old development-at-all-costs approach, along with a recognition of Indigenous water rights, an acceptance of science and the adoption of sustainable farming practices can save the once mighty Murray–Darling.

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Book SynopsisThis trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region. It features: vivid photographs, easy-to-read text, detailed accounts covering identification, biology, distribution and related species, a helpful introduction detailing the significance, life history, collection and photography of insects, and quick reference guides on the inside covers to facilitate identification. Entomologists both amateur and professional, students, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in the natural world will appreciate this illuminating and invaluable guide.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the diverse birdlife of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area with this visually stunning guide. More than 300 commonly seen bird species are described in concise, engaging prose, highlighting their main characteristics.

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Book SynopsisThe author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: after doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?Meet the biologists trying to save the world's rarest fish; the engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone; the researchers trying to develop a 'super coral'; and the physicists contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth.Elizabeth Kolbert is one of the most important writers on the environment. Here she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the natural world and asks - can we save the natural world in time?'Important, necessary, urgent' Helen MacDonald'Meticulously researched and deftly crafted' GuardianTrade ReviewImportant, necessary, urgent and phenomenally interesting * Helen Macdonald, New York Times *Smart * Bill Gates *A meticulously researched and deftly crafted work of journalism that explores some of the biggest challenges of our age * Guardian *Riveting * Washington Post *A superb and honest reflection of our extraordinary time * Nature *

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Book SynopsisCelebrating the theme ‘Shared heritage’, IKUWA6 (the 6th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology), was the first such major conference to be held in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first IKUWA meeting hosted outside Europe since the organisation’s inception in Germany in the 1990s. A primary objective of holding IKUWA6 in Australia was to give greater voice to practitioners and emerging researchers across the Asia and Pacific regions who are often not well represented in northern hemisphere scientific gatherings of this scale; and, to focus on the areas of overlap in our mutual heritage, techniques and technology. Drawing together peer-reviewed presentations by delegates from across the world who converged in Fremantle in 2016 to participate, this volume covers a stimulating diversity of themes and niche topics of value to maritime archaeology practitioners, researchers, students, historians and museum professionals across the world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgment to Country ; Preface ; Conference Organisation and Acknowledgements ; UNESCO Roundtable ; 1. A Brief Update on Australia’s Consideration and Status for Ratification of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage – Andrew Viduka ; 2. The Belitung Shipwreck Collection and Maritime Archaeology in South-East Asia: What is the Way Forward? – Jennifer Rodrigues ; Current and Future Prospects of UCH Studies and Management in East Asia ; 3. An Rov Can Engage Young People in Community Archaeology – Norimitsu Sakagami and Jun Kimura ; 4. Research on the Wreck Sites, Sea Routes and the Ships in the Ryukyu Archipelago – Chiaki Katagiri, Rintaro Ono, Yumiko Nakanishi and Hiroki Miyagi ; Tying the Knot: Western and Eastern Trade Ships in the Pacific and Indian Oceans ; 5. Wreck Check’s Closing in on the Fortuyn Project – Graeme John Henderson, Andrew Viduka, Alex Moss and James Parkinson ; 6. An Account of Stone Anchors Along the Northern Shoreline of the Persian Gulf – Sorna Khakzad and Ali Moosaie ; Boats in Context and the Study of early Watercraft ; 7. The Social Context of Boats and Maritime Trade in Late Medieval Norway: Case Studies from Northern and Southern Peripheries – Stephen Wickler and Tori Falck ; 8. Logboat Ižanska I (SI-81) from Ljubljana: New Evidence of Iron Age Transportation on the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia – Pavla Peterle Udovič and Miran Erič ; 9. ’Know the Ropes’—Boat Representation on 17th and 18th-Century Portuguese Tin-Glaze Ware – Mário Varela Gomes and Tania Manuel Casimiro ; 10. Does an Extended Logboat Drevák from the Notranjska Region (Slovenia) Originate from the Celtic-Roman Shipbuilding Tradition? – Miran Erič, Ljoba Jenče and Zala Erič ; Floating Forests, Submerged Forests: an environmental History of Trees ; 11. The Ribadeo Shipwreck (c. 1600): Can We Identify the Ship Through a Multidisciplinary Approach? – Beñat Eguiluz Miranda, Marta Domínguez Delmás, Koldo Trápaga Monchet, Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz and José Luis Gasch-Tomás ; 12. Reconstructing Trees from Ship Timber Assemblages Using 3d Modelling Technologies: Evidence from the Belinho 1 Shipwreck in Northern Portugal – Adolfo Miguel Martins, Ana Almeida, Ivone Magalhães, Filipe Castro, Jemma Bezant, Marta Domínguez-Delmás, Nigel Nayling and Peter Groenendijk ; 13. From Forests to the Sea, from the Sea to the Laboratory: the Timbers of the Frigate Santa Maria Magdalena (18th Century) – Ana Rita Trindade, Marta Domínguez-Delmás,Mohamed Traoré, Nathan Gallagher, Sara Rich and Adolfo Miguel Martins ; 14. Maritime Archaeological Timber Sampling: Methods and Results from the Silty Solent – Sara Rich, Garry Momber and Nigel Nayling ; Maritime Archaeology, Capacity Building and Training in the Developing World ; 15. The Maritime Archaeological Survey of Oman—Building Capacity for a Sustainable Future – Lucy Blue, Jeremy Green and Tom Vosmer ; 16. From Try Dive to Wreck Documentation: Archaeological Research and Capacity Building in Saudi Arabia – Michaela Reinfeld and Winfried Held ; 17. Maritime Archaeology in Post-War Lebanon: Trade, Challenges, and Future Prospects – Lucy Semaan ; 18. A Value-Based Model for Capability Building in Maritime Archaeology in the Developing World – Mark Staniforth and Paddy O’Toole ; French Scientific and Exploration Voyages in the Southern Hemisphere: the Making of a Shared Cultural Heritage ; 19. ‘Vive la France’—Louis de Saint Aloüarn and the French Claim to the Western Part of New Holland – Myra Stanbury ; 20. Sailors, Savants, Naming: France and the Knowing of Oceania, 1756–1840 – Bronwen Douglas ; Boats, Trade and Exploration ; 21. Hahotrim, Israel: A Late Second-Millennium BC Group of Metal Scrap Artefacts – Shelley Wachsmann ; 22. Waterlogged Ivory Conservation: Elephant Tusks at El Bajo De La Campana, San Javier, Murcia (Spain) – Milagros Buendía Ortuño ; 23. Shipwrecks and Cargoes. Trade Routes of the Mediterranean Sea as Seen Through the Finds of Hellenistic Moldmade Relief Bowls – Antonella Antonazzo ; Presenting Maritime and Underwater Archaeology in Museums in the 21st Century ; 24. It’s Not About a Ship: Presenting the Mary Rose in a New Museum – Christopher Dobbs ; 25. Underwater Cultural Heritage and Maritime Museums—the Past and the Future – Omaima Ahmed Eldeeb ; 26. Making a Lot with Very Little: the Western Australian Museum’s ‘steamship to Suffragettes’ Exhibit – Nicolas Bigourdan, Kevin Edwards and Michael McCarthy ; 27. Aims and Targets of Maritime Museums and Exhibitions in Europe: Six Case Studies from Germany, Greece and Italy – Marina Maria Serena Nuovo ; 28. Apoxyomenos—Underwater Cultural Heritage and Museum in the Service of the Local Community – Zrinka Ettinger Starčić and Hrvoje Potrebica ; 29. Pursuing Sustainable Preservation and Valorisation of Underwater Cultural Heritage: Okinawa’s Pilot Project for an Underwater Site Museum – Yumiko Nakanish, Rintaro Ono, Chiaki Katagiri, Norimitsu Sakagami and Takashi Tetsu ; Scientific Techniques, Digital Platforms and new Technological Applications for Maritime Archaeology ; 30. Sensing Tidal Landscapes: Remote Sensing for Identification of Underwater Archaeological Heritage in Shallow Waters – Arianna Traviglia and Anna Bernardoni ; 31. Mapping Submerged Stone Age Sites Using Acoustics: Some Experimental Results – Ole Grøn, Lars Ole Boldreel, Jean-Pierre Hermand, Hugo Rasmussen, Antonio Dell’Anno, Deborah Cvikel, Ehud Galili, Bo Madsen and Egon Nørmark ; 32. Archaeology of a Great War U-boat Attack Off Southern Portugal: Development and Adaptation of Methods and Techniques – Jorge Russo and Augusto Salgado ; 33. Digitising Wrecks on the Foreshore: The Case of a Seventeenth-Century Wreck in Brittany, France – Marine Jaouen, Olivia Hulot, Eric Rieth and Sammy Bertoliatti ; 34. How an Amateur Group Produced a Smartphone App for Shipwrecks ‘We wanted to bring History out of boxes’ —and Direct to the Public – Ian Warne ; 35. A Sub-Bottom Profiler and Multibeam Echo Sounder Integrated Approach as a Preventive Archaeological Diagnosis Prior to Harbour Extensions – Philippe Pelgas and Yann Le Faou ; Three-Dimensional Digitisation Techniques and Technologies in Maritime Archaeology ; 36. Seventeenth-Century ‘Glass Wreck’ Research Using Photogrammetric 3d Documentation—the ‘Virtual Open-Air Museum of Wrecks in the Gulf of Gdańsk’ Project – Tomasz Bednarz ; 37. High-resolution Digital Recording Techniques and Taphonomic Trajectories: Multi-image Photogrammetry Applied to a Drowned Late Pleistocene Site in Central Chile (32°s) – Isabel Cartajena, López Patricio, Carabias Diego, Jennifer Pavez, David Letelier, Renato Simonett and Carla Morales ; 38. The Role of 3D Representations in the Interpretation and in Situ Preservation of Archaeological Heritage: The Case of the Building with Porticoed Courtyard of the Portus Iulius in Submerged Baiae (Pozzuoli, Naples) – Barbara Davidde Petriagg, Massimiliano Secci, Luca Sanna, Gabriele Gomez de Ayala and Pier Giorgio Spanu ; 39. The Influence of the Point Cloud Comparison Methods on the Verification of Point Clouds Using the Batavia Reconstruction as a Case Study – Petra Helmholz, David Belton, Nick Oliver, Joshua Hollick and Andrew Woods ; Revisiting Old Sites And Legacy Data Using New Technologies and Approaches ; 40. 3D Reconstruction of the Batavia (1629) Wreck Site from Historical (1970s) Photography – Andrew Woods, Nick Oliver, Joshua Hollick, Jeremy Green and Patrick Baker ; 41. Integrating Legacy Excavation Survey Data with New Technologies—the James Matthews Experience – Trevor Colin Winton ; 42. Reconstruction of a Water Supply System Using Lidar Surveying – Frida Occelli, Micaela Leonardi ; 43. Art and Documentation Serving Underwater Archaeology in the Interpretation of History – Ramon Orrite and Angel Tobar ; 44. A New Look at Old Cannon: Interim Report on the Gun Rocks Site – Peta Danielle Knott and John Kennington McCarthy ; The Final Frontier: Technological Development and the Deep Shipwreck Resource ; 45. Prospecting and Digging to 1100m with an Rov: The 2016 Nuestra Señora De Las Mercedes Campaign – Iván Negueruela Martínez, Patricia Recio Sánchez, Rocío Castillo Belinchón and Juan Luis Sierra Méndez ; 46. The Six Million Dollar Hand: A Robotic Hand for Remotely Operated Deep Archaeology – Denis Degez, Michel L’Hour and Vincent Creuze ; Effective and Sustained Monitoring, in-situ Preservation and Conservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage ; 47. Erosion and Archaeological Heritage—Protection Measures for Lakes Constance and Zurich (central Europe) – Beat Eberschweiler ; 48. In Situ Preservation and Monitoring of a Wooden Shipwreck Discovered in an Intertidal Zone in Korea – Mi Young Cha ; 49. In Situ Preservation of the James Matthews: Past, Present and Future – Vicki Richards and Peter Veth ; 50. A Review of Waterlogged Wood Treatments in Slovenia and a New Approach to the Treatment of a Large Roman Logboat from the Ljubljanica River – Katja Kavkler and Miran Erič ; Maritime Cultural Heritage Management ; 51. An Underwater Archaeology Lesson from Pioneers Echoed in the UNESCO Convention – Elena Flavia Castagnino Berlinghieri and David John Blackman ; 52. Documentation of a Hermitage Submerged in the Reservoir of Buendia (Spain) as an Example of Collaboration Between Divers and Institutions for the Protection of UCH – Rocío Castillo-Belinchón, Rogelio de la Vega-Panizo, Ángel M. Tobar-Escudero, María Elena Labrandero-Pulgar and David Munuera-Navarro ; 53. Balancing Safety and Significance: The SS Dicky Shipwreck – Danielle Wilkinson ; 54. Impacts and Issues of the Commercial Exploitation of the Åland ‘Champagne Schooner’ – Ville Peltokorpi ; 55. Global Database of Early Watercraft: Beginnings, Development and Future Plans – Bojan Kastelic, Miran Erič, Goran Zlodi and Solina Franc ; 56. Late 19th and Early 20th-Century Institutional Wares of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company: Preliminary Assessment of the Valparaiso Fiscal Mole Ceramic Assemblage, Chile – Angela Maria Rodriguez, Valeria Sepúlveda and Diego Carabias ; Cultural Landscapes and Seascapes ; 57. Sensory Navigation in the Roman Mediterranean: the Levantine and Ionian Seascapes – Carmen Macleroy Obied and E. Steven Lopez ; 58. Shipwrecks and Communities: Responses to Shipping Mishaps in Victoria, Australia – Brad Duncan and Martin Gibbs ; 59. An Interdisciplinary and Layered Approach Towards Reconstruction of the Late Medieval Maritime Cultural Landscapes of the Noordoostpolder Region, the Netherlands – Yftinus van Popta ; The Social Archaeology of Ports, Harbours and Watery Places ; 60. Cultural Landscapes at the Urban Waterside: Investigating the Impacts and Effects of the Chelsea Embankment Construction on Working-Class Riverside Residents – Hanna Steyne ; 61. Vado Ligure Bay (Liguria, Italy)—Dredging Through the Long Life of an Ancient Harbour – Frida Occelli and Simon Luca Trigona ; 62. The Adriatic Communication Area: Studies in the Archaeology of Roman Port and Harbour Cities – Julia Daum and Martina Seifert ; 63. Living at the Coast and Working at Sea—Some Aspects of Social Archaeology of a 15th-Century Fishing Settlement Along the Coast of Flanders (Ostend, Belgium) – Marnix Pieters ; 64. Landing Sites—Trading Sites: Maritime Hotspots of the Ancient Mediterranean – Aylin Güngör ; 65. The Limassol Carnayo: Where Maritime and Intangible Cultural Heritage Converge – Maria Ktori ; The Geoarchaeology of Harbours: Current Research and Future Directions ; 66. Forty Years (and More) Since the Colston Symposium: An Archaeologist’s View – David John Blackman ; 67. Tallinn Harbour from the Middle Ages: Studies of the Former and Current Seabed – Maili Roio ; Naval Warfare ; 68. The Maritime Archaeology of Duplex Drive Tanks in the United Kingdom – Thomas Cousins, Thomas Harrison and Dave Parham ; 69. Missing Link—Evidence of the Military Evolution of a Global Empire – Irini Alexandra Malliaros ; 70. The Military Dockyards of the Greek World – Nicol Tollis

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Book SynopsisTogether, we can change the worldThere is little doubt that our beautiful planet is now under huge threat; our weather is more extreme, plastic litters our oceans, industrial production and farming methods wreak havoc on the environment and mass deforestation has led to the extinction of many species.Carry on this way and it's almost certain that sea levels will continue to rise, there will be extreme heatwaves, loss of the polar ice caps and mass pollution; in short, a very worrying future for us all. We need to take action before it's too late, and we can all do our bit to help.This guide is full of simple tips we can all incorporate into our daily lives, and will demonstrate how small eco-friendly changes can have a huge positive effect on the world around us. They might even save the planet.

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Book SynopsisAn understanding of applied ecology and conservation is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including applied biology, ecology, environmental science and wildlife conservation. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: History and foundations of applied ecology and conservation Environmental pollution and perturbations Wildlife and conservation biology Restoration biology and habitat management Agriculture, forestry and fisheries management Pest, weed and disease management Urban ecology and waste management Global environmental change and biodiversity loss Environmental and wildlife law and policy Environmental assessment, monitoring and modelling The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in applied ecology and conservation, study the effects of pollution on ecosystems, the management, conservation and restoration of wildlife populations and habitats, urban ecology, global environmental change, environment law and much more. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs.Table of Contents1: History and foundations of applied ecology and conservation 2: Environmental pollution and perturbations 3: Wildlife and conservation biology 4: Restoration biology and habitat management 5: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries management 6: Pest, weed and disease management 7: Urban ecology and waste management 8: Global environmental change and biodiversity loss 9: Environmental and wildlife law and policy 10: Environmental assessment, monitoring and modelling 11: Answers

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Book SynopsisAn understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, wildlife conservation and environmental science. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes in which biodiversity is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. Principles of classification and taxonomy 2. Comparative anatomy and physiology 3. Protoctists, monerans, fungi, lichens and acellular organisms 4. 'Lower' plants and pteridophytes 5. Seed-bearing plants 6. Sponges, cnidarians, nematodes and minor animal phyla 7. Platyhelminths, annelids and molluscs 8. Arthropods and echinoderms 9. Fishes, amphibians and reptiles 10. Birds and mammals The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in animal and plant classification, the principles of comparative physiology, and the characteristics of, and diversity in, the major animal and plant taxa. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area or group of taxa at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to identify organisms and biological structures from drawings or photographs.Table of Contents1: Principles of classification and taxonomy 2: Comparative anatomy and physiology 3: Protoctists, monerans, fungi, lichens and acellular organisms 4: ‘Lower’ plants and pteridophytes 5: Seed-bearing plants 6: Sponges, cnidarians, nematodes and minor animal phyla 7: Platyhelminths, annelids and molluscs 8: Arthropods and echinoderms 9: Fishes, amphibians and reptiles 10: Birds and mammals

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Book SynopsisHow should we look after the world we inhabit? Martin and Margot Hodson bring together scientific and theological wisdom to offer 62 reflections inspired by passages from the Bible in a thoughtful exploration that encourages both reflection and response. Themes include The Wisdom of Trees, Landscapes of Promise and Sharing Resources.

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Book SynopsisIn ‘Reclaiming Nature’, leading environmental thinkers from across the globe explore the relationship between human activities and the natural. This is a bold and comprehensive text of major interest to both students of the environment and professionals involved in policy-making.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Adding Value; Part II. Democratizing Access; Part III. Capturing Benefits; Part IV. Defending the Commons; About the Contributors; Index

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Book SynopsisThe field of biocultural diversity is emerging as a dynamic, integrative approach to understanding the links between nature and culture and the interrelationships between humans and the environment at scales from the global to the local. Its multifaceted contributions have ranged from theoretical elaborations, to mappings of the overlapping distributions of biological and cultural diversity, to the development of indicators as tools to measure, assess, and monitor the state and trends of biocultural diversity, to on-the-ground implementation in field projects. This book is a unique compendium and analysis of projects from all around the world that take an integrated biocultural approach to sustaining cultures and biodiversity. The 45 projects reviewed exemplify a new focus in conservation: this is based on the emerging realization that protecting and restoring biodiversity and maintaining and revitalizing cultural diversity and cultural vitality are intimately, indeed inextricably, interrelated. Published with Terralingua and IUCNTrade Review"All of the world's cultures are utterly dependent upon the biodiversity among which they live. Each culture has developed ways of adapting to their biodiversity, drawing on nature for goods, services, inspiration, mythology, and much else besides. Biocultural Diversity Conservation is a treasure trove of the many approaches that have been taken by the world's diverse cultures to maintain the biological systems upon which they depend. This invaluable resource will certainly find great utility in all parts of the world and among many disciplines." Jeffrey A. McNeely, Senior Science Advisor, IUCN "Here is a treasure trove of a book, one that will truly make a difference in the world. It represents a key milestone in our global understanding of the profound and inextricable links between cultural and biological diversity. Written by two of the leading lights in this new and growing field, it is filled with important information, case studies and analyses on a global scale." Nancy J. Turner, University of Victoria, Canada "At long last: an authoritative guide to biocultural conservation. This is a splendid illumination of the intermingled diversity of culture and nature ... revealing and revolutionary." Thomas E. Lovejoy, Biodiversity Chair, The Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment, USA "Maffi and Woodley ... do a great job of communicating best practices of biocultural diversity conservation." John Mulrow, Worldwatch Institute "Biocultural Diversity Conservation is an eye-operner: it sheds a whole new angle on biodiversity, culture and language in relation to the way the world is changing." William Critchley, WASWAC. "It is fascinating, and we, the scientific community, need to be aware of this extraordinaty and important relationship between plants, animals, culture and language." William Critchley, WASWAC. "The authors call for policies that value cultural diversity and creativity, empowering people, rather than distincing them from the knowledge and practices that have supported survival and adaptation over generations." New Agriculturist. "Biocultural diversity is a concept that had not meant too much to me before I traveled to Tofino. But the more I understood and thought about it the more sense it seemed to make. Biocultural diversity conservation--the preservation and respect of all human diversity within the diversity of the rest of life on Earth may be a good place to find solutions." David Braun, Tofino, Canada, Natgeo Newswatch. "This is truly a 'first resource of its kind'." Farming Matters, December 2010"This is a great interdisciplinary and inspiring sourcebook with a wealth of information about biocultural diversity directly from field experience, with useful information and guidelines for a wide range of readers, biologists, linguists, anthropologists, conservationists and policy-makers alike, but also anyone interested in environmental conservation will find this interesting […] If you were sceptical about the existence of the links between nature and culture, this book will convert you." Marie-Stéphanie Samain, International Journal of Environmental Studies, 2012Table of ContentsForeword by Gonzalo Oviedo, IUCN Acknowledgments Introduction: Why a Sourcebook on Biocultural Diversity? Part I: Biocultural Diversity: Conceptual Framework 1. What Is Biocultural Diversity? 2. Why Is a Biocultural Approach Relevant for Sustaining Life in Nature and Culture? Part II: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: The Projects 3. Surveying Biocultural Diversity Projects Around the World 4. Overview of the Projects 5. Cross-cutting Analysis of the Projects 6. Lessons Learned from the Projects Part III: Sustaining Biocultural Diversity: Future Directions 7. Filling the Gaps and Connecting the Dots: Recommendations and Next Steps 8. Biocultural Diversity and the Future of Sustainability References Appendix 1: Analytical Tables Appendix 2: Survey Details Appendix 3: Survey Contributor Information Appendix 4: Directory of Selected Resources on Biocultural Diversity Appendix 5: About Terralingua Appendix 6: About the Authors

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Book SynopsisComplex carbohydrates such as high molecular weight polysaccharides like starch and cellulose, are well known for their importance in foodstuffs, paper and wood, but their importance extends far beyond that into the biopharmaceutical, healthcare, oil and printing industries. This book, based on a discussion meeting organised by RSC Biotechnology and Carbohydrate Groups, brings together leading experts from the polysaccharide and glycoconjugate communities to review, discuss and assess in detail one specific topic, namely the importance of the stability and degradation of carbohydrate structures. Coverage includes applications as diverse as food, biopharmaceuticals, vaccines, biofuels and preservation of Viking boats. Providing essential reading for anyone interested in these structures and the diversity of their applications, it will appeal to a broad, multidisciplinary group from industry, academia and research institutions.Table of ContentsCarbohydrates: First cousins of Water; Enzymic degradation of cell wall polysaccharides; Dietary Fibre: Functional Components and Mechanisms of Action in the Gastrointestinal Tract; Enzymatic treatment of polysaccharides; Stability of polysaccharide encapsulates; Polysaccharide and glycoconjugate vaccines; Mucin turnover; Some advances in hydrodynamic stability probes; Stability of chitosan and pectin as nasal and intestinal mucoadhesives; Cellulose crystallinity: perspectives from spectroscopy and diffraction; Cellulose; Cellulose de-construction: what can be learned from molecular modeling and dissolution experiments?; Lignin; Observations on bacterial degradation of historical wood timbers found in near anaerobic waterlogged environments; Subject Index

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Book SynopsisDescribed as 'Britain's greatest living nature writer', Richard Mabey has revealed his passion for the natural world in eloquent stories for BBC Wildlife Magazine. This volume features his favourite pieces and presents a fascinating and inspiring view of the changing natural landscape in which we live.Peppered throughout with references to the heritage of nature writing, and great writers from Richard Jefferies and John Clare to Roger Deakin and Robert MacFarlane, A Brush With Nature is part memoir, part nature journal, part social history, giving us a unique insight into a nature lover's reflections over a quarter of a century.Trade ReviewA golden evocation of flora and fauna, places, people and perspectives. -- Susan Hill * The Lady *Getting hold of Brush With Nature in early March was like being given an unseasonable spell of warm weather in which everything in the natural world suddenly bursts into life ... Each [essay] feels like an outing, a trip with a supremely knowledgeable yet unpompous guide to somewhere new and fascinating. -- Michael McCarthy * The Independent *Mabey's head is filled with the sights and sounds of exploration but also with the background hum of politics, science, poetry and prose, social history and the experiences of other amateur and professional ramblers. In these essays, Mabey is generous and inclusive, the mark of a rounded writer and man. * The Times *

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Book SynopsisThe question of how environmental awareness originated and developed has been subject to sharply contesting points of view. Recently the debate has been expressed epistemologically in constructivist versus materialist approaches. In this book, Mark Luccarelli pushes past unproductive mind/body debates by rooting the rise of environmental awareness in the political and geographical history of the US. Considering history in terms of the categorical development of space - social, territorial and conceptual - the book examines the forces that drove people to ignore their surroundings by distancing culture from place and by assiduously advancing the dissolution of social bonds. Thus beneath the question of the surround, and the key to its renewal today, is the quest to re-engage the common. The latter is still a part of the approach to space, its arrangement and disposition, and has a necessary environmental dimension.Concepts of urbanism, place identity, picturesque landscape and nature are part of a larger Western intellectual and cultural context but, by examining the imaging of cities and landscape, Luccarelli links particular American geographic settings - as well as the political ideals and practices of the republic - to the application and aesthetic reading of these ideas. The advocates of these various perspectives shared an aesthetic orientation as a means of redefining or recovering the common. The book looks at various American urban and regional contexts, as well as the work of artists, writers and public figures, including painter and engraver William Birch, Thomas Jefferson, engraver John Hill, Henry David Thoreau and Frederick Law Olmsted. Luccarelli embeds his environmental study in the works of these men and in the course of American history between the planting of the city of Philadelphia and the establishment of Olmsted's major urban parks.Trade Review'Mark Luccarelli has written a trenchant analysis of why environmentalism has suffered a political decline in the United States since the 1960s, even as the problems it confronts have become more urgent. By linking his argument to the ethics of place, he moves beyond simplistic explanations and develops a global and historical understanding of this American paradox.' (David E. Nye, author of America as Second Creation and Technology Matters)

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Book SynopsisThe global emergencies facing the inhabitants of our planet - climate change, biodiversity meltdown, ocean acidification, overfishing, land degradation and more - are symptoms of a common problem: the world is full. Humanity has already exceeded several planetary boundaries. The situation is without precedent and its manifestations are numerous. Ethics for a Full World argues that our dominant culture's anthropocentrism - our human-focused thinking - is an underlying cause of the world's problems, threatening life as we know it. The blights that endanger our planet are experienced by many today, particularly those who care about other species, as deeply personal tragedies. So why are we not acting to save the world? Some say that humans won't do anything until we feel the repercussions ourselves - but by then it would be too late. This book takes an uncompromising view on our culture, our democracy and us as human beings, and examines why it is so difficult to save the world from ourselves.In a globalized world, the most urgent issues are the ones that exhibit tipping points, as they are the ones that it may become too late to fix. Burkey argues that non-anthropocentric ethics and the people who hold them, could be key to turning the tide.In a cry for meaningful and effective engagement, he proposes a concrete first step to connect concerned individuals. This is a book for people who want to be part of the solution, and who aren't fooled by the feeble attempts for change that have been made so far.Trade Review'One of the shortest, sharpest, clearest and most compelling descriptions of the causes and cures of our environmental bankruptcy that I have ever read.' - Lloyd Timberlake, author of Environmental Politics for the 21st Century; 'A cure for narrow-mindedness, this provocative book should be required reading for politicians - and those who vote for them.' - Brian Czech, President, Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy, author of Supply Shock: Economic Growth at the Crossroads; 'A fine, concise book which should enlarge the discussion on what in my view is the most important need of humanity, an "Ethics for a Full World".' - Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies Emeritus and President of the Center for Conservation Biology, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsPreface - Ethics For A Full World - Why Are We Not Acting To Save The World? - We Need A New Ethic - A Different Ethic - OnTheTragic - Afterword: Can We Save The World? - Notes

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Book SynopsisFour seasons of immersion in New England’s Great Marsh“Like Wendell Berry and Rachel Carson, Hanlon is a true poet-ecologist, sharing in exquisitely resonant prose her patient observations of nature’s most intimate details. As she and her husband, through summer and snow, swim their local creeks and estuaries, we marvel at the timeless yet fragile terrain of both marshlands and marriage. This is the book to awaken all of us, right now, to how our coastline is changing and what it means for our future.” —Julia Glass, author of Three Junes and A House Among the TreesThe Great Marsh is the largest continuous stretch of salt marsh in New England, extending from Cape Ann to New Hampshire. Patricia Hanlon and her husband built their home and raised their children alongside it. But it is not until the children are grown that they begin to swim the tidal estuary daily. Immersing herself, she experiences, with all her senses in all seasons, the vigor of a place where the two ecosystems of fresh and salt water mix, merge, and create new life.In Swimming to the Top of the Tide, Hanlon lyrically charts her explorations, at once intimate and scientific. Noting the disruptions caused by human intervention, she bears witness to the vitality of the watersheds, their essential role in the natural world, and the responsibility of those who love them to contribute to their sustainability.Patricia Hanlon is a visual artist who paints the beautiful ecosystem of New England’s Great Marsh and is involved in the watershed organizations of Greater Boston. Swimming to the Top of the Tide is her first book.Trade Review“Part how-to guide, part nature journal, part ecological call to action, this book inspires the reader to take a closer look at the everyday cycles in their own backyards.” —Tree Abraham, Electric Literature“Delightful. . . . Hanlon offers an alternative vision to environmental preservation that emphasizes communal responsibility over the pervasive doom and gloom of climate activism.” —Cleaver Magazine“In her charming debut . . . [Hanlon] turns the quotidian details of marriage and family life into a lyrical investigation of ‘something bigger and more complex than oneself.’ . . . Merging leisurely seaside adventure with ecological sensibilities, Hanlon delivers a lyrical ode to a changing environment.” —Publishers Weekly“Graceful in its descriptive power. . . . Hanlon understands how our moral imagination exerts a profound influence on our thoughts, attitudes, and actions. . . . [Her] observations are as gently propulsive as the rhythmic stroke of a swim fin.” —Kirkus Reviews“[Hanlon] is as skilled at demystifying complex scientific concepts as she is in portraying gold-spangled waterline sunsets and muted winter compositions of marsh grasses. The whole is enriched with personal reflections on raising a family, aging, and the changing nature of marriage.” —Foreword Reviews“Written with a swimmer’s spirit, a naturalist’s eye, and an ecologist’s heart, this book took me to places I have never been. I loved it!” —Lynne Cox, author of Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer and Swimming in the Sink: An Episode of the Heart“Hanlon’s narrative—spare and serene—flows to the rhythms of rising and falling water. Her account, rooted in the particular—nose level in a saltwater creek under the cerulean skies of an idyllic summer, or in icy slush on a dark winter night—is a timely call to consider the tragedies and possibilities of our moment.” —Deborah Cramer, author of Smithsonian Ocean: Our Water, Our World and The Narrow Edge: A Tiny Bird, an Ancient Crab, and an Epic Journey“Like Wendell Berry and Rachel Carson, Hanlon is a true poet-ecologist, sharing in exquisitely resonant prose her patient observations of nature’s most intimate details. As she and her husband, through summer and snow, swim their local creeks and estuaries, we marvel at the timeless yet fragile terrain of both marshlands and marriage. This is the book to awaken all of us, right now, to how our coastline is changing and what it means for our future.” —Julia Glass, author of Three Junes and A House Among the Trees“There is nothing quite so wonderful as slipping into a creek and letting it carry you upstream until the tide imperceptibly turns and carries you back out toward the ocean. It is doubly wonderful to discover someone who describes this experience with such love, lyricism, and scientific curiosity. Let Hanlon be your guide to this world.” —William Sargent, author of The House on Ipswich Marsh and Plum Island: 4,000 Years on a Barrier Beach“Hanlon, in a year of swimming her way through marshes, across tidal rivers and sculpted granite quarries unique to Cape Ann, observes with a remarkably steady gaze all the world has to offer—the beauty and losses both. In clear, spare prose and fine-tuned observation, she takes you on a journey you won’t soon forget.” —Tim Traver, author of Sippewissett: Or, Life on a Salt Marsh and Fly Fishing and Conservation in Vermont

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Book SynopsisDesde el inicio de la contienda en 2011, el caos, la violencia y la destruccion se han aduenado de Siria. A los miles de muertos y millones de desplazados, hay que sumar un dato menos divulgado, pero de terribles consecuencias: la aniquilacion de su identidad cultural, perpetrada mediante la sistematica destruccion de su patrimonio cultural. Esta publicacion surge con el objetivo de esclarecer y difundir las cuestiones que lo han motivado, los actores que lo han consumado y los danos materiales producidos hasta mayo de 2016. A traves de su lectura se dilucida que se esta destruyendo en Siria, y por que. Y, en este sentido, si la destruccion de su legado cultural esta respondiendo a danos colaterales de una guerra que esta arrasando el pais o si por el contrario, el patrimonio sirio se ha convertido de facto en un objetivo belico mas.

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Book SynopsisFrom the Moon to Rhinos is the story of Michele Sofisti, a Geologist who became a valued and itinerant manager in Ferrari, Omega, Swatch, Gucci and then actively returned to Nature, engaging in the conservation of animal species, forests, and oceans. It is a collection of life experiences, meetings, and emotions laid bare. It is an ongoing journey that aims to sensitize people to believe that a change towards a better interaction between humans and the natural world, which feeds and sustains us, is possible and must be undertaken instantly. This journey symbolically began with the Apollo missions on the Moon which, for the first time, showed us the uniqueness of our wonderful planet from a new perspective and ends with Rhinos that are slaughtered for their horn and have unfortunately become a symbol of human ignorance and greed, proving and confirming how the stupidity of a few people in interacting with Nature can be extremely destructive for everyone. The story's intent narrated

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Book SynopsisThe history of interest and practice in insect conservation is summarised and traced through contributions from many of the leaders in the discipline, to provide the first broad global account of how insects have become incorporated into considerations of conservation. The essays collectively cover the genesis and development of insect conservation, emphasising its strong foundation within the northern temperate regions and the contrasts with much of the rest of the world. Major present-day scenarios are discussed, together with possible developments and priorities in insect conservation for the future.Trade Review“New's Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects, gives the reader … a sweeping vision of the history, present-day research, and future directions of insect conservation. … the authors explore the pitfalls and challenges of insect conservation and present new directions for the discipline to take. … It succeeds wonderfully in providing an in-depth coverage of the field of insect conservation, and it is certain to be the leading text for college students and conservation researchers for years to come.” (Scott R. Shaw, Conservation Biology, Vol. 29 (5), 2015)Table of ContentsPreface.- List of contributors.- 1. Tim New. Introduction to insect conservation, an emerging discipline.- Section 1. Organisations in the United Kingdom.- 2. Michael G. Morris and Oliver D. Cheesman. Insect conservation in the United Kingdom – the role of the Joint Committee for the Conservation of British insects and Invertebrate Link (JCCBI).- 3. Ian F.G. McLean and Roger S. Key. A history of invertebrate conservation in the British Statutory Conservation Agencies.- 4. Alan Stubbs and Matt Shardlow. The development of Buglife - The Invertebrate Conservation Trust.- 5. David Lonsdale. Insect conservation in the United Kingdom – the Amateur Entomologists’ Society.- 6. Martin Warren. Butterfly Conservation: the development of a pioneering charity.- Section 2. North American developments.- 7. Robert Michael Pyle. The origins of insect conservation in the United States.- 8. Scott Hoffman Black. Insect conservation and the Endangered Species Act: a history.- Section 3. The temperate southern regions.- 9. Tim New and Alan Yen. Insect conservation in Australia.- 10. Corinne Watts, Ian Stringer and George Gibbs. Insect conservation in New Zealand: an historical perspective.- 11. Michael Samways, Michelle Hamer and Ruan Veldtman. Development and future of insect conservation in South Africa.- 12. Jonathan Ball. Lepidopterology in southern Africa: past, present and future.- Section 4. Regional themes and developments.- 13. Karel Spitzer. Insect conservation developments in central Europe.- 14. John R. Haslett. Development and future of conservation policy initiatives for insects and other invertebrates in Europe. - 15. Minoru Ishii and Yasuhiro Nakamura. Development and future of insect conservation in Japan.- 16. Francis G. Howarth and Betsy H. Gagné. Development of insect conservation in Hawai’i.- 17. David L. Pearson and Fabio Cassola. Insect conservation biology: What can we learn from ornithology and birding?- Section 5. Looking forward.- 18. Alan Stewart. Where to next? The future of insect conservation.- 19. Tim New. Developing insect conservation: concluding thoughts.- Index.

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