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Oxford University Press Inc Geology and Landscapes of Americas National Parks
Book SynopsisAn illustration-rich, easy-to-read book on the geology of national parks aimed at the typical science-averse college student taking a general education course. The national parks are used as touchstones to develop the story of the origin and evolution of the American West, the Appalachian Mountains, and the North American continent. Basic geologic concepts are introduced including volcanism, mountain building, deep time, tectonics, sedimentation, and glaciation asthey become relevant within the context of specific parks.Trade ReviewThe book is well written in a scientifically meaningful, but welcoming, conversational style. Any individual interested in visiting one of the Parks covered in the book will find they will be well prepared. The friendly style of reading will encourage students to get into the text, as will the companion illustration set. Christopher Fedo, University of TennesseeThe descriptions are engaging and clear. Many paragraphs read as if you are right there on a field trip with the author. -Stephen O. Moshier, Wheaton College, IllinoisAn engaging text illustrating geologic processes through the lens of our national parks. -Jeffrey Gee, University of California, San Diego
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Oxford University Press A Dictionary of Geography 5e Oxford Quick
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Oxford University Press, Canada Human Geography
Book SynopsisInternational in scope and written for Canadians - an authoritative and comprehensive introduction to Human GeographyThe tenth edition of this bestselling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the discipline''s essential concepts and methods. With a well-balanced mix of international and Canadian examples, the text examines the ways in which human behaviour transforms the earth''s surface in response to changing social, cultural, political, and environmental factors.Trade ReviewFrom previous editions: "This is my favourite introductory human geography textbook... This text provides a solid foundation for intro human geography. It introduces the key vocabulary in an accessible way and draws in a variety of current research in a way that makes geography both interesting and approachable." -Patricia Fitzpatrick, University of Winnipeg "Most other texts are American-focused or Canadian adaptations of American texts. Of the global texts, Norton and Mercier is the best at providing a comprehensive treatement of human geography." -Brent Doberstein, Univeristy of WaterlooTable of ContentsNote: All chapters include: - Chapter Introduction - Points to Consider - Conclusion - Summary - Questions for Critical Thought - List of Links to Other Chapters Tenth Edition: Special Features 1. What Is Human Geography? NEW Defining Human Geography Concepts: Space, Place, and Region Concepts: Interaction, Communication, and Movement Geographic Tools People and Places 2. Population and Health Geography Population Distribution Population Dynamics Fertility Mortality Natural Increase Government Policies The Composition of a Population History of Population Growth Explaining Population Growth Migration Health Geographies 3. Uneven Development and Global Inequalities Identifying Global Inequalities Explaining Global Inequalities Interpreting the Significance of Global Inequalities Feeding the World Refugees Natural Disasters and Diseases Prospects for Economic Growth Striving for Equality, Fairness, and Social Justice 4. Geographies of Culture and Landscape A World Divided by Culture? Formal Cultural Regions Vernacular Cultural Regions The Making of Cultural Landscapes Cultural Variables: Language and Religion Language Religion 5. Geographies of Identity and Difference The Cultural Turn The Myth of Race Ethnicity Gender Sexuality Identities and Landscape Geographies of Well-Being Folk Culture and Popular Culture Tourism 6. Political Geography State Creation Geopolitics (and Geopolitik) Unstable States Groupings of States The Role of the State Elections: Geography Matters The Geography of Peace and War Our Geopolitical Future? 7. An Urban World An Urbanizing World The Origins and Growth of Cities The Location of Cities Urban Systems and Hierarchies Global Cities 8. Urban Form and the Social Geography of the City Explaining Urban Form Housing and Neighbourhoods Suburbs and Sprawl Inequality and Poverty Cities as Centres of Production and Consumption Transportation and Communication Planning the City Cities of the Less Developed World 9. Geographies of Food and Agriculture The Geography of Food Production Distance, Land Value, and Land Use Domesticating Plants and Animals The Evolution of World Agricultural Landscapes World Agriculture Today: Types and Regions Global Agricultural Restructuring Food Production, Food Consumption, and Identity 10. Geographies of Energy, Industry, and Services Economic Activity The Industrial Location Problem The Industrial Revolution Fossil Fuel Sources of Energy World Industrial Geography Globalization and Industrial Geographies Uneven Development in More Developed Countries 11. Geographies of Globalization Introducing Globalization Geography as a Discipline in Distance Overcoming Distance: Transportation Overcoming Distance: Trade Overcoming Distance: Transnational Corporations (TNCs) Overcoming Distance: Transmitting Information Interpreting, Conceptualizing, and Measuring Globalization The Global Economic System Cultural Globalization Political Globalization Globalization: Good or Bad? 12. Humans and the Environment A Global Perspective Environmental Concern Human Impacts on Vegetation Human Impacts on Animals Human Impacts on Land, Soil, Air, and Water Earth's Vital Signs Sustainability and Sustainable Development Glossary References Index
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Oxford University Press Inc Down to Earth
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OUP India Marine Pollution
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Oxford University Press The Oxford Handbook of International
Book SynopsisThe second edition of this leading reference work provides a comprehensive discussion of the dynamic and important field of international law concerned with environmental protection. It is edited by globally-recognised international environmental law scholars, Professor Lavanya Rajamani and Professor Jacqueline Peel, and features 67 chapters authored by 76 renowned experts in their fields.The Handbook discusses the key principles underpinning international environmental law, its relevant actors and tools, and rules applying in its substantive sub-fields such as climate law, oceans law, wildlife and biodiversity law, and hazardous substances regulation. It also explores the intersection of international environmental law with other areas of international law, such as those concerned with trade, investment, disaster, migration, armed conflict, intellectual property, energy, and human rights. The Handbook sets its discussion of international environmental law in the broader interdisciplinTrade ReviewWhile Earth's natural systems deteriorate, environmental laws are applied in dynamic, contradictory, but always compelling ways. Stakeholders urgently seek guidance about how such laws will fulfill the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, or to cope with impacts of climate disruption, toxic chemical pollution, or biodiversity loss. This masterfully revised edition fills this need. Rajamani and Peel have orchestrated succinct yet comprehensive briefings by leading experts, elucidating how many actors are reshaping international law across sectors. This new Handbook makes clear how environmental law today governs all relationships, whether commercial transactions, geo-political security, or access to food and natural resources. It belongs on every lawyers' desk. * Nicholas A. Robinson, Executive Governor, International Council of Environmental Law, Kerlin Distinguished Professor of Environmental Law Emeritus, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University *In this new edition of The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law, Rajamani and Peel, masterfully capture the rapid changes and ongoing maturing that characterize the field. In exploring both the boundaries of the field and the substantive and normative dilemmas that define its contours, the second edition deftly weaves together the perspectives of a rich and diverse group of scholars working at the forefront of this quickly evolving area of law. The depth of coverage is at once stunning and aptly reflective of the richness of the field itself. The new edition will shape how we think about the field of international environmental law for years to come. It is foundational in the field and a must-read for all scholars of environmental law. * Cinnamon Carlane, Alumni Society Designated Professor of Law, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law *The Second Edition presents a thoughtful yet provocative analysis of the advancement of international environmental law as a legal discipline. This work by Rajamani and Peel examines not only the foundational principles of international environmental law but also its expansion to other areas of international law. This volume distinguishes itself from the first edition by focusing on a critical reflection on the evolution of this dynamic field of international law. I would consider The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law: Second Edition as an essential reading for those who are interested in international environmental law. This is a highly recommended reading material for all scholars, students, legal practitioners and advocates, and policymakers alike. * Rose-Liza Eisma-Osorio, Chairperson, Governing Board, IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, 2019 - present *What a diverse publication! —diversity of contributing scholars and experts, regions covered, and topics and issues addressed. Kudos to the fantastic editors Lavanya and Jackie. What fascinated me about this publication was its clear discussion of how feminist approaches, ethical considerations, human rights values, and disaster and conflict management have a role to play in environmental and climate law, along with science, technology, trade, and intellectual property. This publication acknowledges the elephant in the room, is international environmental law fit for purpose? It then explores legal experimentation and judicial exploration in expanding the bounds of seemingly limiting international environmental law. Hence, if like me, you are someone who likes to push boundaries, I will add this book to this week's reading list. * Irum Ahsan, Senior Counsel, Asian Development Bank *In this intellectual tour de force, Professors Rajamani and Peel have assembled more than seventy of the world's leading experts to provide critical and compelling insights into the promise and pitfalls of using international law to tackle today's unprecedented global environmental crisis. An essential masterwork that will assist every student, scholar, policy-maker, lawyer and judge interested in this field. * David Boyd, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment *A work of supreme importance for our times, bringing together writers and thinkers on the cutting edge, one that offers a truly global and balanced perspective on all matters ecological. * Philippe Sands, Q.C., Matrix Chambers, and Professor of Laws and Director of the Centre on International Courts and Tribunals at University College *International environmental law is such a sprawling and rapidly developing area that venturing into it can feel like wandering around a cave with just a candle, glimpsing only fragments of the whole. This handbook illuminates the entirety, and from multiple angles. Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel have done a great service by assembling a dazzling array of leading experts from around the globe, and creating a reference that will be invaluable to anyone interested in any aspect of the field, and will also open readers' eyes to issue areas they did not know even existed. * Michael B. Gerrard, Professor and Director, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Columbia Law School *This Handbook, edited by leading international environmental law scholars, Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel, is a major achievement and a truly field-defining work. The 2nd edition is extraordinary in terms of breadth and depth of coverage of international environmental law issues. It arrives at a time of great need for expertise and knowledge as the globe confronts multiple environmental crises. The Handbook will be an invaluable publication to academics, students, diplomats and the legal profession, particularly judges * Antonio Herman Benjamin, Professor and Justice, National High Court of Brazil. Founder of the Global Judicial Institute on the Environment *This comprehensive volume is a must-read for novices and experts alike. It surveys the field of international environmental law from a wide range of perspectives, offering nuanced, cutting-edge analysis as well as considered reflection. The breadth of contributions reflects the evolution of international environmental law in recent years, and its intersections with other areas of law and policy. The book is an invaluable resource for academics, students, and practitioners. * Professor Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor of Law, Director, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law *A work of outstanding scholarship that redefines the frontiers of international environmental law offering creative ways to combat the defining environmental challenges of our times including climate change. Covid-19 further underlines its monumental significance. It is now for us to judicialize these emerging trends and evolve jurisprudence that places Nature at the heart of planetary justice. It is now or never! * Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Judge, Supreme Court of Pakistan, Islamabad *This is a remarkable collection of expert scholarship and represents a serious and collective effort to understand the potential and actualities of international environmental law. The breadth, depth and jurisdictional reach of the handbook is impressive, directing us towards vital legal responses and roles. It is a hugely ambitious and accomplished work, and, most notably, achieves the aim of giving priority to underrepresented perspectives and voices. * Jane Holder, Professor of Environmental Law, UCL Faculty of Laws, University College London *Too lofty and loquacious or too prosaic and particular, these are the Scylla and Charybdis that wreck so many writings on international environmental law. Rajamani and Peel's edited Handbook on International Environmental Law sails safely through the Strait of Messina, skilfully skirting both perils. The book is comprehensive yet considerate in coverage, logical in structure, limpid in style, and perspicacious in analysis. This indeed is a handy handbook on international environmental law. * The Hon Justice Brian J Preston FRSN SC *I am delighted to welcome the second edition of the Oxford Handbook. It comes at a time of unprecedented challenges for the world legal community in dealing with the many threats to our environment. The range of subjects covered is comprehensive and the quality of the contributions of the highest order. I congratulate the editors in having brought this great and much-needed work to a successful conclusion. * Lord Robert Carnwath, (former Justice of the UK Supreme Court) *Table of Contents1: Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel: International Environmental Law: Changing Context, Emerging Trends and Expanding Frontiers Part I - Context 2: John S. Dryzek: Discourses 3: Peter H. Sand: Origin and History 4: Jeffrey L. Dunoff: Multi-level and Polycentric Governance 5: Margaret A. Young: Fragmentation 6: David M. Driesen: Instrument Choice 7: Duncan French and Lynda Collins: Scholarship 8: Elizabeth Fisher: Legal Imagination and Teaching Part II - Analytical Approaches 9: Peter Lawrence: International Relations Theory 10: Michael Faure: Economics 11: Sumudu Atapattu: Global South Approaches 12: Rowena Maguire: Feminist Approaches 13: Alexander Gillespie: Ethical Considerations 14: Cormac Cullinan: Earth Jurisprudence 15: Sam Johnston: The Role of Science Part III - Conceptual Pillars 16: Jutta Brunnée: Harm Prevention 17: Jorge E. Viñuales: Sustainable Development 18: Jacqueline Peel: Precaution 19: Philippe Cullet: Differentiation 20: Werner Scholtz: Equity 21: Jonas Ebbesson: Public Participation 22: Akiho Shibata: Good Faith Part IV - Normative Development 23: Pierre-Marie Dupuy, Ginevra Le Moli, and Jorge E. Viñuales: Customary International Law and the Environment 24: Daniel Bodansky: Multilateral Environmental Treaty Making 25: Alan Boyle: Soft Law 26: Joanne Scott: Private and Quasi-Private Standards 27: Cymie R. Payne: Judicial Development Part V - Subject matter 28: Phoebe Okowa: Transboundary Air Pollution 29: Lavanya Rajamani and Jacob Werksman: Climate Change 30: Salman M. A. Salman: Freshwater Resources 31: Adriana Fabra: Marine Environment: Pollution and Fisheries 32: Annecoos Wiersema: Wildlife 33: David A. Wirth and Noah M. Sachs: Hazardous Substances and Activities 34: Beatriz Martinez Romera: Aviation and Maritime Transport Part VI - Actors 35: Thilo Marauhn: The State 36: Ellen Hey: International Institutions 37: Sandrine Maljean-Dubois: Regional Organisations: The European Union 38: J. Michael Angstadt and Michele Betsill: Non-State Actors 39: Hari M. Osofsky: Subnational Actors 40: Peter M. Haas: Epistemic Communities 41: Benjamin J. Richardson and Beate Sjåfjell: Business and Industry 42: Jacinta Ruru: Indigenous Peoples Part VII - Inter-linkages with other regimes 43: Harro van Asselt: Trade 44: Kate Miles: Investment 45: John H. Knox: Human Rights 46: Walter Kälin: Migration 47: Robert R.M. Verchick and Paul Rink: Disaster 48: Lisa Benjamin: Intellectual Property 49: Catherine Redgwell: Energy 50: Carl Bruch, Cymie R. Payne, and Britta Sjöstedt: Armed Conflict Part VIII - Compliance, Implementation and Effectiveness 51: Ronald B. Mitchell: Compliance Theory 52: Tom Sparks and Anne Peters: Transparency Procedures 53: Michael A. Mehling: Market Mechanisms 54: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes: Financial Assistance 55: Shawkat Alam: Technology Assistance and Transfers 56: Meinhard Doelle: Non-Compliance Procedures 57: Steinar Andresen: Effectiveness 58: Christina Voigt: International Responsibility and Liability 59: Alice Palmer: National Implementation 60: Natalie Klein: International Environmental Law Disputes before International Courts and Tribunals Part IX - International Environmental Law in National/Regional Courts 61: Louis J. Kotzé: Africa 62: Jolene S. Lin: China 63: Eloise Scotford: EU/UK 64: Shibani Ghosh: India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan 65: Natasha Affolder: North America 66: Tim Stephens: Oceania 67: Maria Antonia Tigre: South America
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Oxford University Press Conservation and the Genomics of Populations
Book SynopsisThe third edition of this established textbook provides an updated and comprehensive overview of the essential background, concepts, and tools required to understand how genetics can be used to conserve species, reduce threat of extinction, and manage species of ecological or commercial importance.Trade ReviewThis textbook is foremost a great reference for upper level undergraduate or graduate courses, as well as a good go-to reference for conservation genetic professionals. As a teaching resource, the plentiful boxes and guest boxes that present recent literature and contextual examples provide great platforms for student discussion and improved comprehension. * S.J. Galla et al., Conservation Genetics *The book nicely complements the theory with real-world examples and provides important background reading, which I would recommend to each student starting a conservation genomics project. Informed conservationists will also benefit from the overview on what is possible with today's technologies. The authors did an excellent job in summarizing the recent developments and included the most recent discussion in the literature. * G. Segelbacher, Evolutionary Applications *This book provides a solid background on theory and concepts and demonstrates how they underpin the interpretation of genomic data. This is a strength that will see this book stay as one of the few key textbooks in conservation genetics in the future. It is straight to the point and ideal for those coming to grips with the world of conservation genomics. * L.E. Neaves, Biodiversity and Conservation *This book provides conservation biologists with an ideal way to get acquainted with evolutionary genetics and the use of genomics in conservation science. It will help readers gain insightful understanding of the theory of population genetics that underpins conservation genetics. The study of conservation genetics and genomics is assisted by a comprehensive glossary, which even sheds light on such unusual terms as gnomics! If you are using or planning to use a genomic approach in conservation, go for this edition; it will be invaluable. * G. Sramkó, Conservation Biology *Table of ContentsPreface PART I: INTRODUCTION 1: Introduction 2: Phenotypic Variation in Natural Populations 3: Genetic Variation in Natural Populations 4: Population Genomics PART II: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE 5: Random Mating Populations: Hardy-Weinberg Principle 6: Small Populations and Genetic Drift 7: Effective Population Size 8: Natural Selection 9: Population Subdivision 10: Beyond Individual Loci 11: Quantitative Genetics 12: Mutation PART III: EVOLUTIONARY RESPONSE TO ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGES 13: Hybridization 14: Invasive Species 15: Exploited Populations 16: Climate Change PART IV: CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT 17: Inbreeding Depression 18: Demography and Extinction 19: Population Connectivity 20: Units of Conservation 21: Conservation Breeding and Restoration 22: Genetic Identification 23: Genetic Monitoring 24: guest chapter author Helen R. Taylor: Conservation Genetics in Practice Glossary COMPANION WEBSITE MATERIALS (Available at www.oup.com/companion/AllendorfCGP3e ) Appendix: Probability, Statistics, and Coding References
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Oxford University Press Snow Avalanches Beliefs Facts and Science
Book SynopsisThis book provides a critical update of the most recent and innovative developments of avalanche science. It aims at re-founding avalanche science on clear scientific bases, from field observations and experiments up to mathematical and physical analysis and modeling. In this respect, it stands in a still unoccupied but fundamental niche amidst the abundant avalanche literature.In the current context of a accelerated climate warming, the book also discusses possible evolutions of snow cover extent and stability. It also shows how the present analysis can be extended, in mountainous areas, to other gravitationally induced phenomena that are likely to take over from avalanches under specific circumstances.The text is supported by online links to field experiments and lectures on triggering mechanisms, risk management, and decision making.Trade ReviewProvides the best overall understanding of avalanche science in the most practical way. * Henry Schniewind, Director of Henry's Avalanche Talk (HAT), London and Val d'Isère *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION SNOW, AN INTRIGUING, COMPLEX AND CHANGEABLE SOLID 2.1: From ice to snow 2.2: Snow crystals 2.3: From snowfalls to snow layers 2.4: Snow as a granular medium 2.5: Snow as a porous medium: the concept of percolation BASICS OF DEFORMATION, FRACTURE AND FRICTION PROCESSES 3.1: Deformation of solids 3.2: Fracture initiation and extension 3.3: Griffith's criterion 3.4: The brittle to ductile transition 3.5: Coulomb's law of friction SLAB AVALANCHE RELEASE: DATA AND FIELD EXPERIMENTS 4.1: Geometry and dynamical characteristics 4.2: Statistical aspects: scale invariance 4.3: The weak layer, starting point for slab avalanche release 4.4: Stability and Bridging indexes SLAB AVALANCHE MODELING 5.1: Old myths and beliefs to shoot down 5.2: Basis for modeling 5.3: Statistical approach: Playing with cellular 5.4: Sliding or sticking? 5.5: Slab avalanche release in four steps SUPERFICIAL AND FULL-DEPTH AVALANCHES 6.1: Loose snow avalanches 6.2: Full depth avalanches 6.3: Summary SNOW AND AVALANCHES IN A CLIMATE WARMING CONTEXT 7.1: Climate change 7.2: Possible consequences on avalanching SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION APPENDIX A COMPLEXITY AND CRITICAL PHENOMENA A1: From simple to complex systems A2: Scale invariance and self-organized criticality APPENDIX B MODELING A FLUID TO SOLID PHASE TRANSITION IN SNOW WEAK-LAYERS. B1: A fluid to solid phase transition in healable granular materials B2: Application to slab avalanche release APPENDIX C STABILITY OF A SINTERED WEAK LAYER DISK SURROUNDED BY A RING-SHAPED FLUID WEAK LAYER ZONE
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Oxford University Press, USA Industrial Transformation in the Developing World
Book Synopsis''Grow first, clean up later'' environmental strategies in the developing economies of East Asia - China, Korea, and Taiwan in Northeast Asia and Indonesia, Malaysia, the Phillippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam in Southeast Asia - pose a critical regional and global sustainability challenge in this area of continuing rapid urban-based industrial growth. It is the most polluted region in the world.Whilst being at the leading edge of the processes of urbanization, industrialization, and globalization these economies are in the midst, not at the end, of their urban-industrial transformations. During the next 25 years urban populations in the region are expected roughly to double, and most of the industrial capital stock that will be on the ground by 2030 has not yet been built. Given East Asia''s growing size in the world''s economy and ecology, and its increasingly polluted environment, this looming urban-industrial transformation is both a challenge and an opportunity. Unless steps are taken now to make this transformation more sustainable, East Asia''s, and the world''s, environmental future is likely to deteriorate seriously.Using detailed case studies and rigorous empirical analyses Rock and Angel, leading experts in this field, show that East Asian governments have found institutionally unique ways to overcome the sustainability challenge. As a result of these findings, they demonstrate how even low income economies in the rest of the world can use regulatory polices, industrial policies, and an openness to trade and foreign investment that will increase the competitiveness of their firms whilst improving their environmental performance, thus proving an important antidote to those who argue that poor countries cannot afford to clean up their environment whilst their economies remain under-developed.Table of Contents1. East Asia's Sustainability Challenge ; 2. Late Industrialization and Technological Capabilities Building ; 3. Policy Integration: From Technology Upgrading to Industrial Environmental Improvement ; 4. The Role of Environmental Regulatory Agencies in Sustainability: Korea and Indonesia ; 5. Globalization, Opennes to Trade and Investment, Technology Transfer and Technology and the Environment: The Cement Industry in East Asia ; 6. Win-Win Environmental Intensity or Technique Effects and Technological Learning: Evidence from Siam City Cement ; 7. Impact of Multinational Corporations' Firm-Based Environmental Standards on Subsidiaries and their Suppliers: Evidence from Motorola-Penang ; 8. Global Standards and the Environmental Performance of Industry ; 9. Implications for other Industrializing Economies ; 10. Prospects for Policy Integration in Low Income Economies ; 11. Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Goldilocks Planet
Book SynopsisClimate change is a major topic of concern today, scientifically, socially, and politically. It will undoubtedly continue to be so for the foreseeable future, as predicted changes in global temperatures, rainfall, and sea level take place, and as human society adapts to these changes. In this remarkable new work, Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams demonstrate how the Earth''s climate has continuously altered over its 4.5 billion-year history. The story can be read from clues preserved in the Earth''s strata - the evidence is abundant, though always incomplete, and also often baffling, puzzling, infuriating, tantalizing, seemingly contradictory. Geologists, though, are becoming ever more ingenious at interrogating this evidence, and the story of the Earth''s climate is now being reconstructed in ever-greater detail - maybe even providing us with clues to the future of contemporary climate change. The history is dramatic and often abrupt. Changes in global and regional climate range from bitterly cold to sweltering hot, from arid to humid, and they have impacted hugely upon the planet''s evolving animal and plant communities, and upon its physical landscapes of the Earth. And yet, through all of this, the Earth has remained consistently habitable for life for over three billion years - in stark contrast to its planetary neighbours. Not too hot, not too cold; not too dry, not too wet, it is aptly known as ''the Goldilocks planet''.Trade ReviewVery engaging * Michael Gross, Society of Chemical Industry *A balanced, well written, mostly comprehensive and well-argued book. * Times Higher Education Supplement *Table of ContentsPROLOGUE; A BRIEF WORD ON TIME; NOTES; FURTHER READING; REFERENCES
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Oxford University Press ENVIRONMENTAL DNA C For Biodiversity Research and
Book SynopsisEnvironmental DNA (eDNA) refers to DNA that can be extracted from environmental samples (such as soil, water, feces, or air) without the prior isolation of any target organism. The analysis of environmental DNA has the potential of providing high-throughput information on taxa and functional genes in a given environment, and is easily amenable to the study of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. It can provide an understanding of past or present biological communities as well as their trophic relationships, and can thus offer useful insights into ecosystem functioning. There is now a rapidly-growing interest amongst biologists in applying analysis of environmental DNA to their own research. However, good practices and protocols dealing with environmental DNA are currently widely dispersed across numerous papers, with many of them presenting only preliminary results and using a diversity of methods. In this context, the principal objective of this practical handbook is to provide biTrade ReviewThis volume fills a much-needed gap, offering a gentle introduction into the field of environmental DNA, which will be especially useful for readers of minor to intermediate experience with environmental DNA. * Vasco Elbrecht, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics, University of Guelph, The Quarterly Review of Biology *An excellent instructional book or supplementary reading for any eDNA based classes...It is a timely and important addition to the field of molecular ecology, and will undoubtedly remain the go-to book on metabarcoding for several years. * Dr Anthony A. Charlton, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, Molecular Ecology *This book is a timely overview of eDNA as a complimentary and non-invasive approach for investigating and monitoring biodiversity. The book is an ideal introduction to all ecologists looking to eDNA, but also speaks to the more experienced researchers in molecular ecology. Lastly, it provides textbook material for university courses around the world. * Philip Francis Thomsen, Trends in Ecology & Evolution Journal *If you are contemplating moving into this topic, or just want to understand it better, do try and get your hands on a copy - something that might not be that easy just now as I understand the book has proved to be so popular that it is already having to be reprinted. * IMA FUNGUS *In a world faced with accelerating environmental change and loss of biodiversity, this book is a timely overview of eDNA as a complementary and noninvasive approach for investigating and monitoring biodiversity ... an ideal introduction to all ecologists looking to eDNA as a method of choice, but also speaks to the more experienced researchers in molecular ecology. Lastly, it provides textbook material for university courses around the world, where eDNA is continuously increasing in popularity. * Philip Francis Thomsen, Department of Bioscience, University of Aarhus, Trends in Ecology and Evolution *Table of Contents1: Introduction to environmental DNA (eDNA) 2: DNA metabarcode choice and design 3: Reference databases 4: Sampling 5: DNA extraction 6: DNA amplification and multiplexing 7: DNA sequencing 8: DNA metabarcoding data analysis 9: Single-species detection 10: Environmental DNA for functional diversity 11: Some early landmark studies 12: Freshwater ecosystems 13: Marine environments 14: Terrestrial ecosystems 15: Palaeoenvironments 16: Host-associated microbiota 17: Diet analysis 18: Analysis of bulk samples 19: The future of eDNA metabarcoding
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Oxford University Press Aquatic Geochemical Oceanography
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Oxford University Press, USA Geopolitics and Empire
Book SynopsisGeopolitics and Empire examines the relations between two phenomena that are central to modern conceptions of international relations. Geopolitics is the understanding of the inter-relations between empires, states, individuals, private companies, NGOs and multilateral agencies as these are expressed and shaped spatially. This view of the world achieved notoriety as the scientific basis claimed by Nazi ideologists of global conquest. However, under this or another name, similar sets of ideas were important on both sides of the Cold War and now have a renewed resonance in debates over the New World Order of the so-called Global War on Terror. Geopolitics is a way of describing the conflicts between states as constrained by both physical and economic space. It makes such conflicts seem inevitable.The argument of the book is that this view of the world continues to appear salient because it serves to make the projection of force overseas seem an inevitable aspect of the foreign policy of Trade ReviewHalford Mackinder stands astride geography as perhaps no other geographer ever has done, or likely will.... Gerry kearns gives us here what must be the definitive biography of Mackinder as the man, academic, teacher, and imperialist.... Almost every page contains new insights, and the book repays close and multiple readings. * Geographical Review *Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables ; Introduction: A Return to Empire ; 1. Geopolitics and Empire ; 2. An Imperial Subject ; 3. Making Space for Darwin ; 4. Manly Endeavours ; 5. Theorising Imperialism ; 6. Teaching Imperialism ; 7. Practising Imperialism ; 8. Conservative Geopolitics ; 9. Progressive Geopolitics ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Principles of Mathematical Petrophysics 09
Book SynopsisThe pioneering work of Gus Archie moved log interpretation into log analysis with the introduction of the equation that bears his name. Subsequent developments have mixed empiricism, physics, mathematical algorithms, and geological or engineering models as methods applied to petrophysical measurements in boreholes all over the world. Principles of Mathematical Petrophysics reviews the application of mathematics to petrophysics in a format that crystallizes the subject as a subdiscipline appropriate for the workstations of today. The subject matter is of wide interest to both academic and industrial professionals who work with subsurface data applied to energy, hydrology, and environmental issues.This book is the first of its kind, in that it addresses mathematical petrophysics as a distinct discipline. Other books in petrophysics are either extensive descriptions of tool design or interpretation techniques, typically in an ad hoc treatment. It covers mathematical methods that are applied to borehole and core petrophysical measurements to estimate rock properties of fluid saturation, pore types, permeability, mineralogy, facies, and reservoir characterization. These methods are demonstrated by a variety of case studies and summaries of applications. Principles of Mathematical Petrophysics is an invaluable resource for all people working with data related to petrophysics.Table of ContentsCONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEGEMENTS ; CHAPTER 1: FLUID SATURATION EVALUATION ; CHAPTER 2: POROSITY VOLUMETRICS AND PORE TYPING ; CHAPTER 3: PERMEABILITY ESTIMATION ; CHAPTER 4: COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF MINERALOGY ; CHAPTER 5: PETROPHYSICAL ROCKS : ELECTROFACIES AND LITHOFACIES ; CHAPTER 6: PORE SYSTEM FACIES: PORE THROATS AND PORE BODIES ; CHAPTER 7: SATURATION -HEIGHT FUNCTIONS ; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Earth and Life
Book SynopsisTelling the story of the four-billion-year history of Earth and life, this book attempts to answer some of our most fundamental questions: how did our Earth come to be? How did the Earth''s oceans, atmosphere, and climate form? How did life begin?Following the timeline of our planet, Earth and Life takes us from the creation of planet Earth to fluctuating global environments, from floods of lava and giant meteorites to great oceans and verdant landscapes. It takes us from the first life on our planet, to the evolution of various species, including the first humans, and explains how life has always changed the climate and environment on Earth.Life originated as tiny microbes from the ocean depths, formed mysterious reefs, then the first algae, marine animals, and, finally, plants and vertebrates that invaded the continents. The vast oceans eventually started to separate, as plate tectonics built up, and broke supercontinents in an ever changing geography. Roughly two billion years ago, marine photosynthesizing bacteria began to oxygenate the oceans and atmosphere, changing the biological landscape forever, and producing giant mineral deposits. Colour burst into the continents, from grey to red due to oxidized tropical weathering, and finally to green due to the first land plants and forests.Written with expertise and illustrated with clarity, this fascinating book is based on all the most recent scientific evidence and should be widely accessible. Whether you''re interested in geology, biology, or the wider natural world in general, if you are intent on understanding how Earth and life evolved, then this book explains it all.
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Oxford University Press Inc Conservation Biology
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Oxford University Press Surviving Collapse Building Community toward Radical Sustainability
Book SynopsisAs major environmental crises loom, Christina Ergas makes the argument in Surviving Collapse that one possible way forward is a radical sustainable development that turns the focus from monetary gain to social and ecological regeneration and transformation. Employing qualitative and cross-national comparative methods, Ergas examines two alternative, community-scale, socioecological models of development: the first is a grassroots urban ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest, United States, while the second is a government-subsidized, but cooperatively run, urban farm in Havana, Cuba. While neither are panaceas, they prioritize social and ecological efficiency and subsume economic rationality towards those ends. Featuring cases that not only allow us to synthesize their strengths but evaluate their weaknesses, Surviving Collapse reveals a multitude of varied paths toward reaching radical urban sustainability and empowers us all to imagine, and possibly build, more resilient futures.Trade ReviewChristina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion. * John Bellamy Foster, University Of Oregon, Social Forces *Libraries with reserve collections focusing on environmental philosophy, environmental sociology, and environmental politics should own this text. * K. M. Woosnam, University of Georgia, Choice Connect *Christina Ergas's book Surviving Collapse...appears at a timely moment and represents a significant shift in the climate change discussion.... Considerable attention is given to such concepts as metabolic rifts, real utopias, the treadmill of production, ecological footprints, ecofeminism, climate denialism, and total liberation. Surviving Collapse was completed in 2020 prior to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the new nuclear threat presented by the war in Ukraine. This simply means, however, that today there are even more reasons to focus both in theory and practice on the creation of a society of radical sustainability, making Ergas's book more rather than less relevant. * Social Forces *Christina Ergas, one of the most insightful sociologists of her generation, has produced a wonderfully readable and engaging book that advances our understanding of the forces that have contributed to our present dire circumstances while also providing us with a vision for how we can navigate to a better world." -Richard York, Professor of Sociology and Environmental Studies, University of OregonRadical sustainability is something we desperately need, and Christina Ergas shows us why in this powerfully written book. Ergas immersed herself in two communities offering different approaches for addressing the great socioecological challenges of our time, and she offers clear evidence and persuasive analysis for how we can build just, caring, equitable, and ecologically healthy communities for a more livable future." -David N. Pellow, UC Santa Barbara, and author of What is Critical Environmental Justice?Surviving Collapse is brimming with hope for our future, and for our collective survival. Ergas centers the power and potency of stories and values, and makes the radical claim that we must scale up our narrative before we scale up our solutions. Her book illuminates a path forward, out of the mire and confusion of our current conditions, and reminds us that the future is made through a set of choices. Far from an idealistic enterprise disconnected from reality, Ergas' presentation of sustainability experiments in ecovillages and urban farms offers a view into what life might look like were we living in connection to a greater reality." -Autumn Brown, Host of How to Survive the End of the WorldErgas makes a strong case for 'radical sustainability'. Her book is an substantial overview of aspects of the urgent present debate. * Dr Greg Shepherd, Postgraduate researcher, Department of Geography and Environment, University of Adelaide *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Introduction: Building Socioecological Community Chapter 1: In the Shadow of Sustainable Development Chapter 2: Grassroots Sustainability in a Concrete Landscape: An Urban Ecovillage in the Pacific Northwest Chapter 3: Urban Oasis: Socioecological Sustainability in Cuban Urban Agriculture Chapter 4: Beyond Neoliberalism: The Promise of a Communitarian Story Chapter 5: Scaling Up the Values Themselves: Real Utopian Stories for the Climate Apocalypse Conclusion: There Is No Future That Is Not Built in the Present Appendix: Methods and Cases Notes References Index
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Oxford University Press The Plough that Broke the Steppes Agriculture And Environment On Russias Grasslands 17001914 Oxford Studies In Modern European History
Book SynopsisThis is the first environmental history of Russia''s steppes. From the early-eighteenth century, settlers moved to the semi-arid but fertile grasslands from wetter, forested regions in central and northern Russia and Ukraine, and from central Europe. By the late-nineteenth century, they had turned the steppes into the bread basket of the Russian Empire and parts of Europe. But there was another side to this story. The steppe region was hit by recurring droughts, winds from the east whipped up dust storms, the fertile black earth suffered severe erosion, crops failed, and in the worst years there was famine. David Moon analyses how naturalists and scientists came to understand the steppe environment, including the origins of the fertile black earth. He also analyses how scientists tried to understand environmental change, including climate change. Farmers, and the scientists who advised them, tried different ways to deal with the recurring droughts: planting trees, irrigation, and cultivating the soil. More sustainable, however, were techniques of cultivation to retain scarce moisture in the soil. Among the pioneers were Mennonite settlers. Such approaches aimed to work with the environment, rather than trying to change it by planting trees or supplying more water artificially. The story is similar to the Dust Bowl on the Great Plains of the USA, which share a similar environment and environmental history. David Moon places the story of the steppes in the wider context of the environmental history of European colonialism around the globe.Trade ReviewRare is the book that casts Russian history in an almost wholly new light. * Financial Times 2013 Books of the Year *Moon's book is an extremely important contribution to Russian and environmental histories, and can be used in advanced undergraduate as well as graduate courses. * Mark Bernard Tauger, American Historical Review *With this book, David Moon contributes significantly to the environmental history of the Russian and Soviet empires ... The book is thoroughly supported by extensive archival, journal and other research. I recommend it for students of European history, environmental history, Russian history and agricultural history. * Paul Josephson, European History Quarterly *The Plough That Broke the Steppes is an important contribution to the global history of grassland ... Moon's work is both immensely readable and scholarly with a broad historical sweep and interdisciplinary scope. He brings life to scholarly, scientific, and practical agricultural debates on the steppes * Elizabeth Walden, Environmental History *This stimulating book is the first environmental history of the Russian steppe, a flat plain that stretches from Western Russia to Mongolia, north of the Black and Caspian Seas ... Recommended. * N.M. Brooks, CHOICE *In this impressively researched and compellingly argued book, David Moon elevates this problem of what to do with the fertile yet fragile belt of grasslands in Russia's south to one of the enduring 'cursed questions' of the country's history ... Throughout the book Moon evokes his personal experiences on the steppe. These environmental encounters clearly aided his historical thinking and provide vivid examples for the reader. Coming to know the grasslands themselves helped him write this insightful and lasting contribution to environmental and imperial Russian history. * Andy Bruno, History *In the context of current discussions on the causes of climate change and the search for sustainable forms of agriculture, this work is a credit. * Katja Bruisch, Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas *yet another wonderful and ground-breaking book from David Moon ... Throughout, Moon retains a moderate and scientific tone. * Christopher Read, English Historical Review *Table of ContentsPART I: UNDERSTANDING THE STEPPE ENVIRONMENT; PART II: UNDERSTANDING ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; PART III: COMBATING THE STEPPE ENVIRONMENT?
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Oxford University Press Social Advantage and Disadvantage
Book SynopsisSocial advantage and disadvantage are potent catch-all terms. They have no established definition but, considered in relation to one another, they can embrace a wide variety of more specific concepts that address the ways in which human society causes, exacerbates or fails to prevent social divisions or injustices. This book captures the sense in which any conceptualisation of disadvantage is concerned with the consequences of processes by which relative advantage has been selectively conferred or attained. It considers how inequalities and social divisions are created as much by the concentration of advantage among the best-off as by the systematic disadvantage of the worst-off. The book critically discusses - from a global and a UK perspective - a spectrum of conceptual frameworks and ideas relating to poverty, social exclusion, capability deprivation, rights violations, social immobility, and human or social capital deficiency. It addresses advantage and disadvantage from a life couTrade Review... this book represents significant progress towards positioning the concept of social advantage and disadvantage as a core concern of social policy scholarship. * Peter Saunders, Journal of Social Policy *Table of ContentsPART ONE; PART TWO; PART THREE; PART 4
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Oxford University Press Fynbos
Book SynopsisSouth Africa''s fynbos region has intrigued biologists for centuries. It has achieved iconic status as a locus of megadiversity and therefore a place to study the ecological underpinnings of massive evolutionary radiations. Researchers have made great advances over the past two decades in unravelling the complexities of fynbos ecology and evolution, and the region has contributed significant insights into the adaptive radiations of large lineages, conservation science, pollination biology, invasive plant biology, and palaeoanthropology. Lessons from the fynbos offer much of value for understanding the origin, maintenance, and conservation of diversity anywhere in the world. This book provides the first synthesis of the field for 20 years, bringing together the latest ecological and evolutionary research on the South African global biodiversity hotspots of the Greater Cape Floristic Region - the iconic fynbos and succulent karoo. It explores the historical and modern physical and biologTrade Review[It] forms an affordable compendium of our current state of knowledge regarding this extraordinary ecoregion. * Markus Eichhorn, Frontiers of Biogeography *[T]he rich science and compelling natural history offered in Fynbos. Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of a Megadiverse Region command the global conservation community to pay equal attention to this extratropical, megadiverse landscape. * Peggy L. Fiedler, Conservation Biology *Table of Contents1. Vegetation types of the Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 2. Landscapes, rock types and climate of the Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 3. Drivers, ecology and management of fire in fynbos ; 4. Floristic and faunal Cape biochoria: do they exist? ; 5. Cenozoic assembly of the Greater Cape flora ; 6. Speciation and extinction in the Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 7. The shifting landscape of genes since the Pliocene: terrestrial phylogeography in the Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 8. Stone age people in a changing South African Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 9. The assembly and function of Cape plant communities in a changing world ; 10. Biotic interactions ; 11. Plant ecophysiological diversity ; 12. Biological invasions in the Cape Floristic Region: history, current patterns, impacts, and management challenges ; 13. Impacts of climate change in the Greater Cape Floristic Region ; 14. Conserving the Cape Floristic Region ; 15. People, the Cape Floristic Region and Sustainability ; 16. Geography, climate and biodiversity: the history and future of mediterranean-type ecosystems
£61.00
Oxford University Press Is the Planet Full
Book SynopsisWhat are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world''s population by the middle of this century?While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world''s problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice? In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems.Trade ReviewIts [the book's] strengths lie in collecting together the diverse opinions of different thought leaders to provide a holistic interdisciplinary discourse around how we treat the planet and each other. A noteworthy overview of how we manage global issues, Is the Planet Full? is recommended for anyone interested in understanding what an increasing global population means to our present and future. * Rebecca Jarvis, LSE blog, 01/05/2014 *Table of Contents1: Ian Goldin: Introduction 2: Anthony B. Atkinson: Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality 3: Toby Ord: Overpopulation or Underpopulation? 4: Sarah Harper: Demographic and Environmental Transitions 5: Ian Johnson: Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth 6: H. Charles J. Godfray: How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? 7: Mark New: Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet 8: Yadvinder Malhi: The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet 9: Robyn Norton: Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population 10: Anthony Hartwell: Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions 11: Ian Goldin: Governance Matters Most
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Oxford University Press The Biology of Urban Environments
Book SynopsisHow do plants, animals, and humans manage to survive and adapt to the urban environment? This book provides a comprehensive coverage of biological matters related to urban environments presenting both the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings, and practical examples required to understand and address the challenges presented by this novel environment. The Biology of Urban Environments focusses on urban denizens: species (both domesticated and non-domesticated) that live for all or part of their life cycle in towns and cities. The biology of household plants and companion animals is discussed alongside that of species that have become feral or have not been domesticated. Temporal and spatial distribution patterns are set out and generalizations are made while exceptions are also discussed. The various strategies used and the genotypic, phenotypic, and behavioural adaptions of plants and animals in the face of the challenges presented by urban environments are explained. The final twoTable of Contents1: What is the urban environment and what is biology? Part I The urban environment 2: The built environment 3: The physical environment 4: The natural environment - habitats and communities Part II Diversity and distribution 5: Diversity of species 6: Relationships 7: Temporal patterns 8: Spatial patterns Part III Adapting to urban living 9: Strategies 10: Physiological and behavioural changes - how do they live Part IV People and nature 11: Human urban biology 12: A new relationship
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Oxford University Press Climate Crisis and the Democratic Prospect Participatory Governance in Sustainable Communities
Book SynopsisCan contemporary democratic governments tackle climate crisis? Some argue that democracy has to be a central part of a strategy to deal with climate change. Others argue that experience shows it not to be up to the challenge in the time frame available-that it will require a stronger hand, even a form of eco-authoritarianism. A question that does not lend itself to an easy assessment, this volume seeks to out and assess the competing answers. While the book supports the case for environmental democracy, it argues that establishing and sustaining democratic practices will be difficult during the global climate turmoil ahead, especially in the face of state of emergencies. This inquiry undertakes a search for an appropriate political-ecological strategy for preserving a measure of democratic governance during hard times. Without ignoring the global dimensions of the crisis, the analysis finds an alternative path in the theory and practices participatory environmental governance embodied in a growing relocalization movement, and global eco-localism generally. Although such movements largely operate under the radar of the social sciences, the media and the political realm generally, these vibrant socio-ecological movements not only speak to the crisis ahead, but are already well established and thriving on the ground, including ecovillages, eco-communes, eco-neighborhoods, and local transition initiatives. With the help of these ideas and projects, the task is to influence the discourse of environmental political theory in ways that can be of assistance to those who will face climate crisis in its full magnitude.Trade ReviewThe book is a work of impressive scholarship that presents an engaging overview of a diverse range of green political theories. * Chris Shaw, University of Sussex *This book undertakes a valuable assessment of the challenge presented to democratic political systems by the future climate crisis. * Thomas O'Brien, Democratization *The book's discussion is accessible and engaging...Fischer provides an excellent introduction to the topic of participatory processes, interspersing case-study material with an overview of key theoretical insights from Dryzek, Blühdorn, and Bookchin, amongst others. * Peter Tangney, Environmental Politics *Penetrating, illuminating, and ultimately hopeful! Frank Fischer's hard thinking for the hard times that lie ahead revitalizes both democratic theory and green theorybut it does far more. By grounding his theory in vibrant socio-ecological movements, from community forestry to transition towns to ecovillages the world over, Fischer uncovers the new life already emerging in the cracks of failing systems. Think of this book as political survival gear for the coming decades. * Karen Litfin, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Washington *An eminently important book on the politics of climate change at a time when liberal representative democracy has come under severe pressure from a number of sides. * Ingolfur Blühdorn, Head of the Institute for Social Change and Stability, Vienna University of Economics and Business *Facing up to the climate crisis, Fischer insightfully poses afresh long-standing, yet recently neglected, questions in environmental thought. His new book thus offers an important point of departure that sharply challenges the current orthodoxy on democracy and the environment. * Douglas Torgerson, Professor Emeritus of Politics, Trent University *As more individuals and societies face the hard realities of the intensifying global climate emergency, Frank Fischer offers a critical and comprehensive environmental political theory for coping with the ethical and political challenges of the climate crisis. It carefully outlines pragmatic approaches to participatory governance and environmental democracy that will succeed. While not giving up on global agreements or national policies, his timely analysis returns us to local intentional communities to create fair, practical and robust ways of life to cope with rapid climate change. * Timothy W. Luke, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. *Table of ContentsPART I: CLIMATE CHANGE, CRISIS AND THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY: SETTING THE STAGE; PART II: DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS IN FACE OF CLIMATE CRISIS; PART III: ENVIRONMENTAL DEMOCRACY AS PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE; PART IV: MAKING THEORY MATTER: FROM RESILIENCE TO ECO-LOCALISM AND PARTICIPATORY GOVERNANCE
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Oxford University Press Is the Planet Full
Book SynopsisWhat are the impacts of population growth? Can our planet support the demands of the ten billion people anticipated to be the world''s population by the middle of this century?While it is common to hear about the problems of overpopulation, might there be unexplored benefits of increasing numbers of people in the world? How can we both consider and harness the potential benefits brought by a healthier, wealthier and larger population? May more people mean more scientists to discover how our world works, more inventors and thinkers to help solve the world''s problems, more skilled people to put these ideas into practice?In this book, leading academics with a wide range of expertise in demography, philosophy, biology, climate science, economics and environmental sustainability explore the contexts, costs and benefits of a burgeoning population on our economic, social and environmental systems.Trade ReviewIts [the book's] strengths lie in collecting together the diverse opinions of different thought leaders to provide a holistic interdisciplinary discourse around how we treat the planet and each other. A noteworthy overview of how we manage global issues, Is the Planet Full? is recommended for anyone interested in understanding what an increasing global population means to our present and future. * Rebecca Jarvis, London School of Economics and Political Science blog, *Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Optimum Population, Welfare Economics, and Inequality ; 3. Overpopulation or Underpopulation? ; 4. Demographic and Environmental Transitions ; 5. Towards a Contemporary Understanding of the Limits to Growth ; 6. How can 9-10 Billion People be Fed Sustainably and Equitably by 2050? ; 7. Water Scarcity on a Blue Planet ; 8. The Metabolism of a Human-Dominated Planet ; 9. Safe, Effective, and Affordable Health Care for a Bulging Population ; 10. Sourcing Mineral Resources: Problems and Solutions ; 11. Governance Matters Most
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Oxford University Press The Rejection of Continental Drift
Book SynopsisIn the early 20th century, American earth scientists vociferously opposed the new, and highly radical, notion of continental drift. Yet 50 years later the same idea was heralded as a major scientific breakthrough, and today continental drift is accepted as a scientific fact. Why did American geologists reject so adamantly an idea that is now considered a cornerstone of the discipline? And why did they react so much more negatively than their European counterparts? This book, based primarily on archival resources, provides answers to these questions. It complements existing work on continental drift and the emergence of the theory of plate tectonics by providing the first detailed historical account of the American geological community in the 1920s. It also challenges previous historical work on this episode, much of which ascribes the rejection of continental drift to the lack of an adequate causal mechanism. Instead, the author shows that the rejection was largely based on the view thTrade ReviewOreskes's book contains much pertinent information that will be useful to those interested in the history of tectonics in the twentieth century, and she presents it lucidly, in a well-organized manner. * ISIS *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Part 1: Not the Mechanism ; 1. Two Visions of the Earth ; 2. The Collapse of Thermal Contraction ; 3. To Reconcile Historical Geolgoy with Isotasy ; 4. Drift Mechanisms in the 1920s ; 5. From Fact to Theory ; 6. The Short Step Backward ; 7. Uniformitarianism and Unity ; Part III: A Revolution in Acceptance ; 8. Direct and Indirect Evidence ; 9. An Evidentiary and Epistemic Shift ; 10. The Depersonalization of Geology ; Epilogue: Unity and Truth ; Notes ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA Standard Soil Methods for LongTerm Ecological Research The LongTerm Ecological Research Network Series
Book SynopsisThis book provides a standardized set of protocols for measuring soil properties, to facilitatte corss-site synthesis and evaluation of ecosystem processess. The book should be of interest to a rather broad range of ecologists, agronomists, and soil scientists. It is the second volume in the Long-term Ecological Research Network series.Trade Review"Sure an old farmer can taste the dirt and tell whether to plant cotton or corn, but scientists working on studies that may stretch over decades and will probably include other people need some uniformity in how they take measurements and record the results. So in 1996 a group of scientists began developing a set of common protocols that could be used to characterize the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and soil organisms from disparate sites ranging from tundra permafrost to desert aridosols, and with the land use ranging from annual cropping systems to old-growth forest. Their report also includes protocols for soil sampling, preparation, archiving, and quality control and for characterizing sites and landscapes for ecological studies."--SciTech Book News "Sure an old farmer can taste the dirt and tell whether to plant cotton or corn, but scientists working on studies that may stretch over decades and will probably include other people need some uniformity in how they take measurements and record the results. So in 1996 a group of scientists began developing a set of common protocols that could be used to characterize the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil and soil organisms from disparate sites ranging from tundra permafrost to desert aridosols, and with the land use ranging from annual cropping systems to old-growth forest. Their report also includes protocols for soil sampling, preparation, archiving, and quality control and for characterizing sites and landscapes for ecological studies."--SciTech Book NewsTable of Contents1. Soil Sampling, Preparation, Archiving, and Quality Control ; 2. Site and Landscape Characterization for Ecological Studies ; I. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES ; 3. Soil Water and Temperature Status ; 4. Soil Structural and Other Physical Properties ; II. SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES ; 5. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen: Pools and Fractions ; 6. Exchangeable Ions, pH, and Cation Exchange Capacity ; 7. Soil Phosphorus: Characterization and Total Elemental Analysis ; 8. Analysis of Detritus and Organic Horizons for Mineral and Organic Constituents ; 9. Collection of Soil Solution ; III. SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES ; 10. Soil CO[2, N[2O, and CH[4 Exchange ; 11. Measuing Decomposition, Nutrient Turnover, and Stores in Plant Litter ; 12. Dinitrogen Fixation ; 13. Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Availability: Nitrogen Mineralization, Nitrification, and Soil Respiration Potentials ; 14. Denitrification ; IV. SOIL ORGANISMS ; 15. The Determination of Microbial Biomass ; 16. Characterizing Soil Microbial Communities ; 17. Soil Invertebrates ; 18. Methods for Ecological Studies of Mycorrhizae ; 19. Measurement of Static Root Parameters: Biomass, Length, and Distribution in the Soil Profile ; 20. Fine Root Production and Demography
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Oxford University Press, USA Cirrus
Book SynopsisAs the next generation weather satellites are being designed, the impact of cirrus on remote sensing and the global energy budget must be recognized and accommodated. This book, devoted entirely to cirrus clouds, captures the state of knowledge of cirrus and serves as a practical handbook as well.Trade ReviewCirrus will, for many years to come, form a cornerstone of knowledge for new researchers entering the field of cirrus. * The Holocene *... this is a much-needed text for this field. Cirrus not only bridges the very large gap between elementary texts and forefront research papers but is also a summary of the current basic state of knowlege in this area. In any field of research that is significantly evolving, it is essential to redefine the state of knowledge from time to time, and Cirrus has done this. * The Holocene *Table of Contents1. Cirrus: History and Definition ; 2. Cirrus: A Modern Perspective ; 3. Ice Crystals in Cirrus ; 4. Mid-latitude and Tropical Cirrus: Microphysical Properties ; 5. Laboratory Studies of Cirrus Cloud Processes ; 6. Cirrus and Weather: A Satellite Perspective ; 7. Satellite Remote Sensing of Cirrus ; 8. Ground-based Remote Sensing of Cirrus Clouds ; 9. Molecular-Backscatter Lidar Profiling of the Volume-Scattering Coefficient in Cirrus ; 10. Structural and Optical Properties of Cirrus from LIRAD-type Observations ; 11. Contrial Cirrus ; 12. Subvisual Cirrus ; 13. Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds: Light Scatting and Spectral Information ; 14. On Cirrus Modeling for General Circulation and Climate Models ; 15. GCM Simulations of Cirrus for Climate Studies ; 16. Ice Clouds in Numerical Weather Prediction Models: Progress, Problems and Prospects ; 17. Dynamic Processes in Cirrus Clouds: A Review of Observational Results ; 18. Dynamic Processes in Cirrus Clouds: Concepts and Models ; 19. Microphysical Processes in Cirrus and Their Impact on Radiation: A Mesoscale Modeling Perspective ; 20. Cirrus, Climate and Global Change ; 21. Cirrus: The Future
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Oxford University Press Evolutionary Ecology
Book SynopsisThis text unifies conceptual and empirical advances in evolutionary ecology and provides a volume that can be used as a primary textbook or supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. The focus is on current concepts in evolutionary ecology and the empirical study of these concepts. Chapters are written by prominent biologists who have made significant contributions to this field and both synthesize the current state of knowledge and identify areas for future investigation. It is divided into five major sections: an overview of the major topics in evolutionary biology for ecologists, and sections on life histories, behaviour, co-evolution, and adaptation to anthropogenic change.Trade Review"[A]n excellent overview of research in evolutionary ecology. The book is extremely up-to-date, authoritative, well written, and ... well produced. ... The editors certainly are to be commended on the list of authors that they have gathered. The table of contents reads like a miniature who's who of evolutionary ecology ... The authors and editors have done a better job of referring between chapters than in any other edited volume I have read. ... a valuable book for a wide audience."--Ecology "This work introduces many of the important topics in evolutionary ecology. ... [the] chapters [are] written almost exclusively by notable scientists ..."--Choice "[E]ven experts working within particular areas of the field will find many of the chapters outside their primary area of research interesting and stimulating ... the 35 authors constitute a vertiable "who's who" in the field. ... the breadth of coverage is impressive ... In many respects the book has a cohesiveness usually found only in single authored works."--The Quarterly Review of Biology "Evolutionary ecology, according to the editors of this collection of essays, combines the two approaches to examine variation in organisms in relation to both past and the present. Edited collections often disappoint but this one does not. One factor in its success is the broad, conceptual theme given to each contribution, covering such topics as variation, natural selection, adaptation, phenotypic plasticity, population structure, inbreeding and outbreeding. . .Each essay sets out the theoretical basis for the topic covered and then it illustrates it with experimental and field examples. . .The level at which the essays are constructed would be suitable for advanced undergraduate studies and ideal for postgraduate students wishing to assimilate an authoritative account on the subject and should be introduced to the current literature. All teachers in such courses should certainly have this book on their shelves."--British Ecological Society "It is a daunting task to develop an integrated text that successfully draws from the diverse disciplines within ecology and evolutionary biology, yet Fox et al. have done this quite well.This text should prove especially useful to professors seeking a well-organized and thorough volume for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses focusing on evolutionary ecology. ..Given the void of textbooks for teaching evolutionary ecology at the graduate level and the high quality of this volume, we expect Fox et al.'s text to become a standard reader for evolution and ecology graduate programmes, as well as for researchers seeking an up-to-date overview of evolutionary ecology research."--Animal Behaviour "Provides an overview of evolutionary ecology, a field spanning the disciplines of ecology and evolutionary biology and incorporating the techniques and approaches of each. Chapters are written by prominent researchers and are organized into five sections: themes in evolutionary ecology, life histories, behavior, co-evolution, and adaptation to anthropogenic change. For researchers seeking a current overview and graduate or advanced undergraduate students seeking an introduction to the field."--SciTech Book News "[A]n excellent overview of research in evolutionary ecology. The book is extremely up-to-date, authoritative, well written, and ... well produced. ... The editors certainly are to be commended on the list of authors that they have gathered. The table of contents reads like a miniature who's who of evolutionary ecology ... The authors and editors have done a better job of referring between chapters than in any other edited volume I have read. ... a valuable book for a wide audience."--Ecology "This work introduces many of the important topics in evolutionary ecology. ... [the] chapters [are] written almost exclusively by notable scientists ..."--Choice "[E]ven experts working within particular areas of the field will find many of the chapters outside their primary area of research interesting and stimulating ... the 35 authors constitute a vertiable "who's who" in the field. ... the breadth of coverage is impressive ... In many respects the book has a cohesiveness usually found only in single authored works."--The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of ContentsPART 1: RECURRING THEMES ; 1. Nature and Causes of Variation ; 2. Evolutionary Significance of Variation ; 3. Natural Selection ; 4. Adaptation ; 5. Phenotypic Plasticity ; 6. Population Structure ; 7. Inbreeding and Outbreeding ; PART 2: LIFE HISTORIES ; 8. Age and Size at Maturity ; 9. Offspring Size and Number ; 10. Senescence ; 11. Life Cycles ; 12. Sex and Gender ; 13. Sex Ratios and Sex Allocation ; 14. Ecological Specialization and Generalization ; PART 3: BEHAVIOR ; 15. Mating Systems ; 16. Sexual Selection ; 17. Cooperation and Altruism ; 18. Foraging Behaviour ; 19. The Evolutionary Ecology of Management ; PART 4: INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTIONS ; 20. Ecological Character Displacement ; 21. Predator-Prey Interactions ; 22. Parasite-Host Interactions ; 23. Plant-Herbivore Interactions ; 24. Mutualisms ; 25. The Geographic Dynamics of Coevolution ; PART 5: ADAPTATION TO ANTHROPOGENIC CHANGE ; 26. Pesticide Resistance ; 27. Predicting the Outcome of Biological Control ; 28. Evolutionary Conservation Biology ; REFERENCES ; INDEX
£77.60
Oxford University Press Creating Better Futures
Book SynopsisAs a founder and managing director of Global Business Network, James Ogilvy helped develop the technique of scenario planning, which has become an integral part of strategic thinking in both business and government. Now Ogilvy shows how we can use this cutting-edge method for social change in our own neighborhoods. In Building Better Futures, Ogilvy presents a profound new vision of how the world is changing--and how it can be changed for the better. Ogilvy argues that self-defined communities, rather than individuals or governments, have become the primary agents for social change. Towns, professional associations, and interest groups of all kinds help shape the future in all the ways that matter most, from schools and hospitals to urban development. The key to improvement is scenario planning--a process that draws on groups of people, both lay and expert, to draft narratives that spell out possible futures, some to avoid, some inspiring hope. Scenario planning has revolutionized botTrade Review[Ogilvy] is articulate and writes with great skill and enviable clarity. * Futures *Table of ContentsPART ONE: NEW GAME; PART TWO: NEW PLAYERS; PART THREE: NEW LENSES; PART FOUR: NEW RULES, NEW TOOLS; PART FIVE: SCENARIO PLANNING IN ACTION
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Oxford University Press Environmental Toxicology
Book SynopsisThe fundamental principles of environmental toxicology are clearly presented here for university students and professionals in related fields. This book consists of two parts. In the first part basic metabolic, physiological, and pharmacological concepts are used to explain the fate of toxic chemicals in the body, with emphasis on carcinogenesis and mutagenesis. This part also contains a chapter on chemicals disrupting the endocrine system and a chapter on risk assessment and the precautionary principle. The second section deals with specific environmental problems - air pollution, alteration of the earth''s atmosphere, water and land pollution, including sections on wetlands, organic agriculture and genetically modified crops. It also deals with health and environmental effects of ionized radiation, and the effect of a rapid population growth on the environmental and human welfare. Chapter on pollution control and regulatory policies are also included.Table of ContentsPreface to the First Edition ; Preface to the Second Edition ; Preface to the Third Edition ; 1. Environment: Past and Present ; 2. Review of Pharmacologic Concepts ; 3. Metabolism of Xenobiotics ; 4. Factors That Influence Toxicity ; 5. Chemical Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis ; 6. Endocrine Disrupters ; 7. Risk Assessment ; 8. Occupational Toxicology ; 9. Air Pollution ; 10. Pollution of the Atmosphere ; 11. Water and Land Pollution ; 12. Pollution Control ; 13. Radioactive Pollution ; 14. Population, Environment and Women's Issues ; 15. Regulatory Policies and International Treaties ; Appendix: Subject for Student Seminars ; Index
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Oxford University Press Aldo Leopold and the Ecological Conscience
Book SynopsisIn Aldo Leopold and an Ecological Conscience ecologists, wildlife biologists, and other professional conservationists explore the ecological legacy of Aldo Leopold and his A Sand Country Almanac and his contributions to the environmental movement, the philosophy of science, and natural resource management. Twelve personal essays describe the enormous impact he has had on each author, from influencing the daily operations of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the creation of a land-use ethics guide for Forest Service personnel, to much needed inspiration for continuing on in today''s large, complex and often problematic world of science. Here is Aldo Leopold as a mentor, friend, and companion and an affirmation of his hope that science will continue to be practiced in the cause of conservation.Trade Review... this attractive book is wonderfully put together. It would serve either as a helpful introduction to those who might not be familiar with Leopold's work or as enjoyable reading for those who already know the delights of the world of Aldo Leopold. * Environmental Conservation *Table of ContentsTHE EVOLUTION OF A CLASSIC ; A SENSE OF PLACE, A SENSE OF TIME ; THE COHESIVE VISION ; A LAND ETHIC IN PRACTICE
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Oxford University Press, USA Alaskas Changing Boreal Forest The ALongTerm Ecological Research Network Series
Book SynopsisThe Boreal forest is the northern-most forest in the world, whose organisms and dynamics are shaped by low temperature and high latitude. The Alaskan Boreal forest is now warming as rapidly as any place on earth, providing an unprecedented opportunity to examine a biome as it adjusts to change.Table of ContentsPART I: Alaska's Past and Present Environment 1: The Conceptual Basis of LTER Studies in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 2: Regional Overview of Interior Alaska 3: State Factor Control of Soil Formation in Interior Alaska 4: Climate and Permafrost Dynamics of the Alaskan Boreal Forest 5: Holocene Development of the Alaskan Boreal Forest PART II: Forest Dynamics 6: Floristic Diversity and Distribution in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 7: Successional Processes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 8: Mammalian Herbivore Population Dynamics in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 9: Dynamics of Phytophagous Insects and Their Pathogens in Alaskan Boreal Forests 10: Running Waters of the Alaskan Boreal Forest PART III: Ecosystem Dynamics 11: Controls over Forest Production in Interior Alaska 12: The Role of Fine Roots in the Functioning of Alaskan Boreal Forests 13: Mammalian Herbivory, Ecosystem Engineering and Ecological Cascades in Alaskan Boreal Forests 14: Microbial Processes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 15: Patterns of Biogeochemistry in Alaskan Boreal Forests PART IV: Changing Regional Processes 16: Watershed Hydrology and Chemistry in the Alaskan Boreal Forest: The Central Role of Permafrost 17: Fire Trends in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 18: Timber Harvest in Interior Alaska 19: Climate Feedbacks in the Alaskan Boreal Forest 20: Communication of Alaskan Boreal Science with Broader Communities 21: Summary and Synthesis: Past and Future Changes in the Alaskan Boreal Forest
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Oxford University Press The World of Andrei Sakharov
Book SynopsisHow did Andrei Sakharov, a theoretical physicist and the acknowledged father of the Soviet hydrogen bomb, become a human rights activist and the first Russian to win the Nobel Peace Prize? In his later years, Sakharov noted in his diary that he was simply a man with an unusual fate. To understand this deceptively straightforward statement by an extraordinary man, The World of Andrei Sakharov, the first authoritative study of Andrei Sakharov as a scientist as well as a public figure, relies on previously inaccessible documents, recently declassified archives, and personal accounts by Sakharov''s friends and colleagues to examine the real context of Sakharov''s life. In the course of doing so, Gennady Gorelik answers a fascinating question, whether the Soviet hydrogen bomb was really fathered by Sakharov, or whether it was based on stolen American secrets. Gorelik concludes that while espionage did initiate the Soviet effort, the Russian hydrogen bomb was invented independently. GorelikTrade ReviewWith its wider perspectives on the institutions and realities of Sakharov's age, this book should take a rightful place...among front displays of books about science, public policy and society...Through the example of the Soviet Union and its dissident hero Andrei Sakharov, Gorelik and Bouis have made an invaluable contribution to the universal conversation about morality and science. * The Moscow Times *Table of ContentsPart I: From Tsarist Russia to the Tsardom of Soviet Physics 1: The Emergence of Soviet Physics and the Birth of FIAN 2: Leonid Mandelshtam: The Teacher and His School 3: The Year 1937 Part II: Intra-Atomic, Nuclear, and Thermonuclear 4: The Moral Underpinnings of the Soviet Atomic Project 5: Andrei Sakharov, Tamm's Graduate Student 6: Sergei Vavilov: The President of the Academy of Science 7: Nuclear Physics under Beria's Command 8: Russian Physics at the height of Cosmopolitanism 9: The Hydrogen Bomb at FIAN Part III: In The Nuclear Archipelago 10: The Installation 11: The "Heroic" Work at the Installation 12: Theoretical Physicists in Soviet Practice 13: The Physics of Social Responsibility 14: From Military Physics to Peaceful Cosmology 15: World Peace and World Science 16: Reflections on Intellectual Freedom in 1968 Part IV: A humanitarian Physicist 17: Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn: The Physics and Geometry of Russian History 18: On the Other Side 19: Andrei and Lusya 20: Freedom and responsibility
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Oxford University Press Making Nature Sacred
Book SynopsisIn this book, John Gatta argues that the religious import of American environmental literature has yet to be fully recognized or understood. Making Nature Sacred explores how the quest for ''natural revelation'' has been pursued through successive phases of American literary and intellectual history. It shows how the imaginative challenge of ''reading'' landscapes has been influenced by biblical hermeneutics. Though focused on adaptations of Judeo-Christian religious traditions, it also samples Native American, African American, and Buddhist forms of ecospirituality. It begins with Colonial New England writers such as Anne Bradstreet and Jonathan Edwards, re-examines pivotal figures such as Henry Thoreau and John Muir, and takes account of writings by Mary Austin, Rachel Carson, and many others along the way. The book concludes with an assessment of the spiritual renaissance underway in current environmental writing, as represented by five noteworthy poets and by authors such as WendelTrade Review...outstanding merits. At times, the scope of the work attains the encyclopedic. The discussion of lesser known authors and poets opens spaces of interest somewhat removed from a purely religious dimension. * Consciousness , Literature and the Arts *
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Oxford University Press All Possible Worlds
Book SynopsisUpdated and revised to include theoretical and other developments, bibliographical additions, new photographs and illustrations, and expanded name and subject indexes, the fourth edition of All Possible Worlds: A History of Geographical Ideas is the most complete and comprehensive book of its kind. The text also features a layout and readability that make the material easy to navigate and understand. The book investigates the ways in which the subject of geography has been recognized, perceived, and evaluated, from its early acknowledgment in ancient Greece to its disciplined form in today''s world of shared ideas and mass communication. Strong continuities knit the Classical Period to the Age of Exploration, then carry students on through Varenius to Humboldt and Ritter--revealing the emergence of the new geography of the Modern Period. The history of American geography--developed in seven of the twenty chapters--is strongly emphasized pursuant to the formal origins of geography in Trade Review"Since its first appearance in 1972, All Possible Worlds has become an indispensable reference text for courses in the history of geography. Offering a broad historical sweep of the scholarly record from classical, medieval, and modern times, it also affords succinct summary accounts of twentieth-century geography and geographers in North America and in a wide range of countries. This new edition, carefully revised and updated by Geoffrey Martin, with its ample illustrations and expanded index, promises a welcome maintenance of this highly laudable contribution to cross-cultural understanding in the practice of geography internationally."--Anne Buttimer, President of the International Geographical Union, 2000-2004"What a pleasure! All Possible Worlds is back. Geoffrey Martin's work is a wonderful 'tour de force'-a clear panorama of the evolution of geography from Greece to the present with a fair view on its emerging trends both in the English-speaking world and elsewhere."--Paul Claval, University of Paris, Sorbonne"This book--a study in the history of geographical thought--sweeps majestically from the ancient Greeks to the present. It has been published in four languages other then English and has been the most comprehensive work on the subject since its inception in 1972 when I first used it as the text in my 'Nature of Geography' course. This is essential reading for all geographers."--Peter Nash, University of Waterloo, Canada"After thirty-odd years, All Possible Worlds remains without peer: a uniquely valuable treasure for anyone curious about the evolution of geographic thought and achievement throughout the world from ancient times to a troubled present. Perhaps what is most remarkable about this chronicle is the judicious manner with which the author deals with endlessly contentious philosophies and methodologies. We have here an essential item for the library of every serious geographer."--Wilbur Zelinsky, The Pennsylvanuia State UniversityTable of ContentsPREFACE; PART ONE: CLASSICAL; PART TWO: MODERN
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Oxford University Press Nature of Design
Book SynopsisThe environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop progress. The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy, materials, and livelihood, and how we deal with waste. Ecological design is an emerging field that aims to recalibrate what humans do in the world according to how the world works as a biophysical system. Design in this sense is a large concept having to do as much with politics and ethics as with buildings and technology. The book begins by describing the scope of design, comparing it to the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Subsequent chapters describe barriers to a design revolution inherent in our misuse of language, the clockspeed of technological society, and shortsighted politics. Orr goes on to describe the critical role educational institutions might play in fostering design intelligence and what he calls a higher Trade Review"David Orr backs his talk with tactics and deeds that include his own actions. He convinced Oberlin College to construct a science building that 'did not impair human or ecological health somewhere else or at some later time.' That was a big order and not easily done, but he attracted and organized the multi-talented team that did it.... The chapter labeled 'Education, Careers, and Callings' is particularly fine, and presents...solid suggestions for doable changes in education that will be considered radical by many ecologically illiterate educators, but are certainly the way to go. Good stuff, easily read." --J. Baldwin, Whole Earth, Fall 2002"The creativity of thought displayed is refreshing when compared to the hundreds of texts that criticise current practice without offering substitutes. And Orr's understanding of the role pysical surroundings play in human thinking inspires a vital alternative to the technological fundamentalism constricting so much current thought."--EcologistTable of ContentsI. THE PROBLEM OF ECOLOGICAL DESIGN ; II. PATHOLOGIES AND BARRIERS ; III. THE POLITICS OF DESIGN ; IV. DESIGN AS PEDAGOGY ; V. CHARITY, WILDNESS, AND CHILDREN
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Oxford University Press, USA The Phanerozoic Carbon Cycle Co2 and O2
Book SynopsisThe Pharnerozoic Carbon Cycle applies an earth system science approach to the study of the long-term carbon cycle, which involves the transfer of carbon between rocks and the atmosphere, oceans and life. Theoretical modeling is used to calculate how levels of atmosphere CO2 nad O2 have changed over the past 550 million years.Trade ReviewProfessor Berner's book is an important addition to the burgeoning literature on all aspects on Earth's carbon cycle. American Journal of Science, November 2006, Vol. 306, No.pTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Processes of the Long-term Carbon Cycle: Chemical Weathering of Silicates 3: Processes of the Long-term Carbon Cycle: Organic Matter and Carbonate Burial and Weathering 4: Processes of the Long-term Carbon Cycle: Degassing of Carbon Dioxide and Methane 5: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide over Phanerozoic Time 6: Atmospheric O2 over Phanerozoic Time
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Oxford University Press, USA The Ending in Ice The Revolutionary Idea and Tragic Expedition of Alfred Wegener
Book SynopsisEnding in Ice is about Wegener's explorations of Greenland, blending the science of ice ages and Wegener's continental drift measurements with the story of Wegener's fatal final expedition trying to rescue starving workers at the central Greenland ice station of Esmitte in 1930.Trade Review'This is a revealing and expertly written book that deserves a wide audience...' Polar Publishing, 2007Table of Contents1. Scientist and Explorer ; 2. Wegener's Shocking Idea ; 3. The World Reacts to Wegener's Idea ; 4. Preparing for Greenland ; 5. Arriving in Greenland ; 6. Establishing Eismitte ; 7. The Fourth Trip to Eismitte, September, 1930 ; 8. Winter at East Station and West Station, 1930-1931 ; 9. Winter at Eismitte ; 10. The Search for Wegener and Villumsen ; 11. Searching for Reasons ; 12. Remembering Wegener ; 13. Progress After 1960 ; Endnotes ; Select Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press TwentiethCentury Sprawl
Book SynopsisHere, Owen Gutfreund offers a fascinating look at how highways have dramatically transformed American communities nationwide, aiding growth and development in unsettled areas and undermining existing urban centers. Gutfreund uses a follow the money approach, showing how government policies subsidized suburban development, ] and fueled a chronic nationwide dependence on cars and roadbuilding, with little regard for expense, efficiency, ecological damage, or social equity. The consequence was a combination of unstoppable suburban sprawl, along with ballooning municipal debt burdens, deteriorating center cities, and profound changes in American society and culture. Gutfreund tells the story via case studies of three communities--Denver, Colorado; Middlebury, Vermont; and Smyrna, Tennessee. Different as these places are, they all show the ways that government-sponsored highway development radically transformed America''s cities and towns. Based on original research and vividly written, TweTrade Review"Twentieth-Century Sprawl demonstrates convincingly how the financing of highways became a de facto national policy that subsidized growth on the urban periphery at the expense of older cities and inner-ring suburbs. We are living with the consequences of this policy today. A compellingly important book."--David Schuyler, Professor of American Studies, Franklin and Marshall College, and author of A City Transformed: Redevelopment, Race, and Suburbanization in Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1940-1980"A good primer on the road we took to the suburbanization of America--so that we don't drive it exactly the same way in the future."--Detroit Free Press"In the first thorough history of urban sprawl, Owen Gutfreund reveals how misguided government programs, business lobbying, and civic boosterism led to America's radically decentralized urban landscape and shows the high social and financial costs of subsidizing automobility. Twentieth-Century Sprawl will appeal to historians, planners, and policy-makers--and anyone who wants to understand how we wound up in the traffic-clogged mess we're in."--Clifton Hood, Professor of History, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, and author of 722 Miles: The Building of the Subways and How They Transformed New York"In examining three disparate sites--in Colorado, Tennessee, and Vermont--Owen Gutfreund convincingly argues that the impact of the automobile goes beyond individual preferences and local needs. Rather, he shows that automobility has been driven by government policies at all levels with profoundly disturbing consequences. Bound to fuel further criticism and debate, Gutfreund's study deserves close consideration in any future policy debate over the course of metropolitan development."--Howard Gillette, Jr., Professor of History, Rutgers University-Camden, and author of Between Justice and Beauty: Race, Planning, and the Failure of Urban Policy in Washington, D.C."In Twentieth-Century Sprawl, Owen Gutfreund challenges prevailing myths equating highway construction with equity and choice to show how competition over finances, route ways, and political authority gave rise to cross-sectoral coalitions among advocates from rural roads, inter-metropolitan parkways, and a national system of primary motorways. Through a carefully selected set of case studies the author links policy with practice and we come to see our contemporary urban landscape anew, as the product of specialized knowledge, narrow definitions of the public good, and a surprising degree of ad hoc planning."--Greg Hise, School of Policy, Planning & Development, USC
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Oxford University Press Greening the Media
Book SynopsisYou will never look at your cell phone, TV, or computer the same way after reading this book. Maxwell and Miller not only reveal the dirty secrets that hide inside our beloved electronics; they also take apart the myths that have pushed these gadgets to the center of our lives. With an astounding array of economic, environmental and historical facts, Greening the Media debunks the idea that information and communication technologies (ITC) are clean and ecologically benign. In this compassionate and sharply argued book, the authors show how the physical reality of making, consuming, and discarding them is rife with toxic ingredients, poisonous working conditions, and hazardous waste. But all is not lost. As the title suggests, Maxwell and Miller dwell critically on these environmental problems in order to think creatively about ways to solve them. They enlist a range of potential allies in this effort to foster greener media-from green consumers to green citizens, with stops along the wTrade ReviewAs a brief, well-referenced work that pulls tohether many threads into one coherent picture, it is an excellent addition to any collection. * P.L. Kantor, CHOICE *An impressive example of ecologically-oriented interdisciplinary research, Greening the Media provides an important and necessary contribution to the communication and media studies fields ... [Maxwell and Miller's] work should therefore become required reading for scholars of media technology, environmental communication, and global economic interaction, among other domains. * Garrett M. Broad, International Journal of Communication *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. CONSUMERS; 2. WORDS; 3. SCREENS; 4. WORKERS; 5. BUREAUCRATS; 6. CITIZENS; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Oxford University Press, USA Bioeconomics of Invasive Species Integrating Ecology Economics Policy and Management
Book SynopsisThis book brings ecology and economics together in new ways to address how we deal with the dynamics and impacts of invasive species. It is the outcome of many years of collaborative research between a small group of economists and ecologists.Trade ReviewThe book is valuable as a source of reliable information. * BioScience *Table of ContentsFOREWORD; PREFACE
£42.27
Oxford University Press Imagining New York City
Book SynopsisUsing examples from architecture, film, literature, and the visual arts, this wide-ranging book examines the place and significance of New York City in the urban imaginary between 1890 and 1940. In particular, Imagining New York City considers how and why certain city spaces - such as the skyline, the sidewalk, the slum, and the subway - have come to emblematize key aspects of the modern urban condition. In so doing, the book also considers the ways in which cultural developments in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries set the stage for more recent responses to a variety of urban challenges facing the city, such as post-disaster recovery, the renewal of urban infrastructure, and the remaking of public space.Trade ReviewAn evocative and insightful reading of "this endlessly mutable city". * PD Smith, The Guardian *New York City is the most overly analyzed, overly discussed city on the globe. Yet Lindner has something fresh and significant to say ... This intellectually challenging book is also extremely readable, an outcome rare in academic writing. Highly recommended. * G. R. Butters Jr., CHOICE *This wonderfully rich and engaging book focuses on a transformative period in New York City's history to explore how and why it has so thoroughly captured modern urban imaginations. * David Pinder, author of Visions of the City: Utopianism, Power and Politics in Twentieth-Century Urbanism *An exciting and compelling book, Imagining New York City provides a major contribution to the study of cultural Modernism and urban visual culture. With a richly drawn narrative and a deft interweaving of texts and images, this is clearly a first class writer at work. * Joseph Heathcott, Associate Professor of Urban Studies at The New School and President of the Society for American City and Regional Planning History *Drawing on a rich array of literary, visual, and urbanistic materials, Christoph Lindner offers an intellectually playful, theoretically incisive guide to the cultural history of modern New York. Taking us up skylines and down sidewalks, Lindner makes it clear that imagining New York has been a crucial way of understanding urban modernity. * David Scobey, author of Empire City: The Making and Meaning of the New York City Landscape *worthwhile and insightful reading for anyone interested in New York City or cultural representations of urban spaces, in general. * Nico Völker, Kult_online *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Introduction ; Archive City ; Changing New York ; Modern City, Urban Imaginary ; Skylines and Sidewalks ; After City ; Part 1 - Skylines ; New York Vertical ; The City from Above ; Requiem for the Twin Towers ; Building the Skyline: A Brief Architectural History ; Text and the City ; New York Dreamscapes ; Fantasy Island ; After-Images of New York ; Revisioning the Skyscraper ; Cinema and the Vertical City ; The City from Greenwich Village ; Metrotopia ; The Empty City ; New York Undead ; Part 2 - Sidewalks ; New York Horizontal ; Sidewalks and Public Space ; A Short History of the Grid ; Street-Walking ; Broadway Promenade ; Manhattan Flaneuse ; Blase Metropolitan Attitude ; City of Slums ; Sidewalks and Fear ; Tales of the Tenement ; New York Underground ; Elevated City ; High Line, Lowline ; Subway City ; Underground Fantasies ; Slow Street ; Afterword ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press Weighing the World
Book SynopsisAt the start of the 18th century there were no maps, anywhere in the world. No one knew, with any certainty, the shape of the earth or what lay beneath its surface. Was it hollow or solid? Were the Andes the highest mountains on the Earth or was it the peak of Tenerife? Was the Earth a perfect sphere or slightly squashed as Sir Isaac Newton prophesized? In Weighing the World, master-surveyor and bestselling author Edwin Danson presents the stories of the scientists and scholars who cut their way through jungles, crossed the artic tundra, and braved the world''s highest mountains to discover the truth about our Earth. Danson also recounts the extraordinary experiment, conducted on a desolate Scottish peak by Astromer Royal Neville Maskelyne, to understand the so-called attraction of mountains, the curious capability mountians have to bend gravity, without which it would be impossible to accurately map Earth''s surface. A spell-binding scientific adventure story, Weighing the World will Trade ReviewThis is history writ large, with a long list of characters, and a background of wars, where good maps could be the key to victory. * The New Scientist *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. I Cannot Be Wrong ; 2. The Titan King ; 3. A Calm And Gentle Character ; 4. The Galileo Of France ; 5. Extreme Science ; 6. Robberies And Depredations ; 7. A Magnificent Military Sketch ; 8. Persons Well Versed ; 9. Very Expert In His Business ; 10. A Passage With My Horse ; 11. Frankenstein And Other Experiments ; 12. A Remarkable Hill ; 13. Important Observations ; 14. So Great A Noise ; 15. The Attraction of Mountains ; 16. The Best Of The Position ; 17. Distinguished Merit ; 18. Late A Whole Year ; 19. Geodetic Experiments ; 20. I Know It Will Answer ; 21. Offering Violence To Nature ; 22. A Meritorious Foreigner ; 23. Men Worthy Of Confidence ; 24. Irregularities We Have Discovered ; Explanations and Definitions
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Oxford University Press St. Francis of Assisi and Nature
Book SynopsisOne of the best-loved saints of all time, Francis of Assisi is often depicted today as a kind of proto-hippie or early environmentalist. This book, the most comprehensive study in English of Francis''s view of nature in the context of medieval tradition, debunks modern anachronistic interpretations, arguing convincingly that Francis''s ideas can only be understood in their 13th-century context. Through close analysis of Francis''s writings, particularly the Canticle of the Sun , Sorrell shows that many of Francis''s beliefs concerning the proper relation of humanity to the natural world have their antecedents in scripture and the medieval monastic orders, while other ideas and practices-his nature mysticism, his concept of familial relationships with created things, and his extension of chivalric conceptions to interactions with creatures-are entirely his own. Sorrell insists, however, that only by seeing Francis in terms of the Western traditions from which he arose can we appreciate Trade Review"The author is well qualified for this study. Moreover, the book's scope is wide-ranging, and the style is very readable. Contains an exhaustive bibliography and an excellent index. Recommended for readers at all levels." * Choice *"In view of the many treatments of this topic already available, one might well ask whether it is possible to say anything new or significant. In this study. R. Sorrell has done precisely that in a very convincing way." * Journal of Religion *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: THE MYTH OF THE MEDIEVAL VIEW OF NATURE; APPENDIX I: FRANCIS AND CATHARISM; APPENDIX II: ANALYSIS OF THE EARLY FRANCISCAN SOURCES; APPENDIX III: THE SERMON TO THE BIRDS IN THE EARLY SOURCES; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Oxford University Press Postcolonial Ecologies
Book SynopsisThis is the first edited collection to bring ecocritical studies into a necessary dialogue with postcolonial studies. By examining African, Caribbean, Pacific Island and South Asian literatures and how they depict the relationship between humans and nature, this book makes a compelling argument for a more global approach to thinking through our current environmental crisis. Turning to the contemporary production of postcolonial novelists and poets, this collection poses the literary imagination as a crucial to imagining what Eduoard Glissant calls the aesthetics of the earth. The collection is organized around thematic concerns such as the relationship between culture and cultivation, arboriculture and deforestation, the lives of animals, and the relationship between the military and the tourist industry. The scholars collected here are at the forefront of the emergent field of postcolonial ecocriticism and this book will make a remarkable contribution to rethinking the environment andTrade Reviewa vital contribution to postcolonial ecocriticism. * Sharae Deckard, Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION: TOWARDS AN AESTHETICS OF THE EARTH; ELIZABETH DELOUGHREY & GEORGE HANDLEY; I.CULTIVATING PLACE; JILL DIDUR; LEGRACE BENSON; ELAINE SAVORY; II. FOREST FICTIONS; LIZABETH PARAVISINI GEBERT; ALEJO CARPENTIER'S THE LOST STEPS; GEORGE B. HANDLEY; READING THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL IN MAHASWETA DEVI'S "DHOWLI"; JENNIFER WENZEL; III. THE LIVES OF (NONHUMAN) ANIMALS; ROB NIXON; JONATHAN STEINWAND; ALLISON CARRUTH; PABLO MUKHERJEE; IV. MILITOURISM; ELIZABETH DELOUGHREY; KANAKA MAOLI AND MA'OHI WRITINGS FOR KAHO'OLAWE AND MORUROA; DINA EL DESSOUKY; DISASTER, ECOLOGY, AND POST-TSUNAMI TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN SRI LANKA; ANTHONY CARRIGAN; BYRON CAMINERO-SANTANGELO
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Clarendon Press The Politics of Environmental Discourse
Book SynopsisThis path-breaking study open the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. The book identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of ''ecological modernization'' as a new concept in the language of environmental politics. This concept, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation. Combining abstract social theory with detailed empirical analysis, the author illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization in a detailed analysis of the acid rain controversies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. The book concludes by reflecting on the institutional challenge of the environmental politics in the years to come.Trade ReviewHajer establishes once and for all the importance of attending to the discourse dimension of public policy, and in this respect his is a truly pathbreaking work. * Policy Sciences *This superb book is one of the few successful attempts to apply contemporary sociological thinking to a detailed empirical case-study in the environmental sphere in a way which is genuinely enlightening for policy-makers as well as for academic social science disciplines ... Such challenging questions are a fitting conclusion to an excellent book. * Global Environmental Change *Maarten Hajer has delivered a book that is remarkable for its comprehensiveness and its incisiveness ... this volume establishes a firm foundation for the study of ecological modernisation and serious scholars of environmental policy will derive immense benefit from the author's astute insights. * Environmental Values *this is an important book which will interest many political scientists apart from those focusing on the environment ... There are excellent summary tables and a model of an index. For environment specialists, there are fresh insights on issues such as risk; the role of scientists and scientific data; and the emergence - with its institutional repercussions - of ecological modernization as the dominent way of conceptualizing environmental problems. The way he draws from German and Dutch primary and secondary sources is especially valuable. * Stephen C. Young, University of Manchester, Political Studies *
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Clarendon Press Globalization Institutions and Regional Development in Europe
Book SynopsisWhat are the economic prospects of European regions in a globalizing world? One view suggests that European regions will be overwhelmed by global forces; another suggests the rise of a new localism leading to a Europe of the regions. This book argues that neither of these accounts is correct. The authors offer detailed accounts of the local economies of Baden Wüttemberg, Emilia-Romagna, Switzerland, and Eastern Germany amongst others to support their view. In so doing they discuss a number of important and topical issues: industrial districts and their distinctiveness, organizational flexibility, regional economic planning, and the role of transnational companies.Through the application of an institutionalist perspective which stresses the importance of institutionalizing processes within the economy, the chapters in the book argue that regional economic prosperity will depend upon the degree to which regions are able to mobilize flexible institutional strategies. The book concludes thTrade ReviewI enjoyed reading this book because it conveys important messages about European regions ... the editors have worked hard to ensure continuity and development ... the book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of European and global geography. * Geography *This closely-edited collection is an important contribution ... Like any good read, the book ends up posing almost as many questions as it answers ... This is a stimulating and thought-provoking text ... Whilst written in subtle and sophsticated prose, it is clear to read and the arguments are well-explained; as such, it is worth persevering with, even for those who might normally look to source material in other languages. * European Urban and Regional Studies *I enjoyed reading this book because it conveys important messages about European regions ... the books makes a significant contribution to our understanding of European and global geography. * Geography *In recent years considerable research effort has been expended in an exploration of the tensions between international economic processes and changing prospects for regional development. This closely-edited collection is an important contribution to that debate ... This is a stimulating and thought-provoking text. * European Urban and Regional Studies *This book firmly establishes its position within the new institutionalist cam,.but at the same time it represents an attempt to forge a unique geographical dimension to the debate ... this book is a model of presentation and editing ... Amin and Thrift present a carefully honed introductory chapter that both contextualizes and attempts to bring together all of the contributors under a coherent intellectual umbrella. Individual chapters demonstrate both a depth and range that is illuminating, each chapter has a similar structure with a clear introduction and conclusion, the whole collection is then tied up with a closing chapter by the editors. * Andy C. Pratt, London School of Economics and Political Science, TIBG, August 1996 *Table of ContentsPreface and Introduction ; Living in the Global ; The Local Embeddedness of Transnational Corporations ; Global Agro-Food Complexes and the Refashioning of Rural Europe ; The Uneven Landscapes of Innovation Poles: Local Embeddedness and Global Networks ; Growth Regions Under Duress: Renewal Strategies in Baden Wurttemberg and Emilia-Romagna ; Flexible Districts, Flexible Regions? The Institutional and Cultural Limits to Districts in an Era of Technological Paradigm Shifts ; Regulating Labour: The Social Regulation and Reproduciton of Local Labour Markets ; The Disembedded Regional Economy: The Transformation of East German Industrial Complexes into Western Enclaves ; Institutional Change, Cultural Transformation, and Economic Regeneration: Myths and Realities from Europe's Old Industrial Areas ; Local and Regional Broadcasting in the New Media Order ; Global-Local Social Conflicts: Examples from Southern Europe ; Holding Down the Global
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Clarendon Press The Politics of Environmental Discourse
Book SynopsisDr Hajer''s path-breaking study opens the way for a better understanding of the environmental conflict, showing how language can be seen to shape our view of what environmental politics is really about and how those perceptions can differ between countries. The author identifies the emergence and increasing political importance of ''ecological modernization'' as a new concept in the language of environmental politics. This concept, which has come to replace the antagonistic debates of the 1970s, stresses the opportunities of environmental policy for modernizing the economy and stimulating the technological innovation. Combining abstract social theory with detailed empirical analysis, Martin Hajer illustrates the social and political dynamics of ecological modernization in a detailed analysis of the acid rain controversies in Great Britain and the Netherlands. He concludes by reflecting on the institutional challenge of the environmental politics in the years to come.Trade Reviewthis is an important book which will interest many political scientists apart from those focusing on the environment ... There are excellent summary tables and a model of an index. For environment specialists, there are fresh insights on issues such as risk; the role of scientists and scientific data; and the emergence - with its institutional repercussions - of ecological modernization as the dominent way of conceptualizing environmental problems. The way he draws from German and Dutch primary and secondary sources is especially valuable. * Stephen C. Young, University of Manchester, Political Studies *This superb book is one of the few successful attempts to apply contemporary sociological thinking to a detailed empirical case-study in the environmental sphere in a way which is genuinely enlightening for policy makers as well as for academic scoial science disciplines ... an excellent book * Simon Shackley, Global Environmental Change, vol.7 no.2 1997 *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. The New Environmental Conflict ; 2. Discourse Analysis ; 3. The Historical Roots of Ecological Modernization ; 4. Accumulating Knowledge, Accumulating Pollution? Ecological Modernization in the United Kingdom ; 5. The Micro-Powers of Apocalypse: Ecological Modernization in the Netherlands ; 6. Ecological Modernization: Discourse and Institutional Change
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