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Blue Crow Media Brutalist Hong Kong Map
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Blue Crow Media Modern Brussels Map
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Saraband Extraction to Extinction: Rethinking our
Book SynopsisEverything we use started life in the earth, as a rock or a mineral vein, a layer of an ancient seabed, or the remains of a long-extinct volcano. Humanity’s ability to fashion nature to its own ends is by no means a new phenomenon. Silica-rich rocks have been flint-knapped by Stone Age people, transformed into stained glass in medieval times, and made into silicon chips for computers in the Digital Age. Our trick of turning rocks rich in malachite and chalcopyrite into copper has taken us from Bronze Age Minoan vases to the wiring that powers modern-day machinery. Today, we mine, quarry, pump, cut, blast and crush the Earth’s resources at an unprecedented rate. We shift many times more rock, soil and sediment each year than the world’s rivers and glaciers, wind and rain combined. Plastics alone now weigh twice as much as all the marine and terrestrial animals around the globe. We have become a dominant, even dangerous, force on the planet. In EXTRACTION TO EXTINCTION, David Howe traces our environmental impact through time to unearth how our obsession with endlessly producing and throwing away more and more stuff has pushed the planet to its limit. And he considers the question: what does the future look like for our depleted world?Trade Review“A lyrical and questing narrative of how humans have used and abused natural resources down the ages … long-brewed technical knowledge combined with an easy story-teller’s acumen, fluency and wisdom.” -- Michael Leeder, Professor Emeritus at UEA Norwich and author of the recent Measures for Measure: Geology and the Industrial Revolution (Dunedin)'A great book that does a fantastic job of weaving together geology, social science, and history into a really engaging read.' -- Geoscientist magazineTable of ContentsRocks and Resources; Concentrate; Bricks, Pots and Ceramics; Copper; Iron and Steel; Concrete; Glass; Aluminium; Plastics; Lithium, Rare Earths and the Information Age; Pollution and the Wounded Planet; Coal, Oil and Climate Change; The Anthropocene; References; Acknowledgements; Index
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Saraband Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond
Book Synopsis“Outstanding … among the most important books about whisky ever written.” Charles MacLean BRINGING TOGETHER LANDSCAPES, geology, history, people and their whisky, and addressing the key role of peatlands in mitigating climate change, Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond is a love letter to Scotland and the unique substance that forms part of the DNA of Scotch whisky. Through epic journeys around Scotland and back in time, Mike Billett dives deep into the science and stories of ancient peatlands and bogs, capturing the spirit of places where whisky has been distilled for centuries. He sheds light on how peat imparts its distinctive aroma and flavour to the world’s finest single malts. He looks back to tradition and heritage, as well as forward to a future in which the dark matter will remain part of the recipe for liquid gold, while at the same time becoming an increasingly precious living sponge for atmospheric carbon. He takes us to places where the bond between peat and whisky is growing around the world. Whether you’re a whisky connoisseur, a lover of Scotland’s environment and beautiful landscapes, an armchair traveller or a history buff, this unforgettable book will deepen your appreciation for the land itself and help you to understand the profound connection between peat and the unmistakable character of uisge beatha, the water of life.Trade Review'A unique work … a journey through ancient peatlands … Billett reveals the special relationship peat has had with the Scotch whisky industry … essential reading for anyone with an interest in whisky.' -- Neil Wilson, whisky historian
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Gritstone Publishing The Long Spring
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Triarchy Press Playing for Time: Making art as if the world
Book SynopsisNow back in print... This groundbreaking handbook (first published in 2015 by Oberon and now needed more than ever in the face of multiple unfolding crises) is a resource for artists, community activists and anyone wishing to harness their creativity to make change in the world. Playing for Time explores the pivotal role artists play in re-thinking the future; re-inventing and re-imagining our world at a time of systemic change and uncertainty. Playing for Time identifies collaborative arts practices emerging in response to planetary challenges, reclaiming a traditional role for artists in the community as truth-tellers and agents of change. Fifty experienced artists and activists give voice to a new narrative – shifting society’s rules and values away from consumerism and commodity towards community and collaboration with imagination, humour, ingenuity, empathy and skill. Inspired by the grass-roots Transition movement, modelling change in communities worldwide, Playing for Time joins the dots between key drivers of change – in energy, finance, climate change, food and community resilience – and ‘recipes for action’ for readers to take and try.Trade Review"Facts and figures are not enough. If humanity is to survive and thrive it must become re-enchanted with the biosphere it depends on. Playing for Time is a dance of the imagination which does that, inviting us to look at and feel differently about the world. Once read, you will care more deeply and joyously about our miracle planet and its beautiful, unlikely diversity of life." Andrew Simms: author, political economist, campaigner and co-director of the New Weather Institute; "Lucy Neal's Playing for Time is an essential resource for thinking about making work in the context of climate change. It introduced me to so many ideas, fellow artists, thinkers and makers - relationships that I treasure to this day. It's been a formative text for my development as an artist and I'm so grateful for its wisdom, warmth, openness and fluidity." Ellen McDougal, Theatre Director and Maker; "The revolution of the imagination upon which our survival depends absolutely needs artists. Artists can nurture longing, bring alternate futures to life, immerse us in possibility, help us make sense of what's unfolding around us, and can be a key ingredient in the mobilisation of communities. Playing for Time is an exhilarating collection of incredibly diverse work along the rich seam where arts meet environmentalism meets community empowerment. It helped me to see my activism as being an arts practice. I can't recommend it highly enough". Rob Hopkins, author From What Is, to What if? and founder of the Transition Town movement; “Picking up this book and flicking through its pages was both heart-warming and frustrating. Frustrating because I wondered why I hadn’t known of it the first time around (where had I been?!), and heart-warming because I recognised so many names of contributors and it’s a joy to know how far back and deep the roots of their work go. The contents of the book spill out on you, reminding us all that there is an abundance of projects, people and practices to be inspired by and to act on at this time. This is the work, all of our work and now I’ve been given a second chance to drink this book in I’m not going to let it pass me by. Thank you Lucy for this re-gifting, and for lighting up the culture-making, the practices and the call on our collective imaginations.” Cassie Robinson, Assoc. Director of Emerging Futures at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Co-lead of Philea’s Philanthropy in Transitions Lab; Strategy Group Member of the Funders’ Collaborative Hub; “Playing for Time... is inspirational and unputdownable, Each line, each sentence is insightful. I am excited and suddenly feel recharged...” Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry theatre artist and Professor Emeritus at Punjab University; "I wish I had read this unique book a long time ago and wholeheartedly recommend it to every changemaker on the planet! Lucy Neal has curated a remarkable collection of stories, creative tools, methods, and practices relevant for everyone trying to dismantle systemic injustices. This collective task often seems too daunting as it requires us to break with old structures and patterns including how we think, feel and act to each other and the planet. Whether it’s in schools, villages, high streets or town square, Playing for Time provides countless real-life examples of communities coming together to re-imagine more joyous futures based on compassion, abundance, and radical inclusivity. Replacing fear with fun is key to creating opportunities for solutions and positive change as we confront the devastation and social upheaval of climate & ecological breakdown." Farhana Yamin, Lawyer & Activist, Visiting Professor, University of the Arts & Honorary Fellow, Somerville College, Oxford; "We desperately need different paths to different futures; who but artists could discover them? And they could wish for no better handbook in their startlesmithing than Playing for Time, a guide through what really matters in our tumultuous times: creativity, community, and re-enchantment. A catalyst to rooting in place and in play; to remarrying future and past; to bringing our world back alive." Shaun Chamberlin, activist, educator, and creator of Surviving the Future: Culture, Carnival and Capital in the Aftermath of the Market Economy; “In this inspiring and joyful book artist and activist Lucy Neal shows us the art of the possible, how through writing, games and interventions in the urban fabric, we can create stories and living examples of the world that could be. Playing for Time is deeply participative in its creation and content - it’s a book for everyone - those of us making change and those of us who are simply hungry for new stories to live our lives by." Hilary Cottam, author of Radical Help; "Playing For Time is an example of how art and activism can, together make sense of the world, what we can do ourselves and what we can do together. The voices in this book are all important, early creative pioneers who understand that collaborating for the planet is not just a good thing to do, it is the only thing to do. ... this beautifully gathered collection of stories, insights and helpful ideas is a profound gift to us all." Alison Tickell, Director, Julie’s BicycleTable of ContentsPreface 1 Introduction 5 DRIVERS OF CHANGE 17 THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF HUMAN BEINGS AND ENERGY | PAUL ALLEN 20 RELOCALISATION AND THE TRANSITION MOVEMENT | ROB HOPKINS 27 GROWN-UP ECONOMICS | BETH STRATFORD 34 ART AND CLIMATE CHANGE | HEATHER ACKROYD 41 ART AND ACTIVISM | FARZANA KHAN, JAMES MARRIOTT, KEVIN SMITH AND JANE TROWELL OF PLATFORM 47 REDESIGNING OUR FOOD SYSTEMS | BONNIE HEWSON 55 RECLAIMING THE COMMONS | JONATHAN GORDON-FARLEIGH 60 RESTORATION OF ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY | KATE RAWLES 65 THE PRACTICE 70 Transitional arts practice 71 THE PRINCIPLES 76 FOUR PRACTICES 82 1. Fabio Santos 82 2. Ruth Ben-Tovim 84 3. Hilary Jennings 87 4. Maria Amidu 89 PART 1 THE PRACTICE 92 LAND: GOING TO GROUND 94 Introduction: Song by Waiata Telfer 96 Going To Ground 98 Between Body and Land by Nic Green 100 Emergence Land Journey by Fern Smith 103 Beuysterous: Towards Planetary Sculpture? by Bridget McKenzie 106 Rannoch Wolf by Dougie Strang 110 HOME: BELONGING TO EARTH 112 Introduction: Art Should Be Like the Bread on the Kitchen Table by Eva Bakkeslett 114 Belonging To Earth 116 Singing in a Dark Time by Dougie Strang 118 Away From Home! The Journey of Survival and Creativity in a New World by Cedoux Kadima 120 Florilegium: Honey Flow I, II, III, IV by Amy Shelton 124 Loop: Betty, Pat, Diane, Ivy, Lyn, Bonney by Maria Amidu 127 Humility and the Superhumus by Lucy Neal 130 RITES OF PASSAGE: SEEDING NEW MYTHOLOGIES 132 Introduction: The Sacred in the Everyday by Gilly Adams 134 Seeding New Mythologies 136 Transition Through Nature by Ruth Nutter 138 The Life Cairn by Andreas Kornevall 141 Liminal by Dougie Strang 143 Ulverston Lantern Parade: Ceremony And Celebration by Sue Gill 146 FOOD GROWING: FROM EMPTY PLOTS TO FULL PLATES 150 Introduction: Radical Roots by Josiah Meldrum 152 From Empty Plots to Full Plates 154 The Edible Garden by Fabio Santos 158 Grow Sheffifield and Abundance by Anne-Marie Culhane 160 Fruit Routes by Anne-Marie Culhane 163 Seeds by Azul-Valerie Thome 165 Memories of Mr Seel’s Garden by Michelle Bastian 167 Feast on the Bridge by Clare Patey 169 ACTIVISM: CROSSING THE RIVER OF FIRE 172 Introduction: On The Tightrope Between Art and Activism: Five Promises by John Jordan 174 Graeae by Jenny Sealey 177 Creative Practice of Activism by Danielle Paffard 179 PART 2 Work-A-Thon for the Self-Employed by Ellie Harrison 181 Crossing The River of Fire 182 Shake! – Youth Voices on Art, Race, Media and Power by Farzana Khan 183 Starting From Where We Are: The Co-Operative’s Frack Free Future Campaign by Sarah Woods 189 WATER: WISHING WATER WELL 192 Introduction: Watching From The Shore by Amy Sharrocks 194 Drop in The Ocean by Jess Allen 196 Wishing Water Well 197 Treasures From the Thames by Mike D Webber 199 Delta by James Marriott 202 Message in a Bottle by Fabio Santos and Lucy Neal 204 Coral by Lynette Wallworth and Lucy Neal 206 BODY: RHYTHMS OF SENTIENT BEING 210 Introduction: Putting Your Body on the Line by Fern Smith 212 Rhythms of Sentient Being 214 Charnel House by Dougie Strang 215 Farplayer Ansuman Biswas 217 Bedside Manners by Anna Ledgard 219 Field Sensing by Anne-Marie Culhane 222 HANDS: A SHOW OF HANDS 228 Introduction: Horace’s Hands by Barnaby Stone 230 A Show of Hands 232 Craft by Hilary Jennings 232 Birdyarns by Deirdre Nelson 234 Clay Cargo by Julia Rowntree 239 Craftivist Collective by Sarah Corbett 240 WORD: CHOOSING THE STORY WE LIVE BY 246 Introduction: Words at the End of the World by Paul Kingsnorth 248 Choosing The Story We Live By 249 Diarykeepers by Anne-Marie Culhane 252 Between Ourselves: The Empathy Roadshow by Sarah Woods 254 Objection Overruled: Ecocide Trial by Heather Ackroyd 256 STREET: AT THE CROSSROADS OF POSSIBILITY 262 Introduction: Turning the Tide by Jonathan Bartlett 264 At The Crossroads Of Possibility 266 Encounters Shop by Ruth Ben-Tovim 268 The Happy Museum Project by Hilary Jennings 270 Arnold Circus by Naseem Khan 273 The Trashcatchers’ Carnival by Lucy Neal 275 RECIPES FOR ACTION AND TOOLS 280 Recipes for Action 282 LAND Ten Things You Might Want to Know When Planning A…Land Journey by Fern Smith 286 HOME Diarykeepers by Anne-Marie Culhane 290 RITES OF PASSAGE The Funeral by Gilly Adams 294 FOOD GROWING A Little Patch of Ground by Ruth Ben-Tovim 297 ACTIVISM How To Become a Cultural Activist by Eva Bakkeslett 303 Know Your Place on The Oil Road – And How to Get Off It by James Marriott 306 WATER Waterproof by Simone Kenyon and Lucy Neal 308 BODY Loss, Transition, Beginnings: Art and Metaphor as a Starting Point for Exploring Personal Experience by Anna Ledgard 313 HANDS Digging Underfoot by Julia Rowntree 317 WORD Renga: The Experience of Writing a Poem Together by Anne-Marie Culhane 312 STREET A Bit of a Do: Planning a Community Event by Sarah Woods 323 TOOLS Holding the Space by Gilly Adams 325 Story of Change by Mandy Barnett 326 The Give and Gain Process by Fabio Santos 330 Resourcing: The Heaviness of Money and How To Make It Lighter by Lucy Neal with Julia Rowntree 334 How to Keep Going Advice Gathered by Jane Trowell 338 PART 3 Reading 342 Postscript 344 Notes 350 Contributors 361 Index
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Sternberg Press Building Carbon Europe
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Sustainability and Resilience Planning for Local Governments: The Quadruple Bottom Line Strategy
Book SynopsisThis book details a process of creating a long-term sustainability and resilience plan for local governments to use in designing and implementing sustainability and resilience-related policies, initiatives, and programs. It offers guidance and methods in applying sustainability and resilience strategies to attain the prosperity of organizations and communities. The recommendations in this book are based on the author's years of experience in directing applied resilience and sustainability planning for a local government, and years of research covering diverse aspects of sustainability and resilience from climate change, climate preparedness and readiness, quadruple bottom line strategy, greenhouse gas emission reduction policies, climate adaptation and mitigation to sustainable energy policies and initiatives. Chapter one defines terms related to sustainability and resilience and addresses how the topics reshape local governments and communities. Chapter two maps out the sustainability and resilience process for organizations and communities, determining the appropriate steps to be taken at each level of sustainability and resilience planning. Chapter three identifies community and organizational level engagement, with internal and external stakeholders, including designs necessary throughout these processes. Chapter four contains measuring, tracking, monitoring and reporting methods using the quadruple bottom line strategy, and developing a sustainability and resilience progress report to ensure accountability, transparency, and good governance. Then, chapter five details the implementation of a sustainability and resilience plan once it is established, describing potential programs and initiatives to achieve sustainable and resilient communities. Chapter six describes the intersection between sustainability and resilience, and chapter seven examines the tools and resources available to create a practical sustainability and resilience plan. Chapter eight concludes the text by addressing the future of sustainability and resilience, and complexities of the modern dynamics of the interconnected systems in cities, counties, and organizations, and recommends how local government administrators in their planning methods and strategies must consider these challenges.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Reviewing and Defining the Sustainability and Resilience Terms.- Chapter 2: Mapping Out The Sustainability Process for Organizations and Communities.- Chapter 3: Organizational Level and Community Level Engagement and Defining Outcome Champions.- Chapter 4: Measuring, tracking and reporting using sustainability progress reports.- Chapter 5: Implementation of the Sustainability Plan - Putting A Plan to the Test.- Chapter 6: Intersection of Sustainability and Resiliency.- Chapter 7: Tools and Resources Available for Sustainability Planning.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.
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Springer International Publishing AG Rethinking Input-Output Analysis: A Spatial
Book SynopsisThis textbook helps students to understand the social, economic, and environmental importance of the mutual relations between industries in the same and in different regions and nations and demonstrates how to model these relations using regional, interregional, and international input-output (IO) models. It enables readers to extend these basic IO models with endogenous household expenditures, to employ supply-use tables (SUTs) that explicitly distinguish the products used and sold by industry, and to use social accounting matrices (SAMs) that detail the generation, redistribution and spending of income. In addition to the standard demand-driven IO quantity model and its accompanying cost-push IO price model, the book also discusses the economic assumptions and usefulness of the supply-driven IO quantity model and its accompanying revenue-pull IO price model. The final chapters highlight three main applications of the IO model: (1) economic impact analysis of negative supply shocks as caused by, for example, natural disasters, (2) linkages, key sector, and cluster analysis, (3) structural decomposition analysis, especially of regional, interregional, and international growth, and demonstrate the strengths and weaknesses of these IO applications. Written for graduate students of regional and spatial science as well as for economists and planners, this book provides a better understanding of the foundations, the power, the applicability and the limitations of input-output analysis. The second, completely revised edition expands on updating IO tables, modelling the disaster reconstruction phase, and includes an appendix on the necessary matrix algebra.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Importance Interindustry Relations and Overview.- Chapter 2. Basic, Demand-Driven IO Quantity Models.- Chapter 3. Updating Different Types of IO Tables.- Chapter 4. From Regional IO Tables to Interregional SU Models.- Chapter 5. From Basic IO and SU Models to Demo-Economic Models.- Chapter 6. Cost-Push IO Price Models and Interaction with Quantities.- Chapter 7. Supply-Driven IO Quantity Model and its Dual, Price Model.- Chapter 8. Negative IO Supply Shock Analyses: When Substitution Matters.- Chapter 9. Other IO Applications with Complications.- Chapter 10. The Future of IO: What to Forget, to Maintain and to Extend
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Springer International Publishing AG Iceland from the West to the South
Book SynopsisThe book thoroughly describes Iceland’s geological development and its current geological processes, taking into account both geographic and geo-ecological aspects. Furthermore, it includes suggested excursions especially for individual tours. The most popular tourist “highlights” (e.g. the Golden Circle with þingvellir, Gullfoss and Geyser) should certainly not be excluded. But there is so much more to explore apart from the main tourist routes - and sometimes only a few kilometers away. Examining various regions of the country, each proposed stop is sufficiently described so that it is easily accessible (especially for individual tourists). A wealth of maps, graphics and images illustrate and supplement the coverage. This invaluable guide is aimed in particular at individual tourists to Iceland. It provides those tourists wishing to explore Iceland on their own with a wide range of suggestions for their trip. In addition, numerous excursion suggestions for the west, southwest and south, including the Westman Islands, are described in detail.Table of ContentsIceland - a Worthwhile and Popular Island to Visit.- Iceland - an Island in the North Atlantic.- Geographical Subspaces of Iceland.- Geology of Iceland.- The Economy of Iceland.- Excursion Proposals.
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Transcript Verlag Living with Wolves
Book SynopsisWith their return to Germany, wolves leave their traces in personal feelings, in the atmospheres of rural landscapes and even in the sentiments and moods that govern political arenas. Thorsten Gieser explores the role of affects, emotions, moods and atmospheres in the emerging coexistence between humans and wolves. Bridging the gap between anthropology and ethology, the author literally walks in the tracks of wolves to follow their affective agency in a more-than-human society. In nuanced analyses, he shows how wolves move, irritate and excite us, offering answers to the primary question: What does it feel like to coexist with these large predators?
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Alpha Edition The assault on Mount Everest, 1922
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HarperCollins India Field Notes from a Waterborne Land: Bengal Beyond the Bhadralok
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Alpha Edition Automatic Pistol Shooting; Together with
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Westland Publications Limited Island on Edge
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National Geographic Maps Afghanistan/pakistan, Tubed: Wall Maps Countries
Book SynopsisNational Geographic Wall Maps offer a special glimpse into current and historical events, and they inform about the world and environment. Offered in a variety of styles and formats, these maps are excellent reference tools and a perfect addition to any home, business or school. There are a variety of map options to choose from, including the world, continents, countries and regions, the United States, history, nature and space.
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ORDNANCE SURVEY Ordnance Survey Thermal 500ml Bottle Insulated
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ORDNANCE SURVEY Ordnance Survey Trek Towel Compact Lightweight
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HarperCollins Publishers Shallow Seas Book 131 Collins New Naturalist
Book SynopsisShallow Seas are the most biologically rich and productive areas of the world ocean. This latest New Naturalist volume provides a natural history of this environment and its biological communities.Trade ReviewPraise for Peter Hayward’s previous volume on Seashore: ‘Scientifically accurate throughout, and there are plenty of interesting insights’ British Wildlife Praise for the New Naturalist series: ‘A glory of British publishing’ The Sunday Times ‘Taken either individually or as a whole, they are one of the proudest achievements of modern publishing’ The Sunday Times ‘The series is an amazing achievement’ The Times Literary Supplement ‘The books are glorious to own’ Independent
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HarperCollins Publishers Epitaph for the Ash In Search of Recovery and
Book SynopsisThe ash tree has long been an integral part of the British landscape, its familiar branches protruding from limestone scars and chalky cliff faces.But tragically ash dieback, a disease from mainland Europe, now poses a serious threat to the trees' survival. And their grave prognosis took on a personal resonance when, while writing this book, Lisa Samson was diagnosed with a brain tumour, forcing her to contemplate her own mortality while the trees' likely fate emerged.Taking us from the lowlands of Norfolk to the northernmost reaches of the British Isles, Epitaph for the Ash offers up a rallying cry to treasure these remarkable woodlands while we can, before it is too late.Trade Review‘Fascinating … Her pilgrimage to discover the present state of the ash in the UK, and the work that is being done to accommodate or counter ash dieback, is both a labour of love and an extraordinary achievement, especially given the heart-rending physical limitations Samson eventually endures as a result of life-saving surgery’ OBSERVER ‘Everywhere Lisa’s powerful affinity with the natural world is palpable… Samson is right to urge appreciation of what we have; her book will also help raise awareness of the need to protect our invaluable natural heritage for future generations’ Literary Review ‘Lisa Samson’s … quest to travel the length and breadth of the land takes us on a leafy green jewel of a journey into a kingdom that will change the way you look at the ash tribe forever’ BBC Wildlife
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HarperCollins Publishers End Game Tipping Point for Planet Earth
Book Synopsis What happens when vast population growth endangers the world’s food supplies? Or our water? Our energy needs, climate, or environment? Or the planet’s biodiversity? What happens if these all become critical at once? Just what is our future? Trade Review‘Just because we have collectively lost interest in the doom clock doesn't mean it has stopped ticking … Barnosky and Hadly are serious players … When tipping points are reached, the change can be violent as well as sudden … you cannot fault the authors' determination to try to warn us’ Newsweek ‘In ‘End Game’, academics Anthony Barnosky and Elizabeth Hadly eloquently lay out the ecological perils we face, deftly showing how they might segue into food and water shortages, disease, resource wars and mass migrations … Now we know the challenges for the 21st century; we just need to act’ Fred Pearce, New Scientist
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HarperCollins Publishers With Honourable Intent A Natural History of Fauna
Book Synopsis Established over a century ago, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) was the world’s first international conservation organisation. The pioneering work of its founders in Africa led to the creation of numerous protected areas, including Kruger and Serengeti National Parks. For the first time, the story of FFI’s history is told in its entirety.
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HarperCollins Publishers Uplands and Birds Collins New Naturalist Library
Book SynopsisIan Newton, author of Farming and Birds and Bird Migration returns to the New Naturalist series with a long awaited look at the uplands and its birds.The uplands of Britain are unique landscapes created by grazing animals, primarily livestock. The soils and blanket bogs of the uplands are also the largest stores of carbon in the UK, and 70% of the country's drinking water comes from the uplands. It's a significant region, not least to the multitudes of bird species that hunt, forage and nest there.Once again, Ian Newton demonstrates his mastery of the subject matter at hand, in this beautifully illustrated, authoritative addition to the New Naturalist series.Trade ReviewPraise for Uplands and Birds ‘Everything one would expect from one of the UK’s greatest ornithologists; breadth, depth and clarity … This is a monumental book, and you should read it’ Mark Avery ‘lan Newton gives an in-depth look at all the upland habitats, from bogs to conifer forests, and the wide number of species found in each one. There are numerous colour photos of habitats and birds, with many taken by folk he has met on his travels over his long history of working in this field. Yet another classic in this well-loved series’ Bird Watching magazine Praise for Ian Newton: ‘A masterly and wide-ranging account of the consequences for bird populations of the recent shifts in British farming practices. This book … deserves to be widely read, including, one hopes, by the policy makers of the future.’ BTO News ‘This book is a landmark edition in an already outstanding natural history series, and will make an extremely valuable and treasured addition to the library of anyone serious about birds and their biology.’ Seabirds ‘Truly outstanding – the product of a lifelong inquiry into the annual travels of birds.’ Guardian ‘The New Naturalist series strikes gold with this insight into ultimate avian journeys.’ BBC Wildlife ‘… a work of authority.’ The Daily Telegraph
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HarperCollins Publishers First Steps
Book SynopsisHumans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four, legs. From an evolutionary perspective, this is an illogical development, as it slows us down. But here we are, suggesting there must have been something tremendous to gain from bipedalism.First Steps takes our ordinary, everyday walking experience and reveals how unusual and extraordinary it truly is. The seven-million-year-long journey through the origins of upright walking shows how it was in fact a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us humanfrom our technological skills and sociality to our thirst for exploration.DeSilva uses early human evolution to explain the instinct that propels a crawling infant to toddle onto two feet, differences between how men and women tend to walk, physical costs of upright walking, including hernias, varicose veins and backache, and the challenges of childbirth imposed by a bipedal pelvis. And he theorises that upright walking may have laid the foundation for the traits of comTrade Review‘A book that strides confidently across complex terrain, laying out what we know about how walking works, who started doing it and when … DeSilva is a genial companion on this stroll through the deep origins of walking … Illuminating’ New York Times ‘This is breezy popular science at its best, interweaving anecdotes from the field and lab with scientific findings and the occasional pop culture reference … compelling’ Science News ‘Before our ancestors thought symbolically, before they used fire, before they made stone tools, or even entered the open savanna, our ancestors walked upright. In one way or another, this odd locomotory style has underwritten the whole spectrum of our vaunted human uniquenesses, from our manual dexterity to our hairless bodies, and our large brains. In the modern world it even influences the way other people recognise us at a distance, and it is crucial to our individual viability. In this authoritative but charmingly discursive and accessible book, Jeremy DeSilva lucidly explains how and why.’ Ian Tattersall, author of Masters of the Planet and The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack ‘Master anatomist and paleontologist Jeremy DeSilva makes no bones about the fact that when looking at fossils “I let myself be emotional …” Thus does this world expert and gifted story teller take us on a tour through the sprawling, complicated, saga of human origins. Drawing on his personal knowledge of topics ranging from sports medicine to childcare and his acquaintance with a host of colourful characters –whether lying inert in museum drawer, sitting behind microscopes or feuding with one other – DeSilva adds flesh and projects feelings onto the bones he studies, a tour de force of empathic understanding.’ Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mother Nature and Mothers and Others: The Evolutionary Origins of Mutual Understanding
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HarperCollins Publishers Land How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the
Book Synopsis From the bestselling author Simon Winchester, a human history of land around the world: who mapped it, owned it, stole it, cared for it, fought for it and gave it back. Trade Review‘The intricate vocabulary used to talk about land is one of the many pleasures … The theme could not be more topical … It packs in a wealth of ideas and human drama – and gives a fresh view of centuries of social conflict seen through a geographer’s lens’Financial Times ‘Spend some time with Simon Winchester, and you will sail oceans, survive earthquakes, peer into volcanoes, pore over maps, mine the origins of language and measure the immeasurable world … Poignant … Winchester is good … adding dashes of drama, narrative, indignation and, above all, connection to disparate historical accounts … There is soul in this book … A stirring call for communal imperatives, even if its history recounts the constant allure of private ownership’Washington Post ‘Moving across varied histories and geographies, he offers us one case study after another of how the once seemingly inexhaustible surface of the Earth has devolved into a commodity … Winchester is a master at capturing the Old World wonder and romance … His prose frequently exudes the comfort and charm of a beloved encyclopaedia come to life, centuries and continents abutting through the pages’New Yorker ‘Few authors of narrative nonfiction have ranged across the global landscape more widely … In his latest engrossing voyage, the author turns to the land itself, covering a sizable portion of the 37 billion acres that compose the Earth … [A] unique blend of wide-eyed curiosity, meticulous research, and erudite analysis … Of course, this being Winchester, ‘Land’ abounds with dozens of eye-opening factoids to please any fan of popular history … But this is no mere bathroom book packed with intriguing facts. His storytelling talents on full display … Winchester’s colourfully rendered capsule biographies help to convey the gravity of certain historical milestones, and nearly 60 illustrations and photographs add to the experience … Winchester is, once again, a consummate guide’Boston Globe
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HarperCollins Publishers Everyday Activism How to Change the World in Five
Book SynopsisY O U C A N M A K E A P O S I T I V E D I F F E R E N C EThis inspiring, easy-to-use guide will help kickstart any activist's journey.From supporting independent businesses and amplifying marginalised voices, to community gardening and giving to a food bank, there's something you can do to make a positive change whether you have a day, an hour, or just five minutes to spare.Divided into three parts, Everyday Activism suggests 60 small actions that can slip easily into any busy schedule. If you want to change the world for the better but are unsure how, this is the perfect place to begin.
£8.99
HarperCollins Publishers Weather Almanac 2023 The perfect gift for nature
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers. A fascinating month-by-month collection of facts, figures and explanations related to UK weather alongside details of famous meteorologists and their influence. Discover historical facts, amazing statistics and anecdotes that will keep you informed and entertained all year round.
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HarperCollins Publishers All Through the Night
Book SynopsisBest New Books on Space 2024 – Forbes ‘Rarely is a non-fiction book about science this engaging’ – Forbes Trade Review'A heartfelt, necessary and very enjoyable book.'Tristan Gooley, author of The Secret World of Weather 'A hymn of praise to darkness and the unfathomable wonder of a true night sky, this book is also an urgent call to arms. As Dani Robertson shows, our health, and that of the planet around us, is inextricably linked with the power of the dark. We are losing it at great speed, and to our great peril. Read the book, look up in awe, and act.'Mike Parker, author of All the Wide Border 'Discreet, glowing insights throw gentle but piercing light onto what we are doing to what Dani Roberston calls one of the most endangered landscapes on Earth – the night sky'Mary Colwell, author of Curlew Moon 'Woven through All Through the Night is a wonderful story of what natural darkness means to Dani. Her story is more than an anecdote, it's a powerful recounting of what is lost when the night burns like day, and the simple steps we can all take to reclaim natural darkness to benefit us all'Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director at International Dark-Sky Association 'Passion and urgency lie beneath poetic and whimsically written passages'Sky at Night Magazine 'Dani Robertson is a fine writer – lyrical and eloquent in extolling the beauty of our world – especially the dark starry sky … her book is more than a memoir; it’s filled with episodes enlivening her theme with history, science and topography, and with individual biographies. All through the Night is fascinating and inspiring – it deserves wide readership'Lord Martin Rees ‘An utterly illuminating book that will open your eyes to an overlooked world in deep peril. Dani makes a compelling case for just how urgently we need to reform our relationship with darkness. Everyone interested in nature will find surprise, intrigue and awe on every page.’Nicholas Gates, co-author of Orchard: A Year in England’s Eden
£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Weather Almanac 2024
Book SynopsisThe perfect gift for nature lovers and weather watchers. A fascinating month-by-month collection of facts, figures and explanations related to UK weather with details of famous meteorologists and their influence. Discover historical facts, notable weather events, amazing statistics and stories that will keep you informed all year round.
£12.39
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Great Reset
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British Geological Survey Central England Regional Geology Guides
Book SynopsisRegional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region.
£8.93
British Geological Survey The Welsh Borderland Regional Geology Guides
Book SynopsisRegional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region.
£18.00
British Geological Survey London and the Thames Valley British Regional
Book SynopsisRegional Geology Guides provide a broad view and interpretation of the geology of a region.
£13.30
British Geological Survey Geology of the Ambleside District Memoir for 1 50
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Oxford University Press Karachi The Land Issue
Book SynopsisKarachi is one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It is Pakistan''s only port and the major contributor to the country''s economy. In addition, it is also a diverse city with its population politically divided along ethnic lines. These three factors make the urban land and that on the citys fringe a highly contested commodity: federal, provincial, and local land-owning agencies, corporate sector interests, formal and informal developers, international capital, and military cantonments compete for control and for extracting maximum value from it. The victims of this battle for turf and profits are the city''s social and physical environment and its low and lower middle-income groups. This book deals with the history, evolution, and present day realities around who owns land, its legal and illegal acquisition, land-use conversions and development, the actors involved and their relationship with each other and with the public at large, the often violent conflicts that take place
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OUP India Structure and Transformation Theory and Society
Book SynopsisThis title attempts to look at some of the key theoretical and empirical debates in the fields of urbanization, industrialization and stratification in India. It engages with the problems of typologies - tribal, peasant and industrial - in order to understand the problem of modernity and tradition in India.
£21.14
Oxford University Press The Biology of Soil
Book SynopsisThis book is unique in providing a comprehensive, up-to-date synthesis of what is known about soil biodiversity and the factors that regulate its distribution, as well as the functional significance of below-ground biodiversity for ecosystem form and function. It describes the vast diversity of biota that live in the soil environment - the most complex habitat on Earth - and discusses the factors that act as determinants of this diversity across different spatial and temporal scales. The Biology of Soil also considers how biotic interactions in soil influence the important soil processes of decomposition and nutrient cycling . It demonstrates how interactions and feedbacks between diverse plant and soil communities act as important drivers of ecosystem form and function. The importance of these relationships for understanding how ecosystems respond to global change phenomena, including climate change, is discussed in depth. Much is still to be learned about the soil biota and their rolTrade ReviewI recommend this book to soil ecologists across a range of expertise and to soil and environmental scientists who want to increase their understanding of the role of soil biota in ecosystem processes. * European Journal of Science, 58, 1213-1220 *Our understanding of how soils function is rapidly growing and this small, easily read book will bring everyone up to date, backed up by an impressive bibliography...as an introductory text it is excellent. Peter Thomas, Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 2006, 37:2... this book has immense potential as a core key teaching resource for instructing ecology students about the importance of soils and aboveground-belowground feedbacks. In addition to recommending this as a teaching text, I strongly recommend The Biology of Soil to any ecologist who does not actively work in soils and wants to learn more about their fascinating ecology. * Trends in Ecology and Evolution and Evolution *Table of ContentsPreface and acknowledgements ; 1. The soil environment ; 2. The diversity of life in soil ; 3. Organism interactions and soil processes ; 4. Linkages between plant and soil biological communities ; 5. Above-ground trophic interactions and soil biological communities ; 6. Soil biological properties and global change ; 7. Conclusions ; Bibliography ; Index
£54.40
OUP India The Trash Diggers
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Columbia University Press Animal Ethics in Context
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book deserves significant attention... Recommended. Choice The author offers the most careful treatment available of our moral obligations specifically to animals in the wild. -- Jason Zinser Quarterly Review of Biology It makes an original and important contribution to the philosophical literature on animal ethics and would make an excellent textbook for an introductory philosophy course in animal ethics, as it introduces readers to a range of theories, problems, and arguments as well as developing the author's own thought-provoking position. -- Chloe Taylor Journal for Critical Animal StudiesTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Animals' Capacities and Moral Status 2. Capacity-Oriented Accounts of Animal Ethics 3. Capacities, Contexts, and Relations 4. Wildness, Domestication, and the Laissez-faire Intuition 5. Developing a New, Relational Approach 6. Past Harms and Special Obligations 7. Some Problems and Questions 8. Puzzling Through Some Cases Conclusion Works Cited Index
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd RHS Your Wellbeing Garden
Book SynopsisYour garden could be even better for you.Discover...How certain plants can form a barrier against air and noise pollutionWhich birdsong alleviates anxietyHow plants can help to save energyWhy green is so good for usLearn how connecting with nature can reduce stress and improve wellbeing. You don''t even need a garden - even a balcony or houseplants can help to boost your mood. Every recommendation is backed by scientific research, drawn together by the team of RHS scientists and experts. Favourite garden designer at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Matt Keightley then suggests how to translate the science into ideas for your green space.With this groundbreaking book, find out how, in sometimes very simple ways, you can create an outdoor space that nourishes your mind and body, and is good for our planet too.Trade ReviewRHS Your Wellbeing Garden helps break down each element of how to build a healing, nourishing garden and sustainable garden to allow people to revel in nature while having the environment's best interests at heart * Coast *
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Penguin Books Ltd Jungle How Tropical Forests Shaped World History
Book SynopsisDr Patrick Roberts is W2 Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, Germany. He completed his PhD at Oxford University, has worked in jungles across the world and has received numerous prestigious awards, including a European Research Council Starter Grant (1.5 Million). He has written or co-authored 60 peer-reviewed journal articles and his work has featured on the BBC, Channel 4 and in The Times, among others. Author of the academic book Tropical Forest Prehistory, History and Modernity, this is his first for a trade audience.
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Indiana University Press Life Traces of the Georgia Coast Revealing the
Book SynopsisShows how ancient trace fossils directly relate to modern traces and tracemakers, among them, insects, grasses, crabs, shorebirds, alligators, and sea turtlesTrade ReviewThis book provides a hefty summary of [Martin's] research; it is scientifically rigorous but still tells a good story, and is often quite humorous. Detailed descriptions of plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate traces are accompanied by many photos and diagrams. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Anthony Martin has done an excellent job in presenting the field of ichnology in an engaging and entertaining way that will hopefully inspire a new generation of ichnologists. * Priscum *For a teacher who takes students to beaches or barrier islands, this is an excellent comprehensive guide that reveals the surface and depths of traces found in maritime forests, dunes, beaches and tidal flats. Martin's book is not just a low country boil, it is a feast salted with humor and insights. * This View of Life *This tour de force is of far greater general interest than the title might suggest...[It] provides a hefty summary of [Martin's] research; it is scientifically rigorous but still tells a good story, and is often quite humorous. Detailed descriptions of plant, invertebrate, and vertebrate traces are accompanied by many photos and diagrams....Highly recommended.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments1. Introduction to Ichnology of the Georgia Coast2. History of the Georgia Coast and Its Ichnology3. Tracemaker Habitats and Substrates4. Marginal-Marine and Terrestrial Plants5. Terrestrial Invertebrates6. Marginal-Marine Invertebrates7. Terrestrial Vertebrates, Part I: Fish, Amphibians, Reptiles8. Terrestrial Vertebrates, Part II: Birds and Mammals9. Marginal-Marine and Marine Vertebrates10. Trace Fossils and the Georgia Coast11. Future Studies, Future TracesAppendixBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Rhinoceros Giants The Paleobiology of
Book SynopsisA book for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earthTrade ReviewIn a look at the biggest of these wonders . . . Prothero delves into these overlooked big guys, the most massive mammals to ever walk the Earth . . . [and] cuts across every aspect of paleontology to tell the story of these vanished giants. Chapters range from entertaining recounting of discoverers . . . to scholarly descriptions of the rules that biologists must follow to name a new species or estimate a vanished rhino's weight. * USA Today *Through copious background details, Prothero celebrates great and lesser-known names in the history of paleontology, as well as geological and taxonomic nitty gritty. * National Geographic Laelaps *Within this slim tome . . . Prothero packs in an encyclopedic summary of indrithocere anatomy and biology . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *Clearly, this book is a milestone on the subject, one of those books that are a classic already at their first appearance. * Priscum *Table of ContentsPreface1. Quicksand!2. 30 Million Years Ago in Asia3. "New Conquest of Central Asia"4. Rhinoceroses without Horns5. Building a Giant6. What's in a Name?7. Life among GiantsBibliographyIndex
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Indiana University Press Cities and Sovereignty
Book SynopsisSpace, governance, and ethnic conflict in contested citiesTrade ReviewThis book offers valuable interdisciplinary perspectives on the nature of identity conflicts and governance, and their impacts upon the urban condition. This book is an insightful read for the urbanist, sociologist, political geographer, and historian alike—or anyone for that matter who is searching for a deeper understanding of the complexities of identities and their relations with networks of sovereignty. * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsA Note on DatesIntroduction: Cities and Sovereignty: Identity Conflicts in the Urban Realm / Diane E. Davis and Nora Libertun de DurenPart 1. Modes of Sovereignty, Urban Governance, and the City 1. Jerusalem at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century: Spatial Continuity and Social Fragmentation / Nora Libertun de Duren 2. Imperial Nationhood and Its Impact on Colonial Cities: Issues of Intergroup Peace and Conflict in Pondicherry and Vietnam / Anne Raffin 3. Confessionalism and Public Space in Ottoman and Colonial Jerusalem / Salim TamariPart 2. Scales of Sovereignty and the Remaking of Urban and National Space 4. Sovereignty, Nationalism, and Globalization in Bilbao and the Basque Country / Gerardo del Cerro Santamaría 5. Contesting the Legitimacy of Urban Restructuring and Highways in Beirut's Irregular Settlements / Agnès Deboulet and Mona Fawaz 6. Urban Locational Policies and the Geographies of Post-Keynesian Statehood in Western Europe / Neil BrennerPart 3. Sovereignty, Representation, and the Urban Built Environment 7. Iconic Architecture and Urban, National, and Global Identities / Leslie Sklair 8. The Temptations of Nationalism in Modern Capital Cities / Lawrence J. Vale 9. Hurvat haMidrash—The Ruin of the Oracle: Louis Kahn's Influence on the Reconstruction of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem / Eric OrozcoConclusion: Theoretical and Empirical Reflections on Cities, Sovereignty, Identity, and Conflict / Diane E. DavisList of ContributorsIndex
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Indiana University Press Bernissart Dinosaurs and Early Cretaceous
Book SynopsisDeals with the iconic dinosaur Iguanodon and its worldTrade Review[T]here is much to be delved into here, and dinosaur scholars will be especially well served by a swathe of welcome reviews of some lesser-known Cretaceous localities, and unexpected gems . . . This book warrants a place on the shelf of researchers interested in terrestrial ecosystems, especially dinosaurs, and is a good addition to the ongoing Life of the Past series from Indiana University Press. * Quarterly Review of Biology *Although some of the chapters are more technical than others, the way in which [this book] is compiled offers a nice flow of information and can be used as a great reference for Early Cretaceous research. I would suggest this book to anyone who has not only an interest in vertebrate paleontology but also in geology. Well done! * Priscum *Table of ContentsPreface by David B. NormanPart 1. New Investigations into the Iguanodon Sinkhole at Bernissart and Other Early Cretaceous Localities in the Mons Basin (Belgium)1. Bernissart and the Iguanodons: Historical Perspective and New Investigations2. The Attempted Theft of Dinosaur Skeletons during the German Occupation of Belgium (1914–1918) and Some Other Cases of Looting Cultural Possessions of Natural History3. A Short Introduction to the Geology of the Mons Basin and the Iguanodon Sinkhole, Belgium4. 3D Modeling of the Paleozoic Top Surface in the Bernissart Area and Integration of Data from Boreholes Drilled in the Iguanodon Sinkhole5. The Karstic Phenomenon of the Iguanodon Sinkhole and the Geomorphological Situation of the Mons Basin during the Early Cretaceous6. Geodynamic and Tectonic Context of Early Cretaceous Iguanodon-Bearing Deposits in the Mons Basin 7. Biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Sediments Overlying the Wealden Facies in the Iguanodon Sinkhole at Bernissart 8. On the Age of the Bernissart Iguanodons9. The Paleoenvironment of the Bernissart Iguanodons: Sedimentological Analysis of the Lower Cretaceous Wealden Facies in the Bernissart Area 10. Mesofossil Plant Remains from the Barremian of Hautrage (Mons Basin, Belgium), with Taphonomy, Paleoecology, and Paleoenvironment Insights 11. Diagenesis of the Fossil Bones of Iguanodon bernissartensis from the Iguanodon Sinkhole 12. Histological Assessment of Vertebrate Remains in the 2003 Bernissart Drill 13. Early Cretaceous Dinosaur Remains from Baudour (Belgium) 14. Geological Model and Cyclic Mass Mortality Scenarios for the Lower Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon Bonebeds Part 2. The Bernissart Iguanodons and Their Kin15. Iguanodontian Taxa from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium16. The Brain of Iguanoian Taxa (Dinosauria: Ornithischia) from the Lower Cretaceous of England and Belgium16. The Brain of Iguanodon and Mantellisaurus: Perspectives on Ornithopod Evolution17. Hypsilophodon foxii and Other Smaller Bipedal Ornithischian Dinosaurs from the Lower Cretaceous of Southern England18. The African Cousins of the European Iguanodontids 19. Anatomy and Relationships of Bolong yixianensis, an Early Cretaceous Iguanodontoid Dinosaur from Western Liaoning, China20. A New Basal Hadrosauroid Dinosaur from the Upper Cretaceous of Kazakhstan Part 3. Early Cretaceous Terrestrial Ecosystems In and Outside Europe21. Dinosaur Remains from the "Sables Verts" of the Eastern Paris Basin22. Dinosaur Faunas from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian–Albian) of Spain23. New Early Cretaceous Multituberculate Mammals from the Iberian Peninsula24. Danish Dinosaurs: A Review25. The Age of Lycoptera Beds (Jehol Biota) in Transbaikalia (Russia) and Correlation with Mongolia and China26. A New Basal Ornithomimosaur (Dinosauria: Theropoda) from the Early Cretaceous Yixian Formation, Northeast China 27. Australia's Polar Early Cretaceous Dinosaurs28. Assessment of the Potential for a Jehol Biota–like Cretaceous Polar Fossil Assemblage in ictoria, Australia 29. Freshwater Hybodont Sharks in Early Cretaceous Ecosystems: A Review Part 4. Cretaceous Vertebrate Faunas after the Bernissart Iguanodon30. The Late Cretaceous Continental Vertebrate Fauna from Iharkút: A Review31. First Discovery of Maastrichtian Terrestrial Vertebrates in Rusca Montană Basin32. First Late Maastrichtian Vertebrate Assemblage from Provence33. Reassessment of the Posterior Brain Region in Multituberculate Mammals Index
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MIT Press Ltd Metabolism of the Anthroposphere Analysis
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MIT Press Ltd The Green Paradox A SupplySide Approach to Global
Book SynopsisA leading economist develops a supply-side approach to fighting climate change that encourages resource owners to leave more of their fossil carbon underground.The Earth is getting warmer. Yet, as Hans-Werner Sinn points out in this provocative book, the dominant policy approach—which aims to curb consumption of fossil energy—has been ineffective. Despite policy makers' efforts to promote alternative energy, impose emission controls on cars, and enforce tough energy-efficiency standards for buildings, the relentlessly rising curve of CO2 output does not show the slightest downward turn. Some proposed solutions are downright harmful: cultivating crops to make biofuels not only contributes to global warming but also uses resources that should be devoted to feeding the world's hungry. In The Green Paradox, Sinn proposes a new, more pragmatic approach based not on regulating the demand for fossil fuels but on controlling the supply.The owners of carbon r
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MIT Press A Case for Climate Engineering
Book SynopsisA leading scientist argues that we must consider deploying climate engineering technology to slow the pace of global warming. Climate engineering—which could slow the pace of global warming by injecting reflective particles into the upper atmosphere—has emerged in recent years as an extremely controversial technology. And for good reason: it carries unknown risks and it may undermine commitments to conserving energy. Some critics also view it as an immoral human breach of the natural world. The latter objection, David Keith argues in A Scientist''s Case for Climate Engineering, is groundless; we have been using technology to alter our environment for years. But he agrees that there are large issues at stake. A leading scientist long concerned about climate change, Keith offers no naïve proposal for an easy fix to what is perhaps the most challenging question of our time; climate engineering is no silver bullet. But he argues that after decades during which very little progress has been made in reducing carbon emissions we must put this technology on the table and consider it responsibly. That doesn''t mean we will deploy it, and it doesn''t mean that we can abandon efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But we must understand fully what research needs to be done and how the technology might be designed and used. This book provides a clear and accessible overview of what the costs and risks might be, and how climate engineering might fit into a larger program for managing climate change.
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