Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
University of Arizona Press Indigenous Economics
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5M Books Ltd Six Inches of Soil
Book SynopsisHow has it come to this point in our history that we hardly value the food we eat and the soil that it's grown in? How is it that we care so little how food production impacts animals and the environment?Industrial farming has transformed Britain's rural landscapes, increasing crop yields and reducing hunger. Yet this has all come at a terrible ecological cost. It is both a miracle and a disaster'.Six Inches of Soil, the film and this companion book, is the inspiring story of three British farmers standing up to the industrial food system and transforming the way they produce food to heal the soil, benefit our health and provide for local communities.Six Inches of Soil is a story of courage, vision and hope. This book is not just for farmers. Reconnecting with our food, and regenerating our soils, ourselves and our communities benefits everyone and needs everyone to be involved. We want to inspire farmers with the confidence and practical know-how to adopt regenerative farming approac
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Willow Creek Press Calendars Tropical Islands 2025 12 X 12 Wall Calendar
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Pelagic Publishing Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland:
Book SynopsisThe social calls of bats are an area about which relatively little is known, with more research still required to expand our understanding. However, these calls are increasingly recognised as a useful aid to identification: they appear to be species specific and are indicative of behaviour – as in territorial activity of males during the mating season. Because the gathering and interpretation of bat echolocation data are a matter of course during research, conservation and consultancy, it is a logical progression to build momentum behind the consideration of social calls in mainstream bat-related work. A better understanding of this subject could mean that non-intrusive survey methods are developed, ensuring that what is being observed is, as far as possible, purely natural behaviour. In turn this will contribute to better interpretation and more suitable mitigation, compensation and/or enhancement solutions. The book summarises what is understood so far about social calls of the bat species occurring in Britain and Ireland, and north-west Europe. This new edition has been updated and expanded throughout, now containing: foreword by the bat authority Michel Barataud, author of Acoustic Ecology of European Bats almost double the number of figures and tables as appeared in the first edition completely overhauled call library, all in full spectrum format, with new additional examples three entirely new chapters, covering bat-related acoustics, settings for social interaction, and survey guidelines The material will be useful to people carrying out bat studies, at whatever level and for whatever purpose, and will also encourage others to undertake further research. What's more, social calls are fascinating to listen to: they are, after all, produced with listeners in mind (other bats). In light of this, the book is accompanied by an extensive downloadable library of sound files which offer a unique gateway into the private life of bats. Trade ReviewThis much expanded 2nd edition provides a thorough overview of bat social calls and the current state of knowledge...I hope for continued expansions of this book in future, but in the meantime, there is plenty within this second edition to further illuminate some of the most fascinating yet often mysterious aspects of bat vocalisations. -- Philip Briggs, Bat Conservation TrustThe authors can be congratulated for their work and for opening up new insights and offering a better understanding of this complex area of research. -- Wiesław Bogdanowicz * Acta Chiropterologica *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgements About the Authors Important Notices 1 An Overview of Bats in Britain and Ireland 2 Bat-related Acoustics: An Introduction 3 Settings for Social Interaction 4 Classification of Social Calls 5 Analysis of Social Calls 6 Considerations in Survey Design 7 Survey Guidelines (Bat Social Calls) 8 Species Groups Appendix Bibliography References Index
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Pearson Education Limited Pearson Environmental Systems and Societies for
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Vertebrate Publishing Ltd Mont Blanc Lines: Stories and photos celebrating
Book SynopsisIn Mont Blanc Lines, photographer and alpinist Alex Buisse has travelled the Mont Blanc massif to capture images of all the major mountain faces and to trace the classic climbing and skiing lines. As well as Mont Blanc itself, also featured are other Alpine icons, including the north faces of the Grandes Jorasses and the Droites, the Aiguille du Midi, and the Grand Capucin.Whether on the ground in crampons or on skis, or in the air by ultralight or paraglider, he has captured the majesty of the range so that he can tell the story of these classic lines and present them to us in the most stunning way possible.Mont Blanc Lines features images taken during over a decade of mountaineering while Alex worked as a professional photographer based in Chamonix. Alex Buisse’s story of these iconic mountain faces is mixed with the stories of climbers who have experienced great moments there. As a bonus feature, also included are the legendary faces of the Matterhorn and the Eiger North Face in Switzerland.Table of ContentsIntroductionMont Blanc – North FaceMont Blanc – East FaceMont Blanc – South FaceMont Blanc – South-West FaceGrandes Jorasses – North FaceDroites – North FaceAiguille Verte – North FaceAiguille Verte – South FaceDrus – North FaceDrus – South FaceAiguille du Midi – North FaceAiguille du Midi – South FaceAiguilles de Chamonix – North FacesAiguilles de Chamonix – North-West FacesAiguilles de Chamonix – South FacesMont Blanc du TaculGrand CapucinDent du GéantAiguille d’ArgentièreAiguille du ChardonnetAiguille du TourDômes de Miage – North FaceThe MatterhornThe Eiger – North Face
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MIT Press Ltd The Equitably Resilient City
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HarperCollins Publishers These Delicious Things
Book SynopsisA beautiful book and the perfect Christmas present.' Jamie OliverMore than just a compilation of gorgeous recipes: it's a moving collection of precious food memories that testify to the enduring impact of what we eat.' Nigella LawsonThese Delicious Things is a collection of nostalgic food memories and recipes from more than 100 of the UK's top chefs and food writers. Published to support children living in food poverty, it is proof that when people give a piece of themselves for the benefit of others, incredible things can happen.This is both a cookbook and a story book filled with childhood memories and scrumptious feasts. And it's a book that wants to make a difference by supporting Magic Breakfast, a charity whose aim is to feed children living with food insecurity so they're not too hungry to learn.With recipes for every occasion and time of day, These Delicious Things provides elevated versions of well known favourites that will impress even the toughest (and smallest) of criticTrade Review‘As well as backing this excellent cause, there’s the pleasure of recipes and food memories from Jamie, Raymond Blanc, Stanley Tucci and more.' Delicious Magazine ‘This new charity cookbook is a beautifully written ode to food memories and recipes from more than 100 of the UK’s top chefs and food writers.’ – ESQUIRE magazine ‘Angela Hartnett, Nigella Lawson, Yotam Ottolenghi, Stanley Tucci, Andi Oliver and Lucas Hollweg are just a few of the stellar line-up of 100 chefs who’ve contributed recipes to this nostalgia-filled compendium.’ – Waitrose Magazine 'One of those rare charity compilations, in aid of the magnificent Magic Breakfast, that is impossible to put down. By Jane Hodson and Lucas Hollweg, with photographs from Clerkenwell Boy, it’s filled with the food memories (and recipes) of everyone from Jamie Oliver and Raymond Blanc to Asma Khan, Andi Oliver and Stanley Tucci, plus many more. One to really tuck into.' – Tom Parker Bowles, MailOnline 'These Delicious Things is filled with a collection of nostalgic food memories and recipes from more than 100 of the UK’s top chefs and food writers to hit the comfort food spot.’ – Stylist Magazine Jamie Oliver Cook Book Club Pick for December 2023
£22.50
Michelin Editions des Voyages Northwestern France 2024 - Michelin National Map
Book SynopsisUpdated annually, MICHELIN National Map Northwestern France 706 will give you an detailed picture of your journey from Amiens to Brest and La Rochelle to Clermont-Ferrand thanks to its clear and accurate mapping scale 1/500,000. Our map will help you easily plan your safe and enjoyable journey in the southwestern parts of France thanks to a comprehensive key, a complete name index as well a clever time & distance chart. Michelin's driving information will help you navigate safely in all circumstances. Furthermore this map features zoom on major cities and towns as well as QR codes to the complete your journey with ViaMichelin. This map includes tourist sights, scenic route and is cross-referenced with the famous MICHELIN Green Guide highlighting destinations worth stopping for! With MICHELIN National Maps, find more than just your way! MICHELIN NATIONAL MAPS feature: * Up-to-date mapping * A scale adapted to the size of the country * A clear and comprehensive key * Distance and time chart * Place name index * Driving and road safety information * Tourist sights information Our maps are regularly updated even if the ISBN does not change.
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Pelagic Publishing Animals under logs and stones
Book SynopsisLogs, stones and the like provide an interesting interface between the damp depths of the soil and the drier open ground surface, offering refuges for a fascinating array of animals. The communities of organisms that live beneath them are little noticed and even less studied, yet the potential for ecological work here is great. Some of the animals are relatively large and frequently not difficult to find. They exhibit a wide range of lifestyles – from slow slugs or snails to very fast centipedes, from generalist to specialist feeders and from herbivores to carnivores. With chapters covering the cryptosphere environment, species groups, identification, guidelines and ideas for further research, this much-expanded and updated new edition also includes extensive, easy-to-use, comprehensively illustrated keys. Ground-surface debris can be found almost anywhere, often presenting highly accessible microhabitats for study and bringing immediate rewards to the curious: here is the ideal tool to unlock these worlds.Trade ReviewThis second edition, at 352 pages (ca fourfold longer), is comprehensive and has been thoroughly updated using the most recent taxonomic divisions and information available... This book will interest those who are curious about hidden animals. Teachers would also appreciate this book, as it could be adapted for students from elementary to high school. -- Phyllis G. Weintraub, Community EcologyAn excellent and very useful book for naturalists, ecologists, ecological surveyors, or indeed anyone interested in knowing what lives in the hidden places of their garden. It caters well for the growing interest in and use of bug hotels and will help anyone establishing them to understand more about the animal communities they support. -- Alvin Helden, Anglia Ruskin University * In Practice *A great addition to the library of any wildlife enthusiast who may want to observe the world of the invertebrates around them. -- Danniella Sherwood * Newsletter of the British Arachnological Society *If you are keen or just interested in turning over logs and stones (which most naturalists seem to enjoy or should do) then this is the book for you and its definitely worth upgrading to the new edition. Easily recommended. -- Roy Stewart * British Naturalist *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Environmental conditions under logs and stones 3. The cryptozoa 4. Identifying the animals 5. Studying animals under logs and stones 6. Useful addresses and links 7. References and further reading Index
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Edward Elgar Publishing Handbook of Quality of Life Research
Book SynopsisThis erudite Handbook demonstrates how multiple approaches have been used to conceptualize, measure, and model the complex issue of quality of life (QOL) and individual well-being, emphasizing place and space as critical factors in a meaningful QOL experience among diverse populations including special attention given to older adults.
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Freytag + Berndt Norway Road Atlas
Book SynopsisThe Norway road atlas 1:250,000 - 1:400,000 is the ideal companion for anyone who is travelling by car in Norway and does not want to just use the main roads. It is ideal for planning and also proves to be an indispensable guide during the trip.
£26.91
HarperCollins Publishers Cornwall AZ Visitors Map
Book SynopsisExplore the whole county and area extending into Devon as far as Great Torrington, Tavistock and Plymouth. This detailed and up-to-date map contains more than 1,000 places of interest and an index to 3,000 towns and villages.Published at a clear 2.5 miles to 1 inch scale (1.6 kms to 1 cm), a handy road map includes primary route destinations, selected caravan and camping sites, visitor attractions and places of interest.Town centre street maps of Bodmin, Bude, Falmouth, Fowey, Launceston, Liskeard, Looe, Newquay, Padstow, Penzance,Plymouth, St. Ives and Truro are also included, plus detailed informative text for Bodmin Moor, Land's End and Isles of Scilly.The perfect map for exploring Cornwall whether you are a local or a tourist.
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook on Innovation, Society and the
Book SynopsisThrough careful investigation into the role of eco-innovation as a catalysing factor in the societal transition towards sustainability, this Handbook proposes more appropriate measures of innovation as a driver of change. It examines innovation from various perspectives, including labour, trade, the circular economy and energy, to illustrate a more comprehensive picture of its impacts.Chapters by leading authors from the sectors of eco-innovation, sustainability transformations and green and circular economies provide a meticulously balanced observation of innovation at local, regional, national and global scales. By featuring case studies from across Australasia, Europe and Latin America, as well as empirical work and modelling exercises, this forward-thinking Handbook links innovation to a range of interconnected topics. It imparts new evidence to offer a succinct conclusion about the potential success of certain innovation and green industrial policies.This enlightening Handbook will be valuable for scholars and academics studying economics and management, economic and social innovation, and environmental policy. It will also be of great benefit for those analysing policy and industry professionals looking to learn more about eco-innovation.Trade Review‘It is well known that climate change causes significant challenge to societies globally. The chapters in this book trace the recent evolution of circular economy studies, improving our understanding of innovation, transition and policy based on solid economic grounding.’ -- Shunsuke Managi, Kyushu University, Japan‘At the core of this book is eco-innovation, explored over a wide range of relevant topics, including business models, labour markets, policies and finance for a circular economy and the clean energy transition. The book will be very useful for researchers seeking to understand the full implications of the European Green Deal across these and other issues.’ -- Paul Ekins OBE, University College London, UKTable of ContentsContents: PART I INTRODUCTION 1 Towards a sustainable, circular, innovative and socially fair economy: an introduction 2 Fernando J. Díaz López, Massimiliano Mazzanti and Roberto Zoboli PART II ECO-INNOVATION AND POLICIES 2 How will the European Green Deal impact research and innovation? 24 Jesús Alquézar Sabadie 3 Developing a green industrial policy for the European Green Deal 36 Simone Tagliapietra and Reinhilde Veugelers 4 The mediating role of export in the innovation–growth nexus: the case of eco-innovation 51 Serenella Caravella, Francesco Crespi, Mirko Menghini and Salvatore Monni 5 The impact of the open eco-innovation mode on employment: the case of Italian network business agreements 67 Andrea Fabrizi, Giulio Guarini and Valentina Meliciani 6 Barriers to eco-innovation and public R&D incentives: evidence from Mexico 84 Fernando J. Díaz López, Diana P. Rivera Delgado and Daniel H. Villavicencio Carbajal PART III ECO-INNOVATIONS IN CITIES, REGIONS AND THE GLOBALISED ECONOMY 7 The importance of regional spill-over effects for eco-innovations in German start-ups 110 Jens Horbach 8 Firms’ global value chain participation and its environmental performance: a review of the empirical literature 125 Finn Ole Semrau 9 The geography of green technological invention: a life cycle perspective 140 Nicolò Barbieri, Davide Consoli and François Perruchas 10 Smart cities: components and elements in the Brazilian context 153 Beatriz Barreto Brasileiro Lanza and Carlos Olavo Quandt PART IV INNOVATION AND SOCIETY 11 Inclusive innovation: towards a theory of inclusiveness transitions 167 R. Sandra Schillo and Parag Puri 12 Frugal innovation as a new technological paradigm for inclusion and sustainability 182 Christian Le Bas 13 Energy innovations in iwi communities of Aotearoa New Zealand 196 Ryan Roberts, Alan C. Brent, James T. Hinkley and Kevin Shedlock PART V INNOVATION AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY 14 A conceptual framework for the analysis of policy mixes on the Circular Economy 212 Pablo del Río, Christoph P. Kiefer and Javier Carrillo-Hermosilla 15 Circular innovation strategies: which direction for Italian firms? 238 Elisa Chioatto and Emy Zecca 16 Policies of bioeconomy and circular economy in Latin America: a route toward sustainability 251 Graciela Carrillo Gonzalez and Jose Ignacio Ponce Sanchez PART VI SYSTEMS OF INNOVATIONS AND SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS 17 Exploring the virtuous interdependencies existing between climate action and sustainability in the context of low-carbon development 281 Georg Pallaske, Andrea Marcello Bassi, Leonardo Garrido and Marco Guzzetti 18 A practical approach to managing technology within the context of sustainability transitions 309 Imke H. de Kock and Alan C. Brent 19 Labour market implications for the sustainable transition 345 Giovanni Marin and Francesco Vona 20 Innovative measure of urban sustainability: potentialities and weaknesses of the ‘Mandala SDG’ 358 Pedro Luiz Pierucci, Feni Agostinho, Cecília Maria Villas Bôas de Almeida and Biagio F. Giannetti Index 372
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HarperCollins Publishers Big London AZ Street Atlas
Book SynopsisNavigate your way around London with this detailed, easy-to-use and up-to-date A-Z Street Atlas.Large scale A-Z street mapping of London. This A4 street atlas offers the perfect combination of coverage and clarity, the area covered ranges from Heathrow Airport all the way to Chingford at a scale of 4.25 inches to 1 mile (6.71 cm to 1 km), while a detailed map of Central London is at a larger scale of 8.5 inches to 1 mile (13.42 cm to 1 km).The mapping features transport connections, places of interest, public buildings, postcode districts, one-way streets, Congestion and Low Emission ZonesThis comprehensive street atlas of London also includes: An overview map of the Congestion Charging Zone, and the Ultra Low and Low Emission Zones West End Theatre and Cinema maps The London Rail & Tube Services MapA comprehensive index lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest, place, area and junction names. Additional healthcare (hospitals, walk-in centres and hospices) and transport (National Rail, London Tramlink, Docklands Light Railway, London Underground and Overground stations, and River Bus pier) are indexed as well.
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McFarland & Co Inc Tracking the Franklin Expedition of 1845
Book Synopsis The Franklin Northwest Passage Expedition of 1845 is perhaps the greatest disaster in the history of exploration--all 129 men vanished, as did the expedition''s two ships, HMS Erebus and Terror. Over the next 150 years, searchers found bones, clothing and a variety of relics. Inuit narratives provided some of the details of what happened to the frozen, starving sailors after they deserted their ice-locked ships in 1848. Then, in 2014 and 2016, Canadian researchers found the sunken wrecks, not far from the bleak, windswept King William Island in the Arctic. At last, the mystery of the Franklin Expedition would be solved. Or would it? This book pulls together the various searchers'' discoveries; the many recent scientific studies that shed light on when, how and why the men died (and whether, in extremis, they ate each other); and illuminates what we know, and what we don''t and may never know, about the fate of the expedition.Table of Contents Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface 1. The Known Knowns 2. A Quantum Theory of History 3. Erebus and Terror 4. Who Sailed with Franklin? 5. Beechey Island 6. Westward Ho? 7. Which Side of King William Island? 8. Winter 1846–47 and Spring 1847 9. The Second Winter Trapped in the Ice 10. Where Did They Go? 11. Return to the Ships? Mutiny? 12. Off the Beaten Path—But Where? 13. What Killed Them—and When? 14. Cannibalism 15. Survivors? 16. Sir John's Grave 17. Franklin's Legacy 18. What Do the Recent Discoveries Mean? Appendix I. The Victory Point Record Appendix II. Erebus and Terror Muster Rolls Appendix III. Sir John Franklin's Sailing Orders Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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Edward Elgar Handbook of Niche Tourism
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New Society Publishers The Regeneration Handbook
Book SynopsisLeadership for the Great Transitiona changemaker's toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilienceThe Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring changemakers to step into their full power at this time of unprecedented global crisis.By introducing readers to a different kind of activism based on universal patterns of Transformation, Expansion, Wholeness, and Balance it points the way to a truly just and regenerative future.Drawing on author Don Hall's experience as a leader in the international Transition Towns Movement as well as the work of dozens of regenerative thinkers and doers across many fields, including ecology, psychology, sociology, organizational development, and systems thinking this book will help you: Better understand our current environmental, economic, and social polycrisis Develop a holistic and inspiring vision for the future Cultivate the confidence to lead and strengthen inner resilience Work effectively in collaborative groups and organizations Reach beyond the choir to engage people from all walks of life Design and implement practical projects that foster sustainability and justice While none of us can change the world alone, we all have an important part to play in the Great Transition. By starting wherever we are and leaning into this historic challenge, we'll discover our deepest purpose, realize our highest potential, and learn how to harness the power of regeneration to radically transform our lives, our communities, and our world.AWARDSFINALIST 2025 International Book Awards: Nonfiction - Inspirational
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Pelagic Publishing A Field Guide to Urban Plants: The Flora of
Book SynopsisHave you ever wondered exactly what those ‘weeds’ are growing along the kerb or between the cracks in the pavement? Not the pampered plants of parks, front gardens and herbaceous borders, but simply those that exist everywhere and nowhere in particular: the true survivors, the botanical opportunists. In this handy guide, we introduce the most commonplace flowers, shrubs, grasses, mosses and ferns that are to be found on the street, and show the main characteristics by which you can recognise them. Soon you’ll be more alert than ever to the rebellious species of tarmac, wall and gutter as they defy weedkiller, climate change and dog wee. So you can identify the plants you discover in your town as readily as possible, the species are arranged according to their growth form. The book starts with the largest group – herbaceous plants – followed by a few woody plants, grasses, mosses and ferns. The first group is divided again according to flower colour: white, yellow, red/pink, blue/purple and green or brown. Within each colour, you will first find the flowers with a maximum of four petals, then those with five, then those with more than five and finally those with bilaterally symmetrical flowers. So you know quickly which group you are in, there are corresponding symbols in the profile at the bottom of each page. This ingenious little book is sure to enliven even the most mundane walk on the dreariest of days.
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Must Love Trees: An Unconventional Guide
Book SynopsisTobin Mitnick, JewsLoveTrees creator and shameless tree lover, leads you, the tree-curious, through the wonderful world of North American trees with fact, opinion, and humor. In Must Love Trees, Mitnick invites you to share his deeply personal connection to our forest companions in ways that expand the storied genre of nature writing. From an imagined dialogue with the world’s oldest bristlecone pine, to the minutiae of tree huggability, to the emotional toll of taking up the practice of bonsai, this fresh take into the world of trees is divided into three equally humorous and insightful sections. The first section discusses Mitnick’s personal opinions and relationship with trees while the second section describes the science behind trees (from tree botany to tree biology to tree ecology). In the final section, Mitnick answers the question: Who would these trees be if they all attended high school together? Tobin’s detailed description of a tree in action and his thorough run-down of our most-treasured North American trees (all 100 of whom happen to be classmates at “Tree High North America”), makes this compilation an original and occasionally outlandish guide for both the budding and seasoned tree-lover.Must Love Trees features beautiful drawings of a vast selection of North American trees, including: Renowned icons like the Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Beloved favorites like the Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Historical tragedies like the American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) Menacing creepers like Poison Sumac (Toxicodendron vernix) Unsung wonders like the Common Paw-Paw (Asimina triloba) Part textbook, part memoir, and part comedy, Must Love Trees is the most complete—and most unconventional—story of our forest pals ever told.Table of ContentsIntroduction What You Can Expect from This Book Prologue An Imagined Dialogue with Methuselah, the Oldest (?) Tree in the World 8 Part I My Personal Experience with Trees and Thoughts Derived Thereof CHAPTER 1 My Everyday Tree-Sperience CHAPTER 2 “Arbor-Culture” CHAPTER 3 Bonsai — a Wonderful Way to Torture Oneself CHAPTER 4 Around the House and Neighborhood CHAPTER 5 Look on My Pine Cone Home, Ye Mighty, and Despair! CHAPTER 6 Climate Change and Trees Part II A Tree, Basically CHAPTER 7 Tree Botany CHAPTER 8 Tree Biology CHAPTER 9 Tree Ecology Part III A Slightly Opinionated Guide to North American Trees CHAPTER 10 Spotting Your Tree Pals at the Big Game: How to Use the Tree Guide CHAPTER 11 Gymnosperms CHAPTER 12 Angiosperms CHAPTER 13 UNPOPULAR TREE OPINION: These Two Beloved Trees Are Not Trees Epilogue An Imagined Dialogue Between Myself and a Magnolia Tree Glossary References and Further Reading Acknowledgments About the Author
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd RHS Resilient Garden
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Octopus Publishing Group Philips RGS Infant School Atlas
Book SynopsisWritten for 5 to 7 year-old this atlas is ideal for teaching Key Stage 1, helping to cover geography, history, science, citizenship and literacy requirements- Written by experts Professor David Wright and Rachel Noonan- Published in association with the Royal Geographical Society- 50 pages of clear, child-friendly maps showing our world today- Countries of the world brought to life with flags, illustrations and photos- Bold text, simple words and short sentences to encourage reading skills- Starts with the Earth as a Planet then zooms into each of the world''s regions with maps and illustrations- Numbered balloons on each map link to photos of a real placeFully revised and updated, the atlas is for children aged 5-7 in the early stages of reading, with simple text to explain what is happening on the maps and illustrations - all compatible with National Curriculum Key Stage 1.Clear, child-friend
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Flow
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2023 JAMES CROPPER WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING''Unparalleled.'' THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE''A true masterpiece.'' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT''A tour de force.'' GUY SHRUBSOLE''Quietly courageous.'' PATRICK BARKHAM''Lyrical, wholehearted and wise.'' LEE SCHOFIELD''A knockout. I loved it.'' MELISSA HARRISON''Honest, raw and moving.'' SOPHIE PAVELLE''An extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.'' CHRIS JONES''A book of wit, wonder and of wisdom.'' NICK ACHESON''Beautiful.'' NICOLA CHESTERA visit to the rapid where she lost a cherished friend unexpectedly reignites Amy-Jane Beer''s love of rivers setting her on a journey of natural, cultural and emotional discovery.On New Year''s Day 2012, Amy-Jane Beer''s beloved friend Kate set out with a group of others to kayak the River Rawthey in Cumbria. Kate never came home, anTrade ReviewA true masterpiece; generous, elegant, acute, tender and furious. -- Charles Foster * Times Literary Supplement *The perfect commingling of deep research with sparkling observation and quiet eddies of feeling, helmed by a lifelong kayaker, biologist and all-round adventurous soul... small wonder The Flow is such a knockout. I loved it. * author of All Among the Barley *A rich mix of history and mythology, of science and nature writing at its very best. -- PD Smith * The Guardian *Our 2023 Nature Book of the Year winner is regrettably very topical, and every judge absolutely loved the book. The glorious detail and personal experiences, all written in such elegant and beautifully poetic language, was unparalleled. -- Alastair Giles * Director of the James Cropper Wainwright Prize *A quietly courageous, open-hearted exploration of Britain's becks, bourns and streams. -- Patrick Barkham * author of The Butterfly Isles *Lyrical, wholehearted and wise, The Flow is a hymn for the rivers of Britain. -- Lee Schofield * author of Wild Fell *Honest, raw and moving, Amy’s prose is as captivating as the rivers she describes. I thought I knew what rivers were, but this stunning book is a powerful reminder of their infinity, their mystery, and their bewildering complexity. -- Sophie Pavelle * author of Forget Me Not *The Flow moves deftly between deeply touching personal experience and carefully-researched erudition. It is a book of wit, of wonder and of wisdom. -- Nick Acheson, naturalist and conservationistThe Flow is an extraordinary book by an extraordinary author.In a golden age for nature writing, this stunning book is one of the very best. -- Ben Hoare * BBC Countryfile *A gutsy biologist with webbed feet, Amy-Jane Beer plunges the reader into rivers the length and breadth of Britain. We emerge bathed in wonder and full of fresh understanding. -- Derek Niemann * author of Birds in a Cage *Part memoir, part celebration of the many rivers and waters of Britain, The Flow is passionately alive – a work of tremendous range and scope by one of our finest writers about the living world. -- Caspar Henderson * author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings *The Flow is a tour de force: blending crystal-clear prose with mythic poetry and a cascade of lucid facts, washed down with uplifting insights into life, death and the water that sustains us. -- Guy Shrubsole * author of Who Owns England? *A fascinating travelogue […] Beer’s prose has the luminous beauty of poetry, blending personal experience and absorbing research with a sense of awe. -- Hannah Beckerman * The Observer *Haunted by loss, The Flow is about the urgency of a life, land and love. -- Nicola Chester * author of On Gallows Down *From the incredibly moving opening scene, to a delightful conclusion, Amy-Jane Beer takes us on a journey on, in and through the waterways of Britain, in sparkling prose. A worthy successor to Roger Deakin's Waterlog. -- Stephen Moss * author of The Robin *The Flow is a wonderful book: as passionate as it is knowledgeable. From Yorkshire Derwent to Dart to Dee via the Zanskar, Amy-Jane Beer really does take us, in her phrase, ‘as close as we might ever get to being a river’. -- Mark Wormald * author of The Catch *A fascinating mix of research into our waterways and gut-wrenching emotion. I can’t find the words to do it justice: read it! -- Charlotte Smith, broadcaster * BBC Countryfile *With a poet’s gift for description, Beer makes her global travels vivid […] She’s got an ability to make even a small moment resonate, such as her child’s serendipitous discovery of a carnivorous sundew plant, with sharp prose and quick pacing. The result is an aquatic tour de force. * Publishers Weekly *Beer’s book examines the reverential place rivers hold in our culture and the stories hidden in their depths. -- Joe Shute * The Sunday Telegraph *A sublime and companionable meditation on nature’s processes. -- Charles Foster * Times Literary Supplement *I have read dozens of books about rivers and The Flow is one of the finest. -- David Profumo * Country Life *Necessary reading for us all. -- Julie Brominicks, landscape writer * BBC Countryfile *This erudite book is a joyous combination of science, nature, history, and mythology […] a genuinely moving voyage of discovery of our ecological and personal place in the nature that surrounds us. * Yorkshire Life *The Flow is an epic memoir that inspires awe for rivers and reveals their dual nature as both boundaries and portals. -- Kristine Morris * Foreword Reviews *Beer’s moving book is about water and landscapes as well as friendship, memory, loss and resilience. It is full of quiet wisdom and passion, and shows us what words can do when the personal and the ecological are blended organically. -- Elif Shafak * New Statesman *Water courses through biologist Amy-Jane Beer’s deep-dive into the lyrical beauty of Britain’s rivers. * Country & Town House *Simply beautiful. -- Stephen MossThe Flow is gutsy and profound from the off, with exquisite evocation of place, dives into deep time, moments of humour and surging anger at what we’ve done to our rivers. -- Ben Hoare * BBC Countryfile *As with all the best books about nature, The Flow is a marriage of two things: a hard-won knowledge of the subject and a rare ability to write beautifully [...] a warm and immersive book. -- Ian Carter * British Wildlife *Beautiful book. -- Nicola Chester * RSPB Magazine *Table of ContentsPrologue: Only water, moving on Chapter 1: Fresh and yet so very old Eddy: Snow dome Chapter 2: Torrent Eddy: Hollowing Chapter 3: Oak-water Eddy: Groundwater Chapter 4: Fly while we may Eddy: Dark water Chapter 5: Lines upon the land Meander: Bath toys Chapter 6: The meanings of water Eddy: Otter Chapter 7: The Bell Guy and the Gypsey Chapter 8: A willow grows aslant a brook Eddy: Minus seven Chapter 9: The cry of the Dart Meander: Flow Chapter 10: Trespassers will Eddy: Summer on the Nene Chapter 11: Chalk stream dreaming Eddy: Heron Chapter 12: Land covered by water Eddy: High water Chapter 13: Ouroboros Meander: Ghosts in the willows Chapter 14: The silver fish Chapter 15: Light and water Eddy: Damnation Chapter 16: Anadrome Chapter 17: Riverwoods Eddy: Flowover Chapter 18: Confluence and influence Meander: A river released Chapter 19: The Mucky Beck Eddy: Withow Gap Chapter 20: Rodents of unusual size Eddy: The narrow bridge Chapter 21: Heartland Chapter 22: A descent into Hell Gill (and out the other side) Epilogue Author’s note and acknowledgements Further reading Index
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McGraw-Hill Education Environmental Geology ISE
Book SynopsisEnvironmental Geology presents the student with a broad overview of environmental geology. The text looks both at how the earth developed into its present condition and where matters seem to be moving for the future. It is hoped that this knowledge will provide the student with a useful foundation for discussing and evaluating specific environmental issues, as well as for developing ideas about how the problems should be solved.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Planet and PopulationChapter 2: Rocks and MineralsChapter 3: Plate TectonicsChapter 4: EarthquakesChapter 5: VolcanoesChapter 6: Streams and FloodingChapter 7: Coastal Zones and ProcessesChapter 8: Mass MovementsChapter 9: Ice and Glaciers, Wind and DesertsChapter 10: Climate—Past, Present, and FutureChapter 11: Groundwater and Water ResourcesChapter 12: Weathering, Erosion, and Soil ResourcesChapter 13: Mineral and Rock ResourcesChapter 14: Energy Resources—Fossil FuelsChapter 15: Energy Resources—Alternative SourcesChapter 16: Waste DisposalChapter 17: Water PollutionChapter 18: Air PollutionChapter 19: Environmental Law and PolicyChapter 20: Land-Use Planning and Engineering GeologyAppendix AGeologic Time, Geologic Process RatesAppendix BMineral and Rock IdentificationAppendix CUnits of Measurement—Conversions
£53.09
Duke University Press The Pulse of the Earth
Book SynopsisIn The Pulse of the Earth Adam Bobbette tells the story of how modern theories of the earth emerged from the slopes of Indonesia’s volcanoes. Beginning in the late nineteenth century, scientists became concerned with protecting the colonial plantation economy from the unpredictable bursts and shudders of volcanoes. Bobbette follows Javanese knowledge traditions, colonial geologists, volcanologists, mystics, Theosophists, orientalists, and revolutionaries to show how the earth sciences originate from a fusion of Western and non-Western cosmology, theology, anthropology, and geology. Drawing on archival research, interviews, and fieldwork at Javanese volcanoes and in scientific observatories, he explores how Indonesian Islam shaped the theory of plate tectonics, how Dutch colonial volcanologists learned to see the earth in new ways from Javanese spiritual traditions, and how new scientific technologies radically recast notions of the human body, distance, and the earth. In tTrade Review“Adam Bobbette’s simultaneous making strange of Western science and making reasonable of animist thought give this book its charm and intellectual heft. I can’t think of any other book that is as balanced in its treatment of Western science and non-Western thought and as insistent on putting them on a level playing field. At once ethnographic and global in scope, The Pulse of the Earth boldly defines and owns the concept of political geology every bit as much as it is a book about Java or a political volcano.” -- Nigel Clark, coauthor of * Planetary Social Thought: The Anthropocene Challenge to the Social Sciences *“Adam Bobbette’s book is ambitious. To quote Goethe, it is ‘endowed with magnificent sensory perception’ and rubs against the patience of scholars who are more ‘successful at ordering phenomena and putting them under the proper rubrics.’ The Pulse of the Earth is a perilous and exciting book.” -- Rudolf Mrázek, author of * The Complete Lives of Camp People: Colonialism, Fascism, Concentrated Modernity *"Java is a worthy stage to host this intense combination of fiery volcanism, cosmology, and culture, and this work provides an accessible introduction to political geology in both concept and practice. . . . Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals; general readers." -- J. Brewer * Choice *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xix 1. Political Geology as Method 1 2. The Origins of Java in Four Maps: From an Island of Ruins to Youthful Throes 20 3. Intercalated: The Political and Spiritual Geographies of Plate Tectonics 52 4. AD 1006 Geodeterminism: Cultures of Catastrophe and the Story of a Date 80 5. Geopoetics: Joannes Umbgrove’s Cosmic and Aesthetic Science 114 6. Volcano Observatories: Proximity and Distance in Science and Mysticism 142 Conclusion 175 Notes 179 Bibliography 197 Index 215
£18.89
Quercus Publishing Wild: Tales from Early Medieval Britain
Book SynopsisBy the bestselling author of Storyland.Sheer cliffs, salt spray, explosive sea spume, thunderous clouds, icy waves, whales with mountains on their backs, sleet, bitter winds, bleak, impenetrable marshes, howling wolves, forests, the unceasing cries of birds and the death grip of subterranean vaults that have never seen the sun: these are wild landscapes of a world almost familiar.In Wild, Amy Jeffs journeys - on foot and through medieval texts - from landscapes of desolation to hope, offering the reader an insight into a world at once distant and profoundly close to home. The seven chapters, entitled Earth, Ocean, Forest, Beast, Fen, Catastrophe, Paradise, open with fiction and close with reflection. They blend reflections of travels through fen, forest and cave, with retelling of medieval texts that offer rich depictions of the natural world. From the Old English elegies to the englynion and immrama of the Celtic world - stories that largely represent figures whose voices are not generally heard in the corpus of medieval literature: women, outcasts, animals.Illustrated with original wood engravings, evoking an atmospheric world of whales, wolves, caves, cuckoos and reeds, Wild: Tales From Early Medieval Britain will leave readers feeling 'westendream': delight in the wilderness.Trade ReviewA beautiful retelling of British myths and exquisitely illustrated too. -- James Holland on Storyland, Daily Express (Book of the Year)This gorgeous book should live on the bookshelves in every house that cares about "the idea of Britain, what is was and where it came from." -- The Times (On Storyland)Marries words and images to create a special echo of this country's rich past. * The Times *Jeffs is the narrator, providing a reading that is suffused with portent and otherworldliness. Listeners gain a series of folk songs, written and performed by Jeffs, each of which adds a thrilling new dimension to these ancient fables. * Guardian (Audiobook of the Week) *Across seven themed chapters the Storyland author presents an inspiring excavation of the British countryside through diverse medieval texts. * Waterstones (The Best History Books of 2022) *Jeffs teases out nuance, divining moral and metaphorical meaning from each story, and questions ways that this living history of Britain impacts upon our present-day understanding of landscape. The writing throughout is celebratory and evocative. * Art Quarterly *Jeffs has a gift for breathing new life into ancient stories through her lyrical writing, deep research and evocative woodcuts. She connects our mythic history to the landscape with delicacy and humour. Reading Wild feels like being led by the hand through a gnarled, old growth forest, along empty shoreflats, and along the edge of windswept cliffs - and shown how to experience them through medieval eyes. It's a jewel of a book. -- Natalie Lawrence - co-author of Planta Sapiens: Unmasking Plant IntelligenceImmersive . . . Her stories are arranged across seven chapters - Earth, Ocean, Forest, Beast, Fen, Catastrophe and Paradise. Jeffs, a medieval scholar with her own wild streak, introduces each in confident, forceful tones. She also sings six of her songs, accompanied by early musical instruments. Lucy Paterson, who has one of those warm, low,rich voices that can hold you mesmerised, tells the tales. * The Times (Audiobook of the Week) *An extraordinarily multidimensional work, moving seamlessly from creative retellings of the stories to explanations of the texts and where they came from, underpinned all the time by sound academic understanding. Those reading the print version can marvel at the extraordinary black-and-white wood cuttings that break up the chapters, while those enjoying the audiobook version can listen to music inspired by the same tales. * Countryfile Magazine (Best nature and wildlife books for 2023) *This beautiful book . . . takes the reader back into the medieval mind, exploring ancient myths and poems rooted deep in the British landscape. * Wiltshire Life *
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Rowman & Littlefield The Codex of the Endangered Species Act: The
Book SynopsisThe Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is one of the most cherished and reviled laws ever passed. It mandates protection and preservation of all the nation’s species and biodiversity, whatever the cost. It has been a lightning rod for controversy and conflicts between industry/business and environmentalists.The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of this law, and provides an opportunity for a measured and thorough evaluation thereof. We cannot know today’s challenges and opportunities without understanding their histories. This book is the most comprehensive history of the ESA ever published, and the first to consider the entire history of the law from all angles in a single volume.The history of the ESA has been one of increasing impact, complexity, and controversy. In 1978, the Supreme Court declared that Congress intended for the U.S. government to save all species at any cost, and thereafter application of the ESA became steadily more controversial, as seen in the example of the northern spotted owl and the timber wars in the Pacific Northwest in the late 1980s and early 90s, and then everywhere as the ESA became a political football in the highly partisan environment of the late 1990s and amendments to the law ceased.This book is not only a history, but a call to action. It will take more conservation, more funding, and more innovative solutions if we are to save our wildlife and biodiversity. It will take the engagement to every American to muster the collective will to meet this challenge. The hope of this book is that we will be able to look back and say that we accomplished more in the second 50 years of the ESA than we did in the first.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Guide to Acronyms and Terms Foreword Prologue: Peril and Promise Dedication Part I: The Evolution of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 1: The Evolution of Wildlife Management and the Extinction Crisis Prior to 1973 Wildlife in Early American History Sportsmen Emerge as the Driving Force for Wildlife Conservation Post-Civil War Views of Wildlife Protective Actions After 1900 The Development of Professional Wildlife Management The Early Days The Leopold Era The American Game Policy of 1930 Education, Funding, and Federal Aid The Evolution Towards Wildlife Protection Wildlife and Environmental Laws from the 1960s to Today 1973: A Watershed Year for Wildlife Management Chapter 2: The Creation of the Endangered Species Act – 1966, 1969 and 1973 The Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966 The Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 Endangered Species Legislation: 1971 Endangered Species Legislation: 1972 The House – 1972 The Senate – 1972 1973 – The House 1973 – The Senate 1973 – Conference Committee and Final Approval Chapter 3: Implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973: 1974–1980 The Nixon Administration and Passage of the Endangered Species Act The Ford Administration and Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Regulating Threatened Species Implementing Section 6: Cooperation with the States The 1976 Scrimshaw Amendment The Carter Administration and the End of the Environmental Consensus of the 1960s Continuing to Implement the Endangered Species Act Under the Carter Administration The 1977 Section 6 Amendment and an Ominous Congressional Omission The Infamous Tellico Dam and the Snail Darter Congress and the Tellico Dam The Endangered Species Committee Completing the Tellico Dam Further Amendments in 1978 Section 7 Consultation Listing Procedures and Critical Habitat Recovery Plans Other Significant Amendments in 1978 Minor Amendments in 1978 1979: Additional Minor Amendments to the Endangered Species Act The Endangered Species Act at the End of the 1970s. Chapter 4: The Endangered Species Act and the Reagan Administration: Reversals and Progress: 1980-1988 The Reagan Revolution The Reagan Administration in Action The Endangered Species Act Under Reagan 1982: A Second Major Amendment to the Endangered Species Act New Statutory Deadlines for ESA Functions Minor Amendments to Sections 4 and 6 Amendments to Section 7 New Provisions in 1982: Experimental Populations, Habitat Conservation Plans and a Foundation for the Future Experimental Populations Habitat Conservation Plans Endangered Species and International Trade: Implementation of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1979-1982: CITES and the Bobcat Controversy Fleshing out Endangered Species Act Regulations New Tools for Conservation Under Reagan The Reagan Administration and Management of Controversial Species Black-footed Ferrets and California Condors The Reagan Administration and Wolves 1985-1986: Wolf and Predator Management Controversies in Congress 1988: The Last Major Amendment to the ESAProvisions of the 1988 Amendment The Endangered Species Act After Reagan Chapter 5: The Northern Spotted Owl and the George H.W. Bush Administration: 1986-1994 The Northern Spotted Owl George H.W. Bush and Environmental Policy George H.W. Bush and the Endangered Species Act The Northern Spotted Owl and the Timber Wars The Timber Wars Continued – Managing Old-growth Forests and Spotted Owls The Timber Wars Saga – Failures of Planning Partisanship, Radicalization, and Legislative Gridlock 1992: Failure to Reauthorize the Endangered Species Act The 1992 Presidential Election The Northwest Forest Plan The Legacy of the Spotted Owl Chapter 6: The Clinton Administration: Partisanship and Partnership: 1992-2000 The Clinton Administration and the Environment The Endangered Species Act on the Defensive in the 104th Congress The Clinton Administration on the Defensive Improving the Endangered Species Act: “No Surprises” For Habitat Conservation Plans The Ten Point Plan Safe Harbor Agreements Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances The Policy for Evaluation of Conservation Efforts When Making Listing Decisions Crisis in the Listing Program: The 1995-1996 Government Shutdown and the Listing Moratorium The 1996 Presidential Election The Sweet Home Case Distinct Population Segments of Vertebrate Species The Clinton Administration and Wolves Improving Application of the Endangered Species Act The ESA in Congress in the Late 1990s The Endangered Species Act at the Turn of the Century Chapter 7: Litigation and Collaboration: The George W. Bush Administration: 2000-2008 The 2000 Presidential Election President George W. Bush and the Environment The Bush Administration’s Conservative Approach to Environmental Protection The Bush Administration and Forest Management Conserving Endangered Species Through Cooperation The Threatened and Endangered Species Recovery Act of 2005: Congress’ Most Serious Threat to the ESA Critical Habitat on Department of Defense Lands Controversy Surrounding Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Under George W. Bush Listing Species Under the Endangered Species Act Delisting Gray Wolves The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzly Bear Listing the Polar Bear The Endangered Species Act in Transition: A Retrospective of the Bush Years Chapter 8: Progress, Reversals, and Uncertainty: Obama, Trump, and Biden: 2008-2021 The 2008 Presidential Election President Barack Obama, Congress, and the Environment The Obama Administration and the Endangered Species Act The Multidistrict Litigation and Listing and Delisting Species The Multidistrict Litigation Settlements and Collaborative Conservation: The Lesser Prairie Chicken Facilitating Collaborative Conservation: The Greater Sage-Grouse Embracing Compensatory Mitigation The Future of the Greater Sage-Grouse Formalizing Species Status Assessments and Conserving Pollinators Improving the Listing Process The “Significant Portion of Its Range” Policy and Other Endangered Species Act Issues The 2016 Presidential Election The Donald J. Trump Administration Environmental Policy Under Trump Revising Greater Sage-Grouse Management Plans Listing and Delisting Species Major Regulatory Changes to the ESA The 2020 Presidential Election The Biden Administration Biden Administration Appointees Biden’s Wildlife Policies Fifty Years of Implementing the Endangered Species Act Part II: Contemporary Issues of the Endangered Species Act Chapter 9: Federalism and Preemption: The Nationalization of American Wildlife Management and the Origins of State-Federal Tension Under the Endangered Species Act The Evolution of Federalism and Preemption From the Mayflower Compact to the US Constitution, 1620-1787 Defining the New Government and the Separation of Powers: 1787-1835 Westward Expansion, the First Industrial Revolution, Dual Sovereignty, and the Public Trust Doctrine: 1835-1861 The Civil War, Reconstruction, the Advent of the Second Industrial Revolution, the Enduring Public Trust Doctrine, and State Ownership of Wildlife: 1861-1896 America’s Changing Culture: Market Hunting, the Lacey Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Beginning of the Progressive Era: 1896-1910 The Ethos of the Industrial Revolution Drives the Progressive Movement into America’s Social Fabric and Laws: 1910-1919 Prohibition and Reform: The Emergence of the Administrative State: 1919-1933 The Great Depression, FDR’s New Deal, and a “New” Supreme Court Overwhelms States’ Rights: 1933-1941 The Competing Ideologies that Characterized the Progressive Movement and Beyond: 1890-1940 The Stone Court and the Development of the Presumption Against Preemption in Rice: 1941-1946 The End of the State Wildlife Ownership Doctrine Following World War II: 1946-1969 The Burger Court – State Ownership of Wildlife Declared a Legal Fiction and Anachronism: 1969-1986 The Rehnquist Court: A Continued Swing Towards Conservative Federalism and Preemption: 1986-2005 The Roberts Court and the Development of Area-Specific Jurisprudence: 2005-2022 The Future of Federal Preemption of State Authority Over Wildlife, and the Presumption Against Preemption Doctrine in Wildlife Cases The Endangered Species Act of 1973 and Federalism: The Interpretation and Application of Section 6 The Legislative History of Section 6 of the ESA The House Bill – H.R. 37 The States’ Role under H.R. 37 as Introduced House Committee Debates and Amendments The Senate Bill – S. 1983 The States’ Role Under S. 1983 as Introduced Senate Committee Debates and Amendments Conference Reconciliation and Presidential Approval The Erosion of the States’ Cooperative Role 1975 Regulatory Interpretation of Section 6 Section 6 ESA Amendments, 1976-1978 The 1979 Regulatory Interpretation of Section 6 Section 6 ESA Amendments, 1980 – 1982 Section 6 ESA Amendments – 1988 1994 Section 6(a) Policy 2016 Section 6(a) Policy Judicial Interpretation of Section 6 Confusion over the Extent of the ESA’s Preemption in 1992 Alaska’s Section 6(a) Claim The Future of State and Federal Cooperation and Coordination under the Endangered Species Act Contemporary Challenges for Federalism and State-Federal Cooperation in Wildlife Management Funding Endangered Species Conservation: The Achilles Heel of the ESA Chapter 10: The Constitutional Foundations of the Endangered Species Act The Commerce Clause Principles Nos. 1, 2 and 3: The Substantial Effect, Economic Principle, and Rational Basis Tests Principle No. 4: The De minimis and Aggregation Principle Principle No. 5: Habitat Modification/The Proximate Cause Test Principle No. 6: A Substantial Relationship to the National Interest The Treaty Clause The Spending Clause The Property Clause Chapter 11: Endangered Species Recovery and Delisting: Principles, Application, and Obstacles: Part I – Definitions and State and Private Programs Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act Standards for Recovery and Delisting Early Recovery Planning and Legislative Amendments Contents of a Recovery Plan Recovery in the Courts Case Study: Whooping Crane Recovery: Charting New Waters State and Private Leadership in Recovery Plan Development and Implementation Case Study: The Delmarva Fox Squirrel Case Study: The Kirtland’s Warbler Case Study: Private Conservation Efforts: The Peregrine Falcon Case Study: The California Condor Chapter 12: Endangered Species Recovery and Delisting: Principles, Application, and Obstacles: Part II – Federal Programs, Accomplishments, and Challenges Recovery Efforts by Federal Agencies National Wildlife Refuges The National Park Service The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management The Department of Defense The Sikes Act Case Study: The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Red-Cockaded Woodpeckers and the Department of Defense Additional Woodpecker Conservation Efforts The Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program The Sentinel Landscapes Program The Record of Recovery Under the Endangered Species Act Case Studies in Rapid Recovery Case Study: Bald Eagle Case Study: American Alligator Post-Delisting Monitoring Downlisting Recovery Challenges: Inadequate Recovery FundingCase Study: Black-Footed Ferret Recovery Challenges: Inadequate Data and Planning for Recovery Recovery and Ecosystem Conservation Recovery and Delisting of Conservation Reliant Species Recent Progress and Future Prospects for Improvements to Recovery Planning Reflections on Fifty Years of Recovery Chapter 13: Collaborative Conservation: An Alternative to the Endangered Species Act: Part I – Collaborative Conservation Across America Collaborative Conservation Defined Early Collaboration in Conservation Tools of Collaborative Conservation Legal Mechanisms of Collaborative Conservation Farm Bill Funding for Collaborative Conservation Programs and Resources for Landowners Regulatory Certainty for Landowners Under the Endangered Species Act Collaborative Conservation in the Malpai Borderlands Region Collaborative Conservation and Grizzly Bear Recovery The Blackfoot Challenge: Managing Human/Wildlife Conflicts Through Partnership The Louisiana Black Bear The Black Bear Conservation Committee Louisiana Black Bear Conservation Louisiana Black Bear Recovery Innovative Approaches to Protecting Migration Corridors Voluntary Conservation in Maine The Pingree Forest Partnership Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument The Atlantic Salmon The Downeast Salmon Federation The Downeast Lakes Land Trust The Penobscot River Restoration Trust The Longleaf Forest The Gopher Tortoise Chapter 14: Collaborative Conservation: An Alternative to the Endangered Species Act: Part II – Case Studies and Lessons Learned Greater Sage-Grouse Beginnings of Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Planning Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Federal Land Management Planning and Greater Sage-Grouse The Greater Sage-Grouse and Partisan Politics The Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Sage Grouse Initiative Other Sage-Grouse Conservation Programs Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation Success The Greater Sage-Grouse’s Future The Bi-State Sage-Grouse The Gunnison Sage-Grouse New England Cottontail The New England Cottontail Conservation Strategy New England Cottontail Conservation Partners New England Cottontail Results Forging a Future of Collaboration: Conservation Without Conflict Lessons of Collaborative Conservation The Promise of Collaborative Conservation – A Roadmap for Our Future Chapter 15: Wildlife Conservation and Biodiversity Fifty Years After the Endangered Species Act The Present Crises The Role of the Endangered Species Act Landscape-Scale Conservation The Record of the Endangered Species Act: Successes and Limitations People: The Missing Ingredient in Wildlife Conservation The Endangered Species Act: Funding and Incentives Improving the Endangered Species Act Accessing Funding Increasing Flexibility Enabling Partnerships The Present Opportunity Acknowledgements Appendix 1: Federal Environmental and Consumer-Protection Statutes and Agencies Established during the 1960s and 1970s Green Revolution Appendix 2: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, As Enacted Appendix 3: The Endangered Species Act of 1973, As Amended Today Bibliography Index
£72.20
Octopus Publishing Group Philip's RGS Atlas of the World
Book SynopsisPacked with the latest statistics and filled with clear cartography, the Philip's RGS Atlas of the World gives a striking view of the Earth's surface and its many complexities and treasures."This atlas brilliantly captures what a precious and impressive place we live in." Michael Palin" Beautifully put together, lavishly laid out. In a word - sumptuous!" Tim Marshall author of Power of Geography"A veritable encyclopaedia of geographic and demographic information, profusely illustrated... Extraordinary." The New York TimesNearly 200 pages of fully revised ultra-clear maps and satellite imagery reveal the full shape of Earth's surface.This edition includes the special feature, 'Biodiversity on the Brink', which examines threats such as habitat destruction and climate change. The extensive front section contains a Gazetteer of Nations that has been comprehensively checked and updated to include recent economic and political changes. New for this edition is an illustrated guide on the whole world's essential physical facts - the highest peaks, longest rivers, deepest oceans, etc - an at-a-glance reference for all.Updated World Geography section includes new maps on urbanization, vital health issues (alcohol consumption and prevalence of tobacco use). World city plans: 70 of the world's greatest cities shown in detail with locations of prominent public buildings and largest museums and galleries.Trade ReviewThis atlas brilliantly captures what a precious and impressive place we live in. -- Michael PalinBeautifully put together, lavishly laid out. In a word - sumptuous! -- Tim Marshall author of Power of GeographyA veritable encyclopaedia of geographic and demographic information, profusely illustrated... Extraordinary. * New York Times *
£60.00
Amber Books Ltd Strange Animals
Book SynopsisHow does a mudskipper fish manage to “walk” on land? Why is the Hoatzin also known as ‘The Stinkbird’? And once the female Pipa toad has laid her eggs, where does she put them? The answers? The mudskipper can “walk” using its pectoral fins, the Hoatzin has a unique digestive system which gives the bird a manure-like odour, and the female Pipa Toad embeds its eggs on its back where they develop to adult stage. Illustrated throughout with outstanding colour photographs, Strange Animals presents the most unusual aspects of 100 of the most unusual species. The selection spans a broad spectrum of wildlife, from the tallest land living mammal, the giraffe, to the light, laughing chorus of Australian kookaburra birds, from the intelligence of the Bottlenose dolphin to octopuses that change colour when they dream to the slow pace of the three-toed sloth. Arranged geographically, the photographs are accompanied by fascinating captions, which explain the quirky characteristics of each entry. Including egg-laying mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, cannibalistic insects and other invertebrates, Strange Animals is a compelling introduction to some of nature’s most curious beasts.Table of ContentsIntroduction Asia Tokay Gharial Japanese Macaque Mudskipper Proboscis Monkey Honeybadger Siamese Fighting Fish Tarsier Mekong ray Saiga Golden snub-nosed monkey Colugo Sturgeon Baikal seal Sloth bear Racoon dog Komodo dragon Slow loris Giant hornet Leaf insect Malayan tapir Africa Aardvark Madagascar chameleon (Brookesia) Giraffe Hoopoe Marabou stork Naked Mole Rat Fat tailed gecko Gaboon viper Tree pangolin Giraffe weevil Aye aye Lungfish Tomato frog Aardvark Okapi Springhare Gerenuk Spotted hyena Hammerhead bat Rain frog, Breviceps fuscus Armadillo girdled lizard Mandrill Australia Duck-billed Platypus Red Kangaroo Emu Koala Laughing Kookaburra Echidna Sugarglider Kakapo Tuatara Archerfish Wombat Tasmanian devil Frilled lizard Thorny devil Funnel web spider Peacock spider Turtle frog Frogmouth Dingo Honeypot ant Witchetty grub Weta Kea Kiwi North America American Bullfrog Beaver Red wolf Ghost bear Alligator gar Thorn bug Wolverine Peccary Star nosed mole Alligator snapping turtle Hellbender Ajolote Blue-footed booby Manatee Monarch butterfly Stinkpot (musk turtle) Rainbow snake Virginia opossum Gila monster Coati American White Pelican Central and South America Giant Otter Vampire bat Hoatzin Emperor Tamarin Pipa Pygmy Marmoset Red Howler Monkey Southern Tamandua Three-toed Sloth South American horned frogs Elephant beetle Axolotl Jaguarundi Capybara Pink fairy armadillo Piranha Marine iguana Pink river dolphin Roseate spoonbill Red lipped batfish Spectacled bear Vicuna Europe Iberian ribbed newt Cuckoo Death’s Head Hawkmoth Great Diving beetle Wels catfish Wisent (European bison) Slow worm Puffin Badger Common chameleon Alpine ibex Beluga sturgeon Oceans Narwhal Angler Fish Cleaner Wrasse Sea dragon Megamouth shark Dumbo octopus Blobfish Giant isopod barreleye fish Kiwa Sea spider Sea anemone Parrot fish Nudibranch Hagfish Mantis shrimp Christmas tree worm Stargazer Wobbegong Gulper eel Oarfish Coral Hammerhead shark
£17.99
Inner Traditions Bear and Company Why Can't We Be More Like Trees?: The Ancient
Book SynopsisReveals how we can learn from the intelligent communities of trees and plants. Breakthrough research is not only revealing a brilliant green world with amazing attributes like dispersed intelligence but also that humanity, like the tree and plant kingdom, thrives on innate cooperation, sharing, altruism, and community. Exploring the latest cutting-edge environmental and ecological studies, climate adviser and environmental advocate Judith Polich explains how we can now see how tree and plant communities function, revealing a holistic, interconnected, communal, and seemingly sentient new world. She explains how trees communicate, how they share resources, and other ways in which they express holistic and cooperative behaviours. Looking at the new scientific understanding of the evolutionary basis of altruism, cooperation, and community—and how these behaviours are genetically coded in our beings—the author examines the attributes we share with trees and other plant communities. She explores the healing powers offered by the plant kingdom, not just as medicines but through shared sentience that can help heal our sense of dissociation and disenchantment. Revealing how to see, think, imagine, and live with holistic eco-centric awareness, the author discusses how the stories we tell ourselves and our spiritual belief systems are becoming greener, including a resurgence of beliefs that originated with plant teachers. She also explores how to overcome our current cognitive biases through greater interaction with plant intelligence. By viewing the world through a greener lens, not only can we reframe and unravel the deeper causes of the climate crisis, but we can also help co-create a new more conscious world with our plant allies.Trade Review“Judith Polich has given us a magnificent gift in writing Why Can’t We Be More Like Trees? She brilliantly points out that we must awaken to the ancient indigenous wisdom that everything is alive, is conscious, and interconnected. In Why Can’t We Be More Like Trees? she inspires a more holistic approach to life through her emerging narratives and gets readers to think outside the box. Judith is so passionate about waking people to an entire new level of consciousness. A remarkable book written so beautifully, it has a healing energy that can be felt through every page.” * Sandra Ingerman, M.A., international shamanic teacher, coauthor of Speaking with Nature, and author *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction 1 The Heart-Brain of the Forest2 Finding Our Place in Nature 3 How Nature Heals Us 4 Our Tree Connections 5 Greening Our Stories 6 Seeing with a Greener, More Humble Lens 7 Restoring, Rebalancing, Regreening PostscriptNotesBibliography Index
£12.60
Scribe Publications Rebel Island: the incredible history of Taiwan
Book SynopsisThe gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its ‘Asian Tiger’ economic miracle — and the looming threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a ‘ball of mud’, Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province — merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts. In Rebel Island, Jonathan Clements offers a concise and vivid telling of Taiwan’s complex island story, beginning with the unique conditions of its archaeology before examining its indigenous history and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. In 1949, the island became a lifeboat for two million refugees from the Chinese Communist Revolution, and the White Terror began. Later chapters explain the recent conflicts that have emerged after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as the Taiwanese debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule — all under the watchful gaze of President Xi Jinping, and politicians around the world. Rebel Island is an essential guide to Taiwan’s past and present, providing invaluable context at a time of escalating tension over its future.Trade Review‘Clements’s pacy and engaging account offers a valuable counterpoint to today’s news coverage of Taiwan. Rebel Island offers a compelling portrait of a perennially fragmented place, subject across centuries to a succession of claims on its territory, resources and identity — of which Xi’s is but the latest.’ -- Christopher Harding * The Telegraph *‘Excellent ... Clements’s brisk narrative is related with style and brio and an appropriate amount of caution, given the various competing narratives surrounding the island’s history, and he draws on an impressive trove of documentation, Taiwanese, Chinese, Japanese, and western. The result is a splendid portrait of the layers of identity and resistance in what is no less a settler society than the United States, Australia, or Argentina.’ -- Oliver Farry * The Irish Times *‘Rich with fascinating details, Jonathan Clements’ Rebel Island is an engaging introduction to the complicated and astonishing history of Taiwan.’ -- Shawna Yang Ryan, author of Green Island‘Taiwan has become a stresspoint of global geopolitics, and Jonathan Clements has done the world a favour with his indispensable account of its complex history. This illuminating and endlessly fascinating book can’t help but change the way we see the Taiwanese people and what they have built.’ -- Clive Hamilton, author of Hidden Hand‘Rebel Island narrates the long arc of Taiwan’s history in vivid prose and with admirable sensitivity to contemporary views regarding the island’s politically charged past. Clements provides an even-handed treatment of controversies old and new, while engaging readers with revealing anecdotes and his trademark wit.’ -- Paul D. Barclay, author of Kondo the BarbarianPraise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘This is a splendid introduction to the cooking and history of China, filled with surprising details on the origins of many famous dishes.’ * The Guardian *Praise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘Running through Clements’ account is an insistence — smartly and subtly offered, and particularly welcome in our present straits — on the role food plays in binding family and friends together.’ * The Telegraph *Praise for The Emperor’s Feast: ‘Clements marshals his sources in a deft and approachable manner, leavening the complexities of history with folklore, and spicing up his narrative with piquant anecdotes.’ -- Fuchsia Dunlop * Spectator *Praise for A Brief History of Japan: ‘Perfect for travelers or students … A wonderfully fun, interesting, and informative introduction to Japanese history. Clements blends culture, politics, military, economics … all with a wit and humour that carry the narrative forward and make it real.’ -- Mark Zachary Taylor, author of The Politics of InnovationPraise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘Jonathan Clements evocatively captures the contradictions and complexities of contemporary Beijing while rooting the city in its broader historical context …’ * Times Literary Supplement *Praise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘A must-read … Accessible and concise, this whirlwind history of China’s capital city is gripping and amusing.’ * Sunday Express *Praise for A Short History of Beijing: ‘Clements makes an admirable job of disentangling truth from elaboration, finding historical foundations in much of the folklore … a commendable introduction to Beijing.’ * Japan Times *Praise for Japan at War in the Pacific: ‘This is a fascinating historical tour of one of the world’s great cities, exploring Tokyo’s long past with an eye to its present form and its bustling contemporary population. Clements digs deep into place names, and into the wider context of Japan’s long history, to offer an account that visitors to Tokyo — whether first-timers or old regulars — will no doubt find invaluable in helping them to make sense of a city that can sometimes feel overwhelming in its size and vibrant complexity.’ -- Chris Harding, author of Japan StoryPraise for Wu: ‘Clements’ skilful narrative leaves it to the reader to decide whether Wu was a tyrant or a dutiful stateswoman ... illuminating and enjoyable.’ * Publishers Weekly *Praise for Wu: ‘Clements tells the story of Wu with a light but informed touch.’ * Literary Review *Praise for Wu: ‘Astonishing.’ * The Lady *
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Design for Dementia
Book SynopsisDesign for Dementia is written by an interdisciplinary team of professionals and academics whose aim is to present lessons learnt from the Dementia Demonstration House at the Building Research Establishment's Innovation Park. Known as Chris and Sally's House, the project represents a unique opportunity to show in practice what can be done to assist people living with dementia to continue to live at home and as part of the community with as much independence as possible. This book presents evidence based practical design guidance backed up by over 15 combined years of research by experienced professional designers.Beginning with an introduction which provides the background to the global dementia epidemic to allow readers to gain a better understanding of the issues they must consider, the book then discusses how good design principles, planning and construction standards can be used to effectively respond to the dementia crisis. The detailed findings from research usinTable of Contents1. Introduction: The UK and Global Picture2. The Impact of the Dementia Epidemic3. The Medical Background of Dementia4.Personal Experiences of Dementia5. Engagement and Participation in the Dementia Community6. Personas and the Evidence Base of Dementia-Inclusive Design7. Case Study – Chris and Sally’s House8. Indoor Environmental Quality Studies9. Post-Occupancy Evaluation10. Design Guidance11. The Way Forward
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HarperCollins Publishers London AZ Pocket Atlas
Book SynopsisA pocket-sized, paperback street atlas of Central London and the surrounding areas in full colour.Covering an area extending from the centre of London to: Brent Cross, Golders Green, Highgate, Finsbury Park, Stoke Newington, Leytonstone, Wanstead, West Ham, Thames Flood Barrier, Eltham, Grove Park, Catford, Streatham, Wimbledon, Barnes Bridge, Willesden Junction, Neasden.Highlights include:Large scale 3 inches to 1 mile mapIndex to more than 35,700 streetsAdditional street map section of the inner London area which extends north to Regent''s Park and Shoreditch, south to London Victoria station and Lambeth, west to Hyde Park and east to Tower BridgeOne-way streets and safety camera locations with their maximum speed limit are featured on both scales of street mappingCongestion charging zone boundary is shown on both scales of mappingThe comprehensive index lists streets, selected flats, walkways and places of interest, place, area and junction names. There are separate index listings f
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Rethinking Urban Green Spaces
Book SynopsisProposing and demonstrating the ways in which we need to rethink urban green spaces as cities, societies and environments evolve, renowned scholar Cecil C. Konijnendijk explores urban green spaces as essential parts of cities. Chapters offer a comprehensive look at how their roles have changed over time and will continue to do so, moving from their conventional purpose as areas for recreation to become spaces contributing to climate adaptation, biodiversity conservation and economic development.This timely and innovative book argues that we need to rethink the ways in which we govern, design, plan and manage green spaces, as well as the funding of different kinds of green spaces and the narratives around what green spaces can and cannot do. Using a diverse range of case studies from across the globe, Konijnendijk offers practical suggestions for change in the future to make cities greener and healthier, and introduces new green space concepts such as urban groves and streetwoods.This is an invigorating read for students and scholars of urban planning, landscape architecture, urban ecology and urban studies. Urban green space planners, designers and managers will also find the wealth of cases and practical suggestions make this an insightful read.Trade Review‘This book offers a pioneering perspective on applying urban forestry as a nature-based solution. Diverse and disparate research findings are skilfully amalgamated and translated into new paradigms marked decidedly by hybridisation vigour. It presents fresh and integrated ideas to foster synergy, symbiosis and sustainable harmony amongst cities, people and trees.’ -- C. Y. Jim, Education University of Hong Kong‘This is a blockbuster book for the future of urban green spaces. An inspiring overview of the opportunities and challenges in green space development, with innovative answers to timely challenges in a changing world. Konijnendijk's personal perspective as a world-leading expert makes the book incredibly worth reading. A must-read for anyone professionally involved with or interested in urban green spaces.’ -- Ingo Kowarik, Technical University Berlin, GermanyTable of ContentsContents: Preface 1 Urban green spaces: why rethinking is needed 2 Urban green spaces until today 3 Urban green space use in transition 4 Design and transformation of green spaces 5 Green space management for today and tomorrow 6 Changing governance of green spaces 7 Planning and integration of urban green spaces 8 Securing and diversifying funding for green spaces 9 Shifts in urban green space narratives 10 Perspective: streetwoods, urban groves and more rethinking of urban green spaces References
£80.00
Griffin Media ENERGY - Modern Life, Climate Change and Oil
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Michelin Editions des Voyages Denmark - Michelin National Map 749: Map
Book Synopsis(Edition updated in 2023), MICHELIN National Map Denmark will give you an overall picture of your journey thanks to its clear and accurate mapping scale 1/500,000. Our National Map Series will help you easily plan your safe and enjoyable journey thanks to a comprehensive key, a complete name index as well a clever time & distance chart. Michelin's driving information will help you navigate safely in all circumstances. In addition, some MICHELIN National Maps are cross-referenced with the MICHELIN Green Guide highlighting destinations worth stopping for! With MICHELIN National Maps, find more than just your way! MICHELIN NATIONAL MAPS feature: * Up-to-date mapping * A scale adapted to the size of the country * A clear and comprehensive key * Distance and time chart * Place name index * Driving and road safety information * Tourist sights information Our maps are regularly updated even if the ISBN does not change.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC In Kiltumper: A Year in an Irish Garden
Book Synopsis'Poignant ... A meditation on life, love and the importance of nature' IRISH TIMES When they were in their twenties, Niall Williams and Christine Breen made the impulsive decision to leave New York City and move to Christine’s ancestral home in the town of Kiltumper in rural Ireland. In the decades that followed, the pair dedicated themselves to writing, gardening and living a life that followed the rhythms of the earth. In 2019, with Christine in the final stages of recovery from cancer and the surrounding land threatened by the arrival of turbines, Niall and Christine decided to document a year - in words and Christine's drawings - of living in their garden and in their small corner of a rapidly changing world. Proceeding month by month through the year, this is the story of a garden in all its many splendours, and a couple who have made their life observing its wonders.Trade ReviewMoving and surprisingly provocative ... This couple's narrative is more than a January-December chronicle, it is the result of decades of care ... In Kiltumper is as much a book about the cherishing of a marriage as it is about the love of a place ... A heartfelt paean to a disappearing way of life -- Dominique Browning * Wall Street Journal *A record, both honest and beautiful, of a sustainable but precarious way of life -- Claire Connolly * Times Literary Supplement *Poignant ... A meditation on life, love and the importance of nature -- Brian Maye * Irish Times *Beautifully written ... A wonderfully lyrical and uplifting read -- Dermot Bolger * Sunday Business Post *An absorbing and thought-provoking read -- Diarmuid Gavin * Irish Independent *An intimate, meditative garden memoir -- Hilary White * Sunday Independent *While the events chronicled rarely move beyond the garden, and while the descriptions are so intimate they almost elicit grief for the dying cherry tree and spark exhortations to the dahlias to hold on to their heavy heads, it is the gardeners’ personalities that bloom -- Caroline O'Doherty * Irish Independent *The small Kiltumper acreage is detailed with a sense of wonder and of pleasure ... Chapter after chapter is enhanced with exquisite pencil drawings ... Frequently quotable, always eloquent ... This is a book full of joy, warmly rich with accomplishment and wonder and a strong sense of mutual commitment -- Mary Leland * Irish Examiner *Arresting ... Remarkable ... This book, in Seamus Heaney's phrase, catches the heart off guard ... Uncommonly magical ... Read it and be restored to yourself -- Cahir O'Doherty * Irish Central *I loved their two voices, truthful and gentle and generous, so full of care for their land and for each other ... A record of how deeply life can be lived within a garden's walls -- GEORGINA HARDINGA beautiful story, with words at once uplifting and poignant. Full of the acceptance and the optimism that only a garden and the act of caring for it brings -- JO THOMPSONI read it with enormous pleasure … There were so many episodes I loved, whether they were heartbreaking or uplifting … It was a delight to step into Niall and Christine’s precious garden, into the rhythms of their way of living, and to be refreshed -- TIM PEARSThis is a book to whet one’s appetite — for reading, writing, gardening — and living. I loved the counterpoint of the two voices as they face age, cancer, the struggle to write, to garden — to keep at it — under the threat of wind turbines and the wild Atlantic wind; not to give up. A triumph -- Katherine SwiftA celebration of life in rural Ireland * Irish Times, Best books for Christmas 2021 *Including beautiful pen and ink drawings by Christine, this is the story of a garden in all its many splendours and a couple who have made their life observing its wonders * Countryside *Whether you like gardening or enjoy reflections on a life lived simply in harmony with nature, this book is a sheer joy ... Niall and Christine celebrate the challenges and joys in delightful detail, from feeding Harp beer to brassicas, to running writing workshops and sharing the good life with friends and family -- Zoë West * Woman & Home, Book Club Awards *Here, they record 12 months of work in their garden, capturing their love of the land – which has been in Christine’s family since the 18th century – and also reflecting on the past and anxiously contemplating what the future holds as climate change takes hold. Through everything, their garden is a lovingly nurtured constant * Sunday Express, S Magazine *Twelve months in a cherished garden ... The good life, with its ups and downs * Saga *A celebration of the solace of country life … Country living, Breen reflects, teaches “about darkness and stars, about sunlight and silence, about things out of your control”: about the inevitability of change. The book includes Breen’s elegant botanical drawings. A warm homage to a piece of beloved Irish land * Kirkus Reviews *The book will appeal to any devoted gardener, and it also serves as an inviting snapshot of a place -- Eric Liebetrau * Kirkus Reviews *
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Its Not That Radical
Book SynopsisWINNER OF BOOKSHOP.ORG''S NON-FICTION ANNUAL INDIE CHAMPIONS AWARDFor too long, representations of climate action in the mainstream media have been white-washed, green-washed and diluted to be made compatible with capitalism. We are living in an economic system which pursues profit above all else; harmful, oppressive systems that heavily contribute to the climate crisis, and environmental consequences that have been toned down to the masses. Tackling the climate crisis requires us to visit the roots of poverty, capitalist exploitation, police brutality and legal injustice. Climate justice offers the real possibility of huge leaps towards racial equality and collective liberation as it aims to dismantle the very foundations of these issues.In this book, Mikaela Loach offers a fresh and radical perspective for real climate action that could drastically change the world as we know it for the benefit of us all. Written with candour and hope, It''s Not TTrade Review“Practical, urgent: a clarion call for transformation from the front lines of the fight for people and planet.” -- Naomi Klein"Her debut book is a long-awaited read for anyone who is keen to understand the systemic causes of climate degradation and what we can do about it." -- Adele Walton * DAZED *"Practical and urgent - this is a clarion call for transformation from the front lines of the fight for people and planet. I have no doubt It's Not That Radical will become an indispensable toolkit for a new generation of activists" * Naomi Klein, author of This Changes Everything *“It’s Not That Radical is an empowering call to action for liberation for us all.” -- Nadia Whittome MP“This book will give you hope that a new world is possible.” -- Layla F. Saad“It’s refreshing to read someone who is educational, well-read and, crucially, hopeful about the future.” -- Aisling Bea“Outstanding, accessible and radical to the core” -- Tori Tsui“Mikaela is the real deal!” -- Emma Dabiri“An enlightening, emphatic must-read for everyone.” -- Yomi Adegoke“An accessible, practical toolkit that shows us the responsibility we all have in working towards a better climate future.” -- Cathy Reay“Grounding and groundbreaking.” -- Xiye Bastida“This book is not just world changing, it’s world saving.” -- Charlie Craggs“A powerful guide to climate activism and the true meaning of climate justice.” -- Jack Harries“A necessary read.” -- Leah Thomas“Climate justice made simple.” -- Kenny Ethan Jones“Mikaela’s transformative book reinvigorated by activism.” -- Bonnie Wright
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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd The Good Bug
Book SynopsisFollowing on from the success of The Good Bee, this beautifully illustrated celebration of insects by leading entomologist George McGavin highlights the pivotal role they play in our ecosystems, and what we can do to help them survive and thrive.Insects are fascinating and ingenious. They also play an incredibly important role in maintaining life on planet Earth, and are particularly pivotal to our own survival. And yet they are under threat because of us. Since they appeared on land 420 million years ago, these small six-legged animals have been pioneers and ultimate survivors. Around 87 per cent of all plant species need animal pollination and most of this is delivered by insects - they also maintain healthy soil, assist in decomposition and are essential to the food web. This book is a celebration, and also a call to arms. One of the UK’s foremost entomologists and respected academics, George McG
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Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Handbook of Megacities and MegacityRegions
Book SynopsisTrade Review'What remains to be said about cities when the planet is completely urbanized? This astonishing new Handbook seeks answers in the megacity-regions of the world, especially in the burgeoning urban constellations of eastern Asia. The book's diverse and topical chapters help planners and decision-makers, and ultimately inhabitants, to ''find their bearings'' in the unmoored vastness of a planet of megacities.' --Roger Keil, York University, Canada'The book fulfills a very timely mission: to reveal just how complex, varied, and multi-scaled the global urban reality has become - and is still becoming. The authors provide an antidote to simplifying notions about cities and megacities, updating our understanding of urban forces and dynamics, so that we might act upon them more effectively.' --Jeb Brugmann, Founder, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, Germany and author, Welcome to the Urban RevolutionThe Handbook of Megacities and Megacity-Regions provides a much needed assessment of 21st century urbanization, especially with its attention to the scale and density that characterizes todays cities. Its nuanced discussion of how to define megacities and megacity-regions is an important contribution to our understanding of one of the most critical megatrends of our times.' --Eugenie L. Birch, University of Pennsylvania, USTable of ContentsContents: 1 Megacities, megacity-regions, and the endgame of urbanization 1 André Sorensen and Danielle Labbé PART I THE CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGES OF MEGACITIES 2 Thinking about mega-conurbations and planning 21 John Friedmann 3 City limits: bounding and unbounding in conceptualizing the megacity 33 Michael Leaf 4 Urbanization and developmental pathways: critical junctures of urban transition 47 André Sorensen 5 El Monstruo : reflections on catastrophic metaphors about Mexico City 65 Julie-Anne Boudreau and Felipe de Alba PART II MEGA-URBAN GOVERNANCE 6 Urban governance of megacities: searching for the collective actor 78 Christian Lefèvre 7 Powerful states, weak states: understanding coercion and neglect in the governance of Marcos-era Manila 92 Nancy Kwak 8 Actors and shifting scales of urban governance in India 101 Loraine Kennedy 9 The incomplete and paradoxical ‘neoliberal turn’ in Mumbai 119 Marie-Hélène Zérah 10 Nurturing neighbourhoods to sustain quality of life in megacities and large city regions: an interdisciplinary reflection on planning for sustainable and socially just cities from Chile 134 Lake Sagaris, María Inés Arribas, María Inés Solimano, Sonia Reyes-Paecke and Juan Carlos Muñoz PART III MEGA-URBAN PATTERNS, FORMS AND PLANNING APPROACHES 11 Urban containment policies for megacities: the case of Beijing 153 Haoying Han 12 East Asian megacities: the view from the periphery 169 Douglas Webster and Jianyi Li 13 On the road again: the geography and characteristics of American commuter megaregions 188 Alasdair Rae and Garrett Dash Nelson 14 The West African corridor from Abidjan to Lagos: a megacity-region under construction 206 Armelle Choplin and Alice Hertzog 15 Cities: growing threats, growing opportunities 223 Daniel Hoornweg and Kevin Pope PART IV MEGA-URBAN LIFE SPACES AND LIVEABILITY 16 Navigating the extensiveness of Jakarta 234 AbdouMaliq Simone 17 Poverty in a wealthy megacity: stories from Tokyo’s alleys after the bubble burst 245 Heide Imai 18 Flooding as emotional politics in the Mexican megacity-region 261 Felipe de Alba PART V MEGA-URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 19 Measuring progress toward sustainable megacities 278 Iain D. Stewart, Chris A. Kennedy and Angelo Facchini 20 Megacities at risk: the climate–energy conundrum 292 William E. Rees 21 Future megacity-regions and heatwave exposure 309 Peter J. Marcotullio, Carsten Keßler and Balázs M. Fekete 22 Megacity in the delta: managing water in Jakarta 327 Christopher Silver PART VI MEGA-URBAN ECONOMICS, REAL ESTATE AND PROPERTY 23 Rethinking megacity-region development: the land–infrastructure– finance nexus as political project 345 Gavin Shatkin 24 The process of metropolization in megacity-regions 360 Rodrigo Cardoso and Evert Meijers 25 The emergence and economic restructuring of two global super megacity-regions in China: comparing the Pearl River and Yangtze River Deltas 376 Anthony G. O. Yeh, Xingjian Liu, Jili Xu and Mengdi Wu 26 The financialization of real estate in megacities and its variegated trajectories in East Asia 395 Natacha Aveline-Dubach Index 411
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WW Norton & Co The Insect Crisis The Fall of the Tiny Empires
Book SynopsisA devastating examination of how collapsing insect populations worldwide threaten everything from wild birds to the food on our plate.Trade Review"The Anthropocene abounds in environmental parables made real, and harrowing. Oliver Milman has delivered a gripping and especially unnerving one: what happens when the bugs go? The top of the food chain is a happy place to be only so long as there remains a food chain to stand on top of, and, as Milman deftly illustrates, in the face of die-offs too widespread to closely track, we are rushing headlong into a precarious and uncertain future." -- David Wallace-Wells, author of The Uninhabitable Earth"Perhaps you read a news item in the last few years about collapsing insect populations. Oliver Milman has done the hard work to put such fragments in context, and the result is a book that will be a classic on the day it’s published. Our world is literally unimaginable without the insects that make it work, and so heeding the lessons in this volume is essential to our collective future." -- Bill McKibben, author of Oil and Honey"The Insect Crisis is elegantly written, admirably nuanced, and terrifyingly important." -- Michelle Nijhuis, author of Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction"In this well-researched, engagingly written, and refreshingly measured book, Oliver Milman reveals the profound and complex implications of insect decline. A necessary and timely wake-up call full of fascinating and often unexpected detail." -- Hugh Raffles, author of Insectopedia"[The Insect Crisis] is a sombre book, a catalogue of loss and unravelling, but also a lucid homage to the fabulous utility of insects and a critique of our fixation with backbones…If its visions are sometimes mournful, there is also something wondrous in Milman’s revelation of our fragile dependency on insect life as well as its beauty and strangeness." -- Edward Posnett - The Guardian
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Pimpernel Press Ltd Gardening in a Changing World: Plants, People and
Book SynopsisOur planet, the Earth, is under threat, with potentially catastrophic consequences for ourselves and the other lifeforms it sustains. Yet Nature itself can still rescue us - with plants playing a pivotal role, in the countryside - and everywhere. In gardens and parks, plants are the mainstay of our relationship with the natural world, and we celebrate them for the pleasures they bring. However, that can be part of the problem: too often we value plants for their aesthetic qualities rather than the vital role they play in the ecology of the Earth. In Gardening in a Changing World Darryl Moore explores how gardens can be better for human beings and for all the other lifeforms that inhabit them. Recent developments in horticulture and plant science show us that we need to rethink our attitude to plants beyond purely aesthetic concerns, and to adopt more holistic approaches to how we design, inhabit and enjoy our gardens. He looks at the history of garden design, to show how we got to where we are today, and recommends ways of changing to new principles of sustainable ecological horticulture. This challenging and important new book will be essential reading for professionals and students of horticulture and garden and landscape design, as well as for anyone interested in making gardens part of the solution to the future of life on Earth.Trade Review‘The most illuminating book on this very important subject.’ -- Cleve West, multi-award-winning garden designer and popular author of books including Our Plot and The Garden of Vegan"I can't recommend this new book enough...a comprehensive and deeply researched account of humans' relationship with plants. The depth of the book is quite extraordinary. It's not a glossy image-led garden book, it's a serious text. And it is a fantastic and up-to-date overview of current trends and approaches in planting design." -- Nigel Dunnett, academic, plantsman, Olympic Park planting designer, author'This book not only acknowledges some of our greatest plantspeople, but ensures that we must always remember plants are front and centre stage on Earth . . . always!' -- Arit Anderson, garden designer, presenter Gardeners' World"The book every gardener needs." -- Claire Masset * Author, Secret Gardens of the National Trust, via Twitter *"Darryl Moore has been revolutionising how we grow in cities for the past decade and picked up a medal for his city-friendly design at RHS Chelsea this year. Here he galvanises readers to make meaningful change - whether in their gardens or beyond." * Sunday Times Best Gardening Books Autumn 2022 *"If there were a prize for most timely publication of the year, this would be a contender...This must-read book is expertly divided into neat, digestible sections that are jam-packed with fascinating and vital information." * Gardens Illustrated Books of the Year *"The premise of this book is simple. To avert further climate crisis and biodiversity loss, we need to rethink our relationship with plants. Gardening in a Changing World covers many complex topics, but it does so in short, digestible chapters and a lucid style...It will alter the way you garden." * Garden Design Journal *"The book forms a new intellectualism towards the use of plants. Moore's book cites more than 300 sources showing how recent developments in horticulture and plant science show how gardens can be better for humans and other lifeforms." -- Matthew Appleby * Horticulture Week *"Darryl Moore explores how our humble gardens could be key to saving us all from the climate crisis. He turns our enjoyment of plants on its head, showing how their vital importance to the future of the planet is even more beautiful than their aesthetic appeal. The book also draws on recent scientific research to offer guidance into changing our gardening habits and rethinking the design and use of our outside spaces for sustainable, future-proof gardens." * Evening Standard *"Hugely informative" * Amateur Gardening *"Gardening in a Changing World sets a new high-water mark in our individual and collective understanding and appreciation of the art and science of ecological planting design. A book for any ecologically-minded gardener or design professional looking to seriously sharpen and elevate their knowledge, awareness, and skill levels." * The New Perennialist *"A fascinating exploration of how gardens can be better for human beings, with reference to recent plant science that demonstrates the need to have a new attitude to plants beyond aesthetics. This book provides an introduction to taking a holistic approach when designing, inhabiting and enjoying our gardens." -- The Garden (RHS)Table of Contents Preface Introduction - A Changing World: Life in the Anthropocene; the climate and extinction crises 1. Plants as Producers: In Praise of Plants; Plants and a Changing Planet 2. Plants as Panacea: The Unseen Green- Plant Blindness; Health and Well-being; The Nature Disconnect; Managing the Environment; Ecosystem Services; Environmental Practice; Novel Ecosystems; Urban Ecology; Garden Ecology; Cleaning up the Garden 3. Plants as Pictures - Historical Planting Styles: Growing the Idea of the Garden; The Colourists (Gertrude Jekyll, the Garden Club of America, Lawrence Johnston, Vita Sackville-West, Margery Fish, Rosemary Verey, Penelope Hobhouse, etc.); Planting Through the Lens of Modernism (Garrett Eckbo, Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, John Brookes, etc); The Zenith of Pictorial. Planting and the Path to Biodiversity (Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett at Great Dixter); Right Plant, Right Place (Beth Chatto) 4. Plants as Processes - The ecological alternative: Ecological Planting; Plant Communities; The Competitive Edge and Beyond; Ecological Developments in the United States; Growing Wild in the Netherlands; Ecological Developments in Germany; New Directions in Britain; France: All Change 5. Plant as Possibilities: Ecotypes; The Rhizosphere; Mutualisms; Microbiomes; Biocenology; Plant Intelligence (Thinking Like a Plant) 6. Plants as Partners Traditional Ecological Knowledge; The Law of the Land; A Plantcentric Perspective Notes, Resources, Index, Acknowledgements
£18.00
Birlinn General Skye: Landscapes in Stone
Book SynopsisThe Isle of Skye offers a magical combination of wild land and breath-taking natural beauty. Skye's geological history involves some of the most ancient rocks on the planet; a grandstand view as the Highlands of Scotland were formed over 400 million years ago and the development of one of the mightiest volcanoes ever to blow its top. Skye is also known as Scotland's 'dinosaur island', yielding the remains of many species of plant and meat-eating creatures that stalked land some 140 million years ago. Finally, the rocks forged in earlier times were shaped into the familiar hills and glens of today by the passage of ice as a great freeze gripped the land. This book provides key information about the formation of the island and the on-going processes of natural landscape evolution that continue to leave their mark on these spectacular vistas.Trade Review'Not only are they a wealth of information on Scotland's past, they offer valuable insight as Scotland’s future becomes increasingly uncertain due to climate change' * Dundee Courier *Table of ContentsAlan McKirdy has written many popular books and book chapters on geology and related topics and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in schools. Before his recent retirement he was Head of Information Management at Scottish Natural Heritage.
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Canongate Books My First Summer In The Sierra
Book SynopsisIn the summer of 1869, John Muir set out from California's Central Valley with a flock of sheep and trekked into the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. His journals describe the summer he spent in what would become Yosemite National Park. Celebrating the Sierra's lizards and mountain lions, tall trees and waterfalls, fierce thunderstorms and bears, Muir raises an awareness of nature to a spiritual dimension.John Muir is internationally acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of modern conservation and his vision, passion and integrity continue to inspire readers today - particularly in this, his best-loved book.Trade ReviewMuir's prose is a miracle of immediacy. His books are illuminated by sunshine and starlight. The cold mineral air of the mountains and the resiny reek of coniferous forests lift bracingly off his pages. No other writer is so ceaselessly astonished by the natural world as Muir, or communicates that astonishment more urgently. Muir lived "in an infinite storm of beauty", and his readers live in it with him -- Robert MacfarlaneAn inspirational figure for modern environmentalism . . . his enthusiasm and heart-felt love of nature is immensely impressive. Thankfully the wilderness blooms again in Muir's evocative prose * * Guardian * *Brilliant description is the currency of My First Summer in the Sierra . . . Religious awe and powerful terrestrial awareness mark [Muir's] prose in what is essentially a song to nature's marvels and to our humanness of being * * Scotsman * *The richness of Muir's writing roots deeper into the terrain than any other wilderness writer known to me * * Los Angeles Times * *Muir was a geologist, an explorer, philosopher, artist, author, and editor, and to each of his avocations he devoted that deep insight and conscientious devotion which made him its master * * New York Times * *The great mountain man . . . [John Muir] remains a towering presence in American cultural life, and is internationally acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of modern conservation -- Mark Cocker, author of Crow CountryAs more and more of us grow aghast at what we have done to the world we started with, Muir's reverence and devotion will seem keenly germane, and our regret may be transmuted into a fight for the future -- Edward Hoagland
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Gibson Square Books Ltd The First Crossing Of Greenland: The Daring
Book SynopsisBefore Fridtjof Nansen's Greenland expedition of 1888, the vast impenetrable arctic regions exasperated nineteenth-century scientists. The twenty-six-year-old thought he knew better. Convinced that he would succeed by skiing, a sport practically unknown at the time, he put together a group of only six members to cross the arctic interior of Greenland for the first time. They would pull their own sledges and, on a shoe-string, arrange transport to Greenland on two steam liners to drop them off in the icy Arctic sea. They could only afford a basic camera to document their trip. Astonishingly, this audacious but much criticised plan succeeded! Nansen's riveting expedition classic including his diary entries are here republished for the first time in full. His words and captivating expedition photographs caught with a student camera set in motion a golden age of exploration.Trade Review'Nansen was the last of the Nordic gods... Tall, blond, and ridiculously handsome... The First Crossing Of Greenland is a... thrilling account of his earliest adventure... It was a hideous journey... Hair froze fast to headgear, beards solidified so that the lips could not be opened to speak... Polar exploration tends to attract more testosterone than talent... One man towers over the other ice-encrusted sledgers: Fridtjof Nansen, colossus of the glaciers... Of all the frozen beards... only Nansen communicated a sense of the true subjugation of the ego that endeavour can bring. Failure, he acknowledged, would mean "only disappointed human hopes, nothing more".' Sara Wheeler, Guardian; 'Seminal... demythologised the polar environment and revolutionised modern polar travel with the introduction of skis.' Roland Huntford, The Times; 'Nansen defied that conventional wisdom, which dictated explorers proceed from the known to the unknown to maintain a line of retreat, by sailing first to the largely uncharted eastern coast of Greenland.' Times Higher Education; 'The visionary Norse explorer.' Jon KrakauerTable of ContentsMap of Greenland 12 Introduction 13 1. The Equipment 26 2. Skis and Skiing 46 3. Voyage to Iceland 54 4. Cruising the Ice 60 5. Point of No Return 70 6. Danger 76 7. Adrift 87 8. Land in Sight, at Last 101 9. Cape Bille 116 10 An Icy Greenland Idyll 134 11. Rapid Progress 148 12. Glaciers and “Nunataks” 163 13. The Conquest of the Inland Ice 174 14. 7930 Feet above Sea Level 190 15. Snowstorms of the Interior 205 16. Shipwreck on the Icy Plains 216 17. Water, but no Land 226 18. Rocks and Land 236 19. Splitting Up 247 20. A Change in Fortune 253 21. Ny Herrnhut 261 22. Civilisation 270 23. Winter Quarters 275 24. The Hvidbjörnen 282
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Guardian Faber Publishing Don't Trust, Don't Fear, Don't Beg: 100 Days as a
Book SynopsisThere is a saying in Russian jails. Ne ver ne boysya ne prosi: don't trust, don't fear, don't beg. Don't trust because life here will always disappoint you. Don't fear because whatever you're scared of, you are powerless to prevent it. And don't beg because nobody ever begged their way out of a Russian prison cell.The plan was to attach a Greenpeace pod to Gazprom's platform and launch a peaceful protest against oil being pumped from the icy waters of the Arctic. However, heavily armed commandos flooded the deck of the Arctic Sunrise and the Arctic Thirty began their ordeal at the hands of Putin's regime. Told in the activists' own words and for the first time, this is a dramatic and inspiring story of incarceration and the ensuing emotional campaign to bring the protestors home.
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HarperCollins Publishers Greater Glasgow AZ Street Atlas
Book SynopsisNavigate your way in and around Glasgow with this detailed and easy-to-use A-Z Street Atlas.Printed in full-colour, paperback format, this A4 atlas contains 168 pages of continuous street mapping. More than 23,000 streets indexed.The main mapping extends well beyond central Glasgow at a scale of 5.4 inches to 1 mile, featuring postcode districts, one-way streets and park and ride sites.Areas covered include Hamilton, Motherwell, Paisley, Clydebank, Coatbridge, Airdrie, Renfrew, Kirkintilloch, Dumbarton, Milngavie, Cumbernauld, Johnstone, Barrhead, East Kilbride, Larkhall, Carluke.The large-scale street map of Glasgow city centre is at a scale of 10.82 inches to 1 mile.The atlas also includes: Postcode map of the Glasgow area Road map of the Glasgow area Diagrammatic map of rail and subway connectionsA comprehensive index lists streets, places & areas, industrial estates, selected flats & walkways, junction names & service areas, stations and selected places of interest.
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Penguin Books Ltd The Climate Book
Book Synopsis*A Times, Financial Times, Observer and Nature Book of the Year*We still have time to change the world. From Greta Thunberg, the world''s leading climate activist, comes the essential handbook for making it happen. You might think it''s an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed never seen, against all the odds. There is hope - but only if we listen to the science before it''s too late.In The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts - geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and indigenous leaders - to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating and uncovering greenwashing around the world, revealing how much we have been kept in the dark. This is one of our biggest challenges, she shows, buTrade ReviewWith The Climate Book, a stunning and essential new work, Greta Thunberg takes her mission to the next level ... [It is] an incredible and moving resource. There are chapters on almost everything you might need to know about ... the book is a curated, portable library of knowledge, full of classics. Everyone will get something different from reading this book ... It is an extraordinary body of work and I can't recommend it highly enough. You feel the passion as well as the intellectual heft of the authors, and that is what is so moving about it. It is time for all of us to rise up -- Rowan Hooper * New Scientist *I would hope it is the kind of book everyone feels they should buy, read and act on: if you've tried to recycle a coffee pod, bought an electric car or started using a reusable water bottle, this book knows the combination of fear, hope and duty that made you do it and has a million more suggestions. It should be a bookcase staple, like Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time or Yuval Noah Harari's Sapiens -- Caitlin Moran * The Times *Spectacular ... The scope of this work is planetary in scale. It is a massive undertaking in which Greta Thunberg calls on the best people possible to help her make sense of the rapid trashing of the natural world and the ecosystems life depends on ... Ultimately, this is an unexpectedly uplifting volume, fizzing with the world's best science and analysis, and what we can now do with it -- Harry Cockburn * Independent *This book is superb at explaining the urgency and importance of preventing climate change... its writers weave messages with skill and beauty... this is a campaigning book of course, but much more than that -- Gaia Vince * Guardian *A compelling read... Thunberg has called upon some of the brightest minds in the fight against global warming * Herald *Important and stunningly handsome... this is a superb vademecum -- Steven Poole * Telegraph *Most of us don't know very much about climate science. More than a rallying call, what we need is a crash course. So [Thunberg] has gathered together an anthology of essays from more than a hundred scientists, journalists and activists-a kind of beginner's guide to global warming ... [It] looks fantastic, with beautifully rendered charts and haunting photographs... My copy is dotted with annotated exclamation marks -- Rhys Blakeley * The Times *As brave as it is accomplished and succeeds well beyond any reasonable expectation -- John Gibbons * Business Post *An admirable and monumental effort...[Thunberg] is a truly exceptional figure, fluent way beyond her years in grasping and communicating the complexity and connectedness of these crises * Irish Times *A valuable resource for anyone who wants an ironclad summary of the problems, combined with some credible remedies -- Dorian Lynskey * Observer *A compendious introduction to climate change's impacts and solutions by more than 100 writers, activists, and academics. Together, they break down the sometimes overwhelming complexity of climate change into manageable chunks -- Ben Cooke * The Times Books of the Year *I'll be giving Greta Thunberg's The Climate Book to everyone: for the way it urges us to refuse to acquiesce in the destruction of the living world. It offers real, rich hope: but only if that hope is active -- Katherine Rundell * Observer Books of the Year *Impressive... the cumulative impact on my understanding of the [climate] crisis through its data, cross-cultural reflections, and paths for step-by-step change became mesmerizing -- Barbara J. King * NPR *The Climate Book makes for sobering but compelling reading - the kind of book that, once you've finished, you cannot forget * Elle *
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