Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books

Book SynopsisTropical deforestation. The collapse of fisheries. Unprecedented levels of species extinction. Faced with the plethora of gloom-and-doom headlines about the natural world, we might think that environmental disaster is inevitable. This title offers several stories of successful conservation.Trade Review"Along the course of a graceful and nuanced journey through the complex world of conservation, Andrew Balmford lovingly tells us about a number of highly positive examples of conservation as practiced in a series of far-flung lands, inspiring and encouraging us to continue building a sustainable world - one in which we will coexist sustainably with nature, nurturing the beauty of our glorious planet and the opportunities that it presents for all." (Peter H. Raven, president emeritus, Missouri Botanical Garden)"

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Book SynopsisThe IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report (2014) has highlighted the importance of urban areas in mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases. Urban centres are also subject to the impacts of climate change. Hence governance for urban sustainability and resilience needs to be developed to deal with the challenge of climate change in the future and its impacts on urban locations. This book is a rich repository of knowledge and information on this subject of growing relevance.'- Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, Yale Climate and Energy Institute, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US'This book provides a timely overview of the range of government intervention models in the policy domain of urban sustainability. Combining the two closely related, but usually separated, policy objectives of Sustainability and Resilience has particular utility. Having good ideas about how to save the planet are necessary but if we can't use governance tools to deliver them, we have no hope.'- Peter Newman, Curtin University, AustraliaCities, and the built environment more broadly, are key in the global response to climate change. This groundbreaking book seeks to understand what governance tools are best suited for achieving cities that are less harmful to the natural environment, are less dependent on finite resources, and can better withstand human-made hazards and climate risks.In mapping, describing and evaluating nearly 70 traditional and highly innovative governance tools from Asia, Australia, Europe and North America, Jeroen van der Heijden uncovers the five most eminent contemporary trends in governance for urban sustainability and resilience. He also develops a series of 12 design principles that will help to develop better governance tools for improving the sustainability and resilience of today's cities and those of the future. The book is unique in drawing lessons from the theoretical literature on environmental and hazard governance into a broad empirical study.The book will be of great interest to scholars in the field of urban governance, urban planning, sustainable development and resilience, environmental and hazard governance, and climate risk adaptation and mitigation. It will also appeal to students, policymakers and organizations involved with environmental policy and governance.Contents: 1. Where We are Today 2. Direct Regulatory Interventions 3. Collaborative Governance 4. Voluntary Programmes and Market-driven Governance 5. Trends in and Design Principles for Governance for Urban Sustainability and Resilience 6. Conclusion: In Search of an Answer to the Key-Question, Appendix - Methods IndexTrade Review‘The book focuses on the theory and practice of environmental governance where the socio-technical and socio-legal aspects of the environment meet the political and social need for incentives to change behavior. The author presents a comprehensive overview of the challenges, opportunities, and constraints that government and non-government organizations face in achieving urban sustainability and resilience. The book is readable, accessible, and innovativee in proposing new approaches. Policymakers, architects, urban planners, developers, researchers, and residents will find the book informative and instructive for understanding the complexities of urban governance.’ -- Stephanie S. Shipp, Science and Public Policy‘The deleterious effects of urbanism on the environment are one of the foremost challenges of the 21st century, and Jeroen van der Heijden’s book is a timely intervention. His argument is that while there is technical knowledge and social know-how about how to enhance the sustainability and resilience of cities, there is need to harness both by developing appropriate governance approaches and tools.’ -- Rob Imrie, Building Research & Information 2015The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (2014) has highlighted the importance of urban areas in mitigating emissions of greenhouse gases. Urban centres are also subject to the impacts of climate change. Hence governance for urban sustainability and resilience needs to be developed to deal with the challenge of climate change in the future and its impacts on urban locations. This book is a rich repository of knowledge and information on this subject of growing relevance.' -- Rajendra Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Professor, Yale Climate and Energy Institute, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, US'This book provides a timely overview of the range of government intervention models in the policy domain of urban sustainability. Combining the two closely related, but usually separated, policy objectives of Sustainability and Resilience has particular utility. Having good ideas about how to save the planet are necessary but if we can’t use governance tools to deliver them, we have no hope.’ -- Peter Newman, Curtin University, AustraliaTable of ContentsContents: 1. Where We are Today 2. Direct Regulatory Interventions 3. Collaborative Governance 4. Voluntary Programmes and Market-driven Governance 5. Trends in and Design Principles for Governance for Urban Sustainability and Resilience 6. Conclusion: In Search of an Answer to the Key-Question, Appendix – Methods Index

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Book SynopsisShowcases research of broad botanical and paleontological interest from the world's experts on Mesozoic plant life. This title covers various aspects of plant group - ranging from horsetails to ginkgophytes, from cycads to conifers - and relates them to key innovations in structure, phylogenetic relationships, Mesozoic vegetation.Trade ReviewThe assortment of writings will interest a broad array of investigators. . . . Recommended. * Choice *The 14 chapters in this edited volume provide a broad and a fascinating view of the flora of the Mesozoic . . . The range of topics in this book means that there should be something for anyone with an interest in paleobotany. . . Vol. 86 * Quarterly Review of Biology *[This] volume is immaculately edited, outstandingly readable and beautifully illustrated. * American Paleontologist *[T]he book will indoubtedly be invaluable to graduate students, faculty, and researchers in the fields of biology, botany, and paleontology. 2011 * American Reference Books Annual *This book will be a valuable reference for anyone interested in the biology, paleontology, and paleobotany of the Mesozoic flora and fauna including earth and life scientists and academics, plaeontologists, geologists, and environmental scientists. This very detailed book clearly represents a lifetime of study by the author and is a valuable contribution to the literature. * Plant Science Bulletin *Table of ContentsPreface, Dedication, and Acknowledgments / Carole T. GeeThe Career of Ted Delevoryas: Appreciation and Publications / Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, and Charles P. DaghlianPart 1. Innovations in Mesozoic Plants 1. Architectural Innovation and Developmental Controls in Some Mesozoic Gymnosperms, or, Why Do The Leaf Crowns in Mesozoic Forests Look Tufted? / Ian Sussex, Nancy Kerk, and Carole T. Gee 2. Modern Traits in Early Mesozoic Sphenophytes: The Equisetum-like Cones of Spaciinodum collinsonii with In Situ Spores and Elaters from the Middle Triassic of Antarctica / Andrew B. Schwendemann, Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, Michael Krings, and Jeffrey M. Osborn 3. Pollen and Coprolite Structure in Cycadeoidea (Bennettitales): Implications for Understanding Pollination and Mating Systems in Mesozoic Cycadeoids / Jeffrey M. Osborn and Mackenzie L. Taylor 4. Independent Evolution of Seed Enclosure in the Bennettitales: Evidence from the Anatomically Preserved Cone Foxeoidea connatum gen. et sp. nov. / Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey 5. A Mosaic of Characters in a New Whole-Plant Araucaria, A. delevoryasii Gee sp. nov., from the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation of Wyoming, U.S.A. / Carole T. Gee and William D. Tidwell 6. Major Innovations in Angiosperm Evolution / David L. Dilcher 7. Implications of Fossil Floral Data on Understanding the Early Evolution of Molecular Developmental Controls of Flowers / David Winship TaylorPart 2. Phylogeny of Mesozoic Plants 8. Late Triassic Ginkgoleans of North America / Sidney R. Ash 9. Review of the Cycads and Bennettitaleans from the Mesozoic of Argentina / N. Rubén Cúneo, Ignacio Escapa, Liliana Villar de Seoane, Analía Artabe, and Silvia Gnaedinger 10. The Bennettitales (Cycadeoidales): A Preliminary Perspective on This Arguably Enigmatic Group / William L. Crepet and Dennis W. Stevenson 11. Endemism of Early Cretaceous Conifers in Western Gondwana / Sergio Archangelsky and Georgina M. Del Fueyo 12. Oldest Known Dicotyledonous Lianas from the Early Cretaceous of Utah and New Mexico, U.S.A. / William D. Tidwell, Sidney R. Ash, and Brooks B. BrittPart 3. Ecosystems and Mesozoic Plants 13. Palynological Evidence for Conifer Dominance within a Heterogeneous Landscape in the Late Jurassic Morrison Formation, U.S.A. / Carol L. Hotton and Nina L. Baghai-Riding 14. Mesozoic Plants and Dinosaur Herbivory / P. Martin Sander, Carole T. Gee, Jürgen Hummel, and Marcus ClaussContributorsIndex

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Book SynopsisDo you think that the Ozone Hole is a grunge rock club? Or that the Food Web is an on-line restaurant guide? Or that the Green Revolution happened in Greenland? Then you needThe Cartoon Guide to the Environmentto put you on the road to environmental literacy.The Cartoon Guide to the Environmentcovers the main topics of environmental science: chemical cycles, life communities, food webs, agriculture, human population growth, sources of energy and raw materials, waste disposal and recycling, cities, pollution, deforestation, ozone depletion, and global warming?and puts them in the context of ecology, with discussions of population dynamics, thermodynamics, and the behavior of complex systems.

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Book SynopsisA glorious wedding of science and art that celebrates the remarkable diversity of the life of the not-so-distant past.Trade ReviewThis book provides a unique review of the many unusual and nearly worldwide occurrences of sabertooths and their relatives over more than 50 million years. Though geared to the general public, it is also useful for professional paleontologists. . . . In sum, a useful survey of the literature and introduction to the overall biology of these dynamic animals. * Choice *Mauricio Antón is well known in the paleontological community for his amazing artwork, and his new book Sabertooth certainly doesn't disappoint. . . . This book not only features awe-inspiring paleoart, it is also a scholarly review of the primary literature that can be used as a professional reference. However, this should not dissuade the amateur paleontologist from reading this book, because Antón does a great job of explaining difficult concepts and making this material accessible to a broad audience.Table of ContentsPreface1. What is a Sabertooth?2. The Ecology of Sabertooths3. A "Who's Who" of Sabertooths4. Sabertooths as Living Predators5. ExtinctionsSuggested ReadingIndex

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Book SynopsisLake District Mountain Landscape is a spectacular photographic perspective on the Lake District from award-winning mountain photographer and filmmaker Alastair Lee. More than five years in the making, it is a work of extraordinary commitment and originality.With an emphasis on the mountain heights, Lee captures the otherworldliness and majesty of the 'English Alps' in all seasons and conditions. An experienced climber, Lee brings all his skill and tenacity to the task of capturing sunrise from the summits of the highest peaks in England, moonlight on icy slopes and seas of cloud filling the familiar valleys of Lakeland.Ascents of seemingly unscalable crags such as Pillar and Gimmer Crag are celebrated, and 360-degree panoramas in ethereal upland light from high peaks including Helvellyn, Bowfell and Great Gable are complemented by a series of identifying sketches. In a book which is full of revelations for Lakelanders and visitors alike, Alastair Lee renews and redefines the magic of this much-loved landscape.Trade Review'Lee's Cezanne-like obsession with capturing and recording a rocky feature in all lights, conditions and weathers makes his quest a fascinating one.' (The Independent on Sunday). 'They're not just pretty pictures but images that speak of a fundamental appreciation of the hills as a refuge from the world and a visionary vantage point, a unique wild character in the landscapes of our imagination.' (The Guardian). 'Jaw-droppingly stunning views of Lake District fell tops feature in this quite breathtaking book from award-winning photographer Alastair Lee. No one leafing through this collection of inspirational images can fail to be impressed by the mood and majesty of the mountains that Lee has managed to capture through his lens.' (Westmorland Gazette). 'Any photography fans with an affection for the area should get hold of a copy and stick it on their bookshelf for emergency inspiration.' (Cameron McNeish, TGO Magazine). 'This beautiful 'coffee-table' collection of photographs is probably the most stunning I have ever received for review. Few photographers have produced such evocative pictures. This stunning volume is a gift to be treasured and enjoyed for years.' (Keswick Reminder). 'Lake District Mountain Landscape is a gorgeous look at the less-travelled route, where peaks meet sky, the summits of the landscape whose lower reaches were made famous by Wordsworth. Lee's photographs are compelling, and stunningly rendered in a large format book that carries its panoramic power to the eye.' (Steven Ross Smith, Director of Literary Arts, The Banff Centre). 'Some of the photographs in this collection of landscapes of the high Lakeland hills are sumptuous beyond words, and offer quite staggering detail. I've seen little else that captures what it's like to be high on the fells with the same expansive pleasure.' (Ed Douglas, calmandfearless.com).

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Book SynopsisOutwardly, 'Britain's most experienced teenage Alpinist' is a brave young mountaineer. But he's not experienced at all, at least not in the way he really wants to be. Behind his death-defying climbs there lurks a great deal of fear - fear of the opposite sex, fear of failure, fear of not being 'man enough'. He seeks manhood in the mountains, yet he believes he will only truly gain it by losing something. Harrowing escapades in Scotland, the Alps and Alaska are interspersed by excruciating sexual encounters and unsettling hitch-hiking rides. When the mountains fail him, he seeks meaning with a religious cult in Colorado. Eventually he succeeds in his quest, only to find that he's lost more than he bargained for. Virgin on Insanity by Steve Bell is a coming-of-age story of high adventure, youthful insecurity and immature love. The situations might be extreme, but the deeper issues will be familiar to many.

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Book SynopsisThis new edition is a co-publication between NMS Enterprises - Publishing and the Edinburgh Geological Society. It has been expanded and redesigned and has a practical flexi-binding. The book describes the varied rocks and structures that occur within the largely metasediments of the Moine Supergroup of the northern and central highlands of Scotland. The excursions are, for the most part, along major roads, allowing easy access to some of the finest outcrops of deformed and metamorphosed sandstones in Scotland. Professional geologists will find the book invaluable as will the enthusiastic amateur and the undergraduate student.Trade Review' ... will be received with enthusiasm ... an excellent book that will be useful to all geologists - undergraduates, postgraduates, professionals and enthusiastic amateurs. It is outstanding value for money. No-one interested in geology should venture north of the Great Glen Fault without a copy of this in their luggage.' Materials World 'This is a beautifully produced and handily sized (A5) paperback book, which will fit in a backpack. a very useful book ... ' Open University Geological Society JournalTable of ContentsSummary of Moine Geology Excursion 1 Ross of Mull Excursion 2 Fort William to Glenfinnan Excursion 3 Glenfinnan to Morar Excursion 4 Invergarry to kinloch Hourn Excursion 5 Glenmoriston and Glen Shiel Excursion 6 West Glenelg and Loch Hourn Excursion 7 East Glenelg and Loch Duich Excursion 8 Glen Strathfarrar and Loch Monar Excursion 9 Loch a' Bhraoin, Braemore and Loch Broom Excursion 10 South and Central Sutherland Excursion 11 the Moine Thrust Belt at Loch Eriboll Excursion 12 Durness and Faraid Head Excursion 13 North Sutherland Excursion 14 Great Glen

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Book SynopsisThis second edition presents how genetic information can be used to conserve threatened species, as well as manage ecologically or commercially important species.Trade Review“Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above.” (Choice, 1 October 2013)Table of ContentsGuest Box authors, ix Preface to the second edition, xi Preface to the first edition, xiii List of symbols, xv PART I: INTRODUCTION, 1 1 Introduction, 3 1.1 Genetics and civilization, 4 1.2 What should we conserve?, 5 1.3 How should we conserve biodiversity?, 9 1.4 Applications of genetics to conservation, 10 1.5 The future, 12 Guest Box 1: L. Scott Mills and Michael E. Soulé, The role of genetics in conservation, 13 2 Phenotypic variation in natural populations, 14 2.1 Color pattern, 17 2.2 Morphology, 20 2.3 Behavior, 23 2.4 Phenology, 25 2.5 Differences among populations, 27 2.6 Nongenetic inheritance, 31 Guest Box 2: Chris J. Foote, Looks can be deceiving: countergradient variation in secondary sexual color in sympatric morphs of sockeye salmon, 32 3 Genetic variation in natural populations: chromosomes and proteins, 34 3.1 Chromosomes, 35 3.2 Protein electrophoresis, 45 3.3 Genetic variation within natural populations, 48 3.4 Genetic divergence among populations, 50 Guest Box 3: E. M. Tuttle, Chromosomal polymorphism in the white-throated sparrow, 52 4 Genetic variation in natural populations: DNA, 54 4.1 Mitochondrial and chloroplast organelle DNA, 56 4.2 Single-copy nuclear loci, 60 4.3 Multiple locus techniques, 68 4.4 Genomic tools and markers, 69 4.5 Transcriptomics, 72 4.6 Other ‘omics’ and the future, 73 Guest Box 4: Louis Bernatchez, Rapid evolutionary changes of gene expression in domesticated Atlantic salmon and its consequences for the conservation of wild populations, 74 PART II: MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY CHANGE, 77 5 Random mating populations: Hardy- Weinberg principle, 79 5.1 Hardy-Weinberg principle, 80 5.2 Hardy-Weinberg proportions, 82 5.3 Testing for Hardy-Weinberg proportions, 83 5.4 Estimation of allele frequencies, 88 5.5 Sex-linked loci, 90 5.6 Estimation of genetic variation, 92 Guest Box 5: Paul Sunnucks and Birgita D. Hansen, Null alleles and Bonferroni ‘abuse’: treasure your exceptions (and so get it right for Leadbeater’s possum), 93 6 Small populations and genetic drift, 96 6.1 Genetic drift, 97 6.2 Changes in allele frequency, 100 6.3 Loss of genetic variation: the inbreeding effect of small populations, 101 6.4 Loss of allelic diversity, 102 6.5 Founder effect, 106 6.6 Genotypic proportions in small populations, 110 6.7 Fitness effects of genetic drift, 112 Guest Box 6: Menna E. Jones, Reduced genetic variation and the emergence of an extinction-threatening disease in the Tasmanian devil, 115 7 Effective population size, 117 7.1 Concept of effective population size, 118 7.2 Unequal sex ratio, 119 7.3 Nonrandom number of progeny, 121 7.4 Fluctuating population size, 125 7.5 Overlapping generations, 125 7.6 Variance effective population size, 126 7.7 Cytoplasmic genes, 126 7.8 Gene genealogies, the coalescent, and lineage sorting, 129 7.9 Limitations of effective population size, 130 7.10 Effective population size in natural populations, 132 Guest Box 7: Craig R. Miller and Lisette P. Waits, Estimation of effective population size in Yellowstone grizzly bears, 134 8 Natural selection, 136 8.1 Fitness, 138 8.2 Single locus with two alleles, 138 8.3 Multiple alleles, 144 8.4 Frequency-dependent selection, 147 8.5 Natural selection in small populations, 149 8.6 Natural selection and conservation, 151 Guest Box 8: Paul A. Hohenlohe and William A. Cresko, Natural selection across the genome of the threespine stickleback fish, 154 9 Population subdivision, 156 9.1 F-Statistics, 158 9.2 Spatial patterns of relatedness within local populations, 161 9.3 Genetic divergence among populations and gene flow, 163 9.4 Gene flow and genetic drift, 165 9.5 Continuously distributed populations, 168 9.6 Cytoplasmic genes and sex-linked markers, 169 9.7 Gene flow and natural selection, 172 9.8 Limitations of FST and other measures of subdivision, 174 9.9 Estimation of gene flow, 179 9.10 Population subdivision and conservation, 184 Guest Box 9: M.K. Schwartz and J.M. Tucker, Genetic population structure and conservation of fisher in western North America, 185 10 Multiple loci, 187 10.1 Gametic disequilibrium, 188 10.2 Small population size, 192 10.3 Natural selection, 192 10.4 Population subdivision, 196 10.5 Hybridization, 196 10.6 Estimation of gametic disequilibrium, 199 10.7 Multiple loci and conservation, 200 Guest Box 10: Robin S. Waples, Estimation of effective population size using gametic disequilibrium, 203 11 Quantitative genetics, 205 11.1 Heritability, 206 11.2 Selection on quantitative traits, 212 11.3 Finding genes underlying quantitative traits, 217 11.4 Loss of quantitative genetic variation, 220 11.5 Divergence among populations, 223 11.6 Quantitative genetics and conservation, 225 Guest Box 11: David W. Coltman, Response to trophy hunting in bighorn sheep, 229 12 Mutation, 230 12.1 Process of mutation, 231 12.2 Selectively neutral mutations, 235 12.3 Harmful mutations, 239 12.4 Advantageous mutations, 239 12.5 Recovery from a bottleneck, 241 Guest Box 12: Michael W. Nachman, Color evolution via different mutations in pocket mice, 242 PART III: GENETICS AND CONSERVATION, 245 13 Inbreeding depression, 247 13.1 Pedigree analysis, 248 13.2 Gene drop analysis, 252 13.3 Estimation of F with molecular markers, 253 13.4 Causes of inbreeding depression, 256 13.5 Measurement of inbreeding depression, 258 13.6 Genetic load and purging, 264 13.7 Inbreeding and conservation, 267 Guest Box 13: Lukas F. Keller, Inbreeding depression in song sparrows, 268 14 Demography and extinction, 270 14.1 Estimation of census population Size, 272 14.2 Inbreeding depression and extinction, 274 14.3 Population viability analysis, 277 14.4 Loss of phenotypic variation, 286 14.5 Loss of evolutionary potential, 288 14.6 Mitochondrial DNA, 289 14.7 Mutational meltdown, 289 14.8 Long-term persistence, 291 14.9 The 50/500 rule, 292 Guest Box 14: A. G. Young, M. Pickup, and B. G. Murray, Management implications of loss of genetic diversity at the selfincompatibility locus for the button wrinklewort, 293 15 Metapopulations and fragmentation, 296 15.1 The metapopulation concept, 297 15.2 Genetic variation in metapopulations, 298 15.3 Effective population size of metapopulations, 301 15.4 Population divergence and connectivity, 303 15.5 Genetic rescue, 304 15.6 Landscape genetics, 306 15.7 Long-term population viability, 311 Guest Box 15: Robert C. Vrijenhoek, Fitness loss and genetic rescue in stream-dwelling topminnows, 313 16 Units of conservation, 316 16.1 What should we protect?, 318 16.2 Systematics and taxonomy, 320 16.3 Phylogeny reconstruction, 322 16.4 Genetic relationships within species, 327 16.5 Units of conservation, 336 16.6 Integrating genetic, phenotypic, and environmental information, 346 16.7 Communities, 348 Guest Box 16: David J. Coates, Identifying units of conservation in a rich and fragmented flora, 350 17 Hybridization, 352 17.1 Natural hybridization, 353 17.2 Anthropogenic hybridization, 358 17.3 Fitness consequences of hybridization, 360 17.4 Detecting and describing hybridization, 364 17.5 Hybridization and conservation, 370 Guest Box 17: Loren H. Rieseberg, Hybridization and the conservation of plants, 375 18 Exploited populations, 377 18.1 Loss of genetic variation, 378 18.2 Unnatural selection, 381 18.3 Spatial structure, 385 18.4 Effects of releases, 388 18.5 Management and recovery of exploited populations, 391 Guest Box 18: Guðrún Marteinsdóttir, Long-term genetic changes in the Icelandic stock of Atlantic cod in response to harvesting, 393 19 Conservation breeding and restoration, 395 19.1 The role of conservation breeding, 398 19.2 Reproductive technologies and genome banking, 400 19.3 Founding populations for conservation breeding programs, 403 19.4 Genetic drift in captive populations, 405 19.5 Natural selection and adaptation to captivity, 407 19.6 Genetic management of conservation breeding programs, 410 19.7 Supportive breeding, 412 19.8 Reintroductions and translocations, 414 Guest Box 19: Robert C. Lacy, Understanding inbreeding depression: 25 years of experiments with Peromyscus mice, 419 20 Invasive species, 421 20.1 Why are invasive species so successful?, 422 20.2 Genetic analysis of introduced species, 425 20.3 Establishment and spread of invasive species, 429 20.4 Hybridization as a stimulus for invasiveness, 430 20.5 Eradication, management, and control, 431 20.6 Emerging diseases and parasites, 433 Guest Box 20: Richard Shine, Rapid evolution of introduced cane toads and native snakes, 438 21 Climate change, 440 21.1 Predictions and uncertainty about future climates, 441 21.2 Phenotypic plasticity, 442 21.3 Maternal effects and epigenetics, 445 21.4 Adaptation, 446 21.5 Species range shifts, 448 21.6 Extirpation and extinction, 449 21.7 Management in the face of climate change, 451 Guest Box 21: S. J. Franks, Rapid evolution of flowering time by an annual plant in response to climate fluctuation, 453 22 Genetic identification and monitoring, 455 22.1 Species identification, 457 22.2 Metagenomics and species composition, 464 22.3 Individual identification, 465 22.4 Parentage and relatedness, 469 22.5 Population assignment and composition analysis, 471 22.6 Genetic monitoring, 477 Guest Box 22: C. Scott Baker, Genetic detection of illegal trade of whale meat results in closure of restaurants, 481 Appendix: Probability and statistics, 484 A1 Paradigms, 485 A2 Probability, 487 A3 Statistical measures and distributions, 489 A4 Frequentist hypothesis testing, statistical errors, and power, 496 A5 Maximum likelihood, 499 A6 Bayesian approaches and MCMC (Markov Chain Monte Carlo), 500 A7 Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC), 504 A8 Parameter estimation, accuracy, and precision, 504 A9 Performance testing, 506 A10 The coalescent and genealogical Information, 506 Guest Box A: James F. Crow, Is mathematics necessary?, 511 Glossary, 513 References, 531 Index, 587 Color plates section between page 302 and page 303

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Book Synopsis* Inclusion of new techniques: thermal imaging and radioactivity methods * New section on case histories of multi-method environmental geophysical investigations * Improved artwork quality and layout .Table of ContentsPreface to the 2nd Edition xi Acknowledgements xiii 1 Introduction 1 1.1 What are ‘applied’ and ‘environmental’ geophysics? 1 1.2 Geophysical methods 3 1.3 Matching geophysical methods to applications 5 1.4 Planning a geophysical survey 5 1.5 Geophysical survey design 9 2 Gravity Methods 19 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Physical basis 19 2.3 Measurement of gravity 24 2.4 Gravity meters 26 2.5 Corrections to gravity observations 34 2.6 Interpretation methods 45 2.7 Applications and case histories 59 3 Geomagnetic Methods 83 3.1 Introduction 83 3.2 Basic concepts and units of geomagnetism 83 3.3 Magnetic properties of rocks 87 3.4 The Earth’s magnetic field 89 3.5 Magnetic instruments 95 3.6 Magnetic surveying 100 3.7 Qualitative interpretation 103 3.8 Quantitative interpretation 107 3.9 Applications and case histories 123 4 Applied Seismology: Introduction and Principles 143 4.1 Introduction 143 4.2 Seismic waves 144 4.3 Raypath geometry in layered ground 149 4.4 Loss of seismic energy 152 4.5 Seismic energy sources 154 4.6 Detection and recording of seismic waves 169 5 Seismic Refraction Surveying 179 5.1 Introduction 179 5.2 General principles of refraction surveying 179 5.3 Geometry of refracted raypaths 182 5.4 Interpretational methods 186 5.5 Applications and case histories 193 5.6 Shear wave methods 208 6 Seismic Reflection Surveying 217 6.1 Introduction 217 6.2 Reflection surveys 217 6.3 Reflection data processing 228 6.4 Correlating seismic data with borehole logs and cones 246 6.5 Interpretation 250 6.6 Applications 257 7 Electrical Resistivity Methods 289 7.1 Introduction 289 7.2 Basic principles 289 7.3 Electrode configurations and geometric factors 293 7.4 Modes of deployment 301 7.5 Interpretation methods 311 7.6 ERT applications and case histories 326 7.7 Mise-`a-la-masse (MALM) method 336 7.8 Leak detection through artificial membranes 346 8 Spontaneous (Self) Potential Methods 349 8.1 Introduction 349 8.2 Occurrence of self-potentials 349 8.3 Origin of self-potentials 349 8.4 Measurement of self-potentials 353 8.5 Corrections to SP data 354 8.6 Interpretation of self-potential anomalies 354 8.7 Applications and case histories 357 8.8 Electrokinetic (EK) surveying 371 9 Induced Polarisation 373 9.3 Measurement of induced polarisation 376 9.4 Applications and case histories 384 10 Electromagnetic Methods: Introduction and Principles 403 10.1 Introduction 403 10.2 Principles of EM surveying 407 10.3 Airborne EM surveying 411 10.4 Seaborne EM surveying 418 10.5 Borehole EM surveying 426 11 Electromagnetic Methods: Systems and Applications 431 11.1 Introduction 431 11.2 Continuous-wave (CW) systems 431 11.3 Pulse-transient (TEM) or time-domain (TDEM) EM systems 467 12 Electromagnetic Methods: Systems and Applications II 495 12.1 Very-low-frequency (VLF) methods 495 12.2 The telluric method 502 12.3 The magnetotelluric (MT) method 505 12.4 Magnetic Resonance Sounding (MRS) 519 13 Introduction to Ground-Penetrating Radar 535 13.1 Introduction 535 13.2 Principles of operation 537 13.3 Propagation of radiowaves 539 13.4 Dielectric properties of earth materials 546 13.5 Modes of data acquisition 552 13.6 Data processing 554 13.7 Interpretation techniques 560 14 Ground-Penetrating Radar: Applications and Case Histories 565 14.1 Geological mapping 565 14.2 Hydrogeology and groundwater contamination 571 14.3 Glaciological applications 578 14.4 Engineering applications on manmade structures 587 14.5 Voids within manmade structures 599 14.6 Archaeological investigations 603 14.7 Forensic uses of GPR 607 14.8 Wide-aperture radar mapping and migration processing 607 14.9 Borehole radar 609 14.10 UXO and landmine detection 617 14.11 Animals 618 15 Radiometrics 625 15.1 Introduction 625 15.2 Natural radiation 625 15.3 Radioactivity of rocks 628 15.4 Radiation detectors 628 15.5 Data correction methods 633 15.6 Radiometric data presentation 635 15.7 Case histories 636 Appendix 645 References 649 Index 681

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Book SynopsisA fascinating insight into the badger’s world. Badger biology, life in the sett, rescue & rehabilitation, consultancy, badgers & farming, and badger-watching with George Pearce – an expert on badgers. George has surveyed over 700 sites, visited 1,500 setts, been consulted as an expert in 120 animal cruelty cases and rehabilitated more than 100 badgers. Brought up on a farm, he earned his living as a farmer for 45 years. Today, he is a badger consultant and one of the foremost experts on the British mammal he admires the most. For many years, the RSPCA, police, veterinary surgeons and conservation groups all over the country have relied on George Pearce’s knowledge and his instinctive feel for animal behaviour. Now you can share in his experience and enthusiasm for badgers from his 70 years of badger watching and his vast professional wildlife experience.Trade ReviewPearce reveals a remarkable depth of knowledge about these mammals. As well as discussing badger ecology, he offers advice on many topics not covered by other authors, such as how to conduct surveys and build artificial setts. His down-to-earth manner owes more to the style of the ecological pioneer John Seymour than to the 'father' of badger biology, Ernest Neal. -- David Dixon * BBC Wildlife Magazine *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. A lifetime’s experience Marooned: a bundle of badgers 2 .Badger biology Scented signposts; What’s on the menu?; Follow the tracks; Clues in the latrines; Spoilheaps: mountains of information 3. The world of the sett Secret world of the sett; Tunnels: DIY larders Reproduction Head over heels – but it gave me a clue 4. Badgers in the family Badgers – every one a character; Hiya, captivating Hiya; Bodger, the one and only Bodger 5. Badger rescue Road victim with a sad secret; Road victims: what you should do; A badger in a sack and the owl that wheezed; Help them, but don’t hang on to them 6. Badger consultancy Ducks’ legs and raindrops; Makeway, makeway; Have they read the book?; Some of the things I am asked to do; You name it, they’ll dig there; Sett closures and artificial setts; Tackling the big jobs 7. Badgers and farming Too much muscle; “Killed a hundred, he’ as”; Carry on farming!; Bovine tuberculosis (bTB); Badgers and bTB 8. Badger-watching Sett-watching tips; Sit quietly!; The weather; Feeding badgers ; Seeing in the dark; Hides 9. Final thoughts Useful contacts Index

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Book SynopsisLearn physical geography at your own pace What is atmospheric pressure? How does latitude indicate the type of climate a specific place will have? Where are volcanic eruptions or strong earthquakes most likely to occur? With Physical Geography: A Self-Teaching Guide, you''ll discover the answers to these questions and many more about the basics of how our planet operates. Veteran geography teacher Michael Craghan takes you on a guided tour of Earth''s surface, explaining our planet''s systems and cycles and their complex interactions step by step. From seasonal changes to coastal processes, from effluvial basins to deep sea fissures, Craghan puts the emphasis on comprehension of the topics. He also includes more than 100 specially commissioned illustrations and 50 photographs to help clarify difficult concepts. The clearly structured format of Physical Geography makes it fully accessible, providing an easily understood, comprehensive overview for everyone fromTable of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. 1. Earth and Sun. 2. Insolation and Temperature. 3. The Atmosphere and Atmospheric Water. 4. Pressure and Wind. 5. General Circulation of the Atmosphere. 6. Air Masses and Storms. 7. Climate. 8. Plate Tectonics. 9. Plate Interactions. 10. Volcanoes and Earthquakes. 11. Weathering. 12. Groundwater. 13. Streams. 14. Wind and Ice. 15. Waves and Tides. Appendix 1:The Ancient Explanation of Earth–Sun Relationships. Appendix 2: Coriolis Force. Index.

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Book SynopsisTake a learning journey through billions of years of Earthhistory This indispensable guide to the fundamentals of geology is theideal way to introduce yourself to all the basics, from rocks,minerals, and fossil fuels to earthquakes, volcanoes, and platetectonics. Using quick quizzes and self-tests to reinforce keyconcepts, Geology carefully walks you through billions of years ofEarth history. Illustrated with more than one hundred speciallycommissioned illustrations and fifty photographs that help clarifydifficult concepts, this easy-to-follow book is an interactiveresource for anyone interested in learning more about ourplanet. Whether you are new to geology or want to refresh and update yourknowledge, the proven self-teaching guide approach will allow youto work at your own pace, check your progress, and learn more aboutthis fascinating field of study.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. A Note to the Reader. Plate Tectonics: A Revolution in Geology. What the Earth Is Made Of. The Rock Record and Geologic Time. Earthquakes and the Inside of the Earth. Volcanoes and Igneous Rocks. Weathering and Erosion. Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Metamorphism and Rock Deformation. The Hydrosphere and the Atmosphere. The Record of Life on Earth. Resources from the Earth. Earth Systems and Cycles. Appendix 1: Units and Conversions. Appendix 2: Elements and Their Symbols. Appendix 3: Properties of Some Important Minerals. Appendix 4: Symbols Commonly Used on Geologic Maps. Appendix 5: Some Great Earth Science Web Sites. Index.

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Book SynopsisProposes the existence of widely-recurring plant functional types with predictable relationships to vegetation structure and dynamics. This title features chapters on Assembling of Communities, Rarification and Extinction, Colonisation and Invasion, Principles and methodologies of a range of international tests including case study examples.Table of ContentsPreface xii Preface to First Edition vii Introduction xix Chapter Summaries xxvii Part I Plant Strategies 1 Chapter 1 Primary Strategies in the Established Phase 3 Chapter 2 Secondary Strategies in the Established Phase 116 Chapter 3 Regenerative Strategies 138 Part II Plant Strategies and Vegetation Process 177 Chapter 4 Dominance 179 Chapter 5 Assembling of Communities 199 Chapter 6 Rarification and Extinction 218 Chapter 7 Colonisation and Invasion 225 Chapter 8 Succession 238 Chapter 9 Co-existence 257 Part III Plant Strategies and Ecosystem Properties 301 Chapter 10 Trophic Structure, Productivity and Stability 303 References 349 Species list 404 Index 410

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Book SynopsisThe hare permeates our consciousness like no other creature. Despite facing ever increasing environmental pressures, the hare still retains its ability to both delight and confound in equal measure. Produced in conjunction with The Hare Preservation Trust, this book offers a unique insight into this most fascinating of creatures.

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Book SynopsisProvides students and researchers with the information about the ecology of freshwater and estuarine wetlands. This title helps students understand both general concepts of different wetland types as well as complex topics related to these dynamic physical environments.Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS PREFACE 1. ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER AND ESTUARINE WETLANDS: AN INTRODUCTION 2. WETLAND SOILS, HYDROLOGY, AND GEOMORPHOLOGY 3. ABIOTIC CONSTRAINTS FOR WETLAND PLANTS AND ANIMALS 4. WETLAND MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY 5. DEVELOPMENT OF WETLAND PLANT COMMUNITIES 6. WETLAND ANIMAL ECOLOGY 7. CARBON DYNAMICS AND ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES 8. UNITED STATES WETLAND REGULATION, POLICY, AND ASSESSMENT 9. WETLAND RESTORATION 10. CONSEQUENCES FOR WETLANDS OF A CHANGING GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT LITERATURE CITED INDEX

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Book SynopsisThis map provides a colourful overview of the Dales - famous Swaledale, Wensleydale, Wharfedale & Nidderdale. Colour shading makes it easy to pick out the hills & dales. Driveable roads are shown & steep hills marked. There is an introduction to each area, street plans of towns & lots of information on places to visit.

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary advanced textbook on the origin, composition, and evolution of Earth's interior provides a complete update of Anderson's Theory of the Earth, including many new sections, figures and tables. This stimulating textbook can be used on a wide range of advanced courses, and is an essential resource for researchers.Trade ReviewFrom reviews of the previous edition, Theory of the Earth: ' … Theory of the Earth is one of the most important books of the decade … Anderson is one of a very small group of scientists who have managed to achieve success in both fields [geophysics and geochemistry], providing a dual experience that makes his book an invaluable survey. Theory of the Earth, then, is in part an extensive summary of our current state of knowledge of the Earth's interior, … drawing on a wide variety of scientific disciplines including not only geophysics and geochemistry but solid-state physics, astronomy, crystallography and thermodynamics. It goes much further than merely summarizing knowledge, however, in that it also attempts to integrate the information from different fields in the spirit of an Earth that itself recognizes no humanly devised disciplinary boundaries. Both as survey and synthesis, Anderson's text, the first in its field, will be of great benefit to students around the world.' Peter J. Smith, Open UniversityFrom reviews of the previous edition, Theory of the Earth: 'Any scientist today who takes on the task of trying to integrate the mass of diverse observations about Earth into a coherent model is courageous. Anderson has attempted to put together data from modern geophysics, geochemistry, isotope systematics, and petrology and, in large part, has succeeded … this book will introduce the advanced student quite well to the tools of observation we have available to us, and to what we know and don't know about the Earth. … Anderson can be congratulated for producing a document that will be a standard taking-off point for many a future graduate seminar.' William S. Fyfe, University of Western OntarioFrom reviews of the previous edition, Theory of the Earth: ' … much to the envy of the rest of us, there are a few people within the Earth-science community who are, well, fairly superhuman. Don Anderson is one of them - as close to being the complete geophysicist/geochemist as anyone is ever likely to be. Theory of the Earth, then, is an extensive summary of practically everything 'known' about the physics, chemistry and physicochemical evolution of the Earth's interior. … Anderson has produced a remarkable synthesis of our present understanding of the Earth's interior.' NatureFrom reviews of the previous edition, Theory of the Earth: 'The appearance of this book is a major event in geoscience literature. It is a comprehensive statement on the Physics and Chemistry of the Earth by one of the great authorities of our time. It will occupy a prominent place on our bookshelves for the rest of our professional lives. When we get into an argument with colleagues or face a fundamental problem that we are unsure about we will reach for it: 'Let's see what Anderson says about that'. … a very valuable book.' Frank Stacey, Physics of the Earth and Planetary InteriorsFrom reviews of the previous edition, Theory of the Earth: ' … as in all good scientific books, there is strong concentration on themes with which Anderson has been closely identified over a number of years. … The scope of the book is most impressive: it will be a constantly useful as a source of information that is otherwise extremely time-consuming to track down.' Joe Cann, The Times Higher Education Supplement'Don Anderson is among one of those rare geoscientists who have wisdom and capability of in-depth criticism, as is evident from this book.' Journal of Sedimentary Research'… the sequencing topics is one of the book's best qualities. … because it is so well written and well conceived, it is suitable either as a graduate level text book or as supplemental reading in an advanced undergraduate course, and because it is so comprehensive, it deserves to be within arm's length of every serious student of earth.' Physics Today'… comprehensive and in-depth … In addition to conventional (highly relevant and up-to-date) references, the added 'googlets' will be of immense help for students and researcher to find many relevant but otherwise inaccessible web documents. The mode of presentation is enjoyable and the illustrations are reader-friendly. This book will definitely motivate new research and I strongly recommend this book for libraries of universities and institutes.' Geologos' … Anderson has written a very amazing book. … many pages bring provocative facts and interpretations, but this is essential for a stimulation of our thinking… Its importance in geosciences may not be less than in other branches of the human knowledge. When its rich content makes this book outstanding, the noted message makes it brilliant.' Paläontologie allgemTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Planetary Perspective: 1. Origin and early history; 2. Comparative planetology; 3. Building blocks of planets; Part II. Earth: The Dynamic Planet: 4. Outer shells of Earth; 5. Eclogite engine; 6. Shape of the Earth; 7. Convection and complexity; Part III. Radial and Lateral Structure: 8. Let's take it from the top; crust and upper mantle; 9. A laminated lumpy mantle; 10. The bowels of the Earth; 11. Geotomography; heterogeneity of the mantle; Part IV. Sampling Earth: 12. Statistics and other damned lies; 13. Making an Earth; 14. Magmas - windows into the mantle; 15. The hard rock cafe; 16. Noble gas isotopes; 17. The other isotopes; Part V. Mineral Physics: 18. Elasticity and solid state geophysics; 19. Dissipation; 20. Anisotropy; fabric of the mantle; 21. Nonelastic and transport properties; 22. Squeezing; phase changes and mantle mineralogy; Part VI. Origin and Evolution of Layers and Blobs: 23. The upper mantle; 24. The nature and cause of mantle heterogeneity; 25. Crystallization of the mantle; Part VII. Energetics: 26. Terrestrial heat flow; 27. Thermal history; Appendix; Index.

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Book SynopsisHow to Permaculture Your Life is a resource book for anyone who wants to live a more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It discusses: some of the most nutritious food and fodder plants, how to build gardens and improve our soils, strategies for rural properties, how to harvest, store, conserve and reuse water and energy, and much more!

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Book SynopsisDetails the construction of Berlin, and explores homes and workplaces, circulation, commerce, and leisure in the German metropolis as seen through the eyes of all social classes, from the humblest inhabitants of the city slums, to the great visionaries of the modern city, and the demented dictator resolved to remodel Berlin as Germania.Trade Review"Rich and engrossing... Berlin's transformation takes place vividly before our eyes." -- Andrew Mead The Architectural Review "An invaluable storehouse of material... Astonishing in its range." -- Ritchie Robertson Times Literary Supplement (TLS) "Rich and engrossing... Berlin's transformation takes place vividly before our eyes." -- Andrew Mead The Architectural ReviewTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface General Introduction I. Booming Metropolis 1. The Metropolitan Panorama 1. Jules Laforgue, Berlin: The Court and the City (1887) 2. Wilhelm Loesche, Berlin North (1890) 3. Mark Twain, The German Chicago (1892) 4. Heinrich Schackow, Berolina: A Metropolitan Aesthetic (1896) 5. Alfred Kerr, Berlin and London (1896) 6. Alfred Kerr, The Transformation of Potsdamer Strasse (1895, 1897) 7. Max Osborn, The Destruction of Berlin (1906) 8. Werner Sombart, Vienna (1907) 9. Robert Walser, Good Morning, Giantess! (1907) 10. August Endell, The Beauty of the Great City (1908) 11. Oscar Bie, Life Story of a Street (1908) 12. Robert Walser, Friedrichstrasse (1909) 13. Max Weber, Speech for a Discussion (1910) 14. Vorwarts, [City Hall Tower Panorama] (1902) 15. Ernst Bloch, Berlin, Southern City (1915--16) 2. Building and Regulating the Metropolis 16. Theodor Goecke, Traffic Thoroughfares and Residential Streets (1893) 17. Rudolf Adickes, The Need for Spacious Building Programs in City Expansions and the Legal and Technical Means to Accomplish This (1895) 18. Vorwarts, [Deforestation around Berlin] (1908) 19. Die Bank, [Speculation in Tempelhof] (1910--11) 20. P. A. A. (Philip A. Ashworth), Berlin (1911) 21. Walter Lewitz, Architectural Notes on the Universal Urban Planning Exhibition, Berlin (1911) 22. Various authors, The Greater Berlin Competition 1910: The Prize-Winning Designs with Explanatory Report (1911) 23. Cornelius Gurlitt, Review of Greater Berlin and The Greater Berlin Competition 1910 (1911) 24. Sigmund Schott, The Agglomeration of Cities in the German Empire: 1871--1910 (1912) 25. Patrick Abercrombie, Berlin: Its Growth and Present State (1914) 3. Production, Commerce, and Consumption 26. Georg Simmel, The Berlin Trade Exhibition (1896) 27. Albert Hoffmann, The Wertheim Department Store in Leipziger Strasse (1898) 28. Robert Walser, Aschinger's (1907) 29. Karl Scheffler, The Retail Establishment (1907) 30. Leo Colze, The Department Stores of Berlin (1908) 31. Erich Kohrer, Berlin Department Store: A Novel from the World City (1909) 32. Karl Scheffler, Peter Behrens (1913) 33. Karl Ernst Osthaus, The Display Window (1913) 34. Paul Westheim, Nordstern: The New Administration Building in Berlin-Schoneberg (1915) 4. Public Transport and Infrastructure 35. Anonymous, The Concourse of the Anhalter Bahnhof (1880) 36. Alfred Kerr, New and Beautiful!--Bulowstrasse? (1900) 37. Richard Peterson, The Traffic Problems Inherent in Large Cities and the Means of Solving Them (1908) 38. Karl Scheffler, The Elevated Railway and Aesthetics (1902) 39. August Endell, The Beauty of the Great City (1908) 40. Anonymous, The Northern Loop: A Journey on the Ring Railway (1913) 41. Peter Behrens, The Influence of Time and Space Utilization on Modern Design (1914) 42. Karl Ernst Osthaus, The Railway Station (1914) 5. The Proletarian City 43. Theodor Goecke, The Working-Class Tenement Block in Berlin (1890) 44. Otto von Leixner, Letter Eight: A Suburban Street in New Moabit (1891) 45. Heinrich Albrecht, The Working-Class Tenement Buildings of the Berlin Savings and Building Society (1898) 46. Alice Salomon, A Club for Young Working Women in Berlin (1903) 47. Werner Sombart, Domesticity (1906) 48. Albert Sudekum, Impoverished Berlin Dwellings--Wedding (1908) 49. Clara Viebig, Our Daily Bread (1907) 50. Karl Scheffler, The Tenement Block (1911) 51. Kathe Kollwitz, Diary Entry, 16 April 1912 52. Max Jacob, From Apartment House to Mass Apartment House (1912) 53. Victor Noack, Housing and Morality (1912) 6. Public Realm and Popular Culture 54. Paul Lindau, Unter den Linden (1892) 55. Anonymous, The New Prison for Berlin at Tegel (1900) 56. Alfred Kerr, In the New Reichstag (1900) 57. Freisinnige Zeitung, [A Military Parade] (1900) 58. Berliner Tageblatt, [A Sunday in Berlin] (1903) 59. Hans Ostwald, Berlin Coffeehouses (c. 1905) 60. Brustlein, The Rudolf Virchow Hospital in Berlin (1907) 61. Jules Huret, Bruno Schmitz's "Rheingold" for Aschinger (1909) 62. Anonymous, New Buildings Planned for Museum Island, Berlin (1910) 63. Wilhelm Bode, Alfred Messel's Plans for the New Buildings of the Royal Museums in Berlin (1910) 64. Paul Westheim, Ludwig Hoffmann's Berlin School Buildings (1911) 65. Max Wagenfuhr, The Admiral's Palace and Its Bathing Pools (1912) 66. Fritz Stahl, The Berlin City Hall (1912) 67. Else Lasker-Schuler, The Two White Benches on the Kurfurstendamm (1913) 68. Bruno Taut, The Problem of Building an Opera House (1914) 69. Anonymous [Joseph Adler?], The Opening of the Tauentzien Palace Cafe (1914) 7. The Bourgeois City 70. Theodor Fontane, The Treibel Villa (1892) 71. Alfred Kerr, Herr Sehring Builds a Theater Dream (1895) 72. Alfred Kerr, Up and Down the Avenues (1898) 73. Walther Rathenau, The Most Beautiful City in the World (1899) 74. Alfred Kerr, New Luxury, Old Squalor (1900) 75. Hermann Muthesius, The Modern Country Home (1905) 76. Edmund Edel, Berlin W. (1906) 77. Max Creutz, Charlottenburg City Hall (1906) 78. Max Creutz, The New Kempinski Building (1907) 79. Maximilian Rapsilber, Hotel Adlon (1907) 80. Robert Walser, Berlin W. (1910) 81. Robert Walser, The Little Berlin Girl (1909) 82. Walter Lehwess, The Design Competition for Rudesheimer Platz (1912) 83. Wilhelm Borchard, The Picnic Season (1914) 84. Paul Westheim, Building Boom (1917) 8. The Green Outdoors 85. Wilhelm Bolsche, Beyond the Metropolis (1901) 86. Heinrich Hart, Statutes of the German Garden City Association (1902) 87. Hans Kampffmeyer, The Garden City and Its Cultural and Economic Significance (1906--7) 88. Heinrich Pudor, The People's Park in Greater Berlin (1910) 89. Karl Ernst Osthaus, Garden City and City Planning (1911) 90. Anonymous, Lietzensee Park in Charlottenburg (1912) 91. Hannes Mullerfeld, Down with the Garden City! (1914) 92. Max Osborn, The Fairy-Tale Fountain in the Friedrichshain, Berlin (1914) 93. Paul Westheim, Workers' Housing Estate at Staaken (1915) 94. Martin Wagner, Urban Open-Space Policy (1915) 95. Bruno Taut, The Falkenberg Garden Suburb near Berlin (1919--20) II. World War I and the City 9. City in Crisis 96. Bruno Taut, A Necessity (1914) 97. Vorwarts, [War or Not] (1914) 98. General von Kessel, Berlin in a State of War: Proclamation of the Commander-in-Chief in the Marches (1914) 99. H. B., [War Fever in Berlin, August 1914] 100. Berliner Tageblatt, [Berlin Potato Shortage] (1915) 101. Anonymous, Competition for Greater Berlin Architects (1916) 102. Berliner Tageblatt, Demonstration in Berlin (1918) 103. Friedrich Bauermeister, On the Great City (1918) 104. Walter Gropius, The New Architectural Idea (1919) 105. Leopold Bauer, The Economic Unsustainability of the Large City (1919) 10. Critical Responses 106. Paul Wolf, The Basic Layout of the New City (1919) 107. Bruno Taut, The City Crown (1919) 108. Otto Bartning, Church Architecture Today (1919) 109. Peter Behrens and Heinrich de Fries, On Low-Cost Building (1919) 110. Kathe Kollwitz, Diary Entry, 11 September 1919 111. Hermann Muthesius, Small House and Small-Scale Housing Development (1920) III. Weltstadt--World City 11. Planning the World City 112. Martin Machler, The Major Population Center and Its Global Importance (1918) 113. Bruno Mohring, On the Advantages of Tower Blocks and the Conditions under Which They Could Be Built in Berlin (1920) 114. Siegfried Kracauer, On Skyscrapers (1921) 115. Martin Machler, On the Skyscraper Problem (1920--21) 116. Joseph Roth, If Berlin Were to Build Skyscrapers: Proposals for Easing the Housing Shortage (1921) 117. Adolf Behne, The Competition of the Skyscraper Society (1922--23) 118. Egon Erwin Kisch, The Impoverishment and Enrichment of the Berlin Streets (1923) 119. Ernst Kaeber, The Metropolis as Home (1926) 120. Karl Scheffler, Berlin Fifty Years from Now: Perspectives on One of the World's Great Cities (1926) 121. Martin Wagner, Werner Hegemann, and Heinrich Mendelssohn, Should Berlin Build Skyscrapers? (1928) 122. Martin Wagner and Adolf Behne, The New Berlin--Berlin, World City (1929) 123. Martin Wagner, The Design Problem of a City Square for a Metropolis: The Competition of the "Verkehr" Company for the Remodeling of Alexanderplatz (1929) 124. Max Berg, The Platz der Republik in Berlin (1930) 125. Werner Hegemann, Berlin, City of Stone: The History of the Largest Tenement City in the World (1930) 126. Walter Benjamin, A Jacobin of Our Time: On Werner Hegemann's Das steinerne Berlin (1930) 127. Hannes Kupper, The "Provinces" and Berlin (1931) 128. Adolf Hitler, Speech at Foundation-Stone Ceremony of the Faculty of Defense Studies, Berlin (1937) 12. Berlin Montage 129. Kathe Kollwitz, Diary Entry, 25 January 1919 130. Kurt Tucholsky, "Berlin! Berlin!" (1919) 131. "Sling" (pseud. Paul Schlesinger), The Telephone (1921) 132. Kathe Kollwitz, Diary Entry, 1 May 1922 133. Friedrich Kroner, Overstretched Nerves (1923) 134. Adolf Hitler, My Struggle (1926) 135. Joseph Roth, The Wandering Jew (1927) 136. Ernst Bloch, Berlin After Two Years (1928) 137. Alfred Doblin, Berlin (1928) 138. Franz Hessel, I Learn: Via Neukolln to Britz (1929) 139. Carl Zuckmeyer, The Berlin Woman (1929) 140. Moritz Goldstein, The Metropolis of the Little People (1930) 141. Karl Scheffler, Berlin: A City Transformed (1931) 142. Siegfried Kracauer, The New Alexanderplatz (1932) 143. Siegfried Kracauer, Locomotive over Friedrichstrasse (1933) 144. Jean Giraudoux, Berlin, Not Paris! (1931) 145. Ernst Erich Noth, The Tenement Barracks (1931) 146. Siegfried Kracauer, A Section of Friedrichstrasse (1932) 147. Gabrielle Tergit, Home is the 75 (or the 78) (1930) 148. Christopher Isherwood, A Berlin Diary (Winter 1932--33) 13. Work 149. Alfred Doblin, General Strike in Berlin (1922) 150. Ludwig Hilberseimer, Buildings for the Metropolis (1925) 151. Franz Hessel, On Work (1929) 152. Peter Panter (pseud. Kurt Tucholsky), Hang on a Moment! (1927) 153. Fritz Stahl, The Klingenberg Power Station at Berlin-Rummelsburg (1928) 154. Hermann Schmitz, Introduction to Siemens Buildings (1928) 155. Egon Erwin Kisch, Berlin at Work (1978) 156. Anonymous, A New High-Rise Building in Berlin: Architect Peter Behrens (1931) 157. Irmgard Keun, Gilgi--One of Us (1931) 158. Else Lasker-Schuler, The Spinning World Factory (1932) 159. Hans Fallada, Little Man, What Now? (1933) 160. Herbert Rimpl and Hermann Mackler, A German Aircraft Factory: The Heinkel Works in Oranienburg (1938) 14. Commodities and Display 161. Alfred Doblin, Berlin Christmas (1923) 162. Alfred Gellhorn, Advertising and the Cityscape (1926) 163. Gerta-Elisabeth Thiele, The Shop Window (1926) 164. Peter Panter (pseud. Kurt Tucholsky), The Loudspeaker (1927) 165. Hans Curlis, Night and the Modern City (1928) 166. Hugo Haring, Illuminated Advertising and Architecture (1928) 167. Joseph Roth, The Really Big Department Store (1929) 168. Alfred Wedemeyer, Berlin's Latest Department Store (1929) 169. Ludwig Hilberseimer, The Modern Commercial Street (1929) 170. Alfons Paquet, City and Province (1929) 15. Housing 171. Fritz Schumacher, The Small Apartment (1919) 172. Kurt Tucholsky, 150 Kaiserallee (1920) 173. Bruno Taut, The New Home: Woman as Creative Spirit (1924) 174. Martin Wagner, Vienna--Berlin: Housing Policies Compared (1925) 175. Ludwig Hilberseimer, On Standardizing the Tenement Block (1926) 176. Leo Adler, Housing Estates in the Britz District of Berlin (1927) 177. Walter Gropius, Large Housing Estates (1930) 178. Werner Hegemann, Berlin and World Architecture: On the Berlin Building Exhibition (1931) 179. Martin Wagner, Administrative Reform (1931) 180. Ilse Reicke, Women and Building (1931) 181. Siegfried Kracauer, Building Exhibition in the East (1931) 182. Heinz-Willi Jungst, Housing for Contemporaries (1932) 183. Gottfried Feder, The German Housing Development Board (1934) 184. Herbert Hoffmann, The Residential Estate on Berlin's Grosse Leegestrasse (1936) 185. The Construction of Communities on the Basis of the People, the Land, and the Landscape (1940) 16. Mass and Leisure 186. Bruno Taut, On New Theaters (1919) 187. Egon Erwin Kisch, Elliptical Treadmill (1919) 188. Adolf Behne, Grosses Schauspielhaus, Scalapalast (1921) 189. Siegfried Kracauer, Rollercoaster Ride (1921) 190. Berliner Borsen-Courier, [Cinema] (1923) 191. Alfred Flechtheim, Gladiators (1926) 192. Gerhard Krause, The German Stadium and Sport Forum (1926) 193. Matheo Quinz, The Romanisches Cafe (1926) 194. Hans Poelzig, The Capitol Cinema (1926) 195. J-S, Review of Walther Ruttmann's Film Berlin: The Symphony of a Great City (1927) 196. Leo Hirsch, Cinemas (1927) 197. Billy Wilder, Berlin Rendezvous (1927) 198. Siegfried Kracauer, Under Palm Trees (1930) 199. Curt Moreck, A Guide to "Licentious" Berlin (1931) 200. Siegfried Kracauer, Radio Station (1931) 201. Hermann Sinsheimer, Boxing Ring (1931) 202. Siegfried Kracauer, Berlin as a Summer Resort (1932) 203. Werner March, The Buildings of the National Sport Arena (1936) 17. Technology and Mobility 204. Friedrich Krause and Fritz Hedde, Swinemunder Bridge (1922) 205. Berliner Tageblatt, [Cycling in Berlin] (1923) 206. Joseph Roth, Declaration to the Gleisdreieck (1924) 207. Ignaz Wrobel (pseud. Kurt Tucholsky), Berlin Traffic (1926) 208. Billy Wilder, Nighttime Joyride over Berlin (1927) 209. Bernard von Brentano, The Pleasure of Motoring (c. 1928) 210. Vicki Baum, Grand Hotel (1929) 211. Siegfried Kracauer, Proletarian Rapid Transit (1930) 212. Peter Panter (pseud. Kurt Tucholsky), Traffic Passing over the House (1931) 213. Siegfried Kracauer, The Cult of the Automobile (1931) 214. Siegfried Kracauer, On Board the "Hamburg Flier": Special Press Trip, Berlin to Hamburg (1933) 215. E. Neumann, Object--Subject (1934) 216. Anonymous, The Intercontinental Airport at Tempelhof (1938) 217. Jakob Werlin / Albert Speer, On the Autobahns of the Reich (1938) 218. Hans Stephan, The Autobahn (1939) 18. From Berlin to Germania 219. Siegfried Kracauer, Screams on the Street (1930) 220. Irmgard Keun, The Artificial Silk Girl (1932) 221. Heinrich Hauser, The Flood of Humanity at Tempelhof (1933) 222. Joseph Goebbels, Berlin Awakes (1934) 223. Herbert Hoffmann, The Air Ministry Building (1936) 224. Adolf Hitler, The Buildings of the Third Reich (1937) 225. The New Berlin Cityscape (1938) 226. Adolf Hitler, Speech at the Topping-Out Ceremony of the New Reich Chancellery (1938) 227. Hans Stephan, Berlin (1939) 228. Albert Speer, Replanning the Capital of the Reich (1939) 229. Adolf Hitler, Table Talk (1941) Acknowledgments Index

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Book SynopsisIn a remote valley near the BC-Alaska border lives a remarkable group of grizzly bears who have never learned to fear humans. When logging threatened this valley, people from all over the world joined a battle to save the bears. In 1994, their efforts paid off with the establishment of the Khutzymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, one of the world''s most important protected wildlife areas. Dan Wakeman, a core member of the Save the Khutzymateen campaign, was one of only two guides licensed to take visitors into the heart of this ecological reserve. Photographer Wendy Shymanski, who worked with Dan for many years, amassed a folio of exquisite colour photographs of the bears in this special part of the world. In Fortress of the Grizzlies, these avid naturalists share what they have learned and seen during years of respectful interaction with this community of grizzlies.

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Book SynopsisPractical Stone Masonry is the first major book in nearly seventy years on the craft of the stonemason. Today the work of the stonemason is almost exclusively confined to the repair of historic buildings, requiring a full working knowledge of the detailed traditional craft practices relating to repairs. This book addresses that need. It covers the basic methods of working stone, the making of specialized tools, and, for the first time, a full analysis of the procedures for setting-out for repairs. A broad description of the nature and problems of stone also includes guidance on selection. In addition, the authors look at the causes of decay in stone and outline methods for repair of both stone and mortar. "Practical Stone Masonry" contains essential advice for working masons and apprentices, and all those engaged in planning and supervising such works. It includes: the basic methods of working stone; how to make specialized tools; the procedures for setting-out for repairs explained; and, the nature and problems of stone plus a guide to selection.Trade ReviewWhat a delight this book is ... it should be obligatory reading for all stonemasons, as well as other professionals involved in the industry, particularly architects. Natural Stone Specialist It should serve as an invaluable aid for those who supervise stonework repairs. The Valuer The authors have a profound knowledge of masonry and are able to communicate it in direct simple English which it is a delight to read. Church Building This compact and clearly written book provides factual information that will be of use to all professions involved in the design, construction and renovation of stone buildings. ContextTable of ContentsAn architectural history of the trade;Health and safety at work; Stone: its nature and problems; Setting-out: the fundamentals; Setting out: the application of geometrical shapes; Masons' hand tools; The banker shop, lifting tackle and machinery; Mortar; Working stone; Fixing; Cleaning methods; Supervision and specification; Training into the 21st century; Glossary of architectural and technical terms.

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Book SynopsisThis book is an essential primer to help those involved in the planning process secure higher standards of urban design and the delivery of better places. The UK Government’s policy for design in the planning system is contained in the National Planning Policy Framework, with expanded guidance being provided in the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG). This book supports and extends the PPG by providing explanations and examples of design guidance with a range of advice and illustrated examples that are structured, accessible and reproducible. Written by a team of experts overseen by Urban Design London, together, the contributions combine knowledge and expertise to showcase an established, common and practical approach to delivering better urban spaces, not just in London but throughout the UK.Table of ContentsPrefacePart 1Chapter 1: What is Design?Chapter 2: The Characteristics of Well-designed PlacesChapter 3: Aspects of Development FormChapter 4: Legislation, Planning and Decision-makingChapter 5: Who is Involved?Chapter 6: Processes Related to DesignPart 2Chapter 7: Understanding Plans and DrawingsChapter 8: Small-scale DevelopmentChapter 9: HousingChapter 10: LandscapeChapter 11: Environmental IssuesChapter 12: Historic EnvironmentChapter 13: StreetsChapter 14: Public SpaceChapter 15: Tall BuildingsChapter 16: Town Centres and Transport InterchangesChapter 17: Town Extensions and Large-scale Schemes

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Book SynopsisDynamic Patterns explores the role of patterns in designed landscapes. Patterns are inherently relational, and the search for and the creation of patterns are endemic to many scientific and artistic endeavors. Recent advances in optical tools, sensors, and computing have expanded our understanding of patterns as a link between natural and cultural realms. Looking beyond the surface manifestation of pattern, M'Closkey and VanDerSys delve into a multifaceted examination that explores new avenues for engagement with patterns using digital media. Examining the theoretical implications of pattern-making, they probe the potential of patterns to conjoin landscape's utilitarian and aesthetic functions. With full color throughout and over one hundred and twenty images, Dynamic Patterns utilizes work from a wide range of artists and designers to demonstrate how novel modes of visualization have facilitated new ways of seeing patterns and therefore oTable of ContentsForeword by James Corner, Preface, Introduction, 1. Topological Patterns, 2. Behavioral Patterns, 3. Ornamental Patterns, Afterword

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