Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction to Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations2. Literature Review of the American Petrofederations3. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Argentina4. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Brazil5. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Canada6. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Mexico7. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in the United States8. Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in Venezuela9. Comparative Analysis of Oil Wealth and Federal Conflict in American Petrofederations10. Policymaking and research directions for American Petrofederations
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Mass Transport Gravity Flows and Bottom Currents
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Mass transport: Slides, Slumps, and Debris Flows 3. Gravity Flows: Debris Flows, Grain Flows, Liquefied/Fluidized Flows, and Turbidity Currents, hyperpycnal flows, and contour currents 4. A Paradigm Shift 5. Density plumes: types, deflections, and external controls 6. Hyperpycnal flows 7. Triggering mechanisms of downslope processes 8. Bottom currents 9. Soft-sediment deformation structures 10. Epilogue: lessons learned Appendix A: Concepts, glossary, and methodology Appendix B: Video of flume experiments on sandy debris flows Bibliography Index
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Elsevier Science The Indian Ocean and its Role in the Global
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Wetzels Limnology
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPrologue The Importance of Inland Waters Water as a Substance Rivers and Lakes - Their Distribution, Origins, and Forms Hydrological Systems Light in Inland Waters Fate of Heat Water Movements Structure and Productivity of Aquatic Ecosystems Water as a Chemical Environment Oxygen Salinity and Ionic Composition of Inland Waters The Inorganic Carbon Complex The Nitrogen Cycle The Phosphorus Cycle Other Important Elements Algae and Cyanobacteria Communities Ecology of Algae and Cyanobacteria (Phytoplankton) Zooplankton Communities: Diversity in Time and Space Ecology and Functioning of Zooplankton Communities Benthic Animals Fish Pelagic Bacteria, Archaea, and Viruses Freshwater Plants Benthic Algae and Cyanobacteria of the Littoral Zone Shallow Lakes and Ponds Sediments and Microbiomes Organic Carbon Cycling and Ecosystem Metabolism Wetlands Paleolimnology: Approaches and Applications Inland Waters: The Future of Limnology is Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Inclusive, and Global
£94.50
Academic Press Public Finance
Book SynopsisTrade Review"...a detailed introduction to theoretical work on many of the core issues in contemporary public economics. Careful and comprehensive, it will provide readers with an ideal springboard to further research." --James M. Poterba, Mitsui Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA "... outstanding in the breadth of its coverage, in the quality of exposition, and in the balance between theory and policy... especially good at melding newer approaches to the normative study of the public sector with traditional ones." --Robin Boadway, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada "I have hoped for years that Richard Tresch would revise his Public Finance text. This volume is well worth the wait. It is comprehensive, up-to-date, and very clearly written. It is a natural reading for a graduate course in public finance. It will also serve as a fine reference for specialists in the field." --Harvey Rosen, Department of Economics, Princeton University, Princeton, USATable of ContentsPart I: Introduction: The Content and Methodology of Public Sector Theory 1. Introduction to Normative Public Sector Theory 2. A General Equilibrium Model for Public Sector Analysis 3. First-Best and Second-Best Analysis and the Political Economy of Public Sector Economics Part II: The Theory of Public Expenditures and Taxation—First-Best Analysis 4. The Social Welfare Function in Policy Analysis 5. The Problem of Externalities--An Overview 6. Consumption Externalities 7. Production Externalities 8. Global Warming: An Application of Externality Theory 9. The Theory of Decreasing Cost Production 10. The First-Best Theory of Taxation 11. Applying First-Best Principles of Taxation—What to Tax and How Part III: The Theory of Public Expenditures and Taxation: Second-Best Analysis 12. Introduction to Second-Best Analysis 13. The Second-Best Theory of Taxation in One-Consumer Economies with Linear Production Technology 14. The Second-Best Theory of Taxation with General Production Technologies and Many Consumers 15. Taxation Under Asymmetric Information 16. The Theory and Measurement of Tax Incidence 17. Expenditure Incidence and Economy-Wide Incidence Studies 18. The Second-Best Theory of Public Expenditures: Overview 19. Transfer Payments and Private Information 20. Social Insurance: Medical Care 21. Social Insurance: Social Security 22. Externalities in a Second-Best Environment 23. Decreasing Costs and the Theory of the Second-Best—The Boiteux Problem 24. General Production Rules in a Second-Best Environment 25. Behavioral Public Sector Economics Part IV: Fiscal Federalism and International Public Finance 26. Optimal Federalism: Sorting the Functions of Government Within the Fiscal Hierarchy 27. Optimal Federalism: The Sorting of People within the Fiscal Hierarchy 28. The Role of Grants-in-Aid in a Federalist System of Governments 29. International Public Finance
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Elsevier Science Earthquakes and Sustainable Infrastructure
Book SynopsisTrade Review"The main merit of the volume is to harmonize the voice of its 56 contributors, who basically all agree not to underestimate the seismic danger, anywhere in the world, and to promote more prudential models such as the NDSHA at a time when safety codes earthquakes all over the world are still anchored to obsolete and therefore dangerous systems. The hidden message of the book is to continue to study what is underground, to better prepare life on the surface." --Giulio Breglia "The reading of this text will therefore offer food for thought to the researcher, the technician, and the enthusiast because it combines the rigorous scientific research of the sector with its applications in human environments, pausing to discuss concepts such as probability, risk and reliability that are so much in use but often little explained. This volume will be a unique opportunity for all readers, geologists, engineers or simple enthusiasts to learn about a subject that by its multidisciplinary nature is known in its many aspects only by experts." --Giovanna Vessia "The editors of the volume Giuliano F. Panza, Vladimir G. Kossobokov, Efraim Laor and benedetto De Vivo, have done an excellent job in presenting the innovative essay of the NDSHA. The reader will find a useful handbook to clarify the advantages of a scenario-based approach for determining the seismic hazard to increase the safety of people, buildings, and infrastructures. Some parts of the methodology such as the modeling the block-and-fault structure dynamics with application to studying seismicity and the morpho-structural zoning for identifying earthquake-prone areas may be difficult to be digested by the geological community; nevertheless, it is a useful stimulus to move forward to a new paradigm for seismic hazard analysis. This is the unavoidable base for any further improvement of seismic risk reduction. In summary, this book is an excellent reference that should be readily handy on the shelf of every practicing seismologist and seismic engineer. In the hands of an experienced instructor, the book will also serve students as a great textbook." --Carlo DoglioniTable of Contents1. Hazard, risks, and prediction Vladimir Kossobokov 2. Seismic hazard assessment from the perspective of disaster prevention Jens-Uwe Klugel 3. The view of a structural engineer about reliable seismic hazard assessment Paolo Rugarli 4. Disaster prediction and civil preparedness Efraim Laor and Benedetto De Vivo 5. The integration between seismology and geodesy for intermediate-term narrow-range earthquake prediction according to NDSHA Mattia Crespi, Vladimir Kossobokov, Antonella Peresan and Giuliano F. Panza 6. Modeling the block-and-fault structure dynamics with application to studying seismicity and geodynamics Alexander Soloviev 7. Morphostructural zoning for identifying earthquake-prone areas Alexander Gorshkov and Alexander Soloviev 8. Earthquake forecasting and time- dependent neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment in Italy and surroundings Antonella Peresan and Leontina Romashkova 9. Spreading NDSHA application from Italy to other areas Fabio Romanelli, Giorgio Altin and Maurizio Indirli 10. S-wave velocity pro?ling for site response evaluation in urban areas Maria Rosaria Costanzo and Concettina Nunziata 11. A user-friendly approach to NDSHA computations Franco Vaccari and Andrea Magrin 12. Recent applications of NDSHA: seismic input for high rise buildings in Egypt’s New Administrative Capital Mohamed N. Elgabry, Hany M. Hassan and Hesham Hussein 13. Neodeterministic method to assess the seismic performance of water distribution networks Gian Paolo Cimellaro, Melissa De Iuliis and Sebastiano Marasco 14. Seismic hazard analysis in a historical context: experience at caltrans and elsewhere Lalliana Mualchin 15. Where there is no science - probabilistic hazard assessment in volcanological and nuclear waste settings: facts, needs, and challenges in Italy Benedetto De Vivo, Efraim Laor and Giuseppe Rolandi 16. Seismic hazard and earthquake engineering for engineering community Junbo Jia 17. Scenario-based seismic hazard analysis and its applications in the central United States Zhenming Wang, Seth N. Carpenter and Edward W. Woolery 18. NDSHA achievements in Central and South-eastern Europe Mihaela Kouteva-Guentcheva, Carmen Cio?an, Ivanka Paskaleva and Giuliano F. Panza 19. Application of NDSHA to historical urban areas Concettina Nunziata and Maria Rosaria Costanzo 20. Insights from neo-deterministic seismic hazard analyses in Romania Carmen Ortanza Cio?an, Elena Florinela Manea and Bogdan Felix Apostol 21. NDSHA in Bulgaria Mihaela Kouteva-Guentcheva, Ivanka Paskaleva and Giuliano F. Panza 22. NDSHA-based vulnerability evaluation of precode buildings in Republic of North Macedonia: Novel experiences Elena Dumova-Jovanoska and Kristina Milkova 23. Seismic characterization of Tiranae DurrëseLezha region (northwestern Albania) and analysis effort through NSHDA method Sokol Marku, Rapo Ormeni and Giuliano F. Panza 24. Regional application of the NDSHA approach for continental seismogenic sources in the Iberian Peninsula Mariano García-Fernández, Franco Vaccari, María-José Jiménez, Andrea Magrin, Fabio Romanelli and Giuliano F. Panza 25. NDSHA applied to China Yan Zhang, Lihua Fang, Fabio Romanelli,Zhifeng Ding, Shanghua Gao, Changsheng, Jiang and Zhongliang Wu 26. Application of neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment to India Imtiyaz A. Parvez 27. Neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment for Pakistan Farhana Sarwar, Franco Vaccari and Andrea Magrin 28. Neo-deterministic seismic hazard assessment studies for Bangladesh Tahmeed M. Al-Hussaini, Ishika N. Chowdhury, Hasan al Faysal, Sudipta Chakraborty, Franco Vaccari, Fabio Romanelli and Andrea Magrin 29. Application of NDSHA at regional and local scale in Iran Habib Rahimi and Mehdi Rastgoo 30. Application of neodeterministic seismic hazard analysis to Sumatra Irwandi Irwandi
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Elsevier Science Fluorescent Probes
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Hydrogel microarray technology as a tool for clinical diagnostics Dimitry Gryadunov 2. The use of probes and bacteriophages for bacteria detection Jan Paczesny 3. Probes used with point-of-care microfluidic devices for pathogen detection Navid Rabiee 4. Methods for combining FIB/SEM with three-dimensional fluorescence microscopy using CLEM approaches Jost Enninga 5. Probes and Microbes Rishein Gupta 6. Microbial signatures associated with cancers Kishore Babu Challagundla 7. Fluorescent Aptamers for Detection and Treatment of Pathogenic Bacteria and Cancer Aarushi Sharma 8. Labelled and Unlabeled Probes for Pathogen Detection with Molecular Biology Methods and Biosensors Marisa Manzano 9. DNA/RNA-SIP Methods Huaiying Yao
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Elsevier Science Applied Hierarchical Modeling in Ecology Analysis
Book SynopsisTrade Review"In terms of content, there is little more one could ask for. But even the detailed and careful analyses presented in each chapter cannot fully cover steps that would normally accompany statistical analyses: model diagnostics, quantification of uncertainty, particularly of model predictions, comparison with alternative model structures and so forth. The authors touch on these issues in the first volume, and are clearly aware of them, but it would be impossible and not really informative to add such common procedures to each and every single chapter. Overall this book is a must-have for any statistical ecologist who is working with data in the fields of conservation ecology or wildlife ecology, terrestrial or aquatic. It is not a book for casual reading, and experience with statistical analysis and R in particular are warranted." --Basic and Applied EcologyTable of ContentsPART 1 MODELS FOR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS1. Relative Abundance Models for Population Dynamics2. Modeling Population Dynamics With Count Data3. Hierarchical Models of Survival4. Modeling Species Distribution and Range Dynamics, and Population Dynamics Using Dynamic Occupancy Models5. Modeling Metacommunity Dynamics Using Dynamic Community Models PART 2 ADVANCED MODELS6. Multi-state Occupancy Models7. Modeling False Positives8. Modeling Interactions Among Species9. Spatial Models of Distribution and Abundance10. Integrated Models for Multiple Types of Data11. Spatially Explicit Distance Sampling Along Transects12. Conclusions
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Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Adaptive Phytoremediation Practices
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Phytoremediation in a changing climate 2. Plant responses towards climatic stressors individually and in combination with soil heavy metals 3. Structural and functional characteristics of resilient plants for adaptive phytoremediation practices 4. Soil and phyto-management for adaptive phytoremediation practices 5. Adaptive phytoremediation practices for sustaining ecosystem services 6. Designer Plants for Climate Resilient phytoremediation 7. Making biomass from phytoremediation fruitful: Future goal of phytoremediation 8. Policy Implications and Future Prospects for Adaptive Phytoremediation Practices
£81.00
Elsevier Science Field Measurements for Passive Environmental
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction: Field Measurements and Remote Sensing Part I: Instrumentation 2. Balloon-Borne Radiosondes 3. Frost Point Hygrometers 4. Ozonesondes 5. Oceanographic buoys: providing ocean data to assess the accuracy of variables derived from satellite measurements 6. Surface-Based Thermal Infrared Spectrometers 7. Sun photometers 8. AirCore Part II: Intensive Campaigns 9. High-Altitude Aircraft Radiometric Calibration-Validation Campaigns 10. Aircraft Dropsonde Campaigns 11. Ship-Based Cal/Val Campaigns 12. Land-Based Cal/Val Campaigns 13. Aircraft Vertical Profile Measurements for Evaluation of Satellite Retrievals of Long-Lived Trace Gases 14. Campaign Situational Awareness from Satellite Data Part III: Satellite Applications 15. On-Orbit VIIRS Sensor Calibration and Validation in Reflective Solar Bands (RSB) 16. NOAA Products Validation System (NPROVS) 17. Satellite Microwave Sounder Product Retrieval Validation 18. Considerations for Satellite Infrared Sounder Applications 19. Sea Surface Temperature Validation and Blended Analysis 20. Satellite Ocean Color Validation 21. Land Surface Temperature Validation 22. Heterogeneity of Smoke from Fires: Evaluation of VIIRS Smoke Detection Using FIREX-AQ Field Campaign Data 23. Downburst Monitoring and Prediction Studies
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Elsevier Science Creating and Restoring Wetlands
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsI. Introduction 1. Introduction 2. Definitions 3. Ecological Theory and Restoration 4. Consideration of the Landscape II. Restoration of Freshwater Wetlands 5. Inland Marshes 6. Forested Wetlands 7. Peatlands III. Restoration of Estuarine Wetlands 8. Tidal Marshes 9. Mangroves IV. From Theory to Practice 10. Measuring Success: Performance Standards and Trajectories of Ecosystem Development 11. Case Studies 12. Restoration on a Grand Scale V. Future of Wetland Restoration 13. Population Growth and Global Food Demand VI. Recommended References (Textbooks)
£96.30
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPart I Overview of environmental remediation and stabilization/solidification 1. Sustainable waste management 2. Overview of low-carbon stabilization/solidification Part II Low-carbon stabilization/solidification (S/S) of contaminated soil and sediment 3. Green cementitious materials for S/S 4. Natural or organophilic clay for S/S 5. Nanomaterials for S/S 6. Biochar for S/S 7. S/S of contaminated river/lake sediment 8. S/S of contaminated marine sediment Part III Low-carbon stabilization/solidification of industrial waste 9. S/S of waste incineration fly ash and bottom ash 10. S/S of waste incineration bottom ash 11. S/S of industrial sludge (electroplating) 12. S/S of industrial sludge (mining) 13. S/S of sewage sludge ash 14. Remediation of mine waste 15. Remediation of tailing waste 16. Remediation of chemical waste 17. Utilization of waste slag 18. Utilization of coal fly ash and bottom ash 19. Utilization of contaminated bio-waste Part IV Low-carbon stabilization/solidification of radioactive waste 20. Cement-based S/S of radioactive waste 21. Glass-based S/S of radioactive waste 22. Ceramic-based S/S of radioactive waste 23. Chemical enhanced S/S of radioactive waste Part V Future prospects 24. Novel materials for S/S technologies 25. Advanced characterization for S/S technologies 26. New lab-scale analytical methods for S/S technologies 27. Life cycle analysis of S/S technologies 28. Cost-benefit analysis of S/S technologies 29. Sustainable waste management and circular economy 30. Future research directions for sustainable remediation
£106.50
Elsevier Science Hydroclimatic Extremes in the Middle East and
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Elsevier Science Environmental Contaminants and Medicinal Plants
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Female reproduction and its regulation 3. Environmental contaminants - kinds and mechanisms of action 4. Food/medicinal herbs and their health promoting potential 5. Phytonutrients and their health-promoting potential 6. Conclusions for science and praxis
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Geologic Time Scale 2020
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Elsevier Science Calcareous Nannofossil Biostratigraphy
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Miocene-Pleistocene calcareous nannofossils sequence stratigraphy and biochronology in the subsurface of the Nile Delta of Egypt Medhat M.M. Mandur, Walid A. Makled, Ibrahim E. El Agroudy 2. A taxonomic revision of Heliolithaceae: Applications in resolving the problematic calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the Paleocene Andrew R. Bowman, Osman Varol 3. An overview of the Paleocene-Eocene calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy and bioevents in Egypt Mahmoud Faris, Sherif Farouk, Manal Shabaan 4. Upper Cretaceous calcareous nannofossil biostratigraphy of the East European Platform: A proposed regional nannofossil zonation scheme and correlation with foraminifera and radiolarian zones Maria N. Ovechkina, Lyudmila F. Kopaevich, Valentina S. Vishnevskaya, Mike B. Mostovski 5. Early–mid Cretaceous calcareous nannofossils from the central Tethys: biostratigraphy and ecology Azam Mahanipour, Jörg Mutterlose
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Pearson Education (US) Minerals in Thin Section
Book Synopsis Dr. Dexter Perkins received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1979. He has published over 80 papers and three books. He has had research appointments at the University of Chicago and the Universite Blaise Pascal and has been a regular faculty member in the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering at the University of North Dakota for more than 20 years. His current research is focused on mineral equilibria and science education reform. Kevin R. Henke received his Ph.D. in geology from the University of North Dakota in 1997. He has had research and postdoctoral appointments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in the Chemistry Department at North Dakota State University, and in the Chemistry Department at the University of Kentucky. He has also taught in the Department of Geological Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Currently, he is researching the chemistry and environmental impacts of mercury and other heavy metals as an eTable of Contents I. THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS. What Is Light? Polarization of Light and the Polarizing Microscope. The Velocity of Light in Crystals and the Refractive Index. Interaction of Light and Crystals. Other Mineral Characteristics in Thin Sections. II. IDENTIFYING MINERALS IN THIN SECTION. Detailed Mineral Description. Appendix A: Common Opaque Minerals. Appendix B: Isotropic Minerals Ordered by Refractive Index. Appendix C: Uniaxial Minerals Sorted by Optic Sign and Ordered by Refractive Index. Appendix D: Biaxial Minerals Sorted by Optic Sign and Ordered by Refractive Index. Appendix E: Minerals Ordered by Interference Colors and Sorted by Optic System and Optic Sign. Appendix F: Alphabetical List of Minerals and Mineral Properties. Color Photographs. Mineral Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Living with Earth An Introduction to
Book SynopsisFor many students with no science background, environmental geology may be one of the only science courses they ever take. Living With Earth: An Introduction to Environmental Geology is ideal for those students, fostering a better understanding of how they interact with Earth and how their actions can affect Earth''s environmental health. The informal, reader-friendly presentation is organized around a few unifying perspectives: how the various Earth systems interact with one another; how Earth affects people (creating hazards but also providing essential resources); and how people affect Earth. Greater emphasis is placed on environment and sustainability than on geology, unlike other texts on the subject. Essential scientific foundations are presented - but the ultimate goal is to connect students proactively to their role as stakeholders in Earth''s future.
£128.25
Pearson Education (US) Getting Started with Geographic Information
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. What Is a GIS? 2. GIS's Roots in Cartography. 3. Maps as Numbers. 4. Getting the Map into the Computer. 5. What Is Where? 6. Why Is It There? 7. On the Surface. 8. Making Maps with GIS. 9. How to Pick a GIS. 10. GIS in Action. 11. The Future of GIS.
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Pearson Education (US) Introduction to Environmental Science
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsTable of Contents Preface About the Authors Chapter 1: A trip through time on planet Earth Malcolm Cresser & Paul Ayris Chapter 2: The global cycling and functions of water Malcolm Cresser & Paul Ayris Chapter 3: The origins of the atmosphere Nicola Carslaw Chapter 4: The natural carbon cycle Malcolm Cresser Chapter 5: The cycling of nitrogen and selected other elements Malcolm Cresser Chapter 6: Ecology and biodiversity on Earth Lesley Batty Chapter 7: The evolution and functions of soils Malcolm Cresser Chapter 8: Climate change Nicola Carslaw Chapter 9: Organic matter in rivers Malcolm Cresser Chapter 10: James Lovelock, Gaia, and beyond Malcolm Cresser Chapter 11: Man-made chemicals and the environment Alistair Boxall Chapter 12: The production of food & its environmental impacts Malcolm Cresser & Craig Adams Chapter 13: Wildlife disease: An emerging problem Piran White, Monika Böhm & Michael Hutchings Chapter 14: The use and abuse of water cycling Malcolm Cresser & Cumhur Aydinalp Chapter 15: Exploiting the sea for fish Julie Hawkins & Callum Roberts Chapter 16: Atmospheric pollution: Deposition and impacts Malcolm Cresser Chapter 17: How do we quantify biogeochemical cycles? Malcolm Cresser Chapter 18: Renewable and non-renewable energy Craig Adams Chapter 19: Soil pollution and abuse Malcolm Cresser, Sophie Green & Clare Wilson Chapter 20: Risk assessment and remediation of environmental contamination Ken Killham & Graeme Paton Chapter 21: Pollution swapping Keith Goulding Chapter 22: The trouble with man is…..or “what have you damaged today?” Elena Dawkins & Anne Owen Chapter 23: The nature and merits of green chemistry Andrew Hunt and James Clark Chapter 24: Doing environmental science at the right scale Dave Raffaelli Chapter 25: Biodiversity: Trends, significance, conservation and management Dave Raffaelli
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Pearson Introduction to Contemporary Geography Modified
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Pearson Education (US) Exercises for Weather Climate
Book SynopsisGreg Carbone is Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. from the University of WisconsinMadison. His research interests are in climate variability and change and in climate impacts. His most recent work examines the spatial and temporal nature of drought and the use of climate change scenarios for decision making. He regularly teaches meteorology and climatology courses.Table of ContentsBrief Contents Preface Chapter 1: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere Chapter 2: Earth–Sun Geometry Chapter 3: The Surface Energy Budget Chapter 4: The Global Energy Budget Chapter 5: Atmospheric Moisture Chapter 6: Saturation and Atmospheric Stability Chapter 7: Cloud Droplets and Raindrops Chapter 8: Atmospheric Motion Chapter 9: Weather Map Analysis Chapter 10: Mid-Latitude Cyclones Chapter 11: Weather Forecasting Chapter 12: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Chapter 13: Hurricanes Chapter 14: Climate Controls Chapter 15: Climate Classification Chapter 16: Climatic Variability and Change Chapter 17: Simulating Climatic Change Appendix A Dimensions and Units Appendix B Earth Measures Appendix C Weather Symbols
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Pearson World Regional Geography A Development Approach
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Pearson Education (US) Hydrologic Analysis and Design
Book SynopsisTable of Contents1 Introduction to Hydrology 2 Precipitation 3 Watershed Characteristics 4 Frequency Analysis 5 Peak Discharge Estimation 6 Hydrologic Design Methods 7 Hydrograph Analysis and Synthesis 8 Hydrologic Routing 9 Water Yield and Snowmelt Runoff 10 Evaporation 11 Water-Quality Estimation 12 Erosion and Sedimentation 13 Subsurface Hydrology
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Pearson Industrial Safety and Health Management Whats New
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Pearson Education (US) Environment and You The
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Norm Christensen is professor emeritus and founding dean of Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. A central theme in Norm's career has been ecosystem change from both natural and human causes. Norm has worked on numerous national advisory committees on environmental issues and on the boards of several environmental organizations including Environmental Defense Fund and The Wilderness Society. He is a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a fellow and past president of the Ecological Society of America. Norm was the 2017 recipient of the Herbert Stoddard Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association for Fire Ecology. This book is very much a product of Norms passion for connecting students with their environment. Norm was honored twice by the Duke University with awards for distinguished undergraduate teaching. He was instrumental in the development of Dukes undergraduate proTable of Contents Environment, Sustainability, and Science Environmental Ethics, Economics, and Policy The Physical Science of the Environment Organism and Population Ecology and Evolution Human Population Growth Communities and Ecosystems The Geography of Life Biodiversity Conservation Climate Change and Global Warming Air Quality Water Agriculture and the Ecology of Food Forest Resources Nonrenewable Energy and Electricity Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Urban Ecosystems Waste Management The Environment and Human Health The Environment and You
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Pearson Education Contemporary Human Geography
Book SynopsisAbout our author James M. Rubenstein received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. He was Professor of Geography at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, where he taught urban and human geography, and where he helped develop the new Sustainability co-major in the Institute for the Environment & Sustainability. He is also the author of Pearson's The Cultural Landscape and Introduction to Contemporary Geography. He is often invited to give talks and presentations at colleges, high schools, and professional meetings. Rubenstein works as a regional consultant for the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank and he conducts research in the automotive industry. He is often interviewed by the media on automotive and economic issues, and has published three books on the subject: The Changing US Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis (Routledge); Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the US Auto Industry (The JohnsTable of Contents This is Geography Population & Health Migration Folk & Popular Culture Languages Religions Ethnicities Political Geography Food & Agriculture Development Industry Services & Settlements Urban Patterns Resource Issues
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Pearson Education Applications and Investigations in Earth Science
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART 1. GEOLOGY Exercise 1. The Study of Minerals Exercise 2. Rocks and the Rock Cycle Exercise 3. Plate Tectonics Exercise 4. Earthquakes and Earth's Interior Exercise 5. Volcanism and Volcanic Hazards Exercise 6. Geologic Maps, Block Diagrams, and Rock Structures Exercise 7. Aerial Photographs, Satellite Images, and Topographic Maps Exercise 8. Shaping Earth's Surface: Running Water and Groundwater Exercise 9. Shaping Earth's Surface: Arid and Glacial Landscapes Exercise 10. Geologic Time PART 2. OCEANOGRAPHY Exercise 11. Introduction to Oceanography Exercise 12. Waves, Currents, and Tides PART 3. METEOROLOGY Exercise 13. Earth-Sun Relationships Exercise 14. Heating the Atmosphere Exercise 15. Atmospheric Moisture, Pressure, and Wind Exercise 16. Air Masses, Midlatitude Cyclones, and Weather Maps Exercise 17. Global Climates PART 4. ASTRONOMY Exercise 18. Astronomical Observations Exercise 19. Patterns in the Solar System Exercise 20. Locating the Planets Exercise 21. Exercise A mining the Terrestrial Planets Exercise 22. Motions of the Earth-Moon System PART 5. EARTH SCIENCE SKILLS Exercise 23. Location and Distance on Earth Exercise 24. The Metric System, Measurements, and Scientific Inquiry
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Pearson Education (US) Atmosphere The
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Fred Lutgens received his BS and MS from Illinois State University. Ed Tarbuck received his BS from the University of Minnesota Duluth, and his MA from Indiana University. Both are professors emeriti from Illinois Central College. They have been good friends and colleagues since 1970. Joining Lutgens and Tarbuck for the first time in the 14th edition is Redina Herman who received her PhD from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Between them, they have more than 60 years of experience teaching geoscience to undergraduates, and both have been recognized with awards as excellent and inspiring professors. Lutgens and Tarbuck published their first college text, Earth Science, in 1976. That book, winner of the McGuffy Award from the Text and Academic Authors Association, is now in its 15th edition. In 1983, as the first edition of Earth was being prepared, renowned geoscience Table of Contents Introduction to the Atmosphere Heating Earth's Surface and Atmosphere Temperature Moisture and Atmospheric Stability Forms of Condensation and Precipitation Air Pressure and Winds Circulation of the Atmosphere Air Masses Midlatitude Cyclones Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Hurricanes Weather Analysis and Forecasting Air Pollution The Changing Climate World Climates Optical Phenomena of the Atmosphere APPENDICES Metric Units Explanation and Decoding of the Daily Weather Map Relative Humidity and Dew-Point Tables Laws Relating to Gases Newton's Laws, Pressure--Gradient Force, and Coriolis Force Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale Climate Data
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Pearson Education (US) Applied ThreeDimensional Subsurface Geological
Book SynopsisThe late Daniel J. Tearpock was a noted scientist, teacher, and author of several popular applied books and papers on geological mapping. He was also an entrepreneur and led the international petroleum consultancy and training company Subsurface Consultants & Associates, LLC (SCA). He was the lead author of previous editions of this book and helped create the basics of correctly applied geological mapping technics and principles. Richard E. Bischke, PhD, president of PCGS, has been involved with teams within major oil and gas companies that had discoveries from Louisiana and Venezuela to the Philippines. He has worked in 19 different countries and was previously chief exploration geophysicist at IntEx, LLC, and chief structural geophysicist for SCA. James C. Brenneke is retired from Shell Oil (US), where he worked in research, exploration, and production; he also served in BP's deep-water Gulf of Mexico production orgaTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Subsurface Mapping Chapter 2: Contouring and Contouring Techniques Chapter 3: Directionally Drilled Wells and Directional Surveys Chapter 4: Log Correlation Techniques Chapter 5: Integration of Geophysical Data in Subsurface Mapping Chapter 6: Cross Sections Chapter 7: Fault Maps Chapter 8: Structure Maps Chapter 9: Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Seismic Data Chapter 10: Compressional Structures: Balancing and Interpretation Chapter 11: Extensional Structures: Balancing and Interpretation Chapter 12: Strike-Slip Faults and Associated Structures Chapter 13: Growth Structures Chapter 14: Isochore and Isopach Maps
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Pearson Education (US) Essentials of Oceanography
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Al Trujillo is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Earth, Space, and Environmental Sciences Department at Palomar College in San Marcos, California. He received his bachelor's degree in geology from the University of California at Davis and his master's degree in geology from Northern Arizona University, afterward working for several years in industry. Al began teaching at Palomar in 1990. In 1997, he was awarded Palomar's Distinguished Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching, and in 2005 he received Palomar's Faculty Research Award. He has coauthored Introductory Oceanography with Hal Thurman and is a contributing author for the textbooks Earth and Earth Science. In addition to writing and teaching, Al works as a naturalist and lecturer aboard Holland America Line and natural history expedition vessels for Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic in Alaska, Iceland, the Sea of Cortez/Baja California, and the South PaciTable of Contents Introduction to Planet "Earth" 1.1 How Are Earth's Oceans Unique? 1.2 How Was Early Exploration of the Oceans Achieved? 1.3 What Fields of Science Does Oceanography Include? 1.4 What Is the Process of Science and the Nature of Scientific Inquiry? 1.5 How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed? 1.6 How Were Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans Formed? 1.7 Did Life Begin in the Oceans? 1.8 How Old Is Earth? Essential Concepts Review Plate Tectonics and the Ocean Floor 2.1 What Evidence Supports Continental Drift? 2.2 What Additional Observations Led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics? 2.3 What Features Occur at Plate Boundaries? 2.4 Testing the Model: Can Plate Tectonics Explain Other Features in the Ocean and on Land? 2.5 How Has Earth Changed in the Past, and How Will it Look in the Future? Essential Concepts Review Marine Provinces 3.1 What Techniques Are Used to Determine Ocean Bathymetry? 3.2 What Features Exist on Continental Margins? 3.3 What Features Exist in the Deep-Ocean Basins? 3.4 What Features Exist along the Mid-Ocean Ridge? Essential Concepts Review Marine Sediments 4.1 How Are Marine Sediments Collected, and what Historical Events Do They Reveal? 4.2 What Are the Characteristics of Lithogenous Sediment? 4.3 What Are the Characteristics of Biogenous Sediment? 4.4 What Are the Characteristics of Hydrogenous Sediment? 4.5 What Are the Characteristics of Cosmogenous Sediment? 4.6 How Are Pelagic and Neritic Deposits Distributed? 4.7 What Resources Do Marine Sediments Provide? Essential Concepts Review Water and Seawater 5.1 Why Does Water Have Such Unusual Chemical Properties? 5.2 What Important Physical Properties Does Water Possess? 5.3 Why Is Seawater Salty? 5.4 Why Does Seawater Salinity Vary? 5.5 How Does Seawater Salinity Vary at the Surface and with Depth? 5.6 How Does Seawater Density Vary with Depth? 5.7 Is the Ocean Acidic or Basic? 5.8 What Factors Control the Distribution of Carbon and Oxygen in the Ocean? Essential Concepts Review Air - Sea Interaction 6.1 What Causes Variations in Solar Radiation on Earth? 6.2 What Physical Properties Does the Atmosphere Possess? 6.3 How Does the Coriolis Effect Influence Moving Objects? 6.4 What Global Atmospheric Circulation Patterns Exist? 6.5 How Does the Ocean Influence Global Weather Phenomena and Climate Patterns? 6.6 Can Power from Wind Be Harnessed as a Source of Energy? Essential Concepts Review Ocean Circulation 7.1 How Are Ocean Currents Measured? 7.2 What Creates Ocean Surface Currents and How Are They Organized? 7.3 What Causes Upwelling and Downwelling? 7.4 What Are the Main Surface Circulation Patterns in Each Ocean Basin? 7.5 How Do Sea Ice and Icebergs Form? 7.6 How Do Deep-Ocean Currents Form? 7.7 Can Power from Currents Be Harnessed as a Source of Energy? Essential Concepts Review Waves and Water Dynamics 8.1 How Are Waves Generated, and How Do They Move? 8.2 What Characteristics Do Waves Possess? 8.3 How Do Wind-Generated Waves Develop? 8.3 How Do Wind-Generated Waves Develop? 8.4 How Do Waves Change in the Surf Zone? 8.5 How Are Tsunami Created? 8.6 Can Power from Waves Be Harnessed as a Source of Energy? Essential Concepts Review Tides 9.1 What Causes Ocean Tides? 9.2 How Do Tides Vary during a Monthly Tidal Cycle? 9.3 What Do Tides Look Like in the Ocean? 9.4 What Types of Tidal Patterns Exist? 9.5 What Tidal Phenomena Occur in Coastal Regions? 9.6 Can Tidal Power Be Harnessed as a Source of Energy? Essential Concepts Review Beaches, Shoreline Processes, and the Coastal Ocean 10.1 How Are Coastal Regions Defined? 10.2 How Does Sand Move on the Beach? 10.3 What Features Are Typical of Erosional and Depositional Shores? 10.4 How Do Changes in Sea Level Produce Emerging and Submerging Shorelines? 10.5 How Does Hard Stabilization Affect Coastlines? 10.6 What are the Characteristics and Types of Coastal Waters? 10.7 What Issues Face Coastal Wetlands? Essential Concepts Review Marine Pollution 11.1 What Is Pollution? 11.2 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Petroleum Pollution? 11.3 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Non-Petroleum Chemical Pollution? 11.4 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Non-point Source Pollution, Including Trash? 11.5 What Can You Do to Help Prevent Marine Pollution? 11.6 What Marine Environmental Problems Are Associated with Biological Pollution? Essential Concepts Review Marine Life and the Marine Environment 12.1 What Are Living Things, and How Are They Classified? 12.2 How Are Marine Organisms Classified? 12.3 How Many Marine Species Exist? 12.4 How Are Marine Organisms Adapted to the Physical Conditions of the Ocean? 12.5 What Are the Main Divisions of the Marine Environment? Essential Concepts Review Biological Productivity and Energy Transfer 13.1 What Is Primary Productivity? 13.1 What Is Primary Productivity? 13.2 What Kinds of Photosynthetic Marine Organisms Exist? 13.3 How Does Regional Primary Productivity Vary? 13.4 How Are Energy and Nutrients Passed Along in Marine Ecosystems? 13.5 What Issues Affect Marine Fisheries? Essential Concepts Review Animals of the Pelagic Environment 14.1 How Are Marine Organisms Able to Stay above the Ocean Floor? 14.2 What Adaptations Do Pelagic Organisms Possess for Seeking Prey? 14.3 What Adaptations Do Pelagic Organisms Possess to Avoid Becoming Prey? 14.4 What Characteristics Do Marine Mammals Possess? Essential Concepts Review Animals of the Benthic Environment 15.1 What Communities Exist along Rocky Shores? 15.2 What Communities Exist along Sediment-Covered Shores? 15.3 What Communities Exist on the Shallow Offshore Ocean Floor? 15.4 What Communities Exist on the Deep-Ocean Floor? Essential Concepts Review The Oceans and Climate Change 16.1 What Comprises Earth's Climate System? 16.2 Earth's Recent Climate Change: Is It Natural or Caused by Human Activities? 16.3 What Causes the Atmosphere's Greenhouse Effect? 16.4 What Changes Are Occurring in the Oceans as a Result of Global Warming? 16.5 What Can Be Done to Reduce Greenhouse Gases? Essential Concepts Review
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Pearson Education (US) Globalization and Diversity
Book SynopsisAbout our authors Marie Price is a Professor of Geography and International Affairs at George Washington University. A Latin American specialist, Dr. Price has conducted research in Belize, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, and Bolivia. She has also traveled widely throughout Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her studies have explored human migration, natural resource use, environmental conservation, and sustainability. She is President of the American Geographical Society and a nonresident fellow of the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that focuses on migration issues. Dr. Price brings to Globalization and Diversity a special interest in regions as dynamic spatial constructs that are shaped over time through both global and local forces. Her publications include the co-edited book Migrants to the Metropolis: The Rise of Immigrant Gateway Cities (2008) and numerous academic articles and book chapters. Les RowntreeTable of Contents1. Geography of a Changing World2. Physical Geography and the Environment3. North America4. Latin America5. The Caribbean6. Sub-Saharan Africa7. Southwest Asia and North Africa8. Europe9. Eurasia10. Central Asia11. East Asia12. South Asia13. Southeast Asia14. Oceania
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Pearson Education Cultural Landscape The
Book SynopsisAbout our author Dr. James M. Rubenstein received his B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1970, M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1971, and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1975. He is Professor of Geography at Miami University, where he teaches urban and human geography. Dr. Rubenstein also conducts research in the automotive industry and has published three books on the subject: The Changing U.S. Auto Industry: A Geographical Analysis (Routledge); Making and Selling Cars: Innovation and Change in the U.S. Auto Industry (The Johns Hopkins University Press); and Who Really Made Your Car? Restructuring and Geographic Change in the Auto Industry (W.E. Upjohn Institute, with Thomas Klier). Dr. Rubenstein is also the author of Contemporary Human Geography, as well as Introduction to Contemporary Geography. He also writes a weekly column about local food for the Oxford Press. Winston, a lab-husky mix with one brown eye aTable of Contents1. This Is Geography1.1 Why Is Geography a Science?1.2 Why Is Every Place Unique? 1.3 Why Are Different Places Similar? 1.4 Why Are Some Actions Not Sustainable? 2. Population & Health 2.1 Where Are People Distributed?2.2 Why is Population Increasing?2.3 Why Does Health Vary by Region? 2.4 Why Might Population Change in the Future? 3. Migration3.1 Where Are Migrants Distributed? 3.2 Where Do People Migrate Within Countries?3.3 Why Do People Migrate? 3.4 Why Do Migrants Face Challenges? 4. Culture & Social Media 4.1 Where Are Culture Groups Distributed? 4.2 Where Are Leisure & Material Culture Distributed? 4.3 Why Is Access to Culture Unequal?4.4 Why Do Cultures Face Sustainability Challenges? 5. Languages 5.1 Where Are Languages Distributed? 5.2 Why Do Languages Diffuse? 5.3 Why Do Languages Vary Among Places? 5.4 Why Do Languages Survive or Perish? 6. Religions 6.1 Where Are Religions Distributed? 6.2 Why Do Religions Have Distinctive Distributions? 6.3 Why Do Religions Organize Space in Specific Patterns? 6.4 Why Do Territorial Conflicts Arise Among Religious Groups? 7. Ethnicities 7.1 Where Are Ethnicities Distributed? 7.2 Why Do Ethnicities Have Distinctive Distributions? 7.3 Why Might Ethnicities Face Conflicts?7.4 Why Do Ethnic Cleansing & Genocide Occur? 8. Political Geography 8.1 Where Are States Distributed?8.2 Why Are States Challenging to Create?8.3 Why Do States Face Threats? 8.4 Why Do States Have Distinctive Geographic Structure? 9. Food & Agriculture9.1 Why Do People Consume Different Foods? 9.2 Where Did Agriculture Originate? 9.3 Where Is Agriculture Distributed? 9.4 Why Do Farmers Face Sustainability Challenges? 10. Development 10.1 Why Does Development Vary Among Countries? 10.2 Where Are Inequalities in Development Distributed? 10.3 Why Do Countries Face Development Challenges? 10.4 Why Are Countries Able to Make Progress in Development? 11. Industry & Energy 11.1 Where Is Industry Distributed? 11.2 Why Do Industries Face Energy Challenges?11.3 Why Do Industries Face Pollution Challenges? 11.4 Why Are Industries Changing Locations? 12. Services & Settlements 12.1 Where Are Services Distributed? 12.2 Where Are Consumer Services Distributed?12.3 Where Are Business Services Distributed? 12.4 Why Do Services Cluster in Settlements? 13. Urban Patterns 13.1 Why Are Cities Challenging to Define? 13.2 Where Are People Distributed in Urban Areas? 13.3 Why Do Urban Areas Expand?13.4 Why Might Cities Be More Sustainable? Summary & ReviewAfterword: Careers in GeographyAppendix: Map Scale and ProjectionsGlossaryCreditsMap Index
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Pearson Education (US) Earth
Book SynopsisTable of Contents An Introduction to Geology Plate Tectonics: A Scientific Revolution Unfolds Matter and Minerals Igneous Rocks and Intrusive Activity Volcanoes and Volcanic Hazards Weathering and Soils Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphism and Metamorphic Rocks Geologic Time Crustal Deformation Earthquakes and Earthquake Hazards Earth's Interior Origin and Evolution of the Ocean Floor Mountain Building Mass Movement: The Work of Gravity Running Water Groundwater Glaciers and Glaciation Deserts and Winds Shorelines Global Climate Change Earth's Evolution Through Geologic Time Energy and Mineral Resources Touring Our Solar System APPENDIX Metric and English Units Compared
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Pearson Education (US) AzarHagen Grammar AE 5th Edition Chartbook
Book SynopsisThe Chartbook contains all the grammar charts included in the Student Book. Packed with easy-to-understand explanations and clear examples, the Chartbook is the perfect reference tool for students and teachers alike.Table of ContentsChapter 1 PRESENT TIME 1-1 Simple Present and Present Progressive 1-2 Forms of the Simple Present and the Present Progressive 1-3 Singular/Plural 1-4 Spelling of Simple Present Verbs: Final -s/-es 1-5 Frequency Adverbs 1-6 Verbs Not Usually Used in the Progressive 1-7 Present Verbs: Short Answers to Yes/No Questions Chapter 2 PAST TIME 2-1 The Simple Past: Regular Verbs 2-2 Expressing Past Time: The Simple Past, Irregular Verbs 2-3 Common Irregular Verbs: A Reference List 2-4 Recognizing Verb Endings and Questions with Did 2-5 Spelling of -ing and -ed Forms 2-6 The Past Progressive 2-7 Simple Past vs. Past Progressive 2-8 Expressing Past Time: Using Time Clauses 2-9 Expressing Past Habit: Used To Chapter 3 FUTURE TIME 3-1 Expressing Future Time: Be Going To and Will 3-2 Forms with Be Going To 3-3 Forms with Will 3-4 Be Going To and Will in Spoken English 3-5 Be Going To vs. Will 3-6 Certainty About the Future 3-7 Expressing the Future in Time Clauses and If-Clauses 3-8 Using the Present Progressive to Express Future Time 3-9 Using the Simple Present to Express Future Time 3-10 Immediate Future: Using Be About To 3-11 Parallel Verbs Chapter 4 PRESENT PERFECT AND PAST PERFECT 4-1 Past Participle 4-2 Introduction to the Present Perfect: Unspecified Time with Ever and Never 4-3 The Present Perfect with Unspecified Time: Already, Yet, Just, Recently 4-4 Present Perfect with Since and For 4-5 Simple Past vs. Present Perfect 4-6 Present Perfect Progressive 4-7 Present Perfect Progressive vs. Present Perfect 4-8 Past Perfect Chapter 5 ASKING QUESTIONS 5-1 Yes/No Questions and Short Answers 5-2 Where, Why, When, What Time, How Come, What … For 5-3 Questions With Who, Whom, and What 5-4 Using What + a Form of Do 5-5 Which vs. What and What Kind Of 5-6 Using How 5-7 Using How Often / How Many Times 5-8 Talking About Distance 5-9 Length of Time: It + Take and How Long; How Many 5-10 Spoken and Written Contractions with Question Words 5-11 More Questions with How 5-12 Using How About and What About 5-13 Tag Questions Chapter 6 NOUNS AND PRONOUNS 6-1 Plural Forms of Nouns 6-2 Pronunciation of Final -s/-es 6-3 Subjects, Verbs, and Objects 6-4 Objects of Prepositions 6-5 Prepositions of Time 6-6 Word Order: Place and Time 6-7 Subject-Verb Agreement 6-8 Using Adjectives to Describe Nouns 6-9 Using Nouns as Adjectives 6-10 Personal Pronouns: Subjects and Objects 6-11 Possessive Nouns 6-12 Using Whose 6-13 Possessive Pronouns and Adjectives 6-14 Reflexive Pronouns 6-15 Singular Forms of Other: Another vs. The Other 6-16 Plural Forms of Other: Other(s) vs. The Other(s) 6-17 Summary: Forms of Other Chapter 7 MODAL AUXILIARIES, THE IMPERATIVE, MAKING SUGGESTIONS, STATING PREFERENCES 7-1 Introduction to Modal Auxiliaries 7-2 Expressing Ability: Can, Could, Be Able To 7-3 Expressing Possibility: May, Might, and Maybe; Expressing Permission: May and Can 7-4 Using Could to Express Possibility 7-5 Polite Requests with I: May, Could, Can 7-6 Polite Requests with You: Would, Could, Will, Can 7-7 Expressing Advice: Should and Ought To 7-8 Expressing Advice: Had Better 7-9 Expressing Necessity: Have To, Have Got To, Must 7-10 Expressing Lack Of Necessity: Do Not Have To; Expressing Prohibition: Must Not 7-11 Making Logical Conclusions: Must 7-12 Tag Questions with Modal Auxiliaries 7-13 Imperative Sentences: Giving Instructions 7-14 Making Suggestions: Let’s and Why Don’t 7-15 Stating Preferences: Prefer, Like … Better, Would Rather 7-16 Summary: Modal Auxiliaries Taught in Chapter 7 Chapter 8 CONNECTING IDEAS: PUNCTUATION AND MEANING 8-1 Connecting Ideas with And 8-2 Connecting Ideas with But and Or 8-3 Connecting Ideas with So 8-4 Using Auxiliary Verbs After But 8-5 Using And + Too, So, Either, Neither 8-6 Connecting Ideas with Because 8-7 Connecting Ideas with Even Though/Although Chapter 9 COMPARISONS 9-1 Introduction to Comparative Forms of Adjectives 9-2 Introduction to Superlative Forms of Adjectives 9-3 Completing Comparatives and Superlatives 9-4 Making Comparisons with Adverbs 9-5 Repeating a Comparative; Using Double Comparatives 4 9-6 Modifying Comparatives with Adjectives and Adverbs 9-7 Negative Comparisons 9-8 Using As … As to Make Comparisons 9-9 Using Less … Than and Not As … As 9-10 Using More with Nouns 9-11 Using The Same, Similar, Different, Like, Alike Chapter 10 THE PASSIVE 10-1 Active and Passive Sentences 10-2 Forming the Passive 10-3 Progressive Forms of the Passive 10-4 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 10-5 Using the by-Phrase 10-6 Passive Modal Auxiliaries 10-7 Past Participles as Adjectives (Stative or Non-Progressive Passive) 10-8 Participial Adjectives: -ed vs. -ing 10-9 Get + Adjective; Get + Past Participle 10-10 Using Be Used/Accustomed To and Get Used/Accustomed To 10-11 Used To vs. Be Used To 10-12 Using Be Supposed To Chapter 11 COUNT/NONCOUNT NOUNS AND ARTICLES 11-1 A vs. An 11-2 Count and Noncount Nouns 11-3 Noncount Nouns 11-4 More Noncount Nouns 11-5 Using A Lot Of, Some, Several, Many/Much, and A Few/A Little 11-6 Nouns That Can Be Count or Noncount 11-7 Using Units of Measure with Noncount Nouns 11-8 Articles with Count and Noncount Nouns: A/An, The, Ø 11-9 More About Articles 11-10 Using The or Ø with People and Places 11-11 Capitalization Chapter 12 ADJECTIVE CLAUSES 12-1 Adjective Clauses: Introduction 12-2 Using Who and That in Adjective Clauses to Describe People 12-3 Using Object Pronouns in Adjective Clauses to Describe People 12-4 Using Pronouns in Adjective Clauses to Describe Things 12-5 Singular and Plural Verbs in Adjective Clauses 12-6 Using Prepositions in Adjective Clauses 12-7 Using Whose in Adjective Clauses Chapter 13 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 13-1 Verb + Gerund 13-2 Go + -ing 13-3 Verb + Infinitive 13-4 Verb + Gerund or Infinitive 13-5 Preposition + Gerund 13-6 Using By and With to Express How Something Is Done 13-7 Using Gerunds as Subjects; Using It + Infinitive 13-8 It + Infinitive: Using For (Someone) 13-9 Expressing Purpose with In Order To and For 13-10 Using Infinitives with Too and Enough Chapter 14 NOUN CLAUSES 14-1 Noun Clauses: Introduction 14-2 Noun Clauses That Begin with a Question Word 14-3 Noun Clauses That Begin with If or Whether 14-4 Noun Clauses That Begin with That 14-5 Other Uses of That-Clauses 14-6 Substituting So for a That-Clause in Conversational Responses 14-7 Quoted Speech 14-8 Quoted Speech vs. Reported Speech 14-9 Verb Forms in Reported Speech 14-10 Common Reporting Verbs: Tell, Ask, Answer/Reply Appendix SUPPLEMENTARY GRAMMAR CHARTS Unit A: A-1 The Principal Parts of a Verb A-2 Common Irregular Verbs: A Reference List A-3 The Present Perfect vs. The Past Perfect A-4 The Past Progressive vs. The Past Perfect A-5 Regular Verbs: Pronunciation of -ed Endings A-6 Pronunciation of Final -s/-es for Verbs and Nouns A-7 Review: Subject and Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives A-8 Comparison of Yes/No and Information Question Forms Unit B: B-1 Phrasal Verbs B-2 Phrasal Verbs: A Reference List Unit C: C-1 Preposition Combinations: Introduction C-2 Preposition Combinations: A Reference List Listening Script Trivia Answers Index Credits
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Pearson Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology Plus
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Pearson Education Laboratory Manual in Physical Geology
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Penguin Publishing Group Filters Against Folly How to Survive Despite Economists Ecologists And the Merely Eloquent
Book SynopsisFor 20 years Garrett Hardin has been our most hardnosed thinker about ecological problems...Filters Against Folly makes provocative reading. -- Michael Crichton The ecological problems facing our world present a forum for experts to offer slogans and solutions on all sides of the issue, but leave most of us confused and unsure of the future. In this bracing book, Garrett Hardin offers a plan for clear thinking about these dangers. He shows how the filters of literacy, understanding what words really mean; numeracy, being able to quantify and interpret information; and ecolacy, assessment of complex interactions over time, can allow anyone to make sensible judgments about ecological issues--even in the face of a barrage of confusing expertise. Filters Against Folly offers an antidote to some of the more perverse and dangerous irrationalities of our time: wishful self-delusion, educated incapacity, and foolhardy optimism...If ever this
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Penguin Books Ltd Man and the Natural World
Book Synopsis''Man and the Natural World, an encyclopaedic study of man''s relationship to animals and plants, is completely engrossing ... It explains everything - why we eat what we do, why we plant this and not that, why we keep pets, why we like some animals and not others, why we kill the things we kill and love the things we love ... It is often a funny book and one to read again and again'' Paul Theroux, Sunday Times ''The English historian Keith Thomas has revealed modes of thought and ways of life deeply strange to us'' Hilary Mantel, New York Review of Books''A treasury of unusual historical anecdote ... a delight to read and a pleasure to own'' Auberon Waugh, Sunday Telegraph''A dense and rich work ... the return to the grass roots of our own environmental convictions is made by the most enchantingly minor paths'' Ronald Blythe, GuardianTrade ReviewMan and the Natural World, an encyclopaedic study of man's relationship to animals and plants, is completely engrossing ... It explains everything - why we eat what we do, why we plant this and not that, why we keep pets, why we like some animals and not others, why we kill the things we kill and love the things we love ... It is often a funny book and one to read again and again. -- Paul Theroux * Sunday Times *The English historian Keith Thomas has revealed modes of thought and ways of life deeply strange to us -- Hilary Mantel * New York Review of Books *A treasury of unusual historical anecdote ... a delight to read and a pleasure to own -- Auberon Waugh * Sunday Telegraph *A dense and rich work ... the return to the grass roots of our own environmental convictions is made by the most enchantingly minor paths -- Ronald Blythe * Guardian *
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Maine Woods Penguin Nature Library
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Penguin Books Ltd The Map That Changed the World
Book SynopsisTHE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE FATHER OF MODERN GEOLOGYHidden behind velvet curtains above a stairway in a house in London''s Piccadilly is an enormous and beautiful hand-coloured map - the first geological map of anywhere in the world. Its maker was a farmer''s son named William Smith. Born in 1769 his life was troubled: he was imprisoned for debt, turned out of his home, his work was plagiarised, his wife went insane and the scientific establishment shunned him. It was not until 1829, when a Yorkshire aristocrat recognised his genius, that he was returned to London in triumph: The Map That Changed the World is his story.''For a geologist, this is a must read'' Amazon Reviewer''It serves to lift a genius from academic semi-obscurity and to award him the acknowledgement he undoubtedly deserves'' Amazon Reviewer''Never realised how seminal this map was'' Amazon Reviewer
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Penguin Books Ltd Voyages and Discoveries
Book SynopsisRenaissance diplomat and part-time spy, William Hakluyt was also England''s first serious geographer, gathering together a wealth of accounts about the wide-ranging travels and discoveries of the sixteenth-century English. One of the epics of this great period of expansion, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation describes, in the words of the explorers themselves, an astonishing era in which the English grew rapidly aware of the sheer size and strangeness of their world. Mingling accounts of the journeys of renowned adventurers such as Drake and Frobisher with descriptions by other explorers and traders to reveal a nation beginning to dominate the seas, Hakluyt''s great work was originally intended principally to assist navigation and trade. It also presents one of the first and greatest modern portraits of the globe.
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Penguin Books Ltd Principles of Geology Penguin Classics
Book SynopsisOne of the key works in the nineteenth-century battle between science and ScriptureCharles Lyell's Principles of Geology (1830-33) sought to explain the geological state of the modern Earth by considering the long-term effects of observable natural phenomena. Written with clarity and a dazzling intellectual passion, it is both a seminal work of modern geology and a compelling precursor to Darwinism, exploring the evidence for radical changes in climate and geography across the ages and speculating on the progressive development of life. A profound influence on Darwin, Principles of Geology also captured the imagination of contemporaries such as Melville, Emerson, Tennyson and George Eliot, transforming science with its depiction of the powerful forces that shape the natural world.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics Table of ContentsEdited with an Introduction by James A. SecordNumbers in italics refer to chapters included only as summaries or in brief extractsList of IllustrationsIntroductionFurther ReadingA Note on This EditionVolume I (1830)1: Objects and Nature of Geology2-4: Historical Sketch of the Progress of Geology5: Theoretical Errors which have Retarded the Progress of Geology6: Assumed Discordance of the Ancient and Existing Causes of Change Controverted - Climate7: Climate, continued8: Climate, continued9. Theory of the Progressive Development of Organic Life10-17: Aqueous Causes18-22: Igneous Causes23-24: Earthquakes and their Effects25: Earthquakes, continued - Temple of Serapis26. Causes of Earthquakes and VolcanosVolume II (1832)1: Changes of the Organic World - Reality of Species2: Theory of the Transmutation of Species Untenable3: Limits of the Variability of Species4: Hybrids5-7: Geographical Distribution of Species8: Changes in the Animate World, which Tend to the Extinction of Species9: Changes in the Animate World, which Tend to the Extinction of Species, continued10: Changes in the Inorganic World, Tending to the Extinction of Species11: Whether the Extinction and Creation of Species Can Now be in Progress12: Modifications in Physical Geography Caused by Plants, the Inferior Animals, and Man13-16, 17: How the Remains of Man and his Works are becoming Fossil beneath the Waters18: Corals and Coral ReefsVolume III (1833)1: Methods of Theorizing in Geology2: General Arrangement of the Materials Composing the Earth's Crust3: Different Circumstances under which the Secondary and Tertiary Formations may have Originated4: Determination of the Relative Ages of Rocks5: Classification of Tertiary Formations in Chronological Order6-7: Newer Pliocene Formations - Sicily8: Rocks of the Same Age in Etna9: Origin of the Newer Pliocene Strata of Sicily10-26: Former Changes of the Earth's SurfaceConcluding RemarksGlossaryNotesBibliography of ReviewsIndex>
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Penguin Books Ltd The Travels
Book SynopsisMarco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with a visit to China, after which he served the Kubilai Khan on numerous diplomatic missions. On his return to the West he was made a prisoner of war and met Rustichello of Pisa, with whom he collaborated on this book. The accounts of his travels provide a fascinating glimpse of the different societies he encountered: their religions, customs, ceremonies and way of life; on the spices and silks of the East; on precious gems, exotic vegetation and wild beasts. He tells the story of the holy shoemaker, the wicked caliph and the three kings, among a great many others, evoking a remote and long-vanished world with colour and immediacy.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Rea
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Penguin Books Ltd The Journey Through Wales and the Description of
Book SynopsisScholar, churchman, diplomat and theologian, Gerald of Wales was one of the most fascinating figures of the Middle Ages and The Journey Through Wales describes his eventful tour of the country as a missionary in 1188. In a style reminiscent of a diary, Gerald records the day-to-day events of the mission, alongside lively accounts of local miracles, folklore and religious relics such as Saint Patrick''s Horn, and eloquent descriptions of natural scenery that includes the rugged promontory of St David''s and the vast snow-covered panoramas of Snowdonia. The landscape is evoked in further detail in The Description, which chronicles the everyday lives of the Welsh people with skill and affection. Witty and gently humorous throughout, these works provide a unique view into the medieval world.Table of ContentsTranslated by Lewis ThorpeIntroduction:I. The Life of Gerald of WalesGeneaological table: the family of Gerald of WalesII. The Journey Through Wales1. The purpose of the journey and its achievements2. Gerald's role3. The route followed4. The three versions5. "...cum notabilibus suis"6. The editions7. The earlier translation8. This translationIII. The Description of Wales1. The shape and subject-matter2. The three versions3. The changes made in the second and third versions4. The editions5. The earlier translation6. This translationIV. Gerald the HistorianV. Gerald the ArtistVI. Short BibliographyVII. AcknowledgmentsVIII. List of Gerald's Extant WritingsMaps:1. Gerald's Journey Through Wales2. Wales in 1188THE JOURNEY THROUGH WALESFirst PrefaceSecond PrefaceList of Chapter-Headings: Book I; Book IITHE DESCRIPTION OF WALESFirst PrefaceSecond PrefaceList of Chapter-Headings: Book I; Book IIAppendix I: The additions made in Versions II and III of The Journey Through WalesAppendix II: The additions made in Versions II and III of The Description of WalesAppendix III: Gerald of Wales and King ArthurIndex
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Penguin Books Ltd Personal Narrative of a Journey to the
Book SynopsisOne of the greatest nineteenth-century scientist-explorers, Alexander von Humboldt traversed the tropical Spanish Americas between 1799 and 1804. By the time of his death in 1859, he had won international fame for his scientific discoveries, his observations of Native American peoples and his detailed descriptions of the flora and fauna of the 'new continent'. The first to draw and speculate on Aztec art, to observe reverse polarity in magnetism and to discover why America is called America, his writings profoundly influenced the course of Victorian culture, causing Darwin to reflect: 'He alone gives any notion of the feelings which are raised in the mind on first entering the Tropics.'For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the Table of ContentsTranslated by Jason Wilson with an Introduction by Malcolm NicolsonMapHistorical Introduction by Malcolm NicolsonIntroduction by Jason WilsonAcknowledgmentsChronologyFurther ReadingPERSONAL NARRATIVEAuthor's IntroductionNotes
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Penguin Books Ltd Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
Book SynopsisIn 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and astonishingly objective description of Viking customs, dress, table manners, religion and sexual practices, as well as the only eyewitness account ever written of a Viking ship cremation.Between the ninth and fourteenth centuries, Arab travellers such as Ibn Fadlan journeyed widely and frequently into the far north, crossing territories that now include Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Their fascinating accounts describe how the numerous tribes and peoples they encountered traded furs, paid tribute and waged wars. This accessible new translation offers an illuminating insight into the world of the Arab geographers, and the medieval lands of the far north.Trade ReviewExceptional...a fascinating book, with a nugget of curious information on each page, adding up to a picture that turns preconceptions on their head...Delightful and intriguing * The Scotsman *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Secret Life of Trees
Book SynopsisColin Tudge''s The Secret Life of Trees: How they Live and Why they Matter explores the hidden role of trees in our everyday lives - and how our future survival depends on them. What is a tree? As this celebration of the trees shows, they are our countryside; our ancestors descended from them; they gave us air to breathe. Yet while the stories of trees are as plentiful as leaves in a forest, they are rarely told. Here, Colin Tudge travels from his own back garden round the world to explore the beauty, variety and ingenuity of trees everywhere: from how they live so long to how they talk to each other and why they came to exist in the first place. Lyrical and evocative, this book will make everyone fall in love with the trees around them. ''A love-letter to trees'' Financial Times ''One of those books you want everyone to have already read'' Sunday Telegraph ''Wonderful, invaluable and timely. Tudge is as illuminating a guide as one could wish for'' Daily Mail ''Everyone interested in the natural world will enjoy The Secret Life of Trees. I found myself reading out whole chunks to friends'' The Times Books of the Year Colin Tudge started his first tree nursery in his garden aged 11, marking his life-long interest in trees. Always interested in plants and animals, he studied zoology at Cambridge and then began writing about science, first as features editor at the New Scientist and then as a documentary maker for the BBC. Now a full-time writer, he is a Fellow of the Linnean Society of London and visiting Research Fellow at the Centre of Philosophy at the London School of Economics. His books include The Variety of Life and So Shall We Reap.
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