Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books
Wiley Modern Groundwater Exploration
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Design with Nature
Book Synopsis"In presenting us with a vision of organic exuberance and human delight, which ecology and ecological design promise to open up for us, McHarg revives the hope for a better world. " --Lewis Mumford "...Table of ContentsCity and Countryside. Sea and Survival. The Plight. A Step Forward. The Cast and the Capsule. Nature in the Metropolis. On Values. A Response of Values. The World Is a Capsule. Processes as Values. The Naturalists. The River Basin. The Metropolitan Region. Process and Form. The City: Process and Form. The City: Health and Pathology. Prospect.
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University of Michigan Press Global Urban Policy
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The University of Michigan Press Architectures of Hope
Book SynopsisExamines how communal idealism, electoral politics, and low-income consumer markets made first-time homeownership a reality for millions of low-income Brazilians over the last ten years.Table of Contents List of Illustrations Preface and Acknowledgements Part I—Introduction The Subjunctivity of Hope Hoping for the Future Part II—Infrastructural Citizenship 1. The Making of a Model Community 2. The Machine of Worthiness 3. Waiting and Hoping 4. Cartographies of Wellbeing Part III—Middle-Class Sensorial 5. Topographies of Consumption 6. Democracies of Hope 7. Infrastructuring Class Conclusion. Post-Neoliberal Hopescapes Bibliography
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Should We All Be Vegan
Book SynopsisAn insightful look at the arguments for and against universal adoption of a vegan diet and lifestyle.Table of ContentsIntroduction, The Evolution of Veganism, Why Go Vegan Today?, The Challenges of Veganism, A Vegan Planet, Conclusion.
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University of California Press Sustainable Water
Book SynopsisWritten by leading policy makers, lawyers, economists, hydrologists, ecologists, engineers, and planners, this book reaches across disciplines to address problems and solutions for the sustainable use of water in urban areas. It includes solutions and ideas that integrates water management strategies to increase resilience in a changing world.Trade Review"[Sustainable Water] critically examines the variability and uncertainty of the water footprint as well as its future role in sustainable water management." Environment and Urbanization
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University of California Press Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question
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University of California Press Uncommon Cause
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Cambridge University Press The Earth
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Cambridge University Press Natures Economy A History of Ecological Ideas Second Edition Studies in Environment and History
Book SynopsisNature's Economy is a wide-ranging investigation of ecology's past, first published in 1994. It traces the origins of the concept, discusses the thinkers who have shaped it, and shows how it in turn has shaped the modern perception of our place in nature. Our view of the living world is a product of culture, and the development of ecology since the eighteenth century has closely reflected society's changing concerns. Donald Worster focuses on these dramatic shifts in outlook and on the individuals whose work has expressed and influenced society's point of view. The book includes portraits of Linnaeus, Gilbert White, Darwin, Thoreau, and such key twentieth-century ecologists as Rachel Carson, Frederic Clements, Aldo Leopold, James Lovelock, and Eugene Odum.Trade Review'A major purpose of this book, written at a time when ecology burgeons as both a science and a cult, is to show that ecological science has always been shifting ground … Worster's style is warm, intellectually strong, and eloquent.' Frederick E. Smith, Science'The in-depth treatment Worster has given to many who contributed to the evolution and revolution of the discipline reflects scholarship of high order. To write in a highly readable and absorbing style makes it even more praiseworthy. Graduates in ecology at baccalaureate to doctoral levels, and many practitioners of the discipline, basic and applied, would do well to take stock of where they came from. Worster is a very worthwhile guide.' Edward J. Kormondy, Ecology'Donald Worster's book, a gracefully written account of select events in the history of ecology, is designed to show how this field developed prior to the mid-twentieth century explosion of concern about the subject … Worster has written a volume that should be read and pondered.' Keir B. Sterling, The American Historical Review'Worster has produced a fascinating book. One reading left a copy littered with checkmarks, underlined passages, exclamation, and a note paper of quotations and ideas. The book is well written, well organized, interesting, and provocative.' Frank B. Golley, Human EcologyTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. Two Road Diverged: Ecology in the Eighteenth Century: 1. Science in Arcadia; 2. The empire of reason; Part II. The Subversive Science: Thoreau's Romantic Ecology: 3. A naturalist in concord; 4. Nature looking into nature; 5. Roots and branches; Part III. The Dismal Science: Darwinian Ecology: 6. A fallen world; 7. The education; 8. Scrambling for place; 9. The ascent of man; Part IV. O Pioneers: Ecology on the Frontier: 10. Words on a map; 11. Clements and the climax community; 12. Dust follows the plow; Part V. The Morals of a Science: Ethics, Economics, and Ecology: 13. The value of a varmint; 14. Producers and consumers; 15. Declarations of interdependence; Part VI. The Age of Ecology: Science and the Fate of the Earth: 16. Healing the planet; 17. Disturbing nature; Notes; Glossary of terms; Selected Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Green Imperialism Colonial Expansion Tropical
Book SynopsisThis is the first book to document the origins and early history of environmentalism, concentrating especially on its hitherto unexplained colonial and global aspects. It highlights the significance of Utopian, physiocratic and medical thinking in the history of environmental ideas. The book shows how the new critique of the colonial impact on the environment depended on the emergence of a coterie of professional scientists, especially in the Dutch, French and English maritime empires. The prime importance of the oceanic island 'Eden' as a vehicle for new conceptions of nature is emphasised, and the significance of colonial island environments in stimulating conservationist notions is underlined, revealing how, for the first time, the limitability of local and global resources could be recognised.Trade Review'Green Imperialism is a succinct yet richly nuanced study of the genealogy of European environmentalism …'. Economic History ReviewTable of ContentsList of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Edens, islands and early empires; 2. Indigenous knowledge and the significance of South-West India for Portuguese and Dutch constructions of tropical nature; 3. The English and Dutch East India companies and the seventeenth-century environmental crisis in the colonies; 4. Stephen Hales and some Newtonian antecedents of climatic environmentalism, 1700–1763; 5. Protecting the climate of paradise: Pierre Poivre and the conservation of Mauritius under the ancien regime; 6. Climate, conservation and Carib resistance: the British and the forests of the Eastern Caribbean, 1760–1800; 7. The beginnings of global environmentalism: professional science, oceanic islands and the East India Company, 1768–1838; 8. Diagnosing crisis: the East India Company medical services and the emergence of state conservationism in India, 1760–1857; Conclusion: the colonial state and the origins of western environmentalism; Select bibliography, Index.
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Cambridge University Press Social Networks and Natural Resource Management
Book SynopsisSocial Network Analysis (SNA), a quantitative approach to the study of social relations, has recently emerged as a key tool for understanding the governance of natural resources. Bringing together contributions from a range of researchers in the field, this is the first book to fully explore the potential applications of SNA in the context of natural resource management. Topics covered include the role of SNA in stakeholder selection; improving fisheries management and conservation; the effect of social network ties on public satisfaction and agrarian communication networks. Numerous case studies link SNA concepts to the theories underlying natural resource governance, such as social learning, adaptive co-management and social movements theory. Reflecting on the challenges and opportunities associated with this evolving field, this is an ideal resource for students and researchers involved in many areas of natural resource management, environmental biology, sustainability science and sTrade Review'The book achieves its objective admirably well … [as] an edited volume, a rigorous conceptual framework of SNA at the beginning of the book weaves the contributing case studies of natural resource management into an integrated whole. The concluding chapter is ambitious and successful in synthesizing the central theoretical and methodological challenges for future work in the field. Academics and professionals working in natural resource governance are also likely to find the book very useful.' Janne I. Hukkinen, Journal of Integrative Environmental SciencesTable of ContentsForeword Carl Folke; Part I. Introduction: 1. A social relational approach to natural resource governance Örjan Bodin, Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez, Henrik Ernstson and Christina Prell; 2. Some basic structural characteristics of networks Christina Prell; 3. Combining social network approaches with social theories to improve understanding of natural resource governance Beatrice Crona, Henrik Ernstson, Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; Part II. Case Studies: 4. Barriers and opportunities in transforming to sustainable governance: the role of key individuals Örjan Bodin and Beatrice Crona; 5. Social network analysis for stakeholder selection Christina Prell, Mark Reed and Klaus Hubacek; 6. Who and how: engaging well-connected fishers in social networks to improve fisheries management and conservation Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 7. The effects of social network ties on the public's satisfaction with forest management in British Columbia, Canada David Tindall, Howard Harshaw and J. M. Taylor; 8. Social network models for natural resource use and extraction Ken Frank; 9. Friends or neighbors? Subgroup heterogeneity and the importance of bonding and bridging ties in natural resource governance Beatrice Crona and Örjan Bodin; 10. The role of individual attributes in the practice of information sharing among fishers from Loreto, BCS, Mexico Saudiel Ramirez-Sanchez; 11. Transformative collective action: a network approach to transformative change in ecosystem-based management Henrik Ernstson; 12. Social networks, joint image building and adaptability - the case of local fishery management Annica Sandström; 13. Agrarian communication networks: consequences for agroforestry Marney Isaac and Evans Dawoe; Part III. Summary and Outlook: 14. Social network analysis in natural resource governance - summary and outlook Örjan Bodin and Christina Prell; Index.
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Rand McNally Rand McNally Folded Map Chicago Regional Map
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The Natural History Museum Hope
Book SynopsisHope is the new icon of the Natural History Museum, a stunning 9,000 pound, 82-foot-long blue whale skeleton. Suspended by steel wires and captured in a majestic swooping posture, her reconstruction is a work of art as well as a feat of engineering. Her story begins in 1891 when she was found beached off the coast of Ireland. A lucrative find for a local fisherman, her skeletal remains were sold to the Museum. The project to restore her took three years to complete, including 10 months of painstaking laboratory work to clean and repair each of her 221 bones. Combining the latest scientific research into the blue whale with behind-the-scenes imagery, this book sheds new light on the largest creature ever to have lived on Earth.
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Bloomsbury USA 3pl Climate Change and the Symbol Deficit in the
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewJan-Olav Henriksen has produced a valuable resource for the church as it struggles to bring Christian faith to bear fruitfully on the climate crisis. He offers a deep dive into the power of symbols to engender consistent action – including political action – for transformation toward ways of living that allow earth’s climate systems to flourish. This book will be invaluable in the academy and in the church. -- Cynthia D. Moe-Lobeda, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary of California Lutheran University, USAThe late Ursula K Le Guin argued that if we going to think ourselves out of the current problems of climate change and globalization, we are going to need more speculative fiction writers. This means we need new symbols with which to imagine our planetary futures. This book is important because it critiques the underlying theological symbols of western style democracies and economics that are, in the era of the Anthropocence, quite simply deficient. We need new, planetary ways of imagining human-God-Earth relations that suggest we (and all things human) are emergent from the process of planetary evolution. -- Whitney Bauman, Florida International University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction: The Deficit Thesis and the Task It Presents Part 1: Contexts for the Symbol Deficit Chapter One: From Acts of God to the Anthropocene Chapter Two: Culprits for the Predicament Chapter Three: Consumer Idolatry Chapter Four: Religion in Denial Chapter Five: To Empower Those Who Suffer and Give Voice to Those Who Lack It Part 2: Conditions for symbolic practices Chapter Six: Symbols as Mediating Practice Chapter Seven: Conditions for Agency: A Critique of Modernity’s Detached Subject Chapter Eight: Symbols for Enhancing Moral Motivation and Avoiding Defection Chapter Nine: An Inductive, Experientially Oriented Theology Part 3: Symbols for Practices Chapter Ten: God as Creator - A Critical Symbol? Chapter Eleven: From Anthropos to All of Creation Chapter Twelve: Symbolic Deficits in Apocalypticism – Towards a Presentist Eschatology Chapter Thirteen: Sin Chapter Fourteen: Symbols for Hope – A Critical Evaluation Chapter Fifteen: Sacrifice, Hope, and Grace Bibliography Index
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Penguin Putnam Inc Trash Talk
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Random House, India The Rumbling Earth
Book SynopsisThe renowned seismologists C.P. Rajendran and Kusala Rajendran offer a riveting story of the Indian earthquakes, their science, history and impact. Like all other natural phenomena, earthquakes are part of life-sustaining forcesthe creators of the mountains, valleys and springs or even deserts on Eartha theatre where the show never ends. The book takes the readers to some exciting parts of India to show how earthquakes change the topography where a sea existed not far in the pastnow a salt marsh, affecting the social life, trade and livelihood. The book discusses the likelihood of the next big earthquake in the Himalayas against the backdrop of the devastating earlier ones revealed by archaeology, history and geology. It probes the causes and aftermath of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 and gives a glimpse of the past. The high-impact earthquakes will happen, but they need not always end up as human catastrophes. The authors have spent much of their professional lives stud
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Harvard University Press The Meddlers
Book SynopsisWhile the birth of global economic governance is conventionally dated to the end of World War II, Jamie Martin shows how its roots lie in World War I and its aftermath. The Meddlers explores the intense political struggles about sovereignty and self-governance provoked by the first attempts to govern global capitalism.
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Harvard University Press The World of Sugar How the Sweet Stuff
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Harvard University Press Empire Incorporated The Corporations That Built
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Harvard University Press The Great Acceleration An Environmental History
Book SynopsisThe pace of energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and population growth has thrust the planet into a new age—the Anthropocene. Humans have altered the planet’s biogeochemical systems without consciously managing them. The Great Acceleration explains the causes, consequences, and uncertainties of this massive uncontrolled experiment.Trade ReviewAmong the first scholarly works to make explicit use of the geological framework of the Anthropocene for the purpose of rethinking the grand narratives of global economic change. -- Fredrik Albritton Jonsson * Public Books *
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Princeton University Press Teesdales Special Flora
Book SynopsisTrade Review"[Bradshaw] is inspiring a new generation of botanists." * BBC North East & Cumbria *"[Bradshaw] is a force of nature. . . . She has collected all of her wisdom, learned from botanists across the centuries and gleaned from her own 75 years of walking the fell . . . . The book is quite literally her life’s work."---Chris Lloyd, Northern Echo"Some of the plants can’t be found anywhere else in the UK and – until Bradshaw arrived on the scene – many were unaccounted for. Bradshaw is the chief caretaker of some of the country’s rarest flowers. She has spent seven decades obsessively studying the unique arctic-alpine flora of Teesdale."---Phoebe Weston, The Guardian"An ideal book to add value to your visit to [Teesdale]."---John Miles, BirdWatching Magazine"[Bradshaw’s] vast knowledge of the more than two dozen rare upper dale flora has been captured in her book."---Martin Paul, Teesdale Mercury"By far the most comprehensive account available."---David J Tennant, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland"The descriptions of the plants are beautifully written, bringing their story to life and providing the reader with all the essential information. I have no doubt that this will become an essential guide for anyone wishing to visit Teesdale and admire the unique botanical heritage of the area.." * Plantlife *"[Bradshaw is] something of a legend among botanists."---Emily Rickerby, Living North Magazine"This is a very special book. Not only is it a compendium of the diverse and wondrous flora of Teesdale, its pages are permeated with the deep love, devotion and dedication of one individual to a uniquely beautiful, biologically diverse place."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels with Birds
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Propaganda and Information in Eastern India
Book SynopsisThis is a study of the social, political, economic and public health aspects of the Second World War in South Asia, with particular attention being accorded to colonial Eastern India, which was treated as a single administrative unit during the course of the conflict for strategic purposes. The conclusion deals with the long term effects of the war: its effects on political formations, bureaucratic re-negotiation and the de-colonisation of the British Indian empire.Trade Review'A well-crafted and presented addition to the field, and a valuable contribution to our understanding of the organisation and operation of the Raj in its final, fraught years.' - Contemporary South Asia 'An important book.' - Studies in HistoryTable of ContentsIntroduction; Chapter 1 The Second World War, Indian Nationalism and the Challenges of State Mobilisation in Eastern India: A Survey; Chapter 2 State Propaganda and Civilian Audiences in Eastern India 1939–45: Forms, Applications and Scope; Chapter 3 An Ancillary to Propaganda: State Censorship and the Civilian Population in Eastern India 1939–45; Chapter 4 The Colonial State, ‘Neutrals’ and the Propaganda Campaign against the Indian National Congress 1939–1944; Chapter 5 Propaganda, Censorship and the British Indian Army: Eastern India 1942–45; conclusion Conclusion;
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Quarto Publishing PLC Thanks for Sharing
Book SynopsisIn Thanks for Sharing, features writer Eleanor Tucker takes us along as her family embark on a year in the sharing economy, showing along the way how through sharing, lending, renting and borrowing we can all live more sustainably.
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Quarto Publishing PLC To the Ends of the Earth
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book provides a unique insight into the evolution of mapmaking and the science behind it, from the stone age to the digital age. Britain’s leading cartographic author takes us on a historical journey through how the greatest maps were created. Exploring key cartographers and mapmaking methods, as well as fascinating interludes on subjects such as the very first maps, deliberate mistakes, and superlative maps, this comprehensive guide explores how the techniques and technology have developed throughout human history: • Evolving methods of surveying: from the Roman groma, through the naval instruments of the magnetic compass, astrolabes and sextants, to the 20th century revolution of aerial photography • Drawing tools and materials: from Babylonian maps carved in clay, to digital maps created via touchscreen • The introduction of various mapping conveTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1. IN THE BEGINNING The First Maps 2. SURVEYS AND SKETCHES Gathering the Information 3. WHYS AND WHEREFORES The Purpose of Maps 4. OLD TIMERS The First Map-makers 5. IN THE ROUND Globes and Spheres 6. SURFACE MATTERS Materials for Drawing Maps 7. A MAP OF MANY PARTS The Components of a Map 8. GOING NOWHERE Places Which Weren’t There 9. THE DRAWING ROOM Key Cartographers from the Golden Age to the Modern Age 10. MIGHTY MAPS Mapping Superlatives 11. A MAP IN HAND The Purposes to Which Maps Have Been Put CONCLUSION FURTHER RESOURCES INDEX CREDITS ABOUT THE AUTHOR & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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Vintage Shackletons Boat Journey
Book SynopsisFrank A. Worsley was the Captain of the H. M. S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition to the Antarctic. On its way to the Antarctic continent the Endurance became trapped and then crushed by ice, and the ship''s party of twenty-eight drifted in an ice floe for five months. Finally reaching an uninhabited island, Shackleton, Worsley and four others sailed eight hundred miles in a small boat to the island of South Georgia, an astounding feat of navigation and courage. All hands survived this ill-fated expedition; as Worsley writes, ''By self-sacrifice and throwing his own life into the balance, (Shackleton) saved every one of his men...although at times it looked unlikely that one could be saved.''Trade ReviewA breath-taking story of courage, skill and determination under the most appalling conditions -- Sir Edmund HillaryOne of the great survival stories of our time * Library Journal *A remarkable book... Worsley writes without heroics...but makes us feel to the marrow the conditions that the party endured before all hands were rescued * New Yorker *Simply gripping * Irish Mountain Log *A stirring account of a fascinating adventure * Sunday Tribune *
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Vintage The Floating Egg
Book SynopsisThe Floating Egg begins with the search for an alchemist''s secret, and ends with the re-imagination of a past world. Each chapter is connected to a particular corner of north-east England, and each explores the uncertain line where myth is dissolved into science, and belief gives way to knowledge. Different episodes show how the fall of Constantinople converted the common rock of the Yorkshire cliffs into a source of extraordinary wealth and power, and how this in turn uncovered the inhabitants of a succession of past worlds; how a stone falling from the sky near this same coast changed the minds of all the natural philosophers of Europe; and how a new science was born on the top of the tower of York Minster. We learn about the cloak-and-dagger world of fossil trading in the town of Whitby; and we see the entire life-work of a forgotten scientific genius who died from consumption at the age of twenty-five, having revolutionised his science. The stories move fTrade ReviewA wonderful tome...beautifully structured...utterly fascinating... Reading The Floating Egg is a captivating experience because there is at least one surprise in every chapter... Roger Osborne has combined portions of history, biology, architecture, palaeontology, astronomy - and a large dose of humour - and produced the fascinating story of how geology came to be * The Times *His exploration of geology's Yorkshire roots is infallibly entertaining...A delightful book...quirky and thoroughly Yorkshire, and all the better for that * New Scientist *
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Vintage The Song Of The Dodo
Book SynopsisWhy have island ecosystems always suffered such high rates of extinction? Over the past eight years, David Quammen has followed the threads of island biogeography on a globe-encircling journey of discovery.Trade ReviewNot only is this book compulsively readable - a masterpiece - it is maybe the masterpiece of science journalism -- Bill Mckibben * Audobon Magazine *A moving book... Quammen is a good writer who has taken the time to master an important subject and do it justice -- Richard Dawkins * The Times *Not since Gerald Durrell's books 30 years ago have I encountered such writing about the natural world. The witty, pithy, modest prose and the clever interweaving of science and storytelling are of a quality unrivalled in th field -- Matt Ridley * Sunday Telegraph *Impressive and deeply moving...blends first-rate science journalism with superb travel and nature writing * Financial Times *David Quammen is a brilliant young star of nature writing... His book is an important example of the genre, written in an enchanting style. His knowledge, based on years of research and adventure around the world, is truly impressive -- Edward O. Wilson, author of 'The Diversity of Life'
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Gill The Stream of Everything
Book SynopsisQuietly triumphant.' Donal RyanAmbitious and gentle.' Belinda McKeonA terrific book.' Michael HardingIn May 2020, John Connell finds himself, like so many others, confined to his local area, the opportunity to freely travel and socialise cut short. His attention turns to the Camlin river an ever-present source of life for his town's inhabitants and, for John, a site of boyhood adventure, first love, family history and local legend.He decides to canoe its course with his friend, Sunday Times journalist Peter Geoghegan, a two-day trip requiring physical exertion and mental resilience. As the world grows still around them, the river continues to teem with life a symphony of buzzing mayfly and jumping trout. During their meander downstream, John reflects on his life: his travels, his past relationships and his battle with depression, as well as on Irish folklore, geopolitics and philosophy.The Stream of
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Gill From Malin Head to Mizen Head
Book SynopsisJourney around the Sea Area Forecast with RTÉ meteorologist Joanna Donnelly.
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James Clarke & Co Ltd A A Draught of the South Land
Book SynopsisThe first complete account of the various attempts to map New Zealand prior to 1773, spanning continents, peoples, empires and professions.Trade ReviewThis comprehensive, engaging study highlights how curiosity and ambition drove the pioneering navigational achievements of two brilliant seamen, alongside the development of cartography as a strategic resource, an economic opportunity, and an emblem of western control. Moon reveals how Tasman and Cook gave New Zealand a name and a shape on the global map, while also local documenting local peoples' own methods of recording navigation, and their powerful sense of place. - Andrew Lambert FKC, Laughton Professor of Naval History, Kings College London The story of how our modern maps came to be is far more complicated and interesting than many suspect. Maps are the results of layers of knowledge, superimposed on one another; they are the results of political interest, editorial manipulation, courage, brutality and sympathy. Above all they are the result of cultures - often vastly different - colliding. Among all of these stories, that of the mapping of New Zealand is one of the finest, and here it is brilliantly told. - Sam Willis, Naval Historian and Television Presenter Paul Moon, who has been detailing the history of New Zealand Aotearoa for some years with a series of books, has now added to his oeuvre with one that neatly summarises the evolution of ideas about the location, size and shape of these islands from the theoretical ideas of sixteenth century European geographers to the charts produced by the likes of James Cook near the end of the eighteenth century. - John Robson, Quondam Map Librarian, University of Waikato Moon does not just dive into his topic; he sets the scene with chapters on the development of cartography, and one about the Dutch East India Company (known by the initials VOC from its Dutch name). Moon suggests that "Exploration has always been an appetite that grows with the eating", as states and companies sought to discover opportunities for expansion or commerce. "Maps", says Moon, "did not just plot the course of Dutch commercial expansion". He notes that they led the way. The early history of the mapping of New Zealand is entwined with the history of the VOC. Larry Robins in Cook's Log, Vol. 46, no. 4, pp.12-13 October (2023)Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Introduction 1. Cartography and the Age of Discovery 2. The VOC and Dutch Batavia 3. Abel Janszoon Tasman 4. 'The Intelligence Empire': Seventeenth-Century Dutch Exploration of the South Pacific 5. New Zealand on the Map 6. The Growth of Literacy and Mapmaking in England 7. 'To Add a Lustre to this Nation': Cook's Expedition 8. Mapping the East Coast of New Zealand 9. One or Two Islands Separated by a Strait? 10. North and South Islands Revealed 11. The End of Cook's First Journey to the Southern Hemisphere 12. Conclusion Bibliography Index
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The Crowood Press Ltd The North Wessex Downs
Book SynopsisThe Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been described as the jewels of the English landscape, and the North Wessex Downs, the third largest AONB, is no exception. Its predominant feature is its underlying chalk geology, and it covers one of the most continuous tracts of chalk downland in England. As well as its treasures in the form of chalk and ancient woodland, the North Wessex Downs also has a fascinating human history, stretching back some 5,000 years. The archaeology of the area is both rich and varied, with a number of impressive monuments, including the Neolithic stone circle at Avebury-which forms part of a World Heritage Site-the truly beautiful Uffington White Horse, and the magical Wayland''s Smithy, plus a myriad of Bronze Age barrows and Iron Age hill forts. Despite being located in southern England-a densely populated region-the North Wessex Downs is surprisingly unspoiled and sparsely populated, giving it a true sense of the idyllic England of old. Hidden amongst t
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Pluto Press Burnt
Book SynopsisThe climate crisis keeps getting worse. We need to rethink how we fight the most important battle of our livesTrade Review'A brilliantly readable and absorbing analysis of the capitalist roots of climate breakdown, and an inspiring rallying cry for activists everywhere to work together to build a just, ecosocialist future' -- Grace Blakeley, editor of 'Futures of Socialism' (Verso, 2020)'Burnt takes us to the structural roots of climate injustice in colonialism, class, gender and race. But it goes beyond analysis. It is an activist guide on 'being the change you want to see' in times of climate catastrophe. Saltmarsh shows that the antidote to climate injustice is not depression or hopelessness but hope born from a struggle for justice' -- Vandana Shiva, environmental activist and author'Few people still deny that climate change is taking place, but who is to blame for the crisis? Chris Saltmarsh sets the record straight, explaining that the capitalist system that is to blame, and the fight for climate justice offers a way out. This rousing book demonstrates that by joining in solidarity with others fighting for a new society, we can remake the world for everyone rather than just the wealthy few' -- Ashley Dawson, Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the English Department at the Graduate Center / City University of New York and the College of Staten Island, and author of 'People's Power: Reclaiming the Energy Commons' (O/R, 2020)'A great contribution to unveiling the roots of our crisis, rich in storytelling drawing from Chris' deep experience in organising for a world that centres people and planet' -- Harpreet Kaur Paul, Human rights lawyer'From 'generation climate' to a transformative Green New Deal, this is a sure guide through the politics of environmental breakdown and why radical ambition is our safest path forward' -- Mathew Lawrence, co-author of 'Planet on Fire: A Manifesto for the Age of Environmental Breakdown' (Verso, 2021) and Director of the think tank Common Wealth'Accurately identifies the scale of the crisis facing us and offers strategic ideas for how we respond - a rallying cry in book form' -- Callum Cant, author of 'Riding for Deliveroo' (Polity, 2019)'Pushes the British climate movement to go further in their demands for ecological justice. Unlike many books about climate breakdown, this book understands the political and economic system that is holding us to ransom, and has a good idea of how to change it' -- Sam Knights, activist and editor of 'This Is Not A Drill: An Extinction Rebellion Handbook' (Penguin, 2019)'Deftly draws upon his experiences in the student and Labour Party climate movements to provide a compelling analysis of how the climate movement must urgently pivot to take the capitalist system head on or fail' -- Gaya Sriskanthan, co-chair of Momentum'Leaves us with an empowering sense of our own agency to confront these [climate] crises' -- Leon Sealey-Huggins, Assistant Professor of Global Sustainable Development at the University of Warwick‘an absolute firecracker of a book: punchy, polemical and politically savvy’ -- ‘The Ecologist’Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Climate crisis 1. The c-word (capitalism) 2. Justice or bust 3. Climate Action, Ltd 4. The next generation 5. Green New Deal – a blueprint 6. Jobs, jobs, jobs 7. The s-word (state power) 8. Don’t let crises go to waste Conclusion: Don’t mourn, organise! Resources
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Pluto Press Dismantling Green Colonialism
Book SynopsisQuestioning energy transition in the Arab region using a climate justice lensTrade Review'Demonstrates that the climate crisis - along with mainstream responses to it - is playing out along colonial lines. It's time to face up to this reality and build an anti-colonial struggle in response.' -- Jason Hickel, economic anthropologist and author of 'Less is More''This groundbreaking volume by scholars deeply embedded in the region's political and knowledge production milieus, offers a timely, indeed acute, analysis of what a just transition might mean for the region. The authors examine in theoretically and empirically rich essays contestations over the Sahara, greenwashing Israel's colonisation of Palestine, agricultural and mineral extractivism, green capitalism and finance and a range of other urgently pivotal subjects.' -- Laleh Khalili, author of 'Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula''A brave and timely book that offers hope for our planet. These essays from the Arab world analyse the complexity of the environmental issues at play in the region and offer an optimistic, global, democratic vision of transformative sustainability centred around climate justice.' -- Ahdaf Soueif, novelist and political and cultural commentator'A much-needed decolonized examination of the climate crisis for all sacrificial zones. A focus on the situation in North Africa, an area of intense contestations pitching the peoples against the relentless push by fossil fuel speculators and other forces of neoliberalism is both welcome and a clear warning that must not be ignored.' -- Nnimmo Bassey, author of 'To Cook a Continent: Destructive Extraction and the Climate Change Crisis in Africa''A must-read thought-provoking book for every researcher, policymaker and activist working on climate, energy, development and social justice issues in the Arab region. This volume educates and empowers its readers to think about the roots of the problems in clear, systematic, and transformative ways. A significant contribution to the literature on just transition, greenwashing, neocolonialism, extractivism, and neoliberalism.' -- Fadhel Kaboub, President of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity'This book is crucial for those seeking alternative visions and policies to the complete disaster currently being produced by capitalism, and to capitalism’s failing global and local projects to deal with an issue that is a question of life and death. Despite the multi-dimensional crisis that the Arab region – and the whole world – is going through […] the Arab region remains largely absent from the intensifying debate over the future.' -- Wael Gamal, Egyptian writer and researcher in political economy'Just as the science is telling us loud and clear that the current situation of climate deterioration may be our last chance “before it is too late”, so the research and knowledge presented in this book, including its practical and feasible recommendations (which are directed to people rather than to the indifferent, comprador regimes in the Arab region), serves as wake-up call, reminding us of the urgent need to act before it is too late.' -- Nahla Chahal, Professor of political sociology, Editor-in-Chief, 'As-Safir Al-Arabi'‘[T]his book serves as a crucial link in the collective efforts and common priorities of climate experts and climate justice advocates in Arab countries who, moreover, refuse the new colonialism that is disguised in some agendas around addressing climate change and harnessing renewable energies. I hope this book can be a catalyst that will prompt governments and civil society organizations and institutions to pursue climate justice and achieve energy democracy in North Africa.’ -- Houcine Rhili, Development specialist, Tunisia'For anyone committed to putting the Just into Just Transition this is a vital intervention that connects the past to the present and challenges us not only to reimagine the future, but to stand with those on the frontlines fighting for it.' -- Asad Rehman, War on Want, UK'The inevitable consequences of climate change caused by extractivism will mostly affect vulnerable communities ... The authors push us to be critical of green projects and remind us that not everything green should be blindly accepted.' -- 'The New Arab'Table of ContentsTables and Figures Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Just in Time – The Urgent Need for a Just Transition in the Arab Region - Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell PART I: ENERGY COLONIALISM, UNEQUAL EXCHANGE AND GREEN EXTRACTIVISM 1. The Energy Transition in North Africa: Neocolonialism Again! – Hamza Hamouchene 2. An Unjust Transition: Energy, Colonialism and Extractivism in Occupied Western Sahara - Joanna Allan, Hamza Lakhal and Mahmoud Lemaadel 3. Arab–Israeli Eco-Normalization: Greenwashing Settler Colonialism in Palestine and the Jawlan - Manal Shqair 4. What Can an Old Mine Tell Us about a Just Energy Transition? Lessons from Social Mobilization across Mining and Renewable Energy in Morocco - Karen Rignall 5. Towards a Just Agricultural Transition in North Africa - Saker El Nour 6. The Electricity Crisis in Sudan: Between Quick Fixes and Opportunities for a Sustainable Energy Transition - Razaz H. Basheir and Mohamed Salah Abdelrahman PART II: NEOLIBERAL ADJUSTMENTS, PRIVATISATION OF ENERGY AND THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 7. International Finance and the Commodification of Electricity in Egypt - Mohamed Gad 8. The Energy Sector in Jordan: Crises Caused by Dysfunctional and Unjust Policies - Asmaa Mohammad Amin 9. Renewable Energy in Tunisia: An Unjust Transition - Chafik Ben Rouine and Flavie Roche 10. The Moroccan Energy Sector: A Permanent Dependence - Jawad Moustakbal PART III: FOSSIL CAPITALISM AND CHALLENGES TO A JUST TRANSITION 11. A Transition to Where? The Gulf Arab States and the New 'East-East' Axis of World Oil - Adam Hanieh 12. The Challenges of the Energy Transition in Fossil Fuel Exporting Countries: The Case of Algeria - Imane Boukhatem 13. Unjust Transitions: The Gulf States' Role in the "Sustainability Shift" in the Middle East and North Africa - Christian Henderson About the Contributors Index
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Polity Press Nature Western Attitudes Since Ancient Times Themes in History
Book Synopsisaeo A lively, accessible introduction to the history of nature and the environment. aeo An outline of the major understandings of a naturea in the western world since classical times from nature as higher authority to its more recent meaning of a threatened form of life.Trade Review"Common green wisdom attributes modern treatment of the environment to all sorts of legacies from history, usually Western, Judaeo-Christian and capitalist. Peter Coates examines all the usual suspects, from the Ancient Greeks, to Renaissance man and the thinkers of the Enlightenment, and no less critically the usual eco-heroes, from St Francis and the Zen Buddhists to the American Indians. He places shifting ideas and attitudes in the full and proper context of their time, and rightly condemns the tendency to raid the past for handy quotations to legitimize the campaigns of the present. He shows us how landscapes in England and elsewhere are related to these ideas, particularly show pieces like National Trust properties and American National Parks, but they are often landscapes of dispossession as well as landscapes of conservation. He takes us into the immediate antecedents of modern environmentalism and shows us a green side to Engels and (alarmingly) to Himmler as well as to Wordsworth and William Morris. Always judicious, Peter Coates's book will prove the best possible guide to the history of environmental ideas. Anyone who seriously wants to find a way through the maze of the past and to judge how we have arrived at the present and who prizes scholarship above polemics, will need to read this book." Professor T. C. Smout, Institute for Environmental History, University of St Andrews "For some years it has struck me as intriguing that there is no good recent history of nature - though in a sense hardly surprising since one could not imagine a more daunting subject for a historian to tackle.... I am delighted to say that Peter Coates's text fills the bill particularly well: it is clear, cogent, comprehensive, and well organized.... This is a stunning book." Roy Porter, Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine "I am very impressed with this book. It offers much more depth on most of the historical periods than any other book I've read.... and I couldn't stop reading it." Michael Barbour, University of California, "Peter Coates's Nature is an engaging book, written in a lucid and accessible style and enlivened by the author's wry humour." Professor Peter Burke, Emmanuel College, Cambridge "Coates' prose is lively and his critical perspactive engaging...students and general readers will find this an enjoyable and thought-provoking introduction to some of the key ideas and debates within environmental history." Andrea Gaynor, University of Western Australia 'Peter Coates's book is a welcome, updated introduction to environmental history. Presuming no prior knowledge of the field on the part of his readers, Coates confirms the discipline's "status as one of the most enthralling...pursuits within historical studies" (p.viii). Though faced with a monumental task of synthesis - even within a considerably narrowed scope - Coates succeeds admirably.' Journal of the History of the Behavioural SciencesTable of ContentsPreface. 1. The Natures of Nature. 2. Ancient Greece and Rome. 3. The Middle Ages. 4. The Advent of Modernity. 5. The World Beyond Europe. 6. Nature as Landscape. 7. Reassessments of Nature: Romantic and Ecological. 8. The Disunited Colours of Nature. 9. The Future of Nature. Notes. Index.
£17.09
Polity Press Human Geography Today
Book SynopsisA unique assessment of the current state and future direction of human geography. A major book that includes especially written contributions by internationally respected figures in the field. Accessible and wide-ranging, it will be widely read by students and academics.Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors. Preface. Part I The 'Nature' of Human Geography: . 1. Issues and Debates: Doreen Massey. Hybrid Geographies: rethinking the 'human' in human geography: Sarah Whatmore. Part II: Imaginative Geographies. Introduction. 3. Imagined Geographies: geographical knowledge of the self and other in everyday life: Gill Valentine. 4. Situating Geopolitical Representations: inside/outside and the power of imperial interventions: David Slater. 5. Collective Wish Images: geographical imaginaries and the crisis of national development: Michael John Watts. Part III: Geography and Difference. Introduction. 6. Creating Geographies of Difference: David Sibley. 7. The Cultural Politics of Difference: Susan J. Smith. 8. Geographies of Identity and Difference: marking boundaries: Geraldine Pratt. Part IV: Spatialities of Power. Introduction. 9. The New Geopolitics of Power: John Agnew. 10. Spatial Assemblages of Power: from domination to empowerment: John Allen. 11. Popular and State Discourses of Power: Sarah Radcliffe. Part V: Re-thinking Space and Place. . Introduction. 12. Performing Space: Gillian Rose. 13. Thirdspace: Expanding the Scope of the Geographical Imagination: Edward W. Soja. 14. Spaces of Politics: Doreen Massey. 15. Steps to an Ecology of Place: Nigel Thrift. Afterword: Open Geographies: John Allen. Index.
£23.74
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Hydrogen Economy
Book SynopsisIn The Hydrogen Economy, best--selling author Jeremy Rifkin takes us on an eye--opening journey into the next great commercial era in history.Trade Review"Rifkin, who is an influential writer and lecturer at a major American business school, has produced a very readable book with an important message. It deserves to be studied in governments, in the boardrooms of business and, more important, by the citizens of the world - for it is up to them to plan their destiny within realistic options. In short, it speaks of nothing less than the survival of the species." Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsChapter 1: Between Realities; Chapter 2: Sliding Down Hubbert’s Bell Curve; Chapter 3: Energy and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations; Chapter 4: The Fossil-Fuel Era; Chapter 5: The Islamist Wildcard; Chapter 6: A Global Meltdown; Chapter 7: Vulnerabilities Along the Seams; Chapter 8: The Dawn of the Hydrogen Economy; Chapter 9: Reglobalization from the Bottom Up
£28.45
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Climate Wars
Book SynopsisStruggles over drinking water, new outbreaks of mass violence, ethnic cleansing, civil wars in the earth's poorest countries, endless flows of refugees: these are the new conflicts and forces shaping the world of the 21st century.Trade Review"Welzer's thinking, like his writing, is fast, fresh and incisive. His book is a warning thatwarrants reading; it does not need tobe a forecast." European Voice "An absolutely essential read." Morning Star "An engaging and thought-provoking contribution to current conflict analysis." International Affairs "A thought-provoking if uncomfortable read." Irish Times "Should be considered mandatory reading for anyone with concerns over the impact of climate change upon their lives, their families, their communities, their country." Midwest Book Review "Should be considered mandatory reading for anyone with concerns over the impact of climate change upon their lives, their families, their communities, their country." Library Bookwatch "If you have pondered what climate change means for humanity, here's a book for you ... A fascinating tome." A-Men Magazine "Welzer combines analytical insight with passionate conviction in calling on all of us to help stem the violence that flows from climate change." Martin Albrow, University of Wales"Rampant climate change will redraw the geopolitical map of the 21st century. This book asks the uncomfortable but important questions that we will face in the future."Robert Falkner, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vi 1 A Ship in the Desert: The Past and Future of Violence 1 2 Climate Conflicts 8 3 Global Warming and Social Catastrophes 24 4 A Brief Survey of Climate Change 33 5 Killing Yesterday 39 6 Killing Today: Ecocide 51 7 Killing Tomorrow: Never-Ending Wars, Ethnic Cleansing, Terrorism, Shifting Boundaries 88 8 Changed Realities 138 9 The Revival of Old Conflicts: Faiths, Classes, Resources and the Erosion of Democracy 155 10 More Violence 160 11 What Can and Cannot Be Done – 1 163 12 What Can and Cannot Be Done – 2 179 Notes 184 Index 215
£11.69
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Green Social Work
Book SynopsisSocial work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a low-key role in environmental issues that increasingly impact on people's well-being, both locally and globally.Trade Review"A very important and valuable argument for social work's engagement with environmental issues … Hopefully, it will be seen as a step along the path to a truly and deeply transformed social work." British Journal of Social Work "A rallying cry for the 're-politicisation' of social work." Professional Social Work "This book could not be more timely. The global crisis caused by climate change, environmental degradation, and food and water insecurity has created fertile ground for global inequalities. The role of social work in intersecting between people and policy can ensure that the human rights of the most vulnerable are protected and that socially just solutions are enacted. I applaud Lena Dominelli on her book and see it becoming a seminal social work text." Margaret Alston, Monash University "Lena Dominelli has done it yet again with another first in social work education! In Green Social Work, she combines her usual interests in human rights, poverty and inequality, and social justice with that of climate justice. Pragmatic intervention strategies and case studies are provided that make the book a necessary companion for educators, practitioners and students of social work and related disciplines." Vishanthie Sewpaul, University of KwaZulu Natal "Green Social Work makes an important contribution to explicating the links between the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Lena Dominelli convincingly argues that social workers are key to articulating the social with the environmental, and provides environmentalists with valuable insights into the ways in which societies' more vulnerable people and communities experience social-environmental disadvantage." Susan Buckingham, Brunel UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. A Professional Crisis within Social and Environmental Calamities3. Reclaiming Industrialization and Urbanization for People4. Industrial Pollution, Environmental Degradation and People's Resilience5. Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Solving Social Problems6. Environmental Crises, Social Conflict and Mass Migrations7. Environmental Degradation, Natural Disasters and Marginalization8. Scarce Natural Resources and Inter-Country Conflict Resolution9. Interrogating World Views: From Unsustainable to Sustainable Ways of Reframing Peoples' Relationships to Living Environments10.Conclusions: Green Social WorkBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd What is Environmental History
Book SynopsisWhat is environmental history? It is a kind of history that seeks understanding of human beings as they have lived, worked, and thought in relationship to the rest of nature through the changes brought by time. In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J.Trade Review"Anyone seeking help in navigating the shifting shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past."—J. R. McNeill, Georgetown University "What is Environmental History? is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods – with a global vision. A state-of-the-art report for any scholar, and a perfect introduction for the student."—Sverker Sörlin, Royal Institute of Technology, StockholmTable of Contents1. Defining Environmental HistoryIntroductionThe Themes of Environmental HistoryAmong the Scholarly DisciplinesEnvironmental History and the Older History2. Forerunners of Environmental HistoryIntroductionThe Ancient WorldMedieval and Early Modern Environmental ThoughtThe Early Twentieth Century3. The Emergence of Environmental History in the United StatesIntroductionAmerican History from Conservation to EnvironmentStrands of Environmental History in the United StatesCollaborators with Environmental History4. Local, Regional, and National Environmental HistoriesIntroductionCanadaEuropeThe MediterraneanThe Middle East and North AfricaIndia, South and Southeast AsiaEast AsiaAustralia, New Zealand, and the Pacific IslandsAfricaLatin AmericaThe Ancient World and the Middle AgesConclusion5. Global Environmental HistoryIntroductionBooks on World Environmental HistoryTopics of Global ImportanceEnvironmental MovementsWorld History TextsConclusion6. Issues and Directions in Environmental HistoryIntroductionProfessionalismAdvocacyEnvironmental DeterminismPresentismDeclensionist NarrativesPolitical-Economic TheoryThe Next IssuesConclusion7. Thoughts on Doing Environmental HistoryIntroductionGuidance on MethodologyThe Search for SourcesResourcesConclusion: The Future of Environmental HistoryNotesSelect BibliographyIndex
£16.14
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Metamorphosis of the World
Book Synopsis* Before his sudden death in January 2015, Ulrich Beck was one of the world s foremost sociologists. This new book is the last book he wrote before his death; it was completed in December 2014 * In this book Beck introduces a new concept 'metamorphosis' to describe what is happening in our world today.Trade Review'This book, which its author, one of the most original and perceptive thinkers of our time, was prevented from completing by a sudden catastrophe, reads as a most thorough and exhaustive – indeed complete – description of our world: a world defined by its endemic incompleteness and dedicated to resisting completion.'—Zygmunt Bauman 'This brilliant manifesto is in good part Ulrich Beck having a debate with himself. He comes out winning, because whatever doubts or disagreements he may have with himself, he moves on, never losing sight of the foundational distinction he is after – transformation vs metamorphosis. The text oscillates between deeply engaging philosophical reflections and decisive interpretive outcomes. And there is no need to worry about the unresolved doubts Beck puts on the table: they are certain to become a great research project for future generations.' —Saskia Sassen, Columbia University 'Amid crises, challenges, and startling innovations the world is taking on a new shape and character. Quantitative change gives way to qualitative on dimensions from inequality through climate change. The new reality is by definition not completely knowable, but we can know the path to it better by reading Ulrich Beck's sadly but somehow also aptly unfinished book, The Metamorphosis of the World.' —Craig Calhoun, Director, London School of Economics and Political ScienceTable of ContentsForeword Preface Introduction, Evidence, Theory Chapter I. Why metamorphosis of the world, why not transformation? Chapter II. Being God Chapter III. How climate change might save the world Chapter IV. Theorising metamorphosis Themes Chapter V. From class to risk-class: Inequality in times of metamorphosis Chapter VI. Where does the power go? Politics of invisibility Chapter VII. Emancipatory catastrophism: Common goods as side effects of bads Chapter VIII. Public bads: Politics of visibility Chapter IX. Digital risk: Failing of functioning institutions Chapter X. Meta-power game of politics: Metamorphosis of the nation and international relations Chapter XI. Cosmopolitan communities of risk: From United Nations to United Cities Outlook Chapter XII. Global Risk Generations: United in decline Bibliography
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Ancient Woodland History Industry and Crafts 697
Book SynopsisThough most of us will have enjoyed strolling through beautiful British woodlands, we might not be aware of the ancient and often complex origins of our surroundings. From medieval times, woodlands were carefully managed commodities with hotly contested resources: conflicting demands from landowners, the Crown, the peasantry and local and national wood-based industries have all left their marks on today''s woodland. Ian D. Rotherham here explains the various uses of British woods and their industries, such as coppicing, charcoal-burning, basket-making and bodging, and helps the reader to seek out the clues to their woodland''s past.Table of Contents?Introduction / What is an ‘Ancient’ Wood? / Woods, Parks and Forests / Worked and Working Trees / Woodland Crafts and Other Industries / Woodland Archaeology and Ecology / The Future: Re-discovering the Old Crafts / Further Reading / Places to Visit / Index
£8.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Parallel Processing Algorithms For GIS
Book SynopsisOver the last fifteen years GIS has become a fully-fledged technology, deployed across a range of application areas. However, although computer advances in performance appear to continue unhindered, data volumes and the growing sophistication of analysis procedures mean that performance will increasingly become a serious concern in GIS. Parallel computing offers a potential solution. However, traditional algorithms may not run effectively in a parallel environment, so utilization of parallel technology is not entirely straightforward. This groundbreaking book examines some of the current strategies facing scientists and engineers at this crucial interface of parallel computing and GIS.; The book begins with an introduction to the concepts, terminology and techniques of parallel processing, with particular reference to GIS. High level programming paradigms and software engineering issues underlying parallel software developments are considered and emphasis is given to designing modular Table of ContentsSection 1 Concepts and software infrastructure: introduction; the development of hardware for parallel processing; the software environment and standardization initiatives; the design of portable parallel utility libraries. Section 2 Modular design of parallel algorithms: design issues and requirements; a generic vector topological data model; a modular approach to parallel GIS algorithm design; parallel sort/merge techniques for processing vector data; creation of vector topological data structures; raster data management in parallel. Section 3 Design of selected GIS operations: vector-to-raster conversion; raster-to-vector conversion; vector polygon overlay; implementation case studies I - the generalization of raster data; implementation case studies II - raster- vector conversion. Section 4 Related development in parallel processing: parallel database technology - a review; algorithms for parallel terrain modelling and visualization; parallel processing for spatial statistics and spatial analysis; parallel methods for remotely-sensed image analysis.
£133.00
Edinburgh University Press The Native Woodlands of Scotland
Book SynopsisOffers information on ecology, conservation and management for Scottish native woodlands. This book helps the reader understand and value these irreplaceable natural resources, at a time when they are being called upon to produce an ever wider range of services to Scotland's people, while facing threats from climate change, pests and disease.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of illustrations; Abbreviations and acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. International context; Chapter 2. Ecological context; Chapter 3. Historical development; Chapter 4. Pinewoods and montane scrub; Chapter 5. Oak and birch woodlands; Chapter 6. Ash, elm and hazel Woodlands; Colour plates and illustrations; Chapter 7. Wet woodlands; Chapter 8. Conservation of native woodlands; Chapter 9. Expansion of native woodlands; Chapter 10. Relationship with plantations; Chapter 11. The future of native woodlands; Chapter 12. Visiting native woodlands; Bibliography; Index.
£31.49
The History Press Ltd Five Million Tides
Book SynopsisThe forgotten story of Britain’s most southerly haven, from prehistory to the presentTrade ReviewA magnificent celebration of one of Cornwall’s least understood rivers – a book that deserves to be treasured by every lover of this magical landscape and its wealth of extraordinary human stories. -- Dr Rowan Whimster MBEFive Million Tides, with its ebbs and floods, encapsulates the diverse history of the iconic Helford River and its many creeks. Recognised for stunning scenery and unique ecology system, the river is one of Cornwall’s hidden gems stretching from sea to the ancient port of Gweek -- David Barnicoat
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The History Press Ltd Weather for Hillwalkers
Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to understanding and interpreting mountain weather systems
£10.44
The History Press Ltd London Cemeteries
Book SynopsisLondon Cemeteries is a comprehensive guide to all cemeteries within Greater London. Listed alphabetically and with a map to help locate them, each entry includes the address, the date of foundation, the owner, the size, a note on its history, development and current state, and the names, dates and major achievements of any noteworthy people buried there. There are also chapters on the origins of London's cemeteries and cemetery history, planning, architecture and epitaphs.Illustrated throughout with both modern photographs and a wide range of rarely seen archive images, it is an essential source of information for anyone interested in London's social and architectural history. Alongside a refreshed design, this sixth edition has been extensively revised with updated biographies, additional details about buildings and visitor facilities, fresh research on flora and fauna and entries for 28 further cemeteries in the Greater London area.Trade ReviewInvaluable ... excellent * The Sunday Times *Excellently done, erudite and methodical * John Summerson *A valuable guide. * The Sunday Telegraph *Very readable. * The Journal of the London Society *
£21.25
The History Press Ltd Woodcraft
Book SynopsisA guide to reconnecting with the art of using trees and timber for bushcraft and woodcraftTrade Review"Packed with woodland wisdom, step-by-step guides and practical advice, it is illustrated throughout."
£18.70
