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Book SynopsisThe ideal textbook for non-science majors, this lively and engaging introduction encourages students to ask questions, assess data critically and think like a scientist. Building on the success of previous editions, Dinosaurs has been thoroughly updated to include new discoveries in the field, such as the toothed bird specimens found in China and recent discoveries of dinosaur soft anatomy. Illustrations by leading paleontological illustrator John Sibbick and new, carefully-chosen photographs, clearly show how dinosaurs looked, lived and their role in Earth history. Making science accessible and relevant through clear explanations and extensive illustrations, the text guides students through the dinosaur groups, emphasizing scientific concepts rather than presenting endless facts. Grounded in the common language of modern evolutionary biology phylogenetic systematics students learn to think about dinosaurs the way that professional paleontologists do.Trade Review'This book has it all; this new, fourth edition catches up with all the new ideas from the past ten years, and presents the excitement of being a dinosaur scientist, in the field digging up skeletons, but also in the lab, using the latest tools of science to understand how these amazing ancient animals lived.' Michael Benton, University of Bristol, UK'Professors Fastovsky and Weishampel have done it again. They have performed a great service for the paleontological community by keeping their splendid textbook up-to-date. Their text is easily the best available for undergraduate dinosaur courses. The authors write with clarity but also with a fine sense of whimsy. You wish you could sit in their classroom. The book is profusely and expertly illustrated, highlighting key points in dinosaurian anatomy and the phylogenetic framework in which these characters are relevant. With the deft touch of skilled paleontologists, they communicate not only what we know about dinosaurs but how we know it. They also recognize that science is a human endeavor done by real people whose stories they tell. This book is highly recommended for students, teachers and interested lay readers as well.' Peter Dodson, University of Pennsylvania, USA'The best dinosaur textbook on the market. I read an earlier edition when I was a student, and now I recommend it to all high school and college students who want to learn about dinosaurs. This latest edition is packed with the most up-to-date science, and is a masterful overview of what dinosaurs looked like, how they lived, how they evolved, and why they (or most of them) went extinct. Written in fun and accessible prose by two leading dinosaur researchers who are both excellent teachers, this is a book that anyone teaching a dinosaur course will want on their syllabus.' Steve Brusatte, professor and palaeontologist at the University of Edinburgh, UK, and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs'Fully updated and with brand new illustrations, Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History is the best textbook on the market to guide students and instructors alike navigate through the ever-evolving field of dinosaur paleontology. With its illustrations and sharp (often witty) writing style, this textbook aims to make students understand the key concepts and knowledge at the core of dinosaur paleontology rather than simply memorize dinosaur “facts”. In addition to providing the most up-to-date information about dinosaur lifestyle, appearance, and anatomy, the textbook clearly explains the evolutionary history and interrelationships of each dinosaur group, supported by beautiful illustrations, color photos, and cladograms. All the latest discoveries are discussed and colorfully illustrated. This textbook will prove enlightening to any student interested in dinosaurs and an essential read for anyone considering a career in dinosaur paleontology.' François Therrien, Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Canada'My highest praise for the 4th edition of Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History! A plethora of color photographs and engaging illustrations skillfully convey difficult concepts, making intricate techniques like phylogenetic systematics seem effortless to comprehend. New call-out boxes discussing the latest research and unresolved questions in dinosaur paleobiology expose the reader not only to the facts of this discipline, but also the core process of science. With witty, conversational prose, the student is guided through the methods used in discovering knowledge. The result is a deeper appreciation for how we know what we know of dinosaurs and their world, and the use of paleontology as a vehicle for the cultivation of critical thinking skills along the way. This text is a pleasure to read, one that ignites curiosity not just for dinosaurs, but for the process of discovery that restores flesh to these titans.' Frank Varriale, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, USA'This is absolutely the best book I've ever had for my dinosaur class (in 30+ years of teaching it). It is an ideal text for an undergraduate course: up-to-date, lucid, engagingly written, and extravagantly illustrated. The authors communicate science with clarity and enthusiasm. The dinosaurs virtually lumber or scamper off the pages.' Bonnie Rauscher, University of California, Berkeley, USA'A fantastic textbook for students who are casually interested in dinosaurs to advance to a professional level of understanding about dinosaurs - how they evolved, lived their lives, and eventually went extinct millions of years ago.' Benjamin J. Burger, Utah State University, USA'We use Dinosaurs: A Concise Natural History for our basic dinosaur class at Northland Pioneer College. The book attracted attention as it is relatively affordable for students and well-designed. It is a useful summary of current knowledge of dinosaurs that is accessible to college students at any level. Dinosaurs is well organized and abundantly illustrated. The concepts included are accurately presented. Classical and recent techniques used in dinosaur study are incorporated into the text. The book includes information on dinosaurs themselves, geology, their biology, and Mesozoic ecosystems. The text can also serve as a good jumping off-point for discussing concepts of dinosaur evolution, physiology, and anatomy.' David Smith, Northland Pioneer College, Arizona, USA'There are many textbooks on dinosaurs, but this one stands out as perfectly pitched to deliver up-to-date and engaging content that is highly accessible to non-palaeontologists. The focus on dinosaurs as living animals, rather than fossils, allows my zoology students to get to grips with these animals from the behavioural ecology and evolutionary perspectives they are familiar with. No great necessity for details of skeletal anatomy required! The beautiful illustrations and figures make an attractive complement to the text, and the well-chosen selected (further) reading enables students to expand their knowledge further. In short, this is a fantastic book to introduce zoologists and other non-palaeontologists to the biology of one of the world's most iconic group of animals: dinosaurs.' Kevin Arbuckle, Swansea University, UK'The 4th edition of this authoritative textbook brings refreshed and new artwork and insights into dinosaur paleobiology, keeping with the 'paleontology as exemplar of the scientific method' approach of the 3rd edition. In-depth 'boxed' mini-articles go deeper on key topics, and my dinosaur class will enjoy 'The Year of the Ankylosaur (at Least in Canada)' with its focus on Borealopelta and Zuul- the former meaning 'northern shield, and the other named after a fictional monster from the 1984 Ghost Busters movie, a choice 'loved' by Canadian actor Dan Ackroyd from that movie. These well preserved ankylosaurs raised the bar on what we know about these Cretaceous armoured beasts. Content like this adds a whimsy and immediacy to the 4th edition that will engage my students.' David Greenwood, Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada'A superb update, Fastovsky and Weishampel's Dinosaurs is indispensable in the classroom and as a reference text. The additions of new illustrations and research highlight the broadening diversity of the Dinosauria from recent finds around the world. Fastovsky and Weishampel have produced a readable, engaging text that I am sure my students will enjoy as much as I have. The authors should be applauded for producing a high quality, but very much affordable textbook.' Peter Voice, Western Michigan University, USA'Once again Fastovsky and Weishampel excel in producing 'the' dinosaur companion for all to use. Designed for budding undergraduates this is a comprehensive handbook and user guide for all dinosaur enthusiasts. The balance of core science intermingled with jaw dropping artwork and illustrations make this concise guide a very easy walkthrough and read for all ages. Each chapter provides the reader with a succinct summary and reference list providing a wealth of further reading on an already jam-packed series of highly informative and well laid out chapters. I cannot recommend this textbook highly enough.' Nicholas Ray, Nottingham Trent University, UK'This new edition brings the latest science to an already wonderful textbook. Fastovsky and Weishampel discuss the latest research, including ongoing scientific debates, to demonstrate how our understanding of dinosaurs is being revolutionized. The concepts are clear and well-organized, and the book could just as easily be used for a general introduction as an advanced college course. John Sibbick's figures are always engaging, and many have been updated to reflect our newest understanding of dinosaur biology. I strongly recommend this textbook.' David A. Gold, University of California, Davis, USA'This is an excellent, approachable textbook for non-science and science majors with an interest in dinosaurs. As in previous editions, the writing style is captivating and lighthearted, with updates to figures and illustrations that really brings the subject matter to life. The 4th edition has been greatly improved through a reorganization and expansion of important concepts reflecting the latest dinosaur research, especially the addition of new chapters giving context to where dinosaurs came from, and more focus on modern methods and technologies used to examine dinosaur paleobiology. I am especially happy to see the expansion of the 'History of Dinosaur Paleontology Through the Ideas of Dinosaur Paleontologists' chapter, which showcases the amazing diversity of paleontologists working today and highlights where research in the field is heading. This is especially important for encouraging future generations of learners and improving science literacy.' Kirstin Brink, University of MaTable of ContentsPart I. Remembrance of Things Past: 1. To Catch a Dinosaur; 2. Dinosaur Days; 3. Who's Related to Whom – and How Do We Know?; 4. Who Are the Dinosaurs?; 5. In The Beginning; Part II. Saurischia: Meat, Might, Muscle, and Magnitude: 6. Theropoda I: Nature Red In Tooth and Claw; 7. Theropoda II: Meet the Theropods; 8. Theropoda III: The Origin and Early Evolution of Birds; 9. Sauropodomorpha: The Big, the Bizarre, and the Majestic; Part III. Ornithischia: Armored, Horned, and Duck-Billed Dinosaurs: 10. Thyreophora: the Armor-bearers; 11. Marginocephalia: Bumps, Bosses, and Beaks; 12. Ornithopoda: Mighty Mesozoic Masticators; Part IV. Endothermy, Endemism, and Extinction: 13. The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs I; 14. The Paleobiology of Dinosaurs II; 15. The Flowering of the Mesozoic; 16. A History of Dinosaur Paleontology Through the Ideas of Dinosaur Paleontologists ; 17. The Cretaceous–Paleogene Extinction: The Frill is Gone; Glossary; Index of Subjects; Index of Genera.

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Book SynopsisPliny''s World offers readers a translation of the Natural History''s opening books unprecedented for its completeness, accuracy and accessibility. Here, in quirky, often breathless style, Pliny lays the foundation of a hugely influential encyclopedia with coverage of the universe, stars, planets and moon, followed by earth''s climate and then its physical and human geography. From Rome as ruling centerpoint, Pliny surveys the known world and its countless peoples in a vast arc from the Atlantic to Sri Lanka, embracing the Danube, Euphrates and Nile lands, Atlas and Caucasus mountains, Germany, Africa, Arabia, India. Passages from later books further illustrating his geographical grasp are appended, on topics as varied as wine, water, trees, birds and fish. Throughout, Pliny''s frank expression of strong opinions about religion, distorted human values, abuse of the environment (and more) reveals uncannily modern preoccupations. His work remained an inspirational resource through the ReTable of ContentsIntroduction; Book 1 Pliny's detailed table of contents; Book 2 The Universe, astronomy, climate; Book 3 Europe: Spain to Italy; Book 4 Europe: East, North; Book 5 Africa, Levant, Asia Minor; Book 6 The East, India; Books 7-37 Notable geographical passages; Appendix 1 Titles and technical terms; Appendix 2 Units of measurement; Appendix 3 Latin editions translated (books 2 to 6).

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Book SynopsisMost people can readily identify a forest, or a grassland, or a wetland - these are the simple labels we give different plant communities. The aim of this book is to move beyond these simple descriptions to investigate the ''hidden'' structure of vegetation, asking questions such as how do species in a community persist over time? What prevents the strongest species from taking over? And, are there rules that confer stability and produce repeatable patterns? Answers to these questions are fundamental to community ecology, and for the successful management of the world''s varied ecosystems, many of which are currently under threat. In addition to reviewing and synthesising our current knowledge of species interactions and community assembly, this book also seeks to offer a different viewpoint - to challenge the reader, and to stimulate ecologists to think differently about plant communities and the processes that shape them.Trade Review'For anyone working in the large field of plant ecology, and teaching courses in ecology and other topics, this book may provide some new food for thought. It might be used in a graduate seminar course or as background reading for students new to the field as they are developing their career foundations and graduate research plans Suzanne Koptur, Plant Science Bulletin'… a very enjoyable read.' Scott L. Collins, The Quarterly Review of BiologyTable of Contents1. Plants are strange and wondrous beings; 2. Interactions between species; 3. Mechanisms of co-existence; 4. Community-level processes; 5. Assembly rules; 6. Theories and their predictions; 7. Synthesis.

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Book SynopsisBuilding upon the award-winning second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides a fundamental understanding of the formative processes of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Encouraging a deeper comprehension of the subject by explaining the petrologic principles, and assuming knowledge of only introductory college-level courses in physics, chemistry, and calculus, it lucidly outlines mathematical derivations fully and at an elementary level, making this the ideal resource for intermediate and advanced courses in igneous and metamorphic petrology. With over 500 illustrations, many in color, this revised edition contains valuable new material and strengthened pedagogy, including boxed mathematical derivations allowing for a more accessible explanation of concepts, and more qualitative end-of-chapter questions to encourage discussion. With a new introductory chapter outlining the bigger picture, this fully updated resource will guide students to an even greater mastery of petrology.Trade ReviewReview of previous edition: 'The real quality of this book lies in its authoritative character and depth of coverage … a volume which will likely be well thumbed and littered with 'stickies' and other place markers by students and professors alike … one of the excellent aspects of the book is the clever integration of different aspects of petrology … a 'must-have' for any self-respecting petrologist.' Jon Davidson, ElementsReview of previous edition: 'I will choose the second edition of Philpotts and Ague's Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology because of its forward-looking coverage.' John M. Ferry, American Journal of ScienceReview of previous edition: 'This is a book to read and a book to keep as a reference. It is a must-have for every student of tectonics.' Michael L. Williams, EOSReview of this third edition: 'The 3rd edition of Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology follows in the footsteps of its previous editions. It not only covers the fundamentals of igneous and metamorphic petrology, but delves into many petrological aspects in great detail and thoroughness. The authors are to be commended on their outstanding quantitative treatment of petrological processes, supported by explanatory boxes of mathematical formulations. Clearly structured and richly illustrated with field and thin section photographs as well as sketches and diagrams, the book provides a comprehensive resource for those keen on acquiring an in-depth understanding of igneous and metamorphic processes.' Ralf Halama, Keele UniversityReview of this third edition: 'This third edition of Philpotts and Ague builds upon an excellent record of textbooks focusing on igneous and metamorphic petrology. The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the processes involved in the petrogenesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks and the implications of these processes, is well illustrated with excellent diagrams and images throughout, and will be useful for a range of geoscientists from upper-level undergraduate students to graduate students and faculty, for both teaching and research. This edition is well supplemented by online resources that are ideally suited for teaching, including all of the figures in the textbook in digital formal and a solutions manual for instructors. Overall, I highly recommend this book and strongly suspect well-thumbed versions will end up on the shelves of many geologists worldwide.' Simon Jowitt, University of NevadaReview of this third edition: 'The 3rd edition of Principles of Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology is a detailed and well-illustrated textbook that lays out analytical petrologic methods in a clear, comprehensive manner. Extensive examples are given throughout to thoroughly elucidate complex topics and mathematical formulations. One standout feature that sets this textbook apart from others are the end-of-chapter questions. These questions are divided into quantitative and broad topics, facilitating multiple levels of student mastery and allowing for the text to be used at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Much as I still regularly consult my copy of the 1st edition of this book many years after using it as an undergraduate, the 3rd edition … should be a mainstay of every petrology student's bookshelf.' Molly McCanta, University of TennesseeReview of this third edition: 'This is the definitive textbook on igneous and metamorphic petrology. Philpotts and Ague have found the perfect balance between ensuring that the content is accessible to students while avoiding oversimplification. I will continue to use this textbook in my online and campus courses.' Alasdair Skelton, Stockholm UniversityTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; List of units; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction to igneous and metamorphic petrology; 2. Pressures and temperatures in the earth; 3. Physical properties of magma; 4. Intrusion of magma; 5. Forms of igneous bodies; 6. Heat transfer and other diffusion processes; 7. Classification of igneous rocks; 8. Introduction to thermodynamics; 9. Free energy and phase equilibria; 10. Thermodynamics of solutions; 11. Phase equilibria in igneous systems; 12. Effects of volatiles on melt equilibria; 13. Crystal growth; 14. Isotope geochemistry related to petrology; 15. Magmatic processes; 16. Igneous rock associations; 17. Metamorphism and metamorphic facies; 18. Deformation and textures of metamorphic rocks; 19. Graphical analysis of metamorphic mineral assemblages; 20. Geothermometry, geobarometry, and pseudosections; 21. Metamorphic mineral reactions involving fluids; 22. Material transport during metamorphism; 23. Pressure-temperature-time paths and heat transfer during metamorphism; 24. Origins of rocks; Answers to selected quantitative questions; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a guide to computing bifurcation diagrams for fluid flows, including relevant code and numerical techniques to identify fluid flow instabilities. It is a must-have reference for anyone working in fields where fluid flow instabilities play a role, and has broad applicability to industrial, environmental, and astrophysical flows.Table of Contents1. Transitions in Fluid Flows; 2. Dynamical systems background; 3. Well-posed problems; 4. Discretization of PDEs; 5. Numerical bifurcation analysis; 6. Matrix-based techniques; 7. Stationary iterative methods; 8. Non-stationary iterative methods; 9. Matrix free techniques; 10; Benchmark results for canonical problems; Appendix A: Proofs related to Chapter 3; Appendix B: Relevant Linear Algebra; Appendix C: Proof of inf-sup condition for Stokes; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisWe live in unprecedented times - the Anthropocene - defined by far-reaching human impacts on the natural systems that underpin civilisation. Planetary Health explores the many environmental changes that threaten to undermine progress in human health, and explains how these changes affect health outcomes, from pandemics to infectious diseases to mental health, from chronic diseases to injuries. It shows how people can adapt to those changes that are now unavoidable, through actions that both improve health and safeguard the environment. But humanity must do more than just adapt: we need transformative changes across many sectors - energy, housing, transport, food, and health care. The book discusses specific policies, technologies, and interventions to achieve the change required, and explains how these can be implemented. It presents the evidence, builds hope in our common future, and aims to motivate action by everyone, from the general public to policymakers to health practitioners.Trade Review'This book illustrates the dramatic change in humanity's awareness about the realities of our world and our destiny. Planetary Health describes the transformation that will move us to a healthier, safer and more sustainable future, with hope, optimism and confidence.' Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway and former Director-General of the World Health Organization'Andy Haines and Howie Frumkin's book provides an accessible and fast-paced account of the challenges we face in improving human health in parallel with our environment in the next decades. A must read for anyone involved in global health, and a must read for anyone interested in the future of our children and grandchildren.' Joy Phumaphi, Former Vice President of the World Bank and Director of the African Leaders Malaria Alliance'The climate crisis and other environmental challenges pose growing threats to the continued health of humanity. Andy Haines and Howie Frumkin's book cogently and accessibly summarizes these growing threats to human health, and outlines the transformative changes we need to enact to improve health around the world and at the same time safeguard the environment for our children and grandchildren. This book is essential reading for every decision-maker in government and NGOs formulating health or environmental policy. The book is also a wonderful overview of planetary health issues for the general reader and student. A more important topic for the future of humanity from two leading experts is hard to imagine. A very timely analysis of the central issues of our time.' Helen Clark, Former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Former Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme'Andrew Haines and Howard Frumkin are two of the modern giants in planetary health. Their book highlights the value of cross-cutting approaches to human health and the health of the environment, combining resilience, health, equity, and prosperity. The book highlights the potential for the topic of planetary health to transform higher education, helping us rise to the challenge of multiple global crises. As we emerge from a global pandemic, I cannot imagine a more timely and important topic. An amazing, brilliantly argued compendium.' Judith Rodin, former President of the Rockefeller Foundation and former President of the University of Pennsylvania'By its very nature, planetary health is a vast and multidisciplinary subject. Our understanding of the field is constantly expanding, our approaches to addressing it rapidly evolving, and the political landscape surrounding it increasingly complex, and yet, Haines and Frumkin masterfully summarize the issue in all of its complexity, leaving the reader with a solid foundation of essential knowledge and - more importantly - hope, and a clearly delineated path forward.' Michele Barry, Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford University, California'The Anthropocene Era. Our children and our children's children will be astonished that the first fully comprehensive book to describe their everyday life, was not written till 2021. And as they reflect on what Sir Andy Haines and Howard Frumkin have laid out, they will either ask why did we not follow the ideas for transformative change in this book; or they will stand together in hope saying, humanity took heed, it listened to evidence and common sense, and we were able to tilt the earth's systems on their axis. This book is a watershed, its integrated science combines separate strands of knowledge, and creates the space for far more equitable participation in and ownership of the actions needed. This book is published at a watershed moment in history, when the health of the planet is in our hands. Can Planetary Health become our zeitgeist?' Liz Grant, Assistant Principal, University of Edinburgh'Sir Andy Haines and Howard Frumkin's book Planetary Health: Safeguarding Human Health and the Environment in the Anthropocene is a fact-filled and thought-provoking volume that explains the origins and proposes sound solutions to the existential crises of the Anthropocene Era … This book offers a holistic approach that helps us understand why we must respect, protect and enforce multisectorial frameworks if we are to maintain the integrity of the unique integrated complex system that is the Earth. The book also describes the many actions each of us can choose to take across sectors and within the finite planetary boundaries and cultural context, to reverse and reduce the current risks to a minimum and to remain healthy. An important read!' Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda'A brilliant book: Planetary Health, defined by founders of the field.' Tony Capon, Monash University, Victoria'A splendid and important piece of work. Andy Haines and Howard Frumkin have, over many decades, led the world in the understanding of the relationships between environment and health. In this crucially important book, they show how our destructive behaviour, on a huge scale, has undermined our environment in ways that foster pandemics and infectious diseases, and which profoundly damage our physical and mental health. They also show, through careful and evidence-based analysis, how we can transform how we live, work, and consume to not only restore our environment but also live in much healthier and more enjoyable ways.' Lord Nicholas Stern, London School of Economics'Wow! If you want state-of-the-art knowledge on humanity's future on Earth - here it is! From the depths of the great acceleration, tipping points and inequity, to transformative pathways, global justice and our grand prize - planetary health. Read it and you're equipped to navigate the Anthropocene.' Johan Rockström, Director, Potsdam Institute Climate Impact Research, and co-Chair of Future Earth'Focusing on potential solutions, the authors emphasize the integration of knowledge from different disciplinary and geographic perspectives to advance understanding. They cite at least 1,618 timely and scholarly sources, and dozens of tables, charts, and graphs enhance the text. Helpful chapter conclusions and the detailed index make this an excellent teaching tool … Essential. ' A. S. Ricker, Choice ConnectTable of Contents1. Our Changing Planet; 2. Climate Change; 3. Pollution, Land Use, Biodiversity, and Health; 4. Assessing Vulnerability and Risk in the Anthropocene Epoch; 5. Adaptation and Resilience to Planetary Change; 6. Addressing Conceptual, Knowledge and Implementation Challenges; 7. Health in the Sustainable Development Goals; 8. Transforming Energy and Industry: Toward a Net-zero Circular Economy for Health; 9. Sustaining Urban Health in the Anthropocene Epoch; 10. Food Systems and Land Use; 11. The Role of Health Professionals in Fostering Planetary Health; 12. Sustaining Planetary Health in the Anthropocene; Index.

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Book SynopsisThoreau''s Religion presents a ground-breaking interpretation of Henry David Thoreau''s most famous book, Walden. Rather than treating Walden Woods as a lonely wilderness, Balthrop-Lewis demonstrates that Thoreau''s ascetic life was a form of religious practice dedicated to cultivating a just, multispecies community. The book makes an important contribution to scholarship in religious studies, political theory, English, environmental studies, and critical theory by offering the first sustained reading of Thoreau''s religiously motivated politics. In Balthrop-Lewis''s vision, practices of renunciation like Thoreau''s can contribute to the reformation of social and political life. In this, the book transforms Thoreau''s image, making him a vital source for a world beset by inequality and climate change. Balthrop-Lewis argues for an environmental politics in which ecological flourishing is impossible without economic and social justice.Trade Review'This book is undoubtedly the best treatment of Thoreau in this generation. Alda Balthrop-Lewis is a profound philosopher-poet who captures the subtle and sublime genius of the great philosopher-poet like no other. And in these bleak times of ecological catastrophe we need them both!' Cornel West, Harvard University'This beautifully written volume offers a wonderful depiction of Thoreau as a person and a thinker for this time and place; really, everyone who's interested in his story, and in the American story, should read it and reflect on it.' Bill McKibben, Middlebury College'With extraordinary patience and clarity, Balthrop-Lewis guides well-meaning readers in appreciating Thoreau's aesthetics and ethics, his ways of writing and his ways of living, as he himself understood them.' Caleb Smith, Public Books'… the book is remarkably positive … I especially encourage young scholars to read this book as a goldmine of cutting-edge scholarly literatures and potential research topics. Space limits what I can share; go read this book!' David M. Craig, Political Theology'Balthrop-Lewis has done exceptional work as a scholar with this successful articulation of Walden's religious meanings, offering up insights that provide useful and genuine challenges to all of us 'readers' who seek to operate within what is called environmental or ecological ethics.' Kent 'Kip' Curtis, The Review of Politics'… this book makes complex philosophical ideas accessible to readers interested in Thoreau and social justice.' Scottish Journal of Theology'… this book makes complex philosophical ideas accessible to readers interested in Thoreau and social justice.' Susan L. Roberson, Scottish Journal of Theology'… much more than just another historically situated study of Thoreau that embeds him in various streams of influence, Christian or otherwise. This is a book that cogently demonstrates why and how Thoreau (still) matters for the Anthropocene - that he remains a useful interlocutor in our present, someone who can speak to the twinned crises of climate calamity and our ongoing dysfunctional politics.' Devin Zuber, Journal of the American Academy of Religion'… a well-written, erudite study of Thoreau - the man and his philosophy.' Jim Jose, Journal of Religious History'There is much in Balthrop-Lewis' arguments, and her book is a pleasure to read - not least because it reengaged me with Walden and made me think again about its political background and entanglement with wider changes in a nascent modern America.' Brett Gray, Modern Theology'… reading this book is a sheer delight. While pursuing her scholarly agenda, Balthrop-Lewis strengthens her portrait of Thoreau by weaving into it her own history, experience and ethical struggles. Effectively striking this balance is a difficult task, and Balthrop-Lewis manages it deftly. Her writing is at once intellectually complex and thoroughly accessible. In essence, she invites us to join her as she walks through both Thoreau's world and our own, attending to the socio-political wounds of both and cogently articulating a compassionate, ethical response. Without question, this is a walk worth taking.' Rebecca Kneale Gould, Marginalia (https://themarginaliareview.com)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Why Thoreau Would Love Environmental Justice; 1. Thoreau's Social World; 2. The Politics of Getting a Living; 3. Thoreau's Theological Critique of Philanthropy; 4. Political Asceticism; 5. Delight in True Goods; Conclusion. The Promise of a Delighted Environmental Ethics; Epilogue. On Mourning.

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Book SynopsisCosmochemistry is a rapidly evolving field of planetary science and the second edition of this classic text reflects the exciting discoveries made over the past decade from new spacecraft missions. Topics covered include the synthesis of elements in stars, behaviour of elements and isotopes in the early solar nebula and planetary bodies, and compositions of extra-terrestrial materials. Radioisotope chronology of the early Solar System is also discussed, as well as geochemical exploration of planets by spacecraft, and cosmochemical constraints on the formation of solar systems. Thoroughly updated throughout, this new edition features significantly expanded coverage of chemical fractionation and isotopic analyses; focus boxes covering basic definitions and essential background material on mineralogy, organic chemistry and quantitative topics; and a comprehensive glossary. An appendix of analytical techniques and end-of-chapter review questions, with solutions available at www.cambridge.oTrade Review'Cosmochemistry deserves a wide distribution as a text for undergraduate and research students. Indeed, the book is worthy of the American Astronomical Society's Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award given for textbooks at either the upper-division or graduate level.' David L. Lambert, The ObservatoryTable of Contents1. Introduction to Cosmochemistry; 2. Nuclides and Elements – The Building Blocks of Matter; 3. Origin of the Elements; 4. Solar System and Cosmic Abundances – Elements and Isotopes; 5. Presolar Grains – A Record of Stellar Nucleosynthesis and Processes in Interstellar Space; 6. Meteorites and Interplanetary Dust – A Record of Nebular and Planetary Processes; 7. Element Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes; 8. Stable-Isotope Fractionations by Cosmochemical and Geochemical Processes; 9. Radioisotopes as Chronometers; 10. Chronology of the Early Solar System; 11. The Most Volatile Elements and Compounds – Ices, Noble Gases, and Organic Matter; 12. Planetesimals – Leftover Planetary Building Blocks; 13. Chemistry of Planetesimals and Their Samples; 14. Geochemical Exploration – The Moon and Mars as Case Studies; 15. Cosmochemical Models for the Formation and Evolution of Solar Systems; Appendix: Analytical Techniques Commonly Used in Cosmochemistry; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of essential statistical concepts, useful statistical methods, data visualization, and computing tools for the climate and related sciences. This book is an invaluable reference for students and researchers in climatology and its connected fields who wish to learn data science, statistics, R and Python programming.Trade Review'Statistics and Data Visualization in Climate Science with R and Python by Sam Shen and Jerry North is a fabulous addition to the set of tools for scientists, educators and students who are interested in working with data relevant to climate variability and change … I can testify that this book is an enormous help to someone like me. I no longer can simply ask my grad students and postdocs to download and analyze datasets, but I still want to ask questions and find data-based answers. This book perfectly fills the 40-year gap since I last had to do all these things myself, and I can't wait to begin to use it … I am certain that teachers will find the book and supporting materials extremely beneficial as well. Professors Shen and North have created a resource of enormous benefit to climate scientists.' Phillip A. Arkin, University of Maryland'This book is a gem. It is the proverbial fishing rod to those interested in statistical analysis of climate data and visualization that facilitates insightful interpretation. By providing a plethora of actual examples and R and Python scripts, it lays out the “learning by doing” foundation upon which students and professionals alike can build their own applications to explore climate data. This book will become an invaluable desktop reference in Climate Statistics.' Ana P. Barros, University of Illinois Urbana-Champain'A valuable toolkit of practical statistical methods and skills for using computers to analyze and visualize large data sets, this unique book empowers readers to gain physical understanding from climate data. The authors have carried out fundamental research in this field, and they are master teachers who have taught the material often. Their expertise is evident throughout the book.' Richard C. J. Somerville, University of California, San Diego'This book is written by experts in the field, working on the frontiers of climate science. It enables instructors to 'flip the classroom', and highly motivated students to visualize and analyze their own data sets. The book clearly and succinctly summarizes the applicable statistical principles and formalisms and goes on to provide detailed tutorials on how to apply them, starting with very simple tasks and moving on to illustrate more advanced, state-of-the-art techniques. Having this book readily available should reduce the time required for advanced undergraduate and graduate students to achieve sufficient proficiency in research methodology to become productive scientists in their own right.' John M. Wallace, University of WashingtonTable of Contents1. Basics of Climate Data Arrays, Statistics, and Visualization; 2. Elementary Probability and Statistics; 3. Estimation and Decision Making; 4. Regression Models and Methods; 5. Matrices for Climate Data; 6. Covariance Matrices, EOFs, and PCs; 7. Introduction to Time Series; 8. Spectral Analysis of Time Series; 9. Introduction to Machine Learning; References and Further Reading; Exercises; Index.

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Book SynopsisKevin E. Trenberth emphasizes the fundamental role of energy flows in the climate system and anthropogenic climate change. The distribution of heat, or more generally, energy, is the main determinant of weather patterns in the atmosphere and their impacts. The topics addressed cover many facets of climate and the climate crisis. These include the diurnal cycle; the seasons; energy differences between the continents and the oceans, the poles and the tropics; interannual variability such as Niño; natural decadal variability; and ice ages. Human-induced climate change rides on and interacts with all of these natural phenomena, and the result is an unevenly warming planet and changing weather extremes. The book emphasizes the need to not only slow or stop climate change, but also to better prepare for it and build resilience. Students, researchers, and professionals from a wide range of backgrounds will benefit from this deeper understanding of climate change.Trade Review'Kevin Trenberth is one of the world's premier climate scientists … [He] has an extraordinary ability to take the complicated scientific dynamics of global warming and communicate what's happening in a clear and compelling way … I highly value the way he not only informs, but also motivates action … an essential read to understand the underlying scientific dynamics of the climate crisis.' Al Gore, former Vice President; from the Foreword to the book'Nobody has contributed more to our understanding of climate change than Kevin Trenberth. In this book, Trenberth uses the concept of energy flows to explain, in accessible terms, how Earth's climate system operates and how it's being profoundly impacted by human-generated carbon emissions. Read this book to be informed about the basic science underlying the defining challenge of our time.' Michael E. Mann, Penn State University; author of The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet'Authoritative, rigorous, well written, and nicely illustrated, Trenberth's book is a welcome addition to the non-specialist literature on climate change. It should be suitable as a possible textbook for graduate courses in climate change and climate dynamics, and appealing to the reader willing to invest the time and effort required to understand the scientific principles that determine how the climate system will respond to the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.' John M. Wallace, University of Washington'Trenberth is the world's greatest master-gatherer of climate data; he orders and translates it into beautifully rendered illustrations that can be followed by everyone. If you do not understand a figure, just go to his accompanying prose and you will. He understands every contour of the data. He teaches us through the lens of energetic reservoirs and fluxes among the various climate system components and how they are forced to move about, grow or shrink. What a treat it is.' Gerald R. North, Texas A&M University'Trenberth's The Changing Flow of Energy through the Climate System is an important new textbook on global warming. It is highly accessible and includes a wide range of informative color figures. The introductory chapters give a broad overview of the Earth's climate system that will complement other textbooks on the subject. The chapters on flows of energy go beyond many other publications and provide a deeper understanding of topics such as patterns of natural variability. It is an up-to-date and timely publication, coinciding as it does with the latest Assessment Report from the IPCC.' Matt Smith, University of Worcester'Understanding the changes occurring in the Earth's energy budget underlies understanding of our changing climate. This excellent book builds on the many highly acknowledged research papers Kevin has written on this and related topics of the physics associated with our climate system to explain the depths of the science, while doing it in a way that it readable by the non-expert. And yet, there is much in it of value to all of us, including the experienced scientist.' Donald J. Wuebbles, University of Illinois'I read Kevin's book in August 2021 while visiting family in Greece, away from my home in California, at a time when both regions were devastated by fires following persistent drought and the worst heat waves in decades. Kevin's book emphasizes physical concepts behind these accelerating extremes. He very nicely describes the need to 'stabilize the energy flow of our climate system' and build resilience for the disasters ahead. The easy-to-read style of Kevin's book is a welcome and very timely addition for scientists, non-scientists and decision-makers, alike. He reminds us that it is only by the people of the world working together that we can address this crisis and save humanity on our Spaceship Earth.' Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, University of California, Irvine'Kevin Trenberth is not only one of the world's foremost scholars on climate change, but also among the best at communicating this science. Kevin doesn't just take the reader through the science, but also does a masterful job at laying the foundation upon which the climate change story is built. This is a perfect book for atmospheric and climate science students, as well as for scientifically literate members of the general public who want a true dive into the fundamentals of climate change.' Paul Gross, CCM, CBM; WDIV-TV Meteorologist; Fellow, American Meteorological Society'… a highly accessible treatment of contemporary climate science … Ideal for non-experts, this volume avoids overly technical language yet still describes complex climate system changes … Highly recommended.' J. Schoof, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Earth and Climate System; 2. Earth's Energy Imbalance and Climate Change; 3. Earth's Energy Balance; 4. The Sun-Earth System; 5. Observations of Temperature, Moisture, Precipitation and Radiation; 6. The Climate System; 7. The Weather Machine; 8. The Dynamic Ocean; 9. Poleward Heat Transports by the Atmosphere and Ocean; 10. The Changing Hydrological Cycle; 11. Teleconnections and Patterns of Variability; 12. El Niño; 13. Feedbacks and Climate Sensitivity; 14. Earth's Energy Imbalance Estimates; 15. Attribution and the Hiatus; 16. Prediction and Projection; 17. Emissions and Information; 18. Climate Change and Environmental Issues; References and further reading; Bibliography; Glossary; Acronyms; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe cryosphere, that region of the world where water is temporarily or permanently frozen, plays a crucial role on our planet. Recent developments in remote sensing techniques, and the acquisition of new data sets, have resulted in significant advances in our understanding of all components of the cryosphere and its processes.Table of ContentsList of contributors xv Cryosphere Science: Series Preface xix Preface xxi Acknowledgments xxiii About the companion website xxiv 1 Remote sensing and the cryosphere 1 Marco Tedesco 2 Electromagnetic properties of components of the cryosphere 17 Marco Tedesco 3 Remote sensing of snow extent 31 Dorothy K. Hall, Allan Frei, and Stephen J. Déry 4 Remote sensing of snow albedo, grain size, and pollution from space 48 Alexander A. Khokanovsky 5 Remote sensing of snow depth and snow water equivalent 73 Marco Tedesco, Chris Derksen, Jeffrey S. Deems, and James L. Foster 6 Remote sensing of melting snow and ice 99 Marco Tedesco,Thomas Mote, Konrad Steffen, Dorothy K. Hall, and Waleed Abdalati 7 Remote sensing of glaciers 123 Bruce H. Raup, Liss M. Andreassen, Tobias Bolch, and Suzanne Bevan 8 Remote sensing of accumulation over the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets 157 Lora Koenig, Richard Forster, Ludovic Brucker, and Julie Miller 9 Remote sensing of ice thickness and surface velocity 187 Prasad Gogineni and Jie-Bang Yan 10 Gravimetry measurements from space 231 Scott B. Luthcke, D.D. Rowlands, T.J. Sabaka, B.D. Loomis, M. Horwath, and A.A. Arendt 11 Remote sensing of sea ice 248 Walter N. Meier and Thorsten Markus 12 Remote sensing of lake and river ice 273 Claude R. Duguay, Monique Bernier, Yves Gauthier, and Alexei Kouraev 13 Remote sensing of permafrost and frozen ground 307 Sebastian Westermann, Claude R. Duguay, Guido Grosse, and Andreas Kääb 14 Field measurements for remote sensing of the cryosphere 345 Hans-Peter Marshall, Robert L. Hawley, and Marco Tedesco 15 Remote sensing missions and the cryosphere 382 Marco Tedesco, Tommaso Parrinello, CharlesWebb, and Thorsten Markus Index 393

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Book SynopsisHYDROMETEOROLOGICAL EXTREME EVENTS Hydrometeorological Hazards: Interfacing Science and Policy Recent hydrometeorological extreme events have highlighted the increased exposure and vulnerability of societies and the need to strengthen the knowledge-base of related policies. Current research is focused on improving forecasting, prediction and early warning capabilities in order to improve the assessment of vulnerability and risks linked to extreme climatic events. Hydrometeorological Hazards: Interfacing Science and Policy is the first volume of a series which will gather scientific and policy-related knowledge on climate-related extreme events. Invited authors are internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. This volume reflects the most recent advances in science and policy within this field and takes a multidisciplinary approach. The book provides the reader with a state-of-the art account of flash floods, droughts, storms,Trade Review"Although the book cannot be comprehensive on this vast research field of hydrometeorological hazards at the interface of science and policy, it does give a proficient overview on the topic and selected hydrometeorological extremes. I very much liked reading this well-written book and am looking forward to the next titles within this series." (Environmental Earth Sciences 2015)Table of ContentsSeries Foreword xi Preface xiii The Series Editor – Philippe Quevauviller xv List of Contributors xvii PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE 1 1.1 Strengthened Resilience from Historic Experience. European Societies Confronted with Hydrometeors in the Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries 3 Emmanuel Garnier 1.1.1 Introduction 3 1.1.2 Five centuries of droughts 4 1.1.2.1 Historic material and methods of evaluation 4 1.1.2.2 A comparative approach to historic European droughts 7 1.1.3 The European coast confronted with surges: A first ever? 12 1.1.3.1 The French coasts 13 1.1.3.2 European comparison 13 1.1.3.3 Memory of the big floods in Northern Europe 15 1.1.4 A memory of risk or a culture of survival? 17 1.1.4.1 Living with droughts in the Cyclades: The Syros island 17 1.1.4.2 The Atlantic flood of 1937 as a revelation of coastal weaknesses 19 1.1.4.3 The lessons of history regarding impact strength 22 1.1.5 Conclusion 24 References 24 1.2 Current Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Extreme Events 27 Richard Harding, Nick Reynard and Alison Kay 1.2.1 Introduction 27 1.2.2 Global water balance, past and future 28 1.2.2.1 Humidity and evaporation 28 1.2.2.2 Precipitation 29 1.2.2.3 River run-off 29 1.2.3 Global extremes – Rainfall, floods and droughts 30 1.2.3.1 Precipitation 30 1.2.3.2 Storminess 30 1.2.3.3 Droughts 31 1.2.3.4 Floods 32 1.2.4 Future global predictions 33 1.2.5 Regional drought and water resources 35 1.2.5.1 Drought in the twentieth century 35 1.2.5.2 Twenty-first century drought 37 1.2.6 Case study: Science to support policy for flood management under climate change 39 1.2.7 Adaptation planning 41 1.2.8 Concluding remarks 43 References 43 1.3 Features Common to Different Hydrometeorological Events and Knowledge Integration 49 Barbara Zanuttigh 1.3.1 Introduction 49 1.3.2 Extreme hydrometeorological events and disasters: An increasing trend 50 1.3.3 Integrating disaster risk management and climate change adaptation 52 1.3.4 Predicting disasters: Dealing with uncertainties and scales 56 1.3.5 Better understanding system exposure at the hazard 58 1.3.6 Resilience: From concept to operation 61 1.3.7 Learning from experience 63 1.3.8 Risk governance: Responsibility and participation 67 1.3.9 Risk communication 70 1.3.10 A roadmap towards a sustainable future 72 References 75 1.4 Science and Policy Interfacing 83 Philippe Quevauviller 1.4.1 Introduction 83 1.4.2 Taking account of the knowledge base 83 1.4.3 Concept of science and policy interfacing 84 1.4.4 Matching research with policy needs 85 1.4.4.1 Type of research 85 1.4.4.2 Short analysis of drawbacks 86 1.4.5 Research–policy interactions 86 1.4.5.1 Interactions with the scientific community 86 1.4.5.2 Synthesis needs 87 1.4.5.3 Exchange platforms 88 1.4.6 Conclusions 88 References 90 PART TWO: POLICY SETTINGS 91 2.1 When Science Meets Policy: Enhancing Governance and Management of Disaster Risks 93 Demetrio Innocenti 2.1.1 Science and disaster risk management 93 2.1.2 Knowledge-based policy 95 2.1.3 The science–policy interface in practice 96 2.1.4 Evidence-based disaster risk policies 99 2.1.5 Climate research and disaster economics: Two scientific pillars of governance of disaster risks 102 2.1.6 Conclusions 104 References 106 2.2 Hydrometeorological Extremes and the Science–policy Interface: IPCC 109 Zbigniew W. Kundzewicz 2.2.1 Introduction 109 2.2.2 IPCC at the interface of science and policy 110 2.2.3 Evolution of IPCC over 25 years 112 2.2.4 IPCC SREX messages in a nutshell 114 2.2.4.1 Observations 117 2.2.4.2 Projections 118 2.2.4.3 Managing the risk of hydrometeorological extremes 120 2.2.5 Final remarks – AR5 is there 120 Acknowledgements 121 References 121 2.3 A Snapshot of EU and International Policies Relevant to Hydrometeorological Events 123 Philippe Quevauviller 2.3.1 Introduction – A complex policy framework 123 2.3.2 Climate change impacts on water 124 2.3.3 Policy background 125 2.3.4 International policies 126 2.3.5 EU water policies 129 2.3.5.1 The water framework directive 129 2.3.5.2 WFD and climate change 130 2.3.5.3 The flood directive 132 2.3.5.4 The communication on drought 132 2.3.6 Climate adaptation strategy 133 2.3.7 Conclusions 134 References 135 PART THREE: OUTLINE OF SCIENTIFIC FEATURES 137 3.1 Hydroinformatics and Its Role in Flood Management 139 Philippe Gourbesville 3.1.1 Background 139 3.1.2 Flood management in water-related activities 139 3.1.3 Why hydroinformatics? 142 3.1.4 Towards integrated flood management 144 3.1.5 Hydroinformatics and floods 146 3.1.6 Flood maps production 148 3.1.6.1 Producing the hydrograph 149 3.1.6.2 Hydraulic models 150 3.1.6.3 Parameter estimation in one-dimensional flow models 152 3.1.6.4 Parameter estimation in two-dimensional flow models 153 3.1.6.5 Validation of results 154 3.1.7 Real-time systems for decisions support 156 3.1.8 Emerging trends for higher efficiency 159 3.1.9 High resolution data and high resolution hydraulic modelling 159 3.1.10 From centralised to distributed and ubiquitous architecture 163 3.1.11 Perspectives in conclusion 167 Acknowledgement 167 References 167 3.2 Drought: How to be Prepared for the Hazard? 171 Henny A.J. Van Lanen 3.2.1 Introduction 171 3.2.2 Drought: Generating processes and identification 173 3.2.3 Trends in drought 177 3.2.3.1 Trends in observed drought 177 3.2.3.2 Trends in simulated historic drought 178 3.2.3.3 Future drought 181 3.2.4 Monitoring, management and early warning 189 3.2.5 Drought impacts and policy 191 Acknowledgements 196 References 196 3.3 Drought in the Light of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Area 203 Ana Iglesias and Luis Garrote 3.3.1 Introduction 203 3.3.2 The limits of rainfall 204 3.3.2.1 Drought and water scarcity: Overlapping challenges in the region 204 3.3.3 Estimating drought vulnerability 208 3.3.3.1 Underlying causes of drought risk 208 3.3.3.2 A drought vulnerability index 211 3.3.4 From drought vulnerability to drought management 213 3.3.4.1 Policies, actions and examples 213 3.3.4.2 Linking indicators to drought management actions 214 3.3.5 Looking into the future 216 3.3.5.1 Climate change scenarios 216 3.3.5.2 Higher drought risk 217 3.3.5.3 Changes in water availability 218 3.3.5.4 Climate change as an opportunity to revise drought management 218 3.3.5.5 Conservation-oriented policies 220 3.3.6 Conclusions 222 Acknowledgements 223 References 223 3.4 Prediction of Storm Impacts on Beach and Dune Systems 227 Paolo Ciavola, Oscar Ferreira, Ap Van Dongeren, Jaap Van Thiel de Vries, Clara Armaroli and Mitchell Harley 3.4.1 Introduction 227 3.4.2 Coastal storm definitions 228 3.4.2.1 Meteorological approaches to assessing coastal storm severity 229 3.4.2.2 Engineering approaches to assessing coastal storm severity 231 3.4.3 The storm impact scale 231 3.4.3.1 Swash regime 232 3.4.3.2 Collision regime 233 3.4.3.3 Overwash regime 233 3.4.3.4 Inundation regime 234 3.4.4 Analytical methods of hazard definition 234 3.4.5 Modelling of storm impacts 237 3.4.5.1 Models based on the equilibrium profile theory 238 3.4.5.2 Process-based models 239 3.4.6 Storm impact indicators, early warning systems and disaster risk reduction 242 3.4.7 Conclusions 245 Acknowledgements 246 References 246 PART FOUR: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS 253 4.1 Assessing the Costs of Natural Hazards – State of the Art and the Way Forward 255 Volker Meyer, Reimund Schwarze, Nina Becker, Vasileios Markantonis, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh, Laurens M. Bouwer, Philip Bubeck, Paolo Ciavola, Elisabetta Genovese, Colin Green, Stephane Hallegatte, Heidi Kreibich, Quentin Lequeux, Ivana Logar, Elissaios Papyrakis, Clemens Pfurtscheller, Jennifer Poussin, Valentin Przyluski, Annegret H. Thieken and Christophe Viavattene 4.1.1 Introduction 256 4.1.2 State of the art of cost assessment for natural hazards – An overview 260 4.1.2.1 Direct costs 261 4.1.2.2 Business interruption costs 265 4.1.2.3 Indirect costs 267 4.1.2.4 Intangible (non-market) costs 270 4.1.2.5 Risk mitigation costs 273 4.1.3 Conclusions and the way forward 277 References 282 4.2 Resilience and Adaptation to Hydrometeorological Hazards 291 Hugh Deeming, Maureen Fordham and Åsa Gerger Swartling 4.2.1 Introduction 291 4.2.2 Resilience 292 4.2.2.1 Psychological approaches to resilience 292 4.2.2.2 Social-ecological systems (SES) 293 4.2.2.3 Organisations and infrastructure 295 4.2.3 Discussion 297 4.2.3.1 Community 301 4.2.3.2 Adaptation 303 4.2.3.3 Resilience to hydrometeorological extremes 305 4.2.3.4 The sustainable livelihoods approach (SLA) 305 4.2.3.5 Pilot study location and event: Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK 307 4.2.3.6 Comparison of two small businesses in Cockermouth, Cumbria 307 4.2.4 Conclusions 309 Acknowledgements 309 References 309 PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS 317 5 Conclusions, Outlook 319 Philippe Quevauviller 5.1 Contextual developments 319 5.2 Scientific developments 320 5.3 Outlook 320 5.3.1 Strengths 320 5.3.2 Weaknesses 320 5.3.3 Threats 321 5.3.4 Opportunities 321 Index 323

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservation of carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones and dolostones and the sediments from which they are derived.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgements xv PART I: CARBONATE SEDIMENTOLOGY: AN OVERVIEW 1 1 CARBONATE ROCKS AND PLATFORMS 5 What are carbonate sedimentary rocks? 6 Why should we care about studying these rocks? 6 What is the scientific approach? 6 The carbonate continuum 7 How do carbonate sediments form? 9 Where are carbonates produced and where do they accumulate? 10 Tectonic settings and the nature of carbonate platforms 11 How do we study carbonate sediments and rocks? 14 Further reading 14 2 CARBONATE CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY 15 Introduction 16 Chemistry 16 Carbonate precipitation and dissolution in the ocean 19 Further reading 21 3 THE CARBONATE FACTORY 22 Introduction 23 Sediment production 23 Component modification 28 Karst and carbonate spring precipitates 36 Further reading 37 4 MARINE CARBONATE FACTORIES AND ROCK CLASSIFICATIONS 38 Introduction 39 Environmental controls 39 Benthic marine factories 46 Pelagic marine factories 47 Limestone classification schemes 47 Further reading 50 5 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: MICROBES AND ALGAE 51 Introduction 52 Microbes and carbonates 52 Microbialites 52 Modern stromatolites 54 Calcimicrobes 60 Calcareous algae 60 Further reading 66 6 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: SINGLE CELLS AND SHELLS 67 Introduction 68 Single]cell microfossils 68 Macrofossils 71 Further reading 78 7 THE CARBONATE FACTORY: ECHINODERMS AND COLONIAL INVERTEBRATES 79 Introduction 80 Echinoderms 80 Sponges 82 Bryozoans 85 Corals 89 Further reading 93 Part II: CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS: AN OVERVIEW 95 8 LACUSTRINE CARBONATES 99 Introduction 100 Modern lakes: Zonation and classification 100 Controls on lake sedimentation 101 Lake sedimentation 103 Lacustrine microbialites 107 Classification of ancient lake deposits 108 Further reading 108 9 CARBONATE SPRINGS 110 Introduction 111 Spring systems 111 Classification of springs 112 Tufa, travertine, or sinter? 113 Biota of spring systems 114 Carbonate precipitation in spring systems 114 Spring architecture 115 Calcareous spring carbonate facies 117 Further reading 122 10 WARM]WATER NERITIC CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS 123 Introduction 124 The carbonate factory 124 Depositional systems 125 Further reading 134 11 THE COOL]WATER NERITIC REALM 135 Introduction 136 The Carbonate Factory 136 Depositional settings 139 Warm]temperate carbonates 141 Cool]temperate carbonates 144 Cold]water, polar carbonate systems 144 The rock record 145 Further reading 148 12 MUDDY PERITIDAL CARBONATES 150 Introduction 151 Andros Island: The Bahamas 152 Shark Bay: Western Australia 154 The United Arab Emirates: Persian Gulf 155 Stratigraphy 158 The shallowing]upward peritidal cycle 158 How do numerous peritidal cycles form? 158 Temporal variations on the peritidal cycle theme 162 Further reading 163 13 NERITIC CARBONATE TIDAL SAND BODIES 165 Introduction 166 Tides and tidal currents 166 Tidal sand bodies 167 Bahamian platform ooid sand bodies 169 Types of Bahamian platform sand bodies 170 Some examples of Bahamian sand bodies 171 Inter]island tidal ooid sand bodies (tidal deltas) 173 Platform interior Bahamian ooid sand bodies 174 Carbonate ramp tidal ooid sand bodies 175 Carbonate sand bodies in straits and seaways 175 Carbonate sands in flooded incised valleys 176 Carbonate sands in hypersaline basins 177 The rock record of tidal ooid sands 177 Ancient sand body geometries 178 Further reading 178 14 MODERN REEFS 179 Introduction 180 The reef mosaic 180 The coral reef growth window 182 Shallow]water reefs 184 Deep]water reefs 189 Further reading 191 15 ANCIENT REEFS 192 Introduction 193 The ancient reef factory 193 Microbes, calcimicrobes, and calcareous algae 194 Internal cavities 195 Lithification 195 Boring and bioerosion 196 Reef stratigraphic nomenclature 196 The spectrum of ancient reefs 198 Reefs 198 Reef mounds 199 Reef geohistory 202 Reef rock classification 206 Further reading 217 16 CARBONATE SLOPES 212 Introduction 213 Depositional bathymetry 213 The deposits 213 Contourites 217 Slope types 218 Temporal and spatial variability 220 Further reading 222 17 DEEP]WATER PELAGIC CARBONATES 223 Introduction 224 Universal controls 224 Depositional controls 225 Universal attributes 226 Old pelagic sediments 226 Young pelagic sediments 228 The pelagic factory 228 Chalk 229 Associated sediments 233 Ocean anoxia 233 Further reading 233 18 PRECAMBRIAN CARBONATES 234 Introduction 235 Precambrian carbonate systems 235 The carbonate factory 235 Reefs 242 Further reading 246 19 CARBONATE SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY 247 Introduction 248 Carbonate sequence stratigraphy 249 Shallow]water reef sequence stratigraphy 250 Photozoan rimmed platforms 252 Evaporites and siliciclastics 255 Heterozoan unrimmed carbonate platforms 255 Ramps 257 Higher]order cycles (parasequences) 259 Depositional cycles 259 Further reading 259 20 THE TIME MACHINE 261 Introduction 262 Carbonates and plate tectonics 262 Paleoclimate and paleoceanography 265 Carbonates and the evolving biosphere 268 Ocean acidification 271 Further reading 271 Part III: CARBONATE DIAGENESIS: AN OVERVIEW 273 21 THE PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTS OF DIAGENESIS 277 Introduction to the processes 278 Carbonate dissolution 278 Carbonate precipitation 278 The environments 281 Synsedimentary marine diagenetic environment 282 Meteoric diagenetic environment 282 Burial diagenetic environment 284 Dolomite and dolostone 285 Further reading 285 22 ANALYTICAL METHODS 286 Introduction 287 Petrography 288 X]ray diffraction analysis 291 Scanning electron microscopy 292 Electron microprobe analysis 294 Chemical analyses 294 Further reading 296 23 THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBONATE DIAGENESIS 297 Introduction 298 Trace elements and element ratios 298 Stable isotopes 301 Oxygen isotopes 301 Carbon isotopes 303 Stable isotope values for modern biogenic carbonates 304 Carbonate stable isotope values through geologic time 305 Strontium isotopes 307 Further reading 309 24 LIMESTONE: THE SYNSEDIMENTARY MARINE DIAGENETIC ENVIRONMENT 311 Introduction 312 The setting 312 Dissolution 312 Precipitation 313 Alteration 315 Synsedimentary limestone 316 Spatial distribution of early lithification 318 Strandline diagenesis 319 The rock record 323 Isotopic composition of ancient marine cements 324 Further reading 325 25 METEORIC DIAGENESIS OF YOUNG LIMESTONES 326 Introduction 327 Processes 327 Cements and cementation 330 Diagenesis of calcite sediments 333 Importance of grain size 333 Diagenesis in different meteoric settings 334 Importance of climate 335 How long does it take? 335 The ultimate product 336 Geochemistry 337 Further reading 339 26 KARST AND WATER]CONTROLLED DIAGENESIS 341 Introduction 342 Surficial processes and products 342 Surface karst facies 342 Calcrete facies 346 Subsurface karst facies 348 Surface and subsurface carbonate geochemistry 355 Further reading 356 27 BURIAL DIAGENESIS OF LIMESTONE 357 Introduction 358 The setting 358 Controlling factors 358 Processes and products 359 Burial cementation 362 Burial diagenetic models 365 Paragenesis via cement stratigraphy 368 Further reading 369 28 DOLOMITE AND DOLOMITIZATION 370 Introduction 371 Scientific approach 371 Dolomite: the mineral 371 Dolostone: the rock 373 The limestone to dolostone transition 376 Early diagenetic alteration of dolomite 376 Dolomite geochemistry 380 Further reading 382 29 DOLOMITIZATION PROCESSES AND SYNSEDIMENTARY DOLOMITE 383 Introduction 384 What limits dolomite formation? 384 How to form extensive dolomite 385 The different types of dolomite and dolostone 386 Synsedimentary (authigenic) dolomite 386 Further reading 390 30 SUBSURFACE DOLOMITIZATION AND DOLOSTONE PARAGENESIS 392 Introduction 393 Shallow]burial early]diagenetic dolomites 393 Deep]burial late]diagenetic dolomites 396 Synthesis 399 Dolomite paragenesis 399 Further reading 402 31 DIAGENESIS AND GEOHISTORY 403 Introduction 404 Eogenetic diagenesis 404 Approach 406 Lowstand systems tract 406 Transgressive systems tract 408 Highstand systems tract 410 Post]eogenetic diagenesis 411 Further reading 413 32 CARBONATE POROSITY 414 Introduction 415 Porosity 415 Porosity measurement 415 Permeability 416 Types of porosity 416 Porosity classification 421 Porosity evolution through time 422 Porosity and dolomitization 423 The evolution of porosity 423 Integration 425 Further reading 426 GLOSSARY 427 INDEX 000

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces climate change fundamentals and essential concepts that reveal the extent of the damage, the impacts felt around the globe, and the innovation and leadership it will take to bring an end to the status quo. Emphasizing peer-reviewed literature, this text details the impact of climate change on land and sea, the water cycle, human communities, the weather, and humanity's collective future. Coverage of greenhouse gases, oceanic and atmospheric processes, Pleistocene and Holocene paleoclimate, sea levels, and other fundamental topics provide a deep understanding of key mechanisms, while discussion of extreme weather, economic impacts, and resource scarcity reveals how climate change is already impacting people's livesand will continue to do so at an increasing rate for the foreseeable future.Table of ContentsPreface ix 1 Evidence of Climate Change 1 Chapter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Climate Change is Real and it is Dangerous 6 The Earth System is Changing 12 Reliable Sources of Climate Change Information 19 How Unusual is the Present Warming? 25 Surface Temperature 26 Human Fingerprints on Climate 27 A Consistent Picture Emerges 31 Animations and Videos 35 Comprehension Questions 35 Thinking Critically 36 Activities 36 Key Terms 36 2 Radiative Equilibrium 37 Chapter Summary 37 Earth’s Energy Budget 38 Anthropogenic Forcing 49 Animations and Videos 67 Climate Change Essay 68 Comprehension Questions 68 Thinking Critically 68 Activities 68 Key Terms 69 3 The Climate System 70 Chapter Summary 70 Weather and Climate 71 The Atmosphere 71 Climate Zones 74 Jet Stream 88 Ocean Currents Carry Heat 90 Global Warming Is Changing the Ocean 92 Outlook 101 Animations and Videos 102 Ocean Threats 102 Comprehension Questions 102 Thinking Critically 102 Activities 103 Key Terms 103 4 Are Humans the Cause? 104 Chapter Summary 104 Mitigating Global Warming Requires Managing Carbon 105 Paleoclimate 114 Is Global Warming Caused by the Sun? 136 Did Global Warming End After 1998? 137 Do Scientists Disagree on Global Warming? 140 Are Climate Data Faulty? 141 Is Today’s Warming Simply a Repeat of the Recent Past? 142 In Conclusion 145 Animations and Videos 146 Comprehension Questions 146 Thinking Critically 146 Activities 147 Key Terms 147 5 Sea-Level Rise 148 Chapter Summary 148 Rate of Sea-Level Rise 150 Sea-Level Components 164 Sea-Level Impacts 176 The Eemian Analogue and a Warning of Our Future 190 Conclusion 190 Animations and Videos 191 Comprehension Questions 191 Thinking Critically 191 Activities 192 Key Terms 192 6 Modeling Climate 193 Chapter Summary 193 Climate Models 194 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change—Assessment Report 5 205 Conclusion 215 Additional Considerations 216 Concluding Thoughts 234 Animations and Videos 235 Comprehension Questions 236 Thinking Critically 236 Activities 236 Key Terms 237 7 Warming Impacts 238 Chapter Summary 238 Air Temperature and Precipitation Patterns in the United States 239 Climate Impacts to Planning Sectors 243 Climate Impacts to Geographic Regions 263 Conclusion 275 Animations and Video 275 Comprehension Questions 275 Thinking Critically 275 Activities 276 Key Terms 276 8 Dangerous Climate 277 Chapter Summary 277 Extreme Weather 278 Drought 286 Wildfire 290 Ecosystem Impacts 293 Climate Sensitivity 299 Carbon Trends and Implications 305 Dangerous Climate 312 The Socio-Economic Framework of All Humanity Is at Risk 318 Animations and Videos 327 Comprehension Questions 327 Thinking Critically 327 Activities 328 Key Terms 328 Key Term Glossary 329 Index 337

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Book SynopsisApplications of remote sensing technology for monitoring and predicting water-related hazards Water-related hazards such as floods and droughts have serious impacts on society. Their incidence has increased in recent decades, a trend set to continue with ongoing climate change. Adaptation and mitigation measures require accurate detection, monitoring, and forecasting, much of which comes from remote sensing technologies. Remote Sensing of Water-Related Hazards takes an interdisciplinary approach, presenting recent advances in the available data, sensors, models, and indicators developed for monitoring and prediction. Volume highlights include: Progress in remote sensing of precipitation, storms, and tornados Different techniques for flood mapping, forecasting, and early warning Integrated approach for predicting flood and landslide cascading hazards Satellite monitoring of water cycle variation, water scarcity, and drought cTable of ContentsList of Contributors vii Preface xi 1. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Predicting Water-Related Hazards 1Ke Zhang, Yang Hong, and Amir AghaKouchak Part I Remote Sensing of Precipitation and Storms 2. Progress in Satellite Precipitation Products over the Past Two Decades: Evaluation and Application in Flash Flood Warning 13Guoqiang Tang, Tsechun Wang, Meihong Ma, Wentao Xiong, Feng Lyu, and Ziqiang Ma 3. Observations of Tornadoes and Their Parent Supercells Using Ground-Based, Mobile Doppler Radars 31Howard B. Bluestein Part II Remote Sensing of Floods and Associated Hazards 4. Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling for Flood Hazards in Data-Scarce Areas: A Case Study in Nyaungdon Area, Myanmar 71Ke Zhang, Zaw Myo Khaing, and Zhijia Li 5. Multisensor Remote Sensing and the Multidimensional Modeling of Extreme Flood Events: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey--Triggered Floods in Houston, Texas, USA 87Mengye Chen, Zhi Li, and Shang Gao 6. A Multisource, Data-Driven, Web-GIS-Based Hydrological Modeling Framework for Flood Forecasting and Prevention 105Zhanming Wan, Xianwu Xue, Ke Zhang, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley, and Humberto Vergara 7. An Ensemble-Based, Remote-Sensing-Driven, Flood-Landslide Early Warning System 123Ke Zhang, Guoding Chen, Yi Xia, and Sheng Wang 8. Detection of Hazard-Damaged Bridges Using Multitemporal High-Resolution SAR Imagery 135Wen Liu, Kazuki Inoue, and Fumio Yamazaki Part III Remote Sensing of Droughts and Associated Hazards 9. Drought Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing 151Xin Li, Ran Tao, and Ke Zhang 10. Remote Sensing of Vegetation Responses to Drought Disturbances Using Spaceborne Optical and Near-Infrared Sensors 169Ke Zhang, Linxin Liu, Yunping Li, and Ran Tao 11. Recent Advances in Physical Water Scarcity Assessment Using GRACE Satellite Data 187Emad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule 12. Study of Water Cycle Variation in the Yellow River Basin Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling 203Meixia Lv and Zhuguo Ma 13. Assessing the Impact of Climate Change-Induced Droughts on Soil Salinity Development in Agricultural Areas Using Ground and Satellite Sensors 223Dennis L. Corwin and Elia Scudiero Index 245

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Book SynopsisThe most up-to-date, comprehensive resource on silviculture that covers the range of topics and issues facing today's foresters and resource professionals The tenth edition of the classic work, The Practice of Silviculture: Applied Forest Ecology, includes the most current information and the results of research on the many issues that are relevant to forests and forestry. The text covers such timely topics as biofuels and intensive timber production, ecosystem and landscape scale management of public lands, ecosystem services, surface drinking water supplies, urban and community greenspace, forest carbon, fire and climate, and much more. In recent years, silvicultural systems have become more sophisticated and complex in application, particularly with a focus on multi-aged silviculture. There have been paradigm shifts toward managing for more complex structures and age-classes for integrated and complementary values including wildlife, water and open space recreation. Extensively reviTable of ContentsPreface xvi Acknowledgements xvii Part 1 Introduction to Silviculture 1 1 The History and Philosophy of Silviculture 3 Introduction 3 Silviculture, its Origin and Development as an Applied Ecology 3 The Philosophies of Silviculture as a Practice 12 Silviculture as a Body of Knowledge 17 References 19 2 Silviculture and its Place in Managing Current Forests and Woodlands 22 Introduction 22 The Purpose of Silviculture Today 22 Definition of Silviculture 22 Scope and Terminology of Silvicultural Practice 25 The Silviculture Framework for Managing a Forest 29 References 31 Part 2 Ecological Foundations of Silviculture 33 3 Ecological Site Classification, Stands as Management Units, and Landscape‐Scale Planning 35 Introduction 35 Ecological Methods of Identifying and Classifying Sites 36 Stands as Management Units 48 New Developments in Landscape‐Level Ecological Planning 56 References 59 4 Stand Dynamics: The Ecology of Forest Succession 63 Introduction 63 Initiating Disturbances and Sources of Regeneration 63 Stages of Stand Development 63 Defining Cohorts and Age Classes 68 Defining Canopy Stratification by Age Class 68 Relationship of Stand Dynamics to Other Interpretations of Vegetational Development 75 Choice of Developmental Patterns 77 References 78 5 Ecology of Regeneration 80 Introduction 80 Ecological Role of Natural Disturbance 80 The Regeneration Process 92 Disturbance, Climate, and Regional Patterns in Floristics of Forest Regeneration 104 Regeneration Methods as Analogs to Natural Disturbance 111 References 112 Part 3 Methods of Regeneration 117 6 Development of Silvicultural Systems and Methods of Regeneration 119 Introduction 119 Conceptual Formation of Silvicultural Systems: The Science of Place 119 Classification of Natural Regeneration Methods 124 Classification of Plantations and Artificial Seeding 129 Naming Silvicultural Systems: The Taxonomy 131 Summary Remarks 135 References 136 7 Site Treatments 137 Introduction 137 Disposal of Logging Slash 137 Treatment of the Forest Floor and Competing Vegetation 145 References 162 Part 3A Natural Regeneration Methods 169 8 Natural Regeneration: The Clearcutting Method 171 Introduction 171 The Protocol 171 Regeneration of Pure Stands from Natural Seeding 173 Applications of True Clearcutting: Case Studies from North America 177 References 183 9 Natural Regeneration: The Seed‐Tree Method 185 Introduction 185 The Protocol 187 Variations in Spatial Patterns of Stand Structure 192 Application of Seed‐Tree Methods 193 References 201 10 Natural Regeneration: The Shelterwood Method 204 Introduction 204 The Protocol for the Uniform Shelterwood 206 Protocols for Alternative Arrangements 212 Application of Shelterwood Methods 215 References 224 11 Natural Regeneration: Irregular Seed-Tree and Shelterwood Methods (Multi-Aged Systems) 228 Introduction 228 Development of Two‐ or Three‐Aged Stands 229 Regeneration Methods Including Reserve Trees within Irregular Seed‐Tree and Shelterwood Systems 229 Application of Two‐ or Three‐Aged Systems 233 References 248 12 Natural Regeneration: The Coppice Method 251 Introduction 251 Vegetative Regeneration and the Nature of Disturbance 251 The Physiology and Morphology of Sprouting 252 Types of Vegetative Regeneration 252 Simple Coppice Systems 257 Coppice Systems with Irregular Structures and Age Classes 265 The Role of Coppice Stands in the Past, Present, and Future 267 Conversion of Coppice Stands to High Forests 269 References 269 13 Natural Regeneration: Selection Methods 272 Introduction 272 The Protocol 273 The Selection Regeneration Method and its Variations 273 Managing for Balanced All‐Aged Stands 277 Managing for Unbalanced All‐Aged Stands 286 Application of the Selection Method of Regeneration 288 References 300 Part 3B Methods Based on Artificial Regeneration 303 14 Species Selection and Genetic Improvement 305 Introduction 305 Selection of Species and Provenances 306 Adaptation to Site 306 Genetic Improvement 312 References 320 15 Nursery, Planting, and Seeding Techniques 322 Introduction 322 Propagation 322 Planting and Seeding 337 References 348 16 The Arrangement, Composition, and Methods of Planting 350 Introduction 350 The Role of Planting 350 Density of Plantings 351 Spatial Arrangement of Plantings 352 High Forest Plantations 353 Low Forest Plantations 371 Protection of New Plantations 373 References 375 Part 4 Post‐Establishment (Intermediate) Treatments 379 17 Tree and Stand Growth 381 Introduction 381 Growth within Individual Trees 381 Stand Scale Patterns of Production 390 The Effect of Thinning on Stand Production 395 The Effect of Thinning on the Economic Yield of Stands 397 References 401 18 Post‐Establishment Tools in Silviculture 403 Introduction 403 Cutting and Girdling 403 Use of Herbicides 404 Methods of Applying Herbicides 410 Use of Insecticides 412 Prescribed Burning 413 Use of Fertilizer 419 Irrigation 420 References 420 19 Pruning Methods and Applications 424 Introduction 424 The Ecology of Natural Pruning Processes 424 Pruning Trees to Improve Timber Quality in Forests 428 Techniques of Pruning Open Grown Trees Within Urban Environments 434 Training and Pruning Fruit and Shade Trees in Orchards and Agroforestry Systems 438 References 441 20 Release Operations in Seedling and Sapling Stands 443 Introduction 443 Competing Vegetation 443 Concept of Free‐To‐Grow 444 Early Use of Release Treatments 444 Vegetation Control Methods 445 Timing and Extent of Release Treatments 451 Ecological Impact of Release Treatments on Plant Communities 453 Liberation Treatments 455 Release Treatments that Control Invasives 457 References 458 21 Methods of Thinning 461 Introduction 461 The Different Approaches to Thinning 461 Low Thinning 462 Crown Thinning 468 Dominant Thinning 473 Free‐Form Thinning 477 Variable‐Density Thinning 477 Geometric Thinning 478 Application of Thinnings 481 References 483 22 Quantitative Thinning: Theory and Application 486 Introduction 486 Conceptual and Experimental Proof for Thinning 486 Thinning and its Objectives 486 Quantitative Thinning Guidelines 496Density, Stocking, and Relative Density 496 References 504 Part 5 Silvicultural Considerations for Managing All Forests 507 23 Conservation Management Practices 509 Introduction 509 Management Practices 509 References 531 Contents xiii 24 Silviculture for Wildlife Habitat 534 Introduction 534 Habitat Elements Within Stands 535 Landscape Elements Across Stands 551 Examples of Application 555 Control of Wildlife Damage to Trees 560 References 561 25 Silvicultural Applications to Forest Restoration: Rehabilitation and Reclamation 565 Introduction 565 Degradation and Restoration Processes of Forests 565 Categories of Forest Degradation and their Restoration Treatments 567 Summary 593 References 594 26 Approaches to and Treatments for Maintaining Healthy Forest Ecosystems 597 Introduction 597 The Growing Threat of Non‐Native Invasive Insects and Disease 597 The Concept of Forest Ecosystem Health within Stand Dynamics 600 Protection Against Biotic Agencies: Insects and Disease 601 Protection Against Abiotic Agencies 606 Using Silviculture to Control Damage 611 References 615 27 Managing Forest Carbon in Changing Climates 618 Introduction 618 The Ecology of Forest Carbon 618 Avoiding Deforestation and Increasing Reforestation 620 Carbon Management in Existing Forests 622 The Use of Wood as Biomass Energyor in Wood Products for Carbon Storage 624 References 625 Part 6 Silvicultural Applications for Different Land Uses 629 28 Ecosystem Management: Managing Public Natural Forests for Multiple Values 631 Introduction 631 Regional and Global Differences in Public Land Ownership 631 Managing Complex Large‐Scale Forests 633 The Ecosystem‐Management Paradigm 633 Regional Examples of Ecosystem Management 636 References 642 29 Application of Silviculture to Watershed Management 645 Introduction 645 Baseline Watershed Conditions 646 Paired Watershed Studies: Impacts of Land Clearance and Forest Disturbance 649 Managing Forests for Water Quality: Examples from the United States 654 Managing Forests for Water Yield: Examples from the United States 660 Summary 663 References 663 30 Industrial Timber Management 665 Introduction 665 Principles of Regulating Timber Harvests 665 Considerations for Timber Production in Forests 666 Global and National Trends in Industrial Plantation Forestry 669 References 676 31 Application of Silviculture to Agroforestry 677 Introduction 677 Stages of Stand Development and Agroforestry 678 Successional Agri‐silvicultural Practices 679 Permanent Agri‐silvicultural Practices 683 Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry 689 References 689 32 Application of Silviculture to Urban Ecosystems and the Urban–Rural Interface 694 Introduction 694 Aesthetics and Landscape Design of Urban Forests 694 Mitigating Urban Meso‐ and Micro‐Environments 701 The Application of Silviculture to Urban Watersheds 704 References 708 Common and Scientific Names of Trees and Shrubs Mentioned in the Text 711 Glossary of Terms 716 Index 731

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Book SynopsisOffers a comprehensive, accessible introduction to experimental design, field monitoring skills for plants and animals, data analysis, interpretation and reporting This user-friendly book presents field monitoring skills for both plants and animals, within the context of a research project. This text provides a single resource to take the reader all the way through from the planning stage, into the field, guiding through sampling, organism identification, computer-based data analysis and interpretation, and finally how to present the results to maximise the impact of the work. Logically structured throughout, and revised extensively in the second edition, the book concentrates on the techniques required to design a field-based ecological survey and shows how to execute an appropriate sampling regime. It evaluates appropriate sampling and analytical methods, identifying potential problems associated with various techniques and how to mitigate these. The second edTable of ContentsList of Tables xiii List of Figures xv List of Boxes xxi List of Case Studies xxiii List of Plates xxv Preface to the Second Edition xxvii Preface to the First Edition xxix Acknowledgements xxxi About the Companion Website xxxv 1 Preparation 1 Choosing a topic for study 2 Ecological research questions 4 Monitoring individual species and groups of species 4 Monitoring species richness 5 Monitoring population sizes and density 5 Monitoring community structure 6 Monitoring behaviour 6 A note of caution 6 Creating aims, objectives, and hypotheses 9 Reviewing the literature 9 Primary literature 10 Secondary literature 10 Other sources of information 11 Search terms 11 Reading papers 12 Practical considerations 12 Legal aspects 13 Ethical issues 13 Health and safety issues 14 Implementation 16 Equipment and technical support 19 Field/laboratory notebook 19 Pilot studies 21 Time management 22 Statistical considerations in project design 24 Designing and setting up experiments and surveys 26 Choosing sampling methods 26 Types of data 27 Sampling designs 29 Planning statistical analysis 35 Describing data 35 Asking questions about data 36 Predictive analysis 37 Multivariate analysis 38 Examining patterns and structure in communities 39 Summary 39 2 Monitoring Site Characteristics 43 Site selection 43 Site characterisation 44 Habitat mapping 44 Examination of landscape scale 54 Measuring microclimatic variables 55 Monitoring substrates 60 Monitoring water 64 Other physical attributes 67 Measuring biological attributes 70 Identification 76 3 Sampling Plants and Other Static Organisms 85 Sampling for static organisms 88 Seeds, fecundity, and population dynamics 91 Quadrat sampling 92 Density estimation using quadrats 95 Frequency estimation using quadrats 95 Cover estimation using quadrats 96 Biomass estimation within quadrats 97 Quadrat size 99 Nested quadrats 100 Placement of quadrats 101 Quadrat shape 102 Pin-frames 103 Transects 104 Plotless sampling 106 Distribution of static organisms 109 Forestry techniques 110 Tree diameter 110 Tree basal area 113 Height of trees 113 Timber volume 114 Growth 114 Canopy cover 115 Age and mortality 115 4 Sampling Mobile Organisms 119 General issues 120 Distribution of mobile organisms 123 Direct observation 124 Behaviour 124 Indirect methods 130 Capture techniques 130 Marking individuals 133 Radio-Tracking 136 Population dynamics 138 Invertebrates 140 Direct observation 141 Butterfly census method 141 Indirect methods 143 Using insect sounds 143 Capture techniques 144 Killing and preserving invertebrates 145 Marking individuals 145 Capturing aquatic invertebrates 150 Netting 152 Suction sampling 156 Benthic coring 156 Drags, dredges, and grabs 157 Wet extraction 158 Artificial substrate samplers 159 Baited traps and refuges 159 Capturing soil-living invertebrates 161 Sieving 161 Floatation and phase-separation 161 Tullgren funnels and similar methods of dry extraction 162 Chemical extraction 164 Electrical extraction 166 Capturing ground-active invertebrates 167 Pitfall traps 167 Suction samplers 175 Emergence traps 178 Capturing invertebrates from plants 180 Pootering 182 Sweep netting 184 Beating 185 Fogging 185 Capturing airborne invertebrates 187 Sticky traps 190 Using attractants 191 Refuges 194 Flight interception traps 195 Light traps 197 Rotary traps 205 Water (pan) traps 206 Fish 208 Direct observation 210 Indirect methods 211 Capture techniques 211 Nets and traps 212 Collecting fish larvae 215 Electrofishing 215 Marking individuals 215 Amphibians 218 Direct observation 221 Indirect methods 221 Counting egg masses 221 Using environmental DNA (eDNA) 222 Capture techniques 222 Sampling adults in water 223 Sampling adults on land 224 Tadpoles 226 Juveniles/metamorphs 226 Marking individuals 226 Reptiles 228 Direct observation 228 Indirect methods 229 Capture techniques 230 Hand-capture 232 Traps 233 Marking individuals 235 Birds 236 Direct observation 237 Timed species count 239 Common bird census/breeding bird survey 240 Point counts 241 Transect line counts 242 Distance sampling 242 Flush counts 244 Indirect methods 245 Counting nests at a distance 246 Bird song 247 Capture techniques 247 Mist netting 248 Propelled nets 250 Marking individuals 250 Mammals 253 Direct observation 254 Indirect methods 257 Capture techniques 264 Marking individuals 272 5 Analysing and Interpreting Information 275 Keys to tests 278 Exploring and describing data 285 Transforming and screening data 285 Graphical display of data 288 Measures of central tendency and sample variability 290 Spatial and temporal distributions 292 Population estimation techniques: densities and population sizes 292 Richness and diversity 297 Similarity, dissimilarity, and distance coefficients 297 Recording descriptive statistics 300 Testing hypotheses using basic statistical tests and simple general linear models 301 Differences between samples 304 Relationships between variables 307 Associations between frequency distributions 312 More advanced general linear models for predictive analysis 314 Multiple regression 314 Analysis of covariance and multivariate analysis of variance 316 Discriminant function analysis 318 Generalized linear models 319 Extensions of the generalized linear model 323 Extensions of generalized linear models and GAMs into mixed-effects models 324 Statistical methods to examine pattern and structure in communities: classification, indicator species, and ordination 325 Classification 325 Classification techniques when the number of groups is known 326 Significance testing for group membership: analysis of similarity (ANOSIM) 328 Classification techniques when the number of groups is unknown 329 Indicator species analysis 331 Ordination 332 Indirect gradient analysis 333 Comparing ordinations and matrix data 338 Direct gradient analysis 339 6 Presenting Information 343 Written reports 344 Title 345 Abstract 345 Acknowledgements 346 Contents 346 Introduction 347 Methods 347 Results 348 Illustrations (Tables, Figures, Plates, Equations, etc.) 349 Discussion 354 References 354 Citing papers 355 Appendices 358 Archiving data 359 Authors’ contributions 359 Writing style 359 Tense 362 Passive tense 362 Numbers 362 Abbreviations 363 Punctuation 364 Choice of font 365 Common mistakes 366 Computer files 368 Specific guidance for writing for a journal 368 Specific guidance for preparing a poster 371 Specific guidance for preparing an oral presentation 376 Summary 379 Appendix 1 Glossary of Statistical Terms 381 References 387 Index 409

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Book SynopsisIGNEOUS ROCKS AND PROCESSES A practical introduction to igneous petrology for students and practitioners The newly revised Second Edition of Igneous Rocks and Processes: A Practical Guide, delivers an authoritative introduction to igneous petrology and helps students to develop key skills and confidence in identifying igneous materials and in naming and interpreting unknown igneous rocks presented to them. It serves as both a conventional course text and a practical laboratory manual. The authors review igneous nomenclature and subsequently describe specific compositional categories of magmatic rocks. Each chapter covers definitions, mineralogy, eruption and emplacement processes, textures and crystallization processes, geotectonic distribution, geochemistry, and aspects of magma genesis. Additional chapters address phase equilibrium experiments and physical volcanology. This latest edition offers readers extensively updated chapters, as well as accesTable of ContentsPreface to the second Edition Preface to the first Edition Acknowledgements About the companion website Chapter 1 An introduction to magmas and magmatic rocks Chapter 2 Basalts and related rocks Chapter 3 Magma differentiation Chapter 4 Gabbroic rocks Chapter 5 Ultramafic rocks Chapter 6 Andesite, dacite and rhyolite Chapter 7 How magmas erupt – an introduction to pyroclastic processes and products Chapter 8 Granitic rocks Chapter 9 Alkali rocks Appendix A – Mineral identification using a polarizing microscope Appendix B - Petrographic calculations Appendix C - Symbols, units and constants used in this book Glossary Answers to exercises Bibliography Index Colour plate section between pp. X and X

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface PART I INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Eruptions, Jargon, and History PART II THE BIG PICTURE Chapter 2 Global Perspectives – Plate Tectonics and Volcanism Chapter 3 The Nature of Magma – Where Volcanoes Come From Chapter 4 The Physical Properties of Magma and Why it Erupts PART III VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS AND THEIR PRODUCTS Chapter 5 Classifying Volcanic Eruptions Chapter 6 Effusive Volcanic Eruptions and Their Products Chapter 7 An Overview of Explosive Eruptions and Their Products Chapter 8 A Closer Look at Large-scale Explosive Eruptions PART IV VOLCANIC LANDFORMS AND SETTINGS Chapter 9 Constructional (“Positive”) Volcanic Landforms Chapter 10 “Negative” Volcanic Landforms – Craters and Calderas Chapter 11 Mass-wasting Processes and Products Chapter 12 Volcanoes Unseen and Far Away PART V HUMANISTIC VOLCANOLOGY Chapter 13 Volcanoes: Life, Climate, and Human History Chapter 14 Volcanic Hazards and Risk – Monitoring and Mitigation Chapter 15 Economic Volcanology Epilogue References Index Appendix 1 List of Prominent World Volcanoes Appendix 2 Fun Reading

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Contributors Foreword Preface Chapter 1 Climate change and Agriculture: State of the Art, Challenges, and Perspectives Imran, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, and Abdel Rehman Altawaha Chapter 2 Climate-Smart Plants Combat Climate Change and Liable for Food Security Imran, Amanullah, and Abdel- Rehman Altawaha Chapter 3 Adapting Crops to Climate Change Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaaha, Samia Khanum, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, Imran, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Mousumi Mondal, Nidal Odat, Abhijit Dey, Nujoud Alimad, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha , Saher Islam, and Mohammad Shatnawi Chapter 4 Role of Biotechnology in Climate-Resilient Agriculture Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaaha, Rachid Mrabet, Mina Bayanati, Banothu Santhosh, Noureddine Benkeblia, Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Hiba Alatrash, Yaman Jabbour, Abhijit Dey, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha and Saher Islam Chapter 5 Breeding Crops for Tolerance to Salinity, Heat and Drought Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaha*, Nidal Odat, Noureddine Benkeblia, Naila Kerkoub, ZinebLabidi, Mahyeddine Boumendjel,Hichem Nasri,Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Mina Bayanati, Hiba Alatrash, Abhijit Dey, Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeethaand Saher Islam Chapter 6 Innovative approaches in breeding of climate-resilient crops Sandra Cvejić, Siniša Jocić, Goran Bekavac, Milan Mirosavljević, Ana Marjanović Jeromela, Miroslav Zorić, Aleksandra Radanović, Ankica Kondić-Špika, Dragana Miladinović Chapter 7 Challenges of Soil Fertility under Changing Climate and its opposing components Imran, Amanullah, Ibrahim Ortas, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Arif, Abdel- Rehman Altawaha and Mohammad Ilyas Chapter 8 The declining trend of Soil Fertility with Climate Change and its solution Imran, Amanullah and Ibrahim Ortas Chapter 9 Nano-Black Carbon is an Organic Tool for the Alleviation of Abiotic Stresses and its Certain Damages under Changing Climate Imran, Amanullah, Muhammad Arif, Abdel-Rehman Altawaha, and Tariq Mahmood Chapter 10 Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Non-Legume Plant and Changing Climate Abdel Rahman M.S. Al Tawaaha, Pratibha Vyas, Arun Karnwalc Noureddine Benkeblia, Swapnil Ganesh Sanmukh, Eduard Torrents Serra, Imran, Amanullah, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Abhijit Dey, Nujoud Alimad, , Devarajan Thangadurai, Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Saher Islam, Mohammad Shatnawi, Chapter 11 Role of Phosphorus in Imparting Abiotic Stress Tolerance to Plants Bhaswati Baroowa, Sreyashi Paul and Nirmali Gogoi Chapter 12 Climate Change and Cereal Production Abdel Rahman M.S. Al-Tawaha, Javeid Ahmed Dar, Amreena Sultan, Noureddine Benkeblia, Amanullah, Imran, Shah Khaled, Abdel Razzaq Al- Tawaha, Nidal Odat, Hiba Alatrash Chapter 13 Impact of climate change on tea cultivation and adaptation strategies: Special emphasis on tea pests in North East India Azariah Babu, Somnath Roy, Rupanjali Deb Baruah, Bhabesh Deka, Kamruza Z. Ahmed , Sourajit Bayen and Suman Sarkar Chapter 14 Impact of Climate Change on Integrated Pest Management Strategies Sonja Gvozdenac, Boško Dedić, Sanja Mikić, Jelena Ovuka, Dragana Miladinović Chapter 15 Climate Change and its Effects on Plant Viruses Aarshi Srivastava, Vineeta Pandey and R.K.Gaur Chapter 16 Green chemistry in sustainable use of agrowaste Pratibha Deka, Mayuree Gohain, Nilutpal Bhuyan, Nirmali Gogoi, Rupam Kataki2 Chapter 17 Assessing Satellite-Based Products in Characterizing Agricultural Drought Under Climate Change in Northeast Brazil Franklin Paredes-Trejo, Humberto Alves Barbosa, Jason Giovannettone, T.V. Lakshmi Kumar, Manoj Kumar Thakur, Catarina de Oliveira Buriti and José Prieto Chapter 18 Understanding smallholder farmers’ perceptions of and adaptations to climate change: The case of the Zambezi region, Namibia. Lee-Ann Steenkamp and Winnie Thebuho Index

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Book SynopsisHow Cities Learntraces the circulation of bus rapid transit (BRT) to understand how and why it was widely adopted in South Africa. Investigates the global proliferation and localization of BRT Examines the production and distribution of transportation knowledge in the global south Addresses the spatial and social legacy of apartheid in South African cities Reveals a new way of understanding the intersections between policy, people and place Essential reading for scholars of geography, politics, sociology and transportation, as well as urban planners and practitioners Trade Review'This carefully written and researched study offers detailed analysis of South African cities’ uneven implementation of bus rapid transit systems. Scholars who participate in the lively global conversation on urban policy will find much to contemplate within this thoughtful book.'Garth Myers, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies, Trinity College, Hartford'Urban problems are becoming increasingly complex requiring the actors and institutions of governance to continually learn, adapt and innovate. But how does this learning happen? This book provides an extraordinary case study. It describes with uncommon clarity an intricate process of policy transfer involving global actors and circulations but also embedded local concerns, politics and governmental arrangements. It is essential reading for urban scholars and public policymakers.'Philip Harrison, South African Research Chair in Spatial Analysis and City Planning, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg “…the book is a significant contribution to urban studies scholarship. It would make an excellent read for anyone interested in the political economy of knowledge transfer, decolonial perspectives on urban transport, and southern urbanism.” – Urban Studies, 2023, Vol. 60(14) Table of ContentsList of Figures viii List of Abbreviations x Series Editors’ Preface xii Acknowledgements xiii 1. Introduction 1 BRT Arrives in South Africa 1 Understanding the South African City 2 Transport Geography, Policy Mobilities and Learning in and from the South 5 Using Policy Mobilities as a Methodology 9 Structure of the Book 13 2. Geographies of Knowledge 16 Building an Analytic for Tracing 16 Tracing through Policy Models 18 Tracing through Actors and Associations 20 Tracing through Cities 23 Tracing through Temporalities 25 3. Translating BRT to South Africa 27 Introduction 27 The Geography of BRT 28 Forming the Bogotá Model of BRT 31 Introducing BRT in South African Cities 35 Johannesburg’s Rea Vaya 36 Cape Town’s MyCiTi 39 Tshwane’s A Re Yeng 41 Rustenburg’s Yarona 44 Nelson Mandela Bay’s Libhongolethu 45 eThekwini’s Go Durban! 46 A South African Interpretation of BRT 48 About the Station Platform 51 About the Bus 52 About the Bus Lane 53 About the Route 55 BRT and Taxi Transformation 58 The South African Taxi Industry 59 State Intervention in Transportation 61 Negotiating with Taxi Operators 65 Conclusion 68 4. Actors and Associations Circulating BRT 70 Introduction 70 An Analytic for Studying Policy Actors 71 Redefining the Role of Policy Actors 74 Policy Mobilizers of BRT Circulation 75 Intermediaries of BRT Circulation 78 Local Pioneers of BRT Circulation 81 Learning through Networks 85 Networks of Internationals 86 Networks of South Africans 88 Power Dynamics of Networks 94 Conclusion 96 5. The Local Politics of BRT 97 Introduction 97 The International Context of BRT Circulation 98 Learning from South America 99 Learning from Africa 102 Learning from India 105 Learning from the North 106 The National Context of BRT Circulation 107 Political Interactions between South African Localities 108 Technical Exchanges between South Africa Localities 111 The Municipal Context of BRT Circulation 114 Conclusion 117 6. Repetitive Processes of BRT Adoption 119 Introduction 119 Tracing Transportation Innovation in South Africa 120 Planting the Seeds of BRT in South Africa 124 Gradual Processes of Learning 127 Repetitive Processes of Circulation 128 Delayed Processes of Adoption 130 Transportation Innovations Not Adopted 133 Conclusion 138 7. Conclusion 140 Introduction 140 Reflecting on How Cities Learn 141 Reflecting on BRT in South Africa 145 Appendix A: Interview Schedule 147 Appendix B: Features of BRT systems in South Africa 154 References 166 Index 185

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Book SynopsisWhat in the world is going on up there? Look up! It's a bird; it's a plane; it's a Polar mesosphericcloud!When you look to the sky, do youwonder whythe Sun is so bright or why the clouds are whiteor whythe sky is blue?Then,WeatherForDummiesis yourresourcetofuel your curiosity about the weather. Ittakes you on anexciting journey through the Earth's atmosphereand theways it behaves. You'll get an overview ofrain,Sun, clouds,stormsandother phenomena. With helpfulphotographs and illustrations, you caneasily visualizedifferentweathertypesandrelatethem intothe world around you.The scientific words and phrases are explained in detail(what is barometric pressure?), your curious questions are answered (why do we have seasons?),andthe roots ofweather myths, proverbs, and sayings arerevealed(early thunder, early spring). Discover how weatherforecastsare made, and what constitutes a weather emergencyFind out what causes change in weather,such ashow air pressure drives windsLearn how climate changeis affecting today'sweatherDiscoverhow light plays tricks on our eyes to create effects like rainbows, sun dogs, and halosHave fun with at-home weather experiments, including setting up your own weather station Perfect for any weather amateur, you can have your head in the cloudswhileyour feetareon the ground.Next time you're outside, takeWeatherForDummiesalong with you, look at the sky, and discover something new about the environment you live in. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part 1: What’s Going On Up There? 5 Chapter 1: What in the World Is Weather? 7 Chapter 2: Forecasts and Forecasting 13 Chapter 3: Behind the Air Wars 35 Chapter 4: Land, Sea, and Precipitation: Is This Any Way to Run a Planet? 59 Part 2: Braving the Elements 77 Chapter 5: Blowing in the Winds 79 Chapter 6: Getting Cirrus 101 Chapter 7: The Greatest Storms on Earth 123 Part 3: Some Seasonable Explanations 145 Chapter 8: The Ways of Winter 147 Chapter 9: Twists and Turns of Spring 177 Chapter 10: Extremely Summer 209 Chapter 11: Falling for Autumn 231 Part 4: The Long Run 239 Chapter 12: Climate Is What You Expect; Weather Is What You Get 241 Chapter 13: Weathering Our Changing Atmosphere 265 Chapter 14: Taking Care of the Air 277 Part 5: The Special Effects 293 Chapter 15: Up in the Sky! Look! 295 Chapter 16: Tools of the Trade 311 Chapter 17: Try This at Home 327 Part 6: The Part of Tens 337 Chapter 18: Ten (or So) Most Deadly World Weather Disasters 339 Chapter 19: Ten Weatherwise Critters 345 Chapter 20: Ten Grand Old Weather Proverbs 351 Appendix: Internet Resource Directory 357 Index 365

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Book SynopsisIntelligent Green Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities Presenting the concepts and fundamentals of smart cities and developing green technologies, this volume, written and edited by a global team of experts, also goes into the practical applications that can be utilized across multiple disciplines and industries, for both the engineer and the student. Smart cities and green technologies are quickly becoming two of the most important areas of development facing today's engineers, scientists, students, and other professionals. Written by a team of experts in these fields, this outstanding new volume tackles the problem of detailing advances in smart city development, green technologies, and where the two areas intersect to create innovation and revolutionary solutions. This group of hand-selected and vetted papers deals with the fundamental concepts of adapting artificial intelligence, machine learning techniques with green technologies, and many other advances in concepts related Table of ContentsPreface xv List of Contributors xvii 1 An Overview of the Intelligent Green Technologies for Sustainable Smart Cities 1Tanya Srivastava, Sahil Virk and Souvik Ganguli 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 Case Study 1: Oslo—A Smart City 5 1.3 Case Study 2: Chandigarh—A Smart City 5 1.4 Features of the Smart Cities 6 1.5 Well-Planned Public Spaces and Streets 6 1.5.1 Waste Management 6 1.5.2 Energy Management 7 1.5.3 Good Connectivity 7 1.5.4 Urban Residence 8 1.5.5 Smart Grids 8 1.5.6 Smart Governance 8 1.6 Intelligent Green Technologies 9 1.7 Global and National Acceptance Scenarios 13 1.8 Conclusions 15 References 15 2 Artificial Intelligence for Green Energy Technology 19Shanthi Jayaraj and Meena Chinniah 2.1 Introduction 19 2.2 Solar Energy and AI 20 2.3 AI Transforms Renewable Energy 23 2.4 IBM Solution Using AI 24 2.5 Hydrogen Vehicles 24 2.6 Wind Energy and AI 25 2.7 Renewable Energy Industry in India 29 2.8 Conclusion 30 References 30 Website Reference 31 Abbreviations 31 3 Effective Waste Management System for Smart Cities 33G. Boopathi Raja 3.1 Introduction 34 3.2 Literature Survey 36 3.3 Waste Management in India 37 3.4 Existing Methodology 40 3.4.1 IoT-Based Smart Waste Bin Monitoring and Municipal Solid Waste Management System 40 3.4.2 IoT Enabled Solid Waste Management System 41 3.4.3 Smart Garbage Management System 41 3.5 Proposed Framework 42 3.5.1 System Description 42 3.6 Functionality of the Proposed System 44 3.6.1 Sensing Module 44 3.6.2 Storage Module 46 3.6.3 User Module 47 3.7 Workflow of the Proposed Framework 48 3.8 Conclusion and Future Scope 49 References 50 4 Municipal Solid Waste Energy: An Option for Green Technology for Smart Cities 53Soumitra Mukhopadhyay 4.1 Unavoidable Impacts of Nonrenewable Energy 53 4.2 Municipal Solid Waste Energy as Clean Energy for Smart Cities 55 4.2.1 Renewable Energy Options 55 4.2.2 Municipal Solid Waste as Renewable Energy Option for Smart Cities 56 4.2.3 Why Is MSW Energy Renewable? 58 4.2.4 Various Waste to Energy Technologies 58 4.3 Waste to Energy Technologies (WTE-T) 59 4.3.1 Incineration 59 4.3.2 Pyrolysis 61 4.3.3 Gasification 63 4.3.4 Anaerobic Digestion 65 4.3.5 Landfill with Gas Capture 66 4.3.6 Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) 68 4.4 Integrated Solid Waste Management Systems (ISWM-S) for Smart Cities 69 4.5 Conclusion 70 References 70 5 E-Waste Management and Recycling Issues: An Overview 73Simran Srivastava, Sahil Virk, Saumyadip Hazra and Souvik Ganguli 5.1 Introduction 73 5.2 Global Status of E-Waste Management 75 5.3 Industrial Practices in E-Waste Management 77 5.4 Recycling of E-Waste 79 5.5 E-Waste Management Benchmarking 81 5.6 Future of E-Waste Management 82 5.7 Conclusions 83 References 84 6 Energy Audit and Management for Green Energy 89Arjyadhara Pradhan and Babita Panda 6.1 Introduction 89 6.2 Types of Renewable Energy 91 6.2.1 Solar Energy 91 6.2.2 Wind Energy 91 6.2.3 Biomass 92 6.2.4 Geothermal Energy 92 6.2.5 Ocean Energy 93 6.3 Energy Management 93 6.3.1 Types of Energy Management 94 6.3.1.1 Demand Side Management 94 6.3.1.2 Implementation of DSM 95 6.3.1.3 Supply Side Management 96 6.3.2 Ways to Improve Energy Management 97 6.4 Energy Audit 97 6.4.1 Types of Energy Audit 98 6.4.2 Preliminary Energy Audit 98 6.4.3 Detailed Energy Audit 98 6.4.4 Data Analysis 100 6.4.5 Detailed Steps in Energy Audit 100 6.5 Energy Audit in Solar Plant 101 6.5.1 Technical Inspection Steps of Solar Power Plant 103 6.6 Energy Conservation 104 6.6.1 Energy Conservation Methods 104 6.6.2 Case Study 105 6.7 Conclusion 108 References 108 7 A Smart Energy-Efficient Support System for PV Power Plants 111Salwa Ammach and Saeed Mian Qaisar 7.1 Introduction 112 7.2 Literature Review 118 7.2.1 Solar Tracking System 119 7.2.2 Solar Cleaning Mechanisms 120 7.2.3 Hotspots Detection 123 7.3 Proposed Solution 131 7.3.1 Solar Tracking 131 7.3.2 Cleaning System 136 7.3.3 Hotspots 136 7.3.4 Modeling and Simulation 136 7.3.5 Limitations 137 7.3.6 Hypothesis 137 7.4 Conclusion 138 References 138 8 A New Hybrid Proposition Based on a Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Parameter Estimation of Solar Cells 143Souvik Ganguli, Shilpy Goyal and Parag Nijhawan 8.1 Introduction 144 8.2 Modelling of an Amended Double Diode Model (ADDM) and the Objective Function 145 8.3 Proposed Work 149 8.4 Results and Discussions 149 8.5 Conclusions 161 References 162 9 Supervisory Digital Feedback Control System for An Effective PV Management and Battery Integration 165Amal E. Abdel Gawad, Nehal A. Alyamani and Saeed Mian Qaisar 9.1 Introduction 166 9.2 Literature Review 173 9.2.1 GHI in the Middle East 173 9.2.2 Types of PV Systems 173 9.2.3 Solar Tracking Systems 176 9.2.4 Charger Controller 179 9.2.5 Series Regulator 179 9.2.6 Shunt Regulator 180 9.2.7 Pulse Width Modulation 180 9.2.8 Maximum Power Point Tracker Charger Controller 181 9.2.9 Reducing the Charging Time 182 9.2.10 Dust Remover 183 9.3 Proposed Solution 185 9.3.1 Single Axis Solar Tracking System 186 9.3.2 Supervisory Digital Feedback Solar Tracker Control System 186 9.3.3 Database-Based Digital Solar Tracker Control System 187 9.3.4 Soiling Treatment Module 187 9.3.5 PV-to-Battery Switching Module 187 9.4 Discussion 189 9.5 Conclusion 191 References 191 10 Performance Analysis of Tunnel Field Effect Transistor for Low-Power Applications 195Deepak Kumar, Shiromani Balmukund Rahi and Neha Paras 10.1 Introduction 196 10.1.1 Limitation of Conventional MOSFET 199 10.1.2 Subthreshold Slope Devices 199 10.2 TFET Structure and Simulation Setup 201 10.3 TFET Working Principle 203 10.3.1 Transport Mechanism in TFET 205 10.3.1.1 Band to Band (BTB) Tunneling Transmission 205 10.3.1.2 Kane’s Model 208 10.4 Subthreshold Swing (SS) in Tunnel FETs 209 10.5 Performance of Hetrojunction Tunnel FET 214 10.5.1 Transfer Characteristics Analysis of TFET Devices 214 10.5.2 Frequency Analysis of TFET Devices 219 10.6 Conclusion 221 References 222 11 Low-Power Integrated Circuit Smart Device Design 227Shasanka Sekhar Rout, Salony Mahapatro, Gaurav Jayaswal and Manish Hooda 11.1 Introduction 228 11.2 Need of Low Power 229 11.3 Design Techniques of Low Power 230 11.3.1 Power Optimization by IC System 230 11.3.2 Power Optimization by Algorithm Section 231 11.3.3 Power Optimization by Architecture Design 231 11.3.4 Power Optimization by Circuit Level 231 11.3.5 Power Optimization by Process Technology 231 11.4 VLSI Circuit Design for Low Power 232 11.4.1 Power Dissipation of CMOS Inverter 232 11.4.1.1 Static Power 232 11.4.1.2 Dynamic Power 233 11.4.1.3 Short Circuit Power Dissipation 233 11.4.1.4 Other Power Issue 233 11.4.2 Capacitance Estimation of CMOS Logic Gate 234 11.5 Circuit Techniques for Low Power 234 11.5.1 Static Power Technique 234 11.5.1.1 Self-Reverse Biasing 234 11.5.1.2 Multithreshold Voltage Technique 235 11.5.2 Dynamic Power Technique 235 11.6 Random Access Memory (RAM) Circuits for Low Power 236 11.6.1 Low-Power Techniques for SRAM 236 11.6.2 Low-Power Techniques for DRAM 237 11.7 VLSI Design Methodologies for Low Power 237 11.7.1 Low-Power Physical Design 237 11.7.2 Low-Power Gate Level Design 237 11.7.2.1 Technology Mapping and Logic Minimization 238 11.7.2.2 Reduction of Spurious Transitions 238 11.7.2.3 Power Reduction by Precomputation 238 11.7.3 Low-Power Architecture Level Design 238 11.8 Power Reduction by Algorithmic Level 239 11.8.1 Lowering in Switched Capacitance 239 11.8.2 Lowering in Switching Activities 239 11.9 Power Estimation Technique 239 11.9.1 Circuit Level Tool 239 11.9.2 Gate Level 240 11.9.3 Architectural Level 240 11.9.4 Behavioral Level 240 11.10 Low-Power Flood Sensor Design 240 11.11 Low-Power VCO Design 241 11.12 Low-Power Gilbert Mixer Design 241 11.13 Conclusion 243 References 243 12 GaN Technology Analysis as a Greater Mobile Semiconductor: An Overview 247Biyyapu Sai Vamsi, Tarun Chaudhary, Deepti Kakkar, Amit Tiwari and Manish Sharma 12.1 Introduction 248 12.2 Research and Collected Data 250 12.3 Studies Reviewed and Findings 255 12.4 Conclusion 266 References 266 13 Multilevel Distributed Energy Efficient Clustering Protocol for Relay Node Selection in Three-Tiered Architecture 269Deepti Kakkar, Gurjot Kaur and Aradhana Tirkey 13.1 Introduction 270 13.1.1 Overview 270 13.1.2 Routing Challenges and Design Issues 271 13.1.3 Heterogeneous Wireless Sensor Networks (HWSNs) 272 13.1.3.1 Clustering in WSN 273 13.1.4 Relay Node Selection Scheme 274 13.1.5 Genetic Algorithm 275 13.1.6 Problem Definition and Motivation 275 13.1.7 Proposed Work 276 13.2 Implementation of Proposed Relay Node Selection Based on GA 276 13.2.1 Network Model 276 13.2.2 Heterogenous Network Model 277 13.2.3 Radio Energy Dissipation Model 279 13.2.4 GA-Based Relay Node Selection 279 13.2.5 Steady State Phase or Data Communication Phase 282 13.3 Results of Simulation For Energy Consumption, Lifetime and Throughput of Network 282 13.3.1 Simulation Setup 282 13.3.2 Comparison of Residual Energy Consumption 284 13.3.3 Comparison of Lifetime of Network 284 13.3.4 Comparison of Throughput at BS 286 13.4 Conclusion and Future Scope 287 References 288 14 Privacy and Security of Smart Systems 291K. Suresh Kumar, D. Prabakaran, R. Senthil Kumaran and I. Yamuna 14.1 Smart Systems—An Overview 291 14.2 Security and Privacy Challenges in Smart Systems 292 14.2.1 Botnet Activities in Smart Systems 294 14.2.2 Threats of Nonhuman-Operated Cars 294 14.2.3 Privacy Issues of Virtual Reality 294 14.3 Case Studies—Security Breaches in Smart Systems 294 14.3.1 Breaching Smart Surveillance Cameras 295 14.3.2 Hacking Smart Televisions 295 14.3.3 Hacked Smart Bulbs 295 14.3.4 Vulnerable Smart Homes 296 14.3.5 Identity Stealing using Smart Coffee Machines 296 14.4 Existing Security and Privacy Protection Technologies 296 14.4.1 Cryptography 297 14.4.2 Biometric 299 14.4.3 Block Chain Technology 301 14.5 Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence 301 14.5.1 Machine Learning in Smart Systems 301 14.5.2 Genetic Algorithm 302 14.5.3 Deep Learning in Smart Systems 303 14.5.4 Artificial Intelligence in Smart Systems 303 14.6 Security Requirement for Smart Systems 303 14.6.1 Thwarting of Data Leakage and Falsifications 304 14.6.2 Identification and Prevention of Device Tampering 304 14.6.3 Light Weight Encryption Algorithm for Authentication 304 14.6.4 Access Restrictions to Users 305 14.6.5 Incident Response for Entire Systems 305 14.7 Instruction to Build Strong Privacy Policy 305 14.7.1 Privacy Policy 305 14.7.2 Definition 306 14.7.3 Key Reasons Why There Is a Need for Privacy Policy 306 14.8 Role of Internet in Smart Systems 306 14.8.1 Home Automation 307 14.8.2 Agriculture 307 14.8.3 Industry 308 14.8.4 Health & Lifestyle 309 14.9 Frameworks, Algorithms, and Protocols for Security Enhancements 310 14.9.1 Framework for the Internet of Things by Cryptography 311 14.9.2 Protocols for Security Enhancements 312 14.10 Design Principles of Privacy Enhancing Methodologies 312 14.11 Conclusion 313 References 314 15 Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain Technologies for Smart City 317Jagendra Singh, Mohammad Sajid, Suneet Kumar Gupta and Raza Abbas Haidri 15.1 Introduction 318 15.2 Standard for Designing Smart City and Society 322 15.2.1 Scalability 322 15.2.2 Intelligent Health Care 322 15.2.3 Flexible and Interoperable 322 15.2.4 Safeguard Infrastructure 322 15.2.5 Robust Environment 323 15.2.6 Distribution and Sources of Energy 323 15.2.7 Intelligent Infrastructure 323 15.2.8 Choice-Based Backing System 323 15.2.9 Monitoring of Behavior 323 15.3 Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence 323 15.4 Contributions and Literature Study 324 15.5 Conclusion 328 References 329 16 Android Application for School Bus Tracking System 331S. Sriram 16.1 Introduction 331 16.2 Application Methods for Access 332 16.2.1 Driver Portal Screen 333 16.2.2 Parent Portal Screen 334 16.2.3 Teachers Portal Screen 334 16.3 GPS Data Processing Methodology 335 16.4 GPS Working Process 336 16.5 System Implementation 336 16.6 Result and Discussion 336 16.6.1 Reasons to Utilize Android Application for School Bus Tracking System 337 16.6.1.1 Perfect Child Security 337 16.6.1.2 Elaborate Operational Efficiency 337 16.6.1.3 Valid Timely Maintenance 338 16.6.1.4 Automating Attendance Management 338 16.6.1.5 Better Staff Management 338 16.6.1.6 Addressing Environmental Concerns 338 16.7 Conclusion 338 References 339About the Editors 341 Index 343

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Book SynopsisPostcolonialism, Decoloniality and Development is a comprehensive revision of Postcolonialism and Development (2009) that explains, reviews and critically evaluates recent debates about postcolonial and decolonial approaches and their implications for development studies. By outlining contemporary theoretical debates and examining their implications for how the developing world is thought about, written about and engaged with in policy terms, this book unpacks the difficult, complex and important aspects of the relationships between postcolonial theory, decoloniality and development studies.The book focuses on the importance of development discourses, the relationship between development knowledge and power, and agency within development. It includes significant new material exploring the significance of postcolonial approaches to understanding development in the context of rapid global change and the dissonances and interconnections between postcolonial theory Table of Contents1 Introduction 2 Histories and geographies of postcolonialism 3 A postcolonial history development 4 Discourses of development and the power of representation 5 Critiquing development knowledge and power 6 Agency in development 7 Towards a postcolonial development agenda 8 Beyond Development and decolonizing life in the ‘Anthropocene’? 9 Conclusions

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Book SynopsisPlasma methods that effectively combine ultraviolet radiation, active chemicals, and high electric fields offer an alternative to conventional water treatment methods. However, knowledge of the electric breakdown of liquids has not kept pace with this increasing interest, mostly due to the complexity of phenomena related to the plasma breakdown process. Plasma Discharge in Liquid: Water Treatment and Applications provides engineers and scientists with a fundamental understanding of the physical and chemical phenomena associated with plasma discharges in liquids, particularly in water. It also examines state-of-the-art plasma-assisted water treatment technologies.The Physics & Applications of Underwater Plasma DischargesThe first part of the book describes the physical mechanism of pulsed electric breakdown in water and other liquids. It looks at how plasma is generated in liquids and discusses the electronic and bubble mechanism theories for how the electric discharge in liquid is initiated. The second part of the book focuses on various water treatment applications, including: Decontamination of volatile organic compounds and remediation of contaminated water Microorganism sterilization and other biological applications Cooling water treatment Drawing extensively on recent research, this one-stop reference combines the physics and applications of electric breakdown in liquids in a single volume. It offers a valuable resource for scientists, engineers, and students interested in the topic of plasmas in liquids.Trade Review"The approach and selection of topics are relevant to the technology for effective water treatment. The book can be useful to the researchers and students in this field, and can provide practical solutions for water treatment technology. In addition this book may aid knowledge in usage of plasma technology in other liquid domain."—Rupak K. Banerjee, PhD, PE, Fellow ASME, University of Cincinnati and Kallol Bera, PhD, Applied Materials, Inc., California, USATable of ContentsIntroduction. Generation of Plasma in Liquid. Bubble and Electronic Initiation Mechanism. Decontamination of Volatile Organic Compounds. Biological Applications. Cooling Water Treatment Using Plasma. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe wind power business has grown from a niche sector within the energy industry to a global industry that attracts substantial investment. In Europe wind has become the biggest source of new power generation capacity, while also successfully competing with the gas, coal and nuclear sectors in China and the US. Wind Power looks at the nations, companies and people fighting for control of one of the world's fastest growing new industries and how we can harness one of the planet's most powerful energy resources. The book examines the challenges the sector faces as it competes for influence and investment with the fossil fuel industry across the globe. Over the course of this volume, Backwell analyses the industry climbers, the investment trends and the technological advancements that will define the future of wind energy. This second edition is revised throughout and contains new material on frontier wind markets and industry consolidation, as well as the cost reductionsTrade Review'Ben Backwell's new book on wind power is a great read, provides the best current overview of the wind industry, how it got to where it is, and what the future challenges are. Highly recomended!' Henrik Stiesdal, Wind Power Pioneer Table of ContentsForewordIntroductionChapter 1. From Maoism to Lear JetsChapter 2. Big industry moves inChapter 3. China shakes the wind industryChapter 4. Emerging powersChapter 5. The offshore frontierChapter 6. After CopenhagenChapter 7. Turbine manufacturers in troubleChapter 8. The Wind Industry Bounces BackChapter 9. Tipping point: Windpower’s iPhone momentChapter 10. Challenges for the wind-turbine industryConclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book is directly aligned to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, which is a qualification aimed primarily at those in business who influence the environmental performance of their organisation by the decisions that they make as managers or the actions that they take as operators. This book aims to provide an introduction to the main areas of concern and how the challenges can be addressed.This new edition takes account of recent changes in international guidance and legislation and the recent update of the International Standard in Environmental Management ISO 14001. The contents are important for businesses that wish to stay within the law and avoid adverse publicity. It explains how the concept of sustainability can be achieved in practice and what benefits â especially financial â that can accrue. Recent developments in the definitions of sustainability and the growing interest in the circular economy are introduced. It pays to be ahead of the game becaTable of ContentsIntroduction 1 Foundations in environmental management 2 Environmental management systems 3 Environmental impact assessments 4 Control of emissions to air 5 Control of contamination of water supplies 6 Control of waste and land use 7 Sources of energy and energy efficiency 8 Control of environmental noise 9 Planning for and dealing with environmental emergencies 10 The examination for the NEBOSH certificate in environmental management Appendix 1 Units of measurement used in environmental management Appendix 2 Background briefing to some of the terminology used in the text Appendix 3 Some examples of environmental management in practice Appendix 4 Further details on chapter references to UK law

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Book SynopsisMarried at twelve, then separated, divorced and widowed, Nisa is the mother of four children, none of whom survived. She is strong, capable of foraging on her own in one of the world's most hostile environments, not dependent on any man for her daily sustenance and ready to talk to anyone as her equal. Wise, full of humour at the absurdities of life and courageous in the face of its defeats, she is bawdy, practical and incurably romantic. She is a woman of the !Khung people who live by means of humanity's oldest survival strategy - gathering and hunting. This book is the remarkable story of Nisa's life, told in her own words to Marjorie Shostak. It is a story full of echoes from a female past that we can never know directly. But it is also Nisa's unique story, her own voice, her own dignity. In anyone's culture, she is a remarkable woman.Table of ContentsEarliest Memories * Family Life * Life in the Bush * Discovering Sex * Trial Marriages * Marriage * Wives and Co-Wives * First Birth * Motherhood and Loss * Change * Women and Men * Taking Lovers * A Healing Ritual * Further Losses * Growing Older * Epilogue *

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses zero-waste' (ZW) as an emerging waste management strategy for the future, which considers waste prevention through innovative design and sustainable consumption practices. Drawing on a diverse range of case studies from Australia, Bangladesh, Japan, New Zealand, Sweden, and the USA, this book explores why urban waste management systems still remain a major challenge for almost all cities around the world. Rejecting waste as an end-of-life' problem, Atiq Zaman and Tahmina Ahsan instead consider waste prevention through the ZW model, in which resources are utilized and consumed with minimum environmental degradation. In addition, the authors give extended discussion on why embracing the ZW concept will be beneficial for the circular economy (CE).Providing a strategic zero-waste framework and an evaluation tool to measure waste management performance aimed towards ZW goals, this book will be of great relevance to studenTrade Review'This book is very timely, given the fact that the world is currently experiencing the third wave of environmentalism: the environment and climate emergency. Zaman and Ahsan propose an alternative zero-waste approach to tackle the critical waste problems we have in our society. We cannot continue to deplete our global natural resource in the name of consumerism. The book argues an alternative circular design and systems thinking where zero-waste practice is a central approach to solving the core challenge of global waste.' -- Greg Morrison, Professor of Sustainable Cities, Director of Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University, Australia'The opportunity presented by striving for zero waste and building a circular economy shouldn’t be underestimated by businesses wanting to improve their triple bottom line or governments seeking jobs growth and a better environment. This book documents examples and gives hope that we can achieve these goals.' -- Vaughan Levitzke, PSM, Chief Executive, Green Industries SA, Adelaide, Australia'The global waste crisis has made the issues addressed in this book ever more urgent: we need a clear waste reduction and elimination goal to aim for, a mix of "hard and soft" strategies to reshape systems towards this goal, and ways of measuring progress towards its achievement. This valuable book addresses all three essentials together, showing how they depend upon each other, and does so in an accessible yet scholarly and balanced way. This is a substantial achievement.' -- Robert Crocker, DPhil (oxon), Deputy Director, China Australia Centre for Sustainable Development, University of South Australia, Australia 'This book is in response to the enormous waste problem plaguing the planet’s ecosystems from urban settlements to landfills and contaminated sites, and severely impacting the once pristine marine environments. We need a drastic change in the way "waste" is perceived. Zaman and Ahsan offer the zero-waste approach as an alternative to the current practices and management systems. They tackle the challenges of plastics use, e-waste, consumerism and planned obsolescence through zero-waste strategies and solutions. The readers will find insights and examples which help understand better the essence and solutions of the problem created by industrial society and human behaviour.' -- Dora Marinova, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, Curtin University, AustraliaTable of ContentsIntroduction: zero-waste and beyond Part 1: The anatomy of zero-waste: zero-waste and beyond Chapter 1: Background of waste management system Chapter 2: Plastics and the throwaway society Chapter 3: Production, consumption, and waste management: the missing link Chapter 4: Zero-waste in urban system Part 2: Case studies of zero-waste Chapter 5: Zero-waste practices in our society Chapter 6: Zero-ewaste Chapter 7: The whole house reuse project Chapter 8: Zero-waste in the global cities Part 3: Zero-waste strategy and tool Chapter 9: Zero-waste strategy Chapter 10: Smart zero-waste tracking system Chapter 11: Measuring tool for zero-waste Chapter 12: Application of the zero-waste Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisFor decades now we have been told that we are living through a governance revolution. Gone are the days when government agencies and bureaucrats told us what to do and how to do it. We are no longer clients of the state but empowered citizens who are able to take greater control over our own lives and the activities of those who govern in our name. Across the world the prevailing narrative has become one of Good Governance, devolution, liberation, and freedom of expression. In policy fields as diverse as development planning, healthcare, and public transport a neo-pluralist rhetoric has emerged based on the principles of 'co-production' and partnership working. And yet at the same time a curious paradox is emerging. Whilst the prevailing zeitgeist is one of openness and citizen empowerment, this book will show that in reality new modes of governance are emerging in which state controls have actually been expanded into many spheres of life that were previously left unregulated. ForTrade Review’This is a confusing and uncertain time, one in which promises of localism and devolved power are translated into new forms of regulation, authoritarianism, and corporate power. It is this world that Mike Raco confronts so clearly and effectively here. He convincingly cuts through the confusion to show not only who gains and who loses from the new arrangements, but also - equally important - how the process works.’ Allan Cochrane, The Open University, UK ’If you want to understand how the state is being transformed in the name of localism and efficiency to favour global capital and to fragment governance, then read this book. Mike Raco’s analysis moves from insightful theoretical reflections to persuasive case studies to show how the new regulatory state generates profits, creates a new class of experts, and undermines democracy.’ Bob Jessop, Lancaster University, UKTable of ContentsChapter 1 State-led Privatisation, the Restructuring of the State, and the New Localism; Chapter 2 Privatisation, Welfare Reform, and the Politics of the New Progressivism; Chapter 3 Regulatory Capitalism, Privatisation, and the New Contractualism in the Welfare State; Chapter 4 The Private Finance Initiative and the Privatisation of the British Welfare State; Chapter 5 The Consequences of Privatisation and the Rise of New Private Sector Elites; Chapter 6 The Privatisation of Healthcare and the New Localism; Chapter 7 The Privatisation of Social Housing and the Re-making of Citizenship; Chapter 8 Transport Infrastructure and the Impacts of Privatisation; Chapter 9 What is Left to the State?;

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Book SynopsisDuring an election speech in 1957 the Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, famously remarked that ''most of our people have never had it so good''. Although taken out of context, this phrase soon came to epitomize the sense of increased affluence and social progress that was prevalent in Britain during the 1950s and 1960s. Yet, despite the recognition that Britain had moved away from an era of rationing and scarcity, to a new age of choice and plenty, there was simultaneously a parallel feeling that the nation was in decline and being economically outstripped by its international competitors. Whilst the study of Britain''s postwar history is a well-trodden path, and the paradox of absolute growth versus relative decline much debated, it is here approached in a fresh and rewarding way. Rather than highlighting economic and industrial ''decline'', this volume emphasizes the tremendous impact of rising affluence and consumerism on British society. It explores various expressions of afflueTrade Review'Challenging familiar views of Britain's postwar decline, this provocative and wide-ranging collection focuses on growing affluence as a more appropriate framework for understanding political, social and economic developments during the 1950s and 1960s. Illuminating essays on political culture, consumerism, industrial design, youth marketing and economic policy offer a persuasive reinterpretation of Britain's new "golden age". This is a valuable scholarly addition to the literature on the period.' Fred M. Leventhal, Professor of History, Boston University 'An Affluent Society is an original contribution to British contemporary history. It is generally lively but in no way superficial, and deserves to be included on the reading lists of second- and third-year undergraduate courses on postwar British history. And it will also act as a useful secondary source for postgraduate students looking for background information and starting-points for dissertations or theses on social, economicand political developments in postwar Britain.' EH.NET '... an important and extremely useful contribution to the literature on post-war Britain. It will be essential reading for political, economic, social and cultural historians of Britain after 1945, as well as academics in other fields such as politics and sociology... accessible for both undergraduate and graduate students. All in all, An Affluent Society? pushes forward our understanding not only of affluence, but of post-war Britain itself.' English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction - The uses (and abuses) of affluence, Lawrence Black and Hugh Pemberton; Affluence, conservatism and political competition in Britain and the United States, 1945-64, Brian Girvin; Modernizing Britain's Welfare State: the influence of affluence, 1957-64, Rodney Lowe; The forgotten revisionist: Douglas Jay and Britain's transition to affluence, 1951-64, Richard Toye; Total abstinence and a good filing-system? Anthony Crosland and the affluent society, Catherine Ellis; The impression of affluence: political culture in the 1950s and 1960s, Lawrence Black; Affluence, relative decline and the Treasury, Hugh Pemberton; Economists and economic growth in Britain, c.1955-65, Roger Middleton; The polyester-flannelled philanthropists: the Birmingham consumers' group and affluent Britain, Mathew Hilton; Anticipating affluence: skill, judgement and the problems of aesthetic tutelage, Lesley Whitworth; 'Selling youth in the age of affluence': marketing to youth in Britain since 1959, Christian Bugge; Losing the peace: Germany, Japan, America and the shaping of British national identity in the age of affluence, Richard Weight; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThere is increasing appreciation in the social sciences that context is an important element in understanding social, economic, cultural, political and demographic processes. An important element in context is the type of settlement in which people live and work and so, it is vital to be able to categorise people into particular settlements types. This book brings together a leading team of social scientists to present the latest information on urbanization around the world, highlighting examples of development patterns that are not adequately captured by the UN''s type of reporting systems and drawing attention to other ways of representing current trends.Trade Review'This book is a milestone in our understanding of the way cities are developing as we head towards a post-industrial, global world. Everyone interested in what our cities will look like in the 21st century should read this book.' Professor Michael Batty, University College London, UK 'The book is indeed a valuable contribution towards conceptualising the rapid rural-urban transformation in the developing countries. The case studies from Mexico, India and China makes the book a useful tool in understanding the emerging diversity of urban forms important for urban and metropolitan planning. The book is innovative in setting the agenda for new classification of settlements relevant for human lives in the rapidly changing world.' Ram B. Bhagat, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India 'By 2020 the world will for the first time have more than 50 per cent of its population living in urban places. This will involve a huge increase of urban population. This book provides a major review of these processes of urban change. The authors are among some of the leading researchers and practitioners in this field and ensure that this book will be a seminal contribution to the study of urbanization.' Professor Terence McGee, University of British Columbia, Canada 'A deft handling of ongoing discussions about statistical methodology for measuring the populations and demographic characteristics of cities, New Forms of Urbanization tackles the issues of comparability, areal units, methods of aggregation, and measures of urban and rural in standards for the presentation of urban statistics. New Forms of Urbanization does so ably by bringing in perspectives from all over the world. This book should help address the global disparities in data, paving the way to greater efforts to streamline and coordinate approaches.' David R. Rain, US Census Bureau, Washington DC, USA 'This book should be of major interest to scholars, students and government officials interested in urban planTable of ContentsContents: Part I: Introduction: Introduction: moving beyond the urban-rural dichotomy, Tony Champion and Graeme Hugo; Lest we re-invent the wheel: lessons from previous experience, Tony Champion; World urbanization: trends and prospects, Hania Zlotnik. Part II: Regional Perspectives on Settlement Change: The fading of city-suburb and metro-nonmetro distinctions in the United States, William H. Frey; Population dynamics and urbanization in Latin America: concepts and data limitations, Alfredo E. Lattes, Jorge Rodríguez and Miguel Villa; Urbanization trends in Asia: the conceptual and definitional challenges, Gavin W. Jones; Analyzing urbanization in Sub-Saharan Africa, Philippe Bocquier. Part III: Case Studies: The transformation of the urban system in Mexico, Gustavo Garza; Urban development and population redistribution in Delhi: implications for categorizing population, Véronique Dupont; Urbanization and metropolitanization in Brazil: trends and methodological challenges, José Marcos Pinto da Cunha; Changing urbanization processes and In Situ rural-urban transformation: reflections on China's settlement definitions, Yu Zhu. Part IV: Conceptualizing Settlement Systems: An evolutionary approach to settlement systems, Denise Pumain; The conceptualization and analysis of urban systems: a North American perspective, Larry S. Bourne and Jim Simmons; The nature of rurality in postindustrial society, David L. Brown and John B. Cromartie; Rethinking 'Rurality', Keith Halfacree. Part V: Moving From The Conceptual To The Operational: Multiple dimensions of settlement systems: coping with complexity, Mike Coombes; Using remote sensing and geographic information systems to identify the underlying properties of urban environments, John R. Weeks; Reflections on the review of metropolitan area standards in the United States, 1990 - 2000, James D. Fitzsimmons and Michael R. Ratcliffe. Part VI: The Way Forward: Conclusions and recommendations, Graeme Hugo and Tony Champion; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis volume is devoted to aspects of space that have thus far been largely unexplored. How space is perceived and cognised has been discussed from different stances, but there are few analyses of nomadic approaches to spatiality. Nor is there a sufficient number of studies on indigenous interpretations of space, despite the importance of territory and place in definitions of indigeneity. At the intersection of geography and anthropology, the authors of this volume combine general reflections on spatiality with case studies from the Circumpolar North and other nomadic settings. Spatial perceptions and practices have been profoundly transformed by new technologies as well as by new modes of social and political interaction. How do these changes play out in the everyday lives, identifications and political projects of nomadic and indigenous people? This question has been broached from two seemingly divergent stances: spatial cognition, on the one hand, and production of space, on the othTrade Review'Nomadic and Indigenous Spaces is an important collection which draws on the experience of both anthropologists and geographers to explore current ideas on land occupation and ownership in the traditional communities of the circumpolar North. ... this research is clearly vital in order to comprehend and assist in the rapid social transformation that is taking place in many Northern indigenous societies.' Traditional Dwellings and Settlements ReviewTable of Contents1: Nomadic and Indigenous Spaces; 2: A Place Off the Map; 3: From Nomadic to Mobile Space; 4: Where is Indigenous?; 5: The Nellim Forest Conflict in Finnish Lapland; 6: Sámi–State Relations and its Impact on Reindeer Herding across the Norwegian-Swedish Border; 7: Identity Categories and the Relationship between Cognition and the Production of Subjectivities; 8: Learning to Be Seated; 9: Shamanist Topography and Administrative Territories in Cisbaikalia, Southern Siberia; 10: From Invisible Float to the Eye for a Snowstorm; 11: Narratives of Adaptation and Innovation; 12: From Inuit Wayfinding to the Google World; 13: Epilogue

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Book SynopsisThe last decade or so has witnessed a flourishing of research in rural geography; in particular, approaches which have developed socio-cultural perspectives on rural issues. This book brings together well-established and newer researchers to examine the position of rural social and cultural geography at the beginning of the 21st century and to suggest new research agendas. It offers critical evaluations of theoretical positions and advances, introduces new conceptual and methodological tools and reports on recent empirical work on a variety of topical issues in a number of countries. With diverse theoretical and empirical content, the book makes a valuable contribution to the development of research into changing social and cultural geographies of rurality in ''developed'' or ''Western'' countries.Trade Review’...bound to attract a wide range of readers including researchers, policy makers, planners, managers, investors, farmers and all those connected, directly or indirectly, with the new image of rurality.’ Journal of Rural CooperationTable of ContentsContents: Geographies of rural cultures and societies: introduction, Lewis Holloway and Moya Kneafsey. Part I: Thinking Ruralities: Obese and pornographic ruralities: further cultural twists for rural geography?, Martin Phillips; Spatial stories: preliminary notes on the idea of narrative style in rural studies, Rob Fish; (Re)positioning power in rural studies: from organic community to political society, Graham Gardner; Constructing multiple ruralities: practices and values of rural dwellers, Hanne Kirstine Adriansen and Lene Møller Madsen. Part II: Rural Societies: Inclusions and Exclusions: Politics and protest in the contemporary countryside, Michael Woods; Geographies of invisibility: the 'hidden' lives of rural lone parents, Annie Hughes; Constable countryside? police perspectives on rural Britain, Richard Yarwood and Caroline Cozens. Part III: Community and Governance: Mobilizing the local: community, participation and governance, Bill Edwards and Michael Woods; A sense of place: rural development, tourism and place promotion in the Republic of Ireland, David Storey; 'Community'-based strategies for environmental protection in rural areas: towards a new form of participatory rural governance?, Susanne Seymour. Part IV: Cultures of Farming and Food: Lost words, lost worlds? Cultural geographies of agriculture, Carol Morris; Producing-consuming food: closeness, connectedness and rurality in four 'alternative' food networks, Lewis Holloway and Moya Kneafsey; Winners and losers? rural restructuring, economic status and masculine identities among young farmers in South-West Ireland, Caitríona Ní Laoire; Index.

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Book SynopsisLes Goring's book covers all the detailed knowledge required for carrying out first fixing carpentry  such as modern and traditional roofing and fitting and fixing modern and traditional floor joists on new-build sites before plastering or drylining of walls and ceilings takes place and second fixing carpentry  such as fitting staircases, hanging doors, skirting and architraves and kitchen units after dry-lined plastering has taken place and the shell of the building is watertight. In the opening chapters, this work also covers reading-of-drawings'' knowledge, tools and fixing-devices. This new edition, with over 500 coloured drawings supporting its step-by-step approach, has been updated throughout to take into account current industry practices and changes in the UK's Building Regulations. Two new chapters have also been added, covering the formwork carpentry for casting in situ, reinforced concreTrade Review"... indispensable to students ... the book is laid out very neatly ... an excellent glossary of terms."Institute of CarpentersTable of Contents1. Reading construction drawings 2. Tools required: their care and proper use 3. Carpentry fixing-devices 4. Making and fixing shelving arrangements 5. Making site-equipment items 6. Fixing doorframes, linings and Doorsets 7. Fixing wooden and uPVC windows 8. Fixing traditional and modern floor-joists and flooring 9. Fixing interior and exterior timber grounds 10. Fixing stairs and balustrades 11. Stair regulations guide to design and construction 12. Making and fixing formwork for in situ concrete stairs 13. Constructing traditional and modern roofs 14. Erecting timber- and metal-stud partitions 15. Geometry for arch centres 16. Making and fixing arch centres 17. Fixing architraves, skirting, dado and picture rails 18. Fitting and hanging doors 19. Fitting locks, latches and door furniture 20. Fixing pipe casings and framed ducts 21. Designing and installing a fitted kitchen 22. Site levelling and setting out. Glossary of terms. Index

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Book SynopsisStatehood examines the extending lines of development of nation-state systems in Eastern Europe, in particular considering why certain tendencies in state development found a different expression in this region compared to other parts of the continent. This volume discusses the differences between the social developments, political decisions and historical experience that have influenced processes of state-building, with a focus on the structural problems of the region and the different paths taken to overcome them. The book addresses processes of building social orders and examines the contribution of state institutions to social and cultural integration and disintegration. It analyzes institutional and personnel continuities that have outlasted the great political changes of the twentieth century and addresses the expansion of state activity in shaping property relations in agriculture and industry as well as in social security and family politics. Taking a comparaTable of ContentsVolume introduction 1 Projections and representations of statehood 2 Towards a new quality of statehood: bureaucratization and state-building in empires and nation states before 1914 3 Deconstructing and reconstructing statehood: the impact of the World Wars (Part I) – the First World War 4 Statehood in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: the Interwar Period 5 Deconstructing and reconstructing statehood: the impact of the World Wars (Part II) – the Second World War 6 Statehood in socialism 7 1989 and beyond

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Book SynopsisViolence analyzes both the violence exerted on the societies of Central and Eastern Europe during the twentieth century by belligerent powers and authoritarian and/or totalitarian regimes and armed conflicts between ethnic, social and national groups, as well as the interaction between these two phenomena.Throughout the twentieth century, Central and Eastern Europe was hit particularly hard by war, violence and repression, with armed conflicts in the Balkans at the start and end of the period and two world wars in between. In the shadow of these full-scale wars, ethnic, social and national conflicts were intensified, found new forms and were violently played out. The interwar period witnessed the emergence of authoritarian states who enforced their claim to power through continued violence against political opponents, stigmatized ethnic, national and social groups, and were themselves fought with subversive or terrorist techniques. This volume focuses specificallyTable of ContentsVolume introduction 1. The Balkan Wars: patterns of violence in the Balkans leading up to the First World War 2. The war in the East, 1914–16 3. The radicalization of violence and Intermarium‘s interwar 4. Mass violence and its immediate aftermath in Central and Eastern Europe during the Second World War, 1939–47 5. State socialism: violence, oppression and surveillance 6. The violent dissolution of Yugoslavia, 1989–2001

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Book SynopsisPublished in 1998, Regional Development and Planning for the 21st Century examines a number of related themes including: the traditional approach of local and regional planning initiatives developed within the context of national goals; the current decline of bi-polar political and ideological blocs; political decentralization and concurrent economic centralization including the growth of multi-national corporations; devolution of centralized planning powers to regions and localities, and the rise and acceptance of sustainable development concepts. The book is divided into five parts addressing: 1 - adjustments to political, economic and social change; 2 the problems of urban housing and housing and health; 3 - adjustments to environmental change, development policies and sustainability; 4 - the problem of rapid urban growth and mega cities; 5 - adjustments of changing urban networks. The contributors are from several countries worldwide and the chapters examine the issues at Trade Review’The chapters in this book cumulatively make an important and thought-provoking contribution to a very serious issue...The complexity and subtlety of the changing demands on and responses of planning are well-illustrated in this text.’ Graham Chapman, Lancaster University, UK ’...this book provides a lot of material with firsthand experiences...a welcome addition...highly recommended to readers who wish to discover how various regions of the world have changed in the trends of decentralization and globalization.’ Journal of Regional ScienceTable of Contents1. Currents of Change: Urban Planning and Regional Development, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Nobel, Ashok K. Dutt and Robert B. Kent 2. Finnish and American Planning: A Comparative Analysis, Mauri Palomaki, Frank J. Costa, Allen G. Nobel 3. Regional Planning and Development in Israel as Affected by the Peace Process, Elisha Efrat 4.Regional Planning and Development as Affected by Tamil Insurgency in Sri Lanka, Shantha K. Hennayake, Bernard L. Panditharatne 5. Population Dynamics and Planning: China and India, George M. Pomeroy, Ashok K. Dutt 6. Transportation, Regional Development and Economic Potential in Mexico, David J. Keeling 7. Shifts in Slum Upgrading Policy in India with Special Reference to Calcutta, Ashok K. Dutt, Animesh Halder, Chandreyee Mittra 8. Health Planning and the Resurgence of Malaria in Urban India, Rais Akhtar, Ashok K. Dutt, Vandana Wadhwa 9. Residential Land Development in Highland Ecuador, Betty E. Smith 10. Sustainable Development in China: Reconciling Modernity with Tradition, Patrick H. Wirtz and Eric J. Heikkila 11. Tourist Facility Development and Coastal Zone Management in Costa Rica, Brian Coffey, Bronwyn Irwin, Theresa L. Urban 12. Reflections on Cuban Socialism and Planning in the 'Special Period', Joseph L. Scapaci 13. The Promotion of Neo-Liberal Industrialization in Third World Countries, Thomas Klak, Garth Myers 14. Urban Planning and Development in Calcutta: Local and Global Issues, Christopher Cusack 15. Planning for the City Efficient: The Hong Kong and Macau Experience, Bruce Taylor 16. Singapore, the Planned City State: Government Intervention in Nation Building, Victor R. Savage 17. Seven Decades of New Land Planning: The Ijsselmeer Polder Experience, Coenrad van der Wal 18. Decentralization, Popular Participation and Changing Patterns of Urban and Regional Development in Bolivia, Robert B. Kent, Edgar Guardia, Olav K. Sibille 19. Future Trends: Globalizm and Regionalizm, Christopher Cusack.

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Book SynopsisFirst published 1997, this volume examines the way in which political corruption remains neglected as a matter of scholarly enquiry and research. There is still a powerful and traditional taboo which is quite out of the step with the topic's real world significance and the increasing attention it receives from serious sections of the media. The book aims by systematic exposition and case study to break down that taboo and to demonstrate the topic's importance within a framework provided by the discipline of geography. The novelty of the book is then that it considers a formerly unconsidered factor - corruption - as part of the world's geography, as both part of the geographical context in which human activity takes place and as a spatially variable condition explicable at least in part in terms of other geographies. The conclusion is that much geographical scholarship ignores this factor at the risk of its credibility.Trade Review’...very nicely done...It is felicitously written, clearly argued, well documented and useful as an introduction to what is by now a very large field of inquiry...it commends itself to both student and specialist.’ CHOICE ’Perry has collected interesting data, sifted through enormous amounts of reference material...I lost count of the examples...on these two counts alone, the book is quite an achievement.’ New Zealand Geographer ’...provides a new, imaginative analytical approach...Perry’s work is diligent and comprehensive.’ Journal of Contemporary Asia PublishersTable of Contents1. Political Corruption: Introduced and Discussed. 2. Defining Political Corruption. 3. What Political Corruption has to Do with Geography. 4. Political Corruption: Characterised and Described. 5. Case Studies. 6. What Causes Political Corruption: Prerequisites. 7. What Causes Political Corruption: Proximates. 8. The Consequences of Political Corruption. 9. The Functions of Political Corruption. 10. Cures and Controls. 11. Afterthoughts: the Future of Political Corruption.

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Book SynopsisHistorically the urban festival served as an occasion for affirming shared convictions and identities in the life of the city. Whether religious or civic in nature, these events provided tangible expressions of social, cultural, political, and religious cohesion, often reaffirming a particular shared ethos within diverse urban landscapes. Architecture has long served as a key aspect of this process exhibiting continuity in the flux of these representations through the parading of elaborate ceremonial floats, the construction of temporary buildings, the âdressingâ of existing urban space, the alternative occupations of the everyday, and the construction of new buildings and spaces which then become a part of the background fabric of the city.This book examines how festivals can be used as a lens to examine the relationship between city and citizen and questions whether this is fixed through time, or has been transformed as a response to changes in the modern urban condition. <Table of ContentsIntroduction Christian Frost, Raymond Lucas, Jemma Browne The Festival in History 1. ‘Pruning and propagating civic behaviour: three feste in and around Santa Maria della Vittoria in Mantua, 1495-97’ - Italy Susan Janet May 2. A Contemporary Reading of the Accession Day Tilts in relation to Festival and the Elizabethan Notion of ‘Lost Sense of Sight’- UK Constance Lau 3. Festa della Chinea: Tradition and the 'Exotic' in Roman Festival Design –Italy Nicholas Temple 4. "Honneurs et applaudissements": Celebrating the first Jesuit Saints in 17th Century- France Iara Alejandra Dundas The Festival Through History 5. Script and Score: Revisiting Nelson Goodman at Sanja Matsuri- Japan Raymond Lucas 6. The Calcio Storico in Florence: Agonistic Ritual and the Space of Civic Order- Italy Christian Frost 7. The Festal Topography of Andre Breton’s Paris- France Dagmar Motycka Weston 8. The Town of Witches: Triora Transfixed - Italy Grace Alexandra Williams 9. Festival, Ritual and Rhetoric of the Arabian Market Street – Middle East Jasmine Shahin Meaning in the Modern Festival 10. A Better Life For More People: Jaqueline Tyrwhitt's contribution for the Festival of Britain -UK Paola Zanotto 11. A Vigorous Corrective: The Ulster ‘71 Festival - Northern Ireland Sarah Anne Lappin and Una Walker 12. The Pope, the Park and the City: Dublin, 1979 -Republic of Ireland Brian Ward and Gary Boyd 13. Urban Fabric: Maria Lai at Ulassai,- Sardinia Italy David Chandler 14. The Social Architecture of Contemporary Cultural Festivals: Connecting People, the Environment and Art in the Setouchi Triennale - Japan Simone Shu-Yeng Chung 15. Tahrir Square’s Festive Imagination- Egypt Hazem Ziada Index

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Book SynopsisIlluminating opportunities to develop a more integrated approach to municipal water system design, Natural and Engineered Solutions for Drinking Water Supplies: Lessons from the Northeastern United States and Directions for Global Watershed Management explores critical factors in the decision-making processes for municipal water system delivery. The book offers vital insights to help inform management decisions on drinking water supply issues in other global regions in our increasingly energy- and carbon-constrained world.The study evaluates how six cities in the northeastern United States have made environmental, economic, and social decisions and adopted programs to protect and manage upland forests to produce clean drinking water throughout their long histories. New York, New York; Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts; New Haven and Bridgeport, Connecticut; and Portland, Maine have each managed city watersheds under different state regulations, plannTable of ContentsGray to Green: An Introduction to Four Case Studies on Drinking Water Supply in the Northeastern United States. An Assessment of Drinking Water Systems in Connecticut: Optimizing Natural and Engineered Systems for Protecting the Quality of Surface Drinking Waters. Source Water Protection in Massachusetts: Lessons from and Opportunities for Worcester and Boston. New York City Watershed Management: Past, Present, and Future. The Crooked River Watershed, Sebago Lake, and the Drinking Water Supply for the City of Portland, Maine. Comparing Drinking Water Systems in the New England/New York Region: Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future. Global Relevance of Lessons Learned in Watershed Management and Drinking Water Treatment from the Northeastern United States. Index.

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