Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books

Book SynopsisWith a many-sided approach to the total phenomenon of the city, this set deals on many levels with the city environment and includes discussion of the city's growth and diversions and analysis of the ways in which people responded to these changes.

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This text examines the global nature of cities - cities whose openness has shaped their dynamism and character.It explores cities as sites of movement, migration and settlement where different peoples, cultures and environments combine. Unsettling Cities explores the mix of proximity and difference that exists in the rich and diverse texture of city life. The contributors reveal the association between the changing fortunes of cities and the power and influence of global networks.

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Book SynopsisThe text argues that cities are open to many forms of order and disorder both from within the city and outside. They represent cities potentials as well as their problems. It challenges the assumption that cities are threatened by disorder from below and that they might be ruled by 'order' imposed from above.Trade Review`Readable - accessible to undergraduates and certainly interesting to postgraduates...good range of questions and is up-to-date and relavant to current concerns.' - - Malcolm Miles, Oxford Brookes University, UK`Very good on current social theory, good case studies...excellent photographs and global coverage.' - - Dr David Sibley, Hull University, UK`...this text provides an illuminating and intelligent understanding of where, how and why such cities persisit.It's use of seminal works and critical analysis is simply inspiring.' - - Dr M Gillen, Northumbria University"An excellent insight into the city - economically, socially, politically and culturally. Essential undergraduate reading" Heidi Grainger, Liverpool UniversityTable of Contents1. The heterogenity of Cities Steve Pile , Urban 'Disorders' Gerry Mooney , 3. Walled Cities Eugene McLoughlin and John Muncie 4. Divisive Cities Jenny Robinson 5. City Politics Sophie Watson , 6. The Unsustainable City Andy Blowers and Kathy Pain 7. Administered cities Allan Cochrane 8. On Orderings and the City Gerry Mooney, Steve Pile and Christopher Brook

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Book SynopsisHadrian''s reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan''s eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian''s Wall in Britain, to delimit the empire.The emperor Hadrian, a strange and baffling figure to his contemporaries, had a many-sided personality. Insatiably ambitious, and a passionate Philhellene, he promoted the ''Greek Renaissance'' extravagantly. But his attempt to Hellenize the Jews, including the outlawing of circumcision, had disastrous consequences, and his ''Greek'' love of the beautiful Bithynian boy Antinous ended in tragedy.No comprehensive account of Hadrian''s life and reign has been attempted for over seventy years. In Hadrian: The Restless Emperor, Anthony Birley brings together the new evidence from inscriptions and papyri, and up-to-date and in-deTrade Review'Birley has certainly done [Hadrian] justice in this finely detailed, scholarly and closely argued biography ... This is a superb addition to the excellent Routledge series of imperial biographies.' - Peter Jones, Literary Review'Birley is scrupulous. His grasp of epigraphy and numismatics, his diligence in flowing the vestiges of imperial travel, and his patent sense of fairness in evaluating the scappy ancient literature on Hadrian enable him to construct a narrative of the Emperor's life which renders all previous efforts obsolescent.' - Nigel Spivey, Times Literary Supplement'A learned yet very readable book.' - JACT Review'Birley's book is essential for the Hadrian researcher.' - Gay Times'An excellent, and long overdue, biography ofone of the greatest amd most accomplished of the Roman emperors.' - Kirkus Reviews'Elegantly decked out with coin portraits, photographs, sculptures and maps, this readable bio will appeal to history buffs' - Publishers weekly'Mr Birley is an excellent guide to the facts of Hadrian's career, and of the careers of many of his contemporaries' - Jasper Griffin, The Spectator 1997'This book is well worth the price both to read and as a work of reference. It contains useful photographs, details abour coins, bibliography and index, and also contains excellent maps.' - Gay and Lesbian HumanistBirley ia an excellent companion to the myth of a characteristically complex man' - The Herald (Glasgow)'Birley brings this cipher to life with gusto, Hadrian's childhood and early career, his imperial reign and subsequent travels through every corner of his empire, step by step, stone by stone, until the redaer, too, is exhausted by Hadrian's (and Birley's) seemingly irrepressible energy' - Josephine Balmer, New Statesman and Society"...This is a historical work that must rank amongst the most important biographies of the Roman emperors; it deserves to be read as much for its account of Hadrian's restless travelling through the provinces as for its analysis of policies and matters of state." - British Archaelogy'Birley has now produced a volume rich in detail, imaginative in interpretation, sane and sensible in judgement. ...This is an extremely learned book, often challenging.' - The Classical Outlook/Fall 1998Table of ContentsPreface. List of illustrations. List of maps. Introduction: The Emperor Hadrian. 1. A Childhood in Flavian Rome 2. The Old Dominion 3. The Military Tribune 4. Principatus et Libertas 5. The Young General 6. Archon at Athens 7. The Parthian War 8. The New Ruler 9. Return to Rome 10. To the German Frontier 11. Hadrian's Wall 12. A New Augustus 13. Return to the East 14. A Summer in Asia 15. A Year in Greece 16. Pater Patriae 17. Africa 18. Hadrianus Olympius 19. Death in the Nile 20. Athens and Jerusalem 21. The Bitter End Epilogue: Animula Vagula Blandula Stemma. Abbreviations and Notes. Bibliography. Index: (Persons; Peoples & Places; Subject)

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Book SynopsisThis book features some of the greatest travellers in human history â people who undertook long journeys to places they knew little or nothing about. From Roman tourists, to the establishment of the Silk Road; an epic trek round China and India in the seventh century, to Marco Polo and through to the first speculations on space travel, Premodern Travel in World History provides an overview of long-distance travel in Afro-Eurasia from around 400BCE to 1500. This survey uses succinct accounts of the most epic journeys in the premodern world as lenses through which to examine the development of early travel, trade and cultural interchange between China, central Asia, India and southeast Asia, while also discussing themes such as the growth of empires and the spread of world religions.Complete with maps, this concise and interesting study analyzes how travel pushed and shaped the boundaries of political, geographical and cultural frontiers.Table of Contents1. Introduction – Why Travel? 2. Beginnings to 1000BCE Classical Period 3. The Middle East and the Mediterranean Region, 1000BCE to 500CE 4. China, Central Asia and the Establishment of the Silk Road, 200BCE to 500 CE The Post-Classical Period 5. Buddhist Journeys, 400 to 900 CE 6. A Decisive New Framework 7. Muslim Travelers, 700 to 1400 CE 8. Marco Polo and the Heritage of Christian Travel 9. An Explosion of Travel: The Fifteenth Century and Beyond 10. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSustainable Development is now firmly on the planning agenda and is an issue neither practitioner nor academic can afford to ignore. Planning for a Sustainable Future provides a multi-disciplinary overview of sustainability issues in the land use context, focusing on principles and their application, the legal, political and policy context and the implication of sustainable development thinking for housing, urban design and property development as well as waste and transport. The book concludes by considering how sustainable and unsustainable impacts alike can be measured and modelled, providing real tools to move beyond rhetoric into practice.Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements. Part I: The Principles and Context of Sustainable Development. Part II: Contemporary Debates. Part III: Sustainability in Practice. Concluding Remarks.

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Book SynopsisNamed one of the Top 10 books about council housing - the Guardian onlineBorn of idealism, and once an icon of the Labour movement and pillar of the Welfare State, council housing is now nearing its end. But do its many failings outweigh its positive contributions to public health and wellbeing?Alison Ravetz here provides the first comprehensive and apolitical history from which to arrive at a balanced judgement. Drawing on the widest possible evidence, from tenant and government records to the built environment itself, she tells the story of British council housing, from its seeds in Victorian reactions to ''the Poor'', in philanthropy and model villages, Christian and other varieties of socialism. Her depiction of council housing in its mature years shows the often bizarre persistence of ''utopian'' attitudes (whether in architectural design or management styles); its rise to a monopoly position in working-class family housing; the many coTrade Review'The arguments here are thought-provoking and the story is well-written. This should be worthwhile reading to anyone interested in the past or the future not only of council housing but also of housing associations.' - John Doling, Local Government Studies'Its most stimulating aspect is the comprehensive approach to the subject and the avoidance of the simplistic explanations so frequently used when dealing with it. Alison Ravetz has not only researched widely, she has also tried to connect the various strands of this complicated and often depressing story. A book that should be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with reducing social inequalities.' - THES, 6 September, 2002'This is a thoughtful and well-written account of a clearly focused subject that also stimulates a wider social question.' - Built Environment'Ravetz approaches the topic with a mix of careful analysis and underlying compassion... Ravetz avoids the easy route and chooses instead to take the reader along a clearly signposted path which shows evidence of achievements as well as failings.' - Built Environment'Lucid, compelling, and highly relevant to current concerns.' - Town and Country Planning'The arguments here are thought-provoking and the story is well-written. This should be worthwhile reading to anyone interested in the past or the future not only of council housing but also of housing associations.' - John Doling, Local Government Studies'Excellent comprehensive history, the latest addition to the praiseworthy series of books on planning, history and the environment edited by Professor A. Sutcliffe. This is a brave book, probably the first comprehensive history of the subject. The bibliography is impressive.' - Urban Design Quarterly, Summer 2002'Its most stimulating aspect is the comprehensive approach to the subject and the avoidance of the simplistic explanations so frequently used when dealing with it. Alison Ravetz has not only researched widely, she has also tried to connect the various strands of this complicated and often depressing story. A book that should be compulsory reading for anyone concerned with reducing social inequalities.' - THES, 6 September, 2002Table of ContentsPart I Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. A Domestic Revolution: Poverty, Respectability and Housing Reform. Chapter 3. Housing for the Poor. Chapter 4. The Utopian Roots of Council Housing. Chapter 5. The Artistic Inspiration of Council Housing. Chapter 6. Garden City to Council Estate. Part II Chapter 7. The Utopian Legacy. Chapter 8. The Management of Council Housing. Chapter 9. 'Community' on Council Estates. Chapter 10. Patterns of Working-Class Life. Chapter 11. Estate Histories. Part III Chapter 12. Turning Points: The Parameters at the Turn of the Century.

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Book SynopsisAs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) develop, there is a need to demystify the complex geographical world to facilitate computerization in GIS by the inaccuracies that emerge from man-machine interactions in data acquisition and by error propagation in geoprocessing. Users need to be aware of the impacts of uncertainties in spatial analysis andTable of ContentsPreface. Geographical Information and Uncertainty. Geographical Perspectives. Geographical Measurement and Data. Exploring Geographical Uncertainty. Uncertainty in Continuous Variables. Uncertainty in Categorical Variables. Uncertainty in Objects. Uncertainty-Informed Geographics. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisInternational relations (IR) traditionally theorises the social relationships between different peoples. In so doing, it ignores the ecological bases to life - the ground upon which we walk, the all-encompassing bind of nature. In the current climate of environmental degradation, international relations as a theory must in turn be altered. By broadening the term ''relations'' to include this ecological framework, international relations can be approached from a changed perspective. In this book, Susan Board uses a Foucauldian model of power to expand the boundaries of international relations. She argues that ''relations'' can include other people or animals, and are not exclusively between states. Such a perspective acts to denaturalise the marginalization of women, animals and indigenous peoples and hence expand the constrained discipline of IR. By rethinking international relations to put ecological foundations first, we are pushed to think and act with consideration of the longTable of Contents1. The Exclusivity of International Relations 2. Understanding of an Ecological Perspective 3. System Building and 'Game Openings': Seeking an Inclusive Attitude for Excluded Ecological Relations 4. Ecological Relations: the Case of Women 5. Ecological Relations: the Case of Non-Human Animals 6. Ecological Relations: the Case of Indigenous Peoples

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Book SynopsisDetermination of Metals in Natural and Treated Waters draws together all the available literature and presents in a systematic fashion the latest analytical techniques for detecting metals in non-saline and saline natural and treated water. Broad outlines of different methods and their applicability in certain situations are given allowing the chemist to choose appropriate test methods.This volume is an essential reference for environmental analytical chemists, toxicologists and the medical community in the water, agrochemistry, fisheries and waste management industries and the public sector, including enforcement and public health.Trade ReviewIt is impressive to see a book of almost 1200 pages from a single author but the topic represents probably the most broadly studies area of environmental analysis until now and a comprehensive coverage leads to such a heavyweight Hendrik Emons - The Royal Society of ChemistryIt is impressive to see a book of almost 1200 pages from a single author but the topic represents probably the most broadly studies area of environmental analysis until now and a comprehensive coverage leads to such a heavyweight Hendrik Emons - The Royal Society of ChemistryTable of ContentsPreface. 1. Rationale, Analysis of Water Samples. 2. Cations in Natural Waters. 3. Cations in Surface, Ground and Mineral Water. 4. Cations in Potable Waters. 5. Cations in Aquetous Precipitation. 6. Cations in Seawater. 7. Cations in Estuary, Bay and Coastal Waters. 8. Cations in Waste Waters. 9. Cations in Sewage Effluents. 10. Cations in Trade Effluents. 11. Cations in High Purity Boiler and Nuclear Reactor Waters. 12. Radioactive Elements. 13. Miscellaneous Measurement. 14. On-Site Measuring Instruments. 15. On-line Process Measuring Instruments. 16. Sampling Techniques. 17. Sample Preservation and Storage. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe term ''natural disaster'' is often used to refer to natural events such as earthquakes, hurricanes or floods. However, the phrase ''natural disaster'' suggests an uncritical acceptance of a deeply engrained ideological and cultural myth. At Risk questions this myth and argues that extreme natural events are not disasters until a vulnerable group of people is exposed.The updated new edition confronts a further ten years of ever more expensive and deadly disasters and discusses disaster not as an aberration, but as a signal failure of mainstream ''development''. Two analytical models are provided as tools for understanding vulnerability. One links remote and distant ''root causes'' to ''unsafe conditions'' in a ''progression of vulnerability''. The other uses the concepts of ''access'' and ''livelihood'' to understand why some households are more vulnerable than others. Examining key natural events and incorporating strategies to create a safer world, tTable of ContentsPart 1: Framework and Theory 1. The Challenge of Disasters and Our Approach 2. Disaster Pressure and Release Model 3. Access to Resources and Coping in Adversity Part 2: Vulnerability and Hazard Types 4. Famine and Natural Hazards 5. Biological Hazards 6. Floods 7. Severe Coastal Storms 8. Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Landslides Part 3: Action for Disaster Reduction 9. Vulnerability, Relief and Reconstruction 10. Towards a Safer Environment

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Book SynopsisNew urban applications are emerging for remote sensing, in particular with the use of high-resolution data for measuring, monitoring and analysis. This comes through the use of high spatial resolution imaging, such as for precision mapping of cities; new techniques for population mapping; extracting urban land use features, and evaluating the city energy patterns; and through the use of night-time imagery for determining populations and economic activity, particularly on a global scale. Remotely Sensed Cities helps to redress the balance with remote sensing books, most of which are dedicated to the physical environment. It is designed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, along with research scientists and brings together a good deal of topical work applying remote sensing to the understanding of urban features, their behavior and growth.Table of ContentsPreface Remotely-Sensed Cities: An Introduction. High Spatial Resolution Data. Cities by Day. Cities by Night.

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Book SynopsisIntroduction to Microwave Remote Sensing offers an extensive overview of this versatile and extremely precise technology for technically oriented undergraduates and graduate students. This textbook emphasizes an important shift in conceptualization and directs it toward students with prior knowledge of optical remote sensing: the author dispels any linkage between microwave and optical remote sensing. Instead, he constructs the concept of microwave remote sensing by comparing it to the process of audio perception, explaining the workings of the ear as a metaphor for microwave instrumentation. This volume takes an application-driven approach. Instead of describing the technology and then its uses, this textbook justifies the need for measurement then explains how microwave technology addresses this need. Following a brief summary of the field and a history of the use of microwaves, the book explores the physical properties of microwaves and the polarimetric properties oTrade Review“This book can serve as a textbook for graduate students on the properties of microwaves and how they can be used to study the Earth, and also as a good reference for remote sensing scientists and engineers who would like a convenient summary of relevant electromagnetic gathered in a single volume. … This book fills an important niche between classical electromagnetic textbooks and detailed application manuals, giving an appreciation of how microwave remote sensing relates discipline science to the fundamentals of radio wave propagation. … The book stands out as a worthy general text that is ideally suited for introductory coursework o tot serve as an advanced reference. This book should find its way onto many desks and bookshelves belonging to remote sensing professionals and future remote sensing professionals.” —In PE&RS, Vol. 73, No. 7, July 2007Table of ContentsWhy microwaves? A brief history of microwaves. Physical fundamentals. Polarimetry. Microwaves in the real world. Detecting microwaves. Atmospheric sounding. Passive imaging. Active microwaves. Imaging radar. Interferometry.

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Book SynopsisCritics of urban and regional planning argue that it is best suited to manage incremental change. Can a planner's skills and expertise be effective in handling a major crisis and large-scale change? The mass immigration from the former Soviet Union to Israel in the 1990s offers the opportunity to study one of the largest-scale (non-disaster) crisis situations in a democratic, advanced-economy country. This book recounts the fascinating saga of how policymakers and planners at both the national and local levels responded to the formidable demand for housing and massive urban growth. Planners forged new housing and land-use policies, and applied a streamlined (but controversial) planning law. The outputs were impressive. The outcomes and impacts changed the landscape and human-scape of Israel, heightening dilemmas of land use and urban policy in this high-density country.Trade Review'Alterman illustrates that there really is not anything quite as practical as a good theory. Profeesor Alterman displays considerable knowledge of European and North American Planning. Planning in the Face of Crisis makes a significant contribution to the theory of planning. Much can be gleaned that should be helpful to other situations.' Frederick Steiner, Journal of Planning Education and Research'Taken as a whole, this is a very readable and well-illustrated book that provides much food for thought about the ways in which we deal with unexpected events.' - Duncan Sim, Planning Perspectives'This significant work does ... apply broadly to developed societies with strong planning institutions and capacities.' - Deborah F. shmueli, APA Journal'Alterman Illustrates that there really is not anything quite as practical as a good theory. Profeesor Alterman displays considerable knowledge of European and North American Planning. Planning in the Face of Crisis makes a significant contribution to the theory of planning. Much can be gleaned that should be helpful to other situations.' - Frederick Steiner, Journal of Planning Education and Research'Alterman has written a "page turner" ... leading to the wholesome conclusion that planning does not necessarily fail us during crises.' - TPR'Taken as a whole, this is a very readable and well-illustrated book that provides much food for thought about the ways in which we deal with unexpected events.' - Duncan Sim, Planning PerspectivesTable of ContentsPart I: Theories about Planning During Crises. Part II: Land Policy, Housing, and Planning on the Eve of the Crisis. Part III: Phases and Modes of Policy Response to the Crisis. Part IV: The Local Government Perspective. Part V: Planning in the Face of Crisis.

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Book SynopsisMetropolitan Governance and Spatial Planning explores the relationship between metropolitan decision-making and strategies to co-ordinate spatial policy. This relationship is examined across 20 cities of Europe and the similarities and differences analysed.Cities are having to formulate their urban policies in a very complex and turbulent environment. They are faced with numerous new pressures and problems and these often create contradictory conditions. The book provides a theoretical framework for exploring these issues and links this to a detailed investigation of each city. In the context of globalisation, cities in the last twenty years have experienced new patterns of activity and these usually transcend political boundaries. The management of these changes therefore requires an effort of co-ordination and different cities have found different approaches.However the institutional setting itself has not remained static. The nation states in Europe have haTable of ContentsPart One: General Introduction1. Institutional and spatial coordination in European metropolitan regions2. Metropolitan regions in the face of the European dimensionPart Two: London, Birmingham, Cardiff/Wales, Stockholm3. London: Institutional turbulence but enduring nation-state control4. The Birmingham case5. The experience of Cardiff and Wales6. The Stockholm region: metropolitan governance and spatial policyPart Three: Berlin, Frankfurt, Hannover, Stuttgart, Amsterdam, Rotterdam7. Berlin 8. The Frankfurt Rhine-Main Region9. The Hanover Metropolitan Region10. Governance in the Stuttgart metropolitan region11. Amsterdam and the North Wing of the Randstad12. Rotterdam and the South Wing of the RandstadPart Four: Prague, Vienna, Venice, Milan13. The Prague metropolitan region14. Metropolitan governance and regional planning in Vienna15. Venice16. The region of MilanPart Five: Paris, Bruxelles, Marseilles-Aix, Barcelona, Madrid17. Paris 18. Brussels: a superimposition of social, cultural and spatial layers19. Marseilles-Aix Metropolitan Region (1981-2000)20. The case of Barcelona21. Metropolitan government and development strategies in MadridPart Six: Concluding part: the problem of coordination in fragmented metropolises22. Practices of Metropolitan Governance in Europe: Experiences and Lessons

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the processes and relationships that underpin the delivery of new homes across the United Kingdom, focussing primarily on the land use planning system in England, the way that housing providers engage with that system, and how the processes of engagement are changing or might change in the future.Planning, market and social house building - the three key processes - are first dissected and explored individually, then brought together to study the key areas of interaction between planning and the providers of social and market housing by way of the range of tensions that have consistently dogged those interactions. Extensive illustrative case study material provides a platform to the consideration of developing more integrated, realistic and proactive approaches to planning.Proposing evolutionary, and sometimes radical proposals for change, Delivering New Homes makes a bold contribution to finding a better way of delivering the newTable of ContentsPart 1: Processes 1. Introduction 2. Planning Process 3. Housing Development Process 4. Social Housing Process Part 2:Tensions 5. Land 6. Delay 7. Discretion 8. Design 9. Gain 10. Co-ordination Part 3:Solutions 11. Streamlined Implementation 12. Inclusive Planning and Decision Making 13. Integrated and Realistic Working Practices 14. Certainty and Transparency 15. Positive and Proactive Planning 16. Moving On References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this scholarly volume, each of the living Slavonic languages are analysed and described in depth, together with the two extinct languages - Old Church Slavonic and Polabian. In addition, the various alphabets of the Slavonic languages - particularly Roman, Cyrillic and Glagolitic - are discussed, and the relationships of the Slavonic languages to other Indo-European languages and to one another, are explored. The last chapter provides an account of those Slavonic languages in exile, for example, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech and Slovak in the USA.Each language-chapter is written by an expert in the field, in a format designed for comparative study. Information on each language includes: an introductory description of social context and development (where appropriate); a discussion of phonology; a detailed presentation of synchronic morphology, noting major historical developments; comprehensive treatment of syntactic properties; a discussion of vocabulary; an outline of main dialects; and an extensive bibliography, listing English and other sources.Trade Review'Each chapter has been written by an acknowledged specialist in the particular language. The chapters are highly structured, with each author providing detailed information on the same important topics ... The happy result is that we end up with 18 books in one volume ... Not only does this book provide an up-to-date survey of current knowledge for Slavists the volume is also a source of reference for all others with an interest in the Slavonic family.' - Language International'Well made, very legible, and weighty both in grammes and erudition, this addition to the Routledge Reference series on language families will be welcomed by specialists in Slavonic studies ... a thoroughly modern conspectus of a vast and demanding discipline ... This impressive, useful work deserves a home in all reference libraries.' - Reference Reviews'This is a comprehensive and much needed reference book on Slavonic Languages. The comprehensiveness of the undertaking is unquestionable.' - International Review of Applied Linguistics'The present volume is certainly comprehensive. The editors are to be congratulated on these innovative features. This book is clearly an outstanding achievement: it will quickly become a standard work, which will not be superseded for a very long time to come.' - J.A. Dunn, University of GlasgowTable of ContentsP.Cubberley, University of Melbourne, A.Schenker, Yale University, K. Polanski, Katowice, D.Huntley, University of Toronto, E.Scatton, SUNY, V.A.Friedman, University of North Carolina, D.Short, University of London, G.Stone, University of Oxford, R.A.Rothstein, University of Massachusetts, and R.Sussex, University of Queensland

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Book SynopsisBased at the Parisian Museum of Natural History, Cuvier was able to compare the fossil bones he dug from the quarries of Montmartre with those of animals alive today. Guided by the principle of correlation, that all the parts of an animal must cohere, and by analogy, with living species, Cuvier boldly reconstructed extinct creatures from the incomplete skeletons he unearthed. This process is described in his Essay on the Theory of the Earth.Table of Contents1. Preliminary Observations, 2. Plan of this Essay, 3. Of the first Appearance of the Earth. 4. First Proofs of Revolutions on the Surface of the Earth, 5. Proofs that such Revolutions have been numerous, 6. Proofs that the Revolutions have been sudden, 7. Proofs of the Occurrence of Revolutions before the Existence of Living Beings, 8. Examination of the Causes which act at present on the Surface of our Globe, 9. Of Slips, or Falling Down of the Materials of Mountains, 10. Of Alluvial Formations, 11. Of the Formation of Downs, 12. Of the Formation of Cliffs, or steep Shores, 13. Of Depositions formed in Water, 14. Of Stalactites, 15. Of Lithophytes, 16. Of Incrustations, 17. Of Volcanoes, 18. Of Astronomical Causes of the Revolutions on the Earth’s Surface, 19. Of former Systems of Geology, 20. Diversities of the Geological Systems, and their Causes, 21. Statement of the Nature and Conditions of the Problem to be solved, 22. Of the Progress of Mineral Geology, 23. Of the Importance of Extraneous Fossils, or Petrifactions, in Geology, 24. High Importance of investigating the Fossil Remains of Quadrupeds, 25. Of the small Probability of discovering new Species of the larger Quadrupeds, 26. Enquiry respecting the Fabulous Animals of the Ancients, 27. Of the Difficulty of distinguishing the Fossil Bones of Quadrupeds, 28. Results of the Researches respecting the Fossil Bones of Quadrupeds, 29. Relations of the Species of Fossil Bones, with the Strata in which they are found, 30. Proofs that the extinct Species of Quadrupeds are not Varieties of the present existing Species, 31. Proofs that there are no Human Bones in the Fossil State, 32. Proofs of the recent Population of the World, and that its present Surface is not of very ancient Formation, 33. Proofs, from Traditions, of a great Catastrophe, and subsequent Renewal of Human Society, 34. Proofs derived from several miscellaneous Considerations, 35. Concluding Reflections, Supplement, being an extract from the Researches of M. de Prony, on the Hydraulic System of Italy: containing an Account of the Displacement of that Part of the Coast of the Adriatic which is occupied by the Mouths of the Po, Appendix, containing Mineralogical Notes, and an Account of Cuvier’s Geological Discoveries

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Book SynopsisMoving away from his earlier belief in a short, catastrophic history of the Earth, this volume shows how Buckland envisages instead progressive change as the Earth gradually cooled as it was prepared for human occupation. Extinct creatures did not die out because they were poorly designed; God loved the dinosaurs and had adapted them to their various circumstances.Table of ContentsVOLUME I: I. Extent of the Province of Geology II. Consistency of Geological Discoveries with Sacred History III. Proper subjects of Geological Inquiry IV. Relation of Unstratified to Stratified Rocks V. Volcanic Rocks, Basalt, and Trap VI. Primary stratified Rocks VII. Strata of the Transition Series VIII. Strata of the Secondary IX. Strata of the Tertiary Series X. Relations of the Earth and its Inhabitants to Man XI. Supposed cases of Fossil Human Bones XII. General History of Fossil Organic Remains XIII. Aggregate of Animal Enjoyment increased, and that of Pain diminished by the existence of Carnivorous IX Strata of the Secondary Series X. Relations of the Earth and its Inhabitants to Man XI. Supposed cases of Fossil Human Bones XII. General History of Fossil Organic Remains XIII. Aggregate of Animal Enjoyment increased, and that of Pain diminished by the existence of Carnivorous Races XIV. Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Vertebrated Animals CHAP. XV. Proofs of Design in the Fossil Remains of Mollusks CHAP. XVI. Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Articulated Animals XVII. Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Radiated Animals, or Zoophytes CHAP. XVIII. Proofs of Design in the Structure of Fossil Vegetables

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Book SynopsisHeating and Water Service Design in Buildings has been written following thirteen years in the industry and twenty seven years teaching and consultancy work. The author has worked with college students, university undergraduates and open learning candidates of all ages.Trade Review'The book offers thorough and practical coverage of design procedures, giving many examples and case studies for each area, encouraging reader participation. - Building Services JournalTable of ContentsHeat requirements of heated buildings in temperate climates. Low-temperature hot water heating systems. Pump and system. High temperature hot water systems. Steam systems. Plant connections and controls. The application of probability and demand units in design. Hot and cold water supply systems utilising the static head. Hot and cold water supply systems using booster pumps. Loose ends. Index.

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Book SynopsisBased on twelve years of research, this book provides detailed descriptions of the culture of folk theatre and outlines its importance for practitioners, audiences and the worldwide theatre industry, presenting a unique angle on selected performances.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction: First Encounters. 1. Chhau – Competing Spaces 2. Expanding Chhau – Beyond Masks and Maharajas 3. Rediscovering Folk Theatre 4. Tamasha – Escape 5. Re-working Tamasha – From Socialism to Social Mobility 6. More Discoveries 7. Theru Koothu – Coalescing Worlds 8. Modern Theru Koothu – Survival 9. The Global Village. Glossary of Terms. Bibliography. Therukoothu Appendix

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Book SynopsisWith the urbanization of the world's population proceeding apace and the equally rapid urbanization of poverty, urban theory has an urgent challenge to meet if it is to remain relevant to the majority of cities and their populations, many of which are outside the West.This groundbreaking book establishes a new framework for urban development. It makes the argument that all cities are best understood as âordinaryâ, and crosses the longstanding divide in urban scholarship and urban policy between Western and other cities (especially those labelled âThird Worldâ). It considers the two framing axes of urban modernity and development, and argues that if cities are to be imagined in equitable and creative ways, urban theory must overcome these axes with their Western bias and that resources must become at least as cosmopolitan as cities themselves. Tracking paths across previously separate literatures and debates, this innovative book - a postcolonial critique of urban studiTrade Review"All cities are ordinary, argues Robinson, and categorizing them as Western, Third World, developed, developing, world, or global ascribes prominence to certain cities and to certain features of cities. Instead, she starts from the fact that all cities are dynamic and diverse, if conflicted, arenas for social and economic life and anchors on that notion a new post-colonial framework for thinking about cities that avoids the underlying assumption of urban scholarship that Western cities are exemplary and Third World cities more or less poor imitations." --Reference & Research Book NewsTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Dislocating Modernity: Primitivism in Urban Theory 2. On (Not) Being Blasé: In the Tracks of Comparative Urbanism 3. Ways of Being Modern: Towards a Cosmopolitan Urban Studies 4. Re-Inscribing Hierarchies: Global and World Cities 5. Developing Ordinary Cities: Bringing the City Back in 6. Mobilising Diverse Economies. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisIt can be argued that the differences in content and approach between physical and human geography, and also within its sub-disciplines, are often overemphasised. The result is that geography is often seen as a diverse and dynamic subject, but also as a disorganised and fragmenting one, without a focus.Unifying Geography focuses on the plural and competing versions of unity that characterise the discipline, which give it cohesion and differentiate it from related fields of knowledge. Each of the chapters is co-authored by both a leading physical and a human geographer. Themes identified include those of the traditional core as well as new and developing topics that are based on subject matter, concepts, methodology, theory, techniques and applications.Through its identification of unifying themes, the book will provide students with a meaningful framework through which to understand the nature of the geographical discipline. Unifying Geography will give the diTrade ReviewThe approach is novel... [and] thematic coverage is wide-ranging.' - GeographyTable of ContentsPart 1: General Introduction 1. Geography: Roots and continuities Part 2: Geographical Methodologies Introduction 2. Exploration, Discovery and the Cartographic Tradition 3. Fieldwork and Unity in Geography 4. The Potential of Remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems Part 3: A Focus on Environment Introduction 5. Environmentalism and Geography: The great debate? 6. Beyond Environmentalism: Towards sustainability 7. Human Vulnerability, Past Climatic Variability and Societal Change Part 4: The Significance of Place Introduction 8. Regions, Area Studies and the Meaning of Place 9. Globalisation: A spatial perspective Part 5: Landscape: The face of Geography Introduction 10. Landscape as Form, Process and Meaning 11. Landscape and Culture Part 6: Applied Geography: Contributing to real-world problem solving Introduction 12. Natural Hazards on an Unquiet Earth 13. Urbanisation, Development and the Environment in an Unequal World 14. Conservation, Preservation and Heritage Part 7: Broader Frameworks in Theory and Practice Introduction 15. Space, Time and Science: Towards a geographical philosophy 16. Geography and Public Policy: A political turn Part 8: General Conclusion 17. Unity in Geography: Prospects for the Discipline

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Book SynopsisForgotten Africa introduces the general reader and beginning student to Africa's past, emphasizing those aspects only known or best known from archaeological and related evidence. It covers four million years of history across the continent, examining important aspects of Africa's momentous human story. Graham Connah is concerned to raise public awareness, both inside and outside Africa, to this frequently overlooked and often forgotten subject.Forgotten Africa examines: * human origins,* the material culture of hunter gatherers* the beginnings of African farming, the development of metallurgy* the emergence of distinctive artistic traditions* the growth of cities and states* the expansion of trading networks * the impact of European and other external contacts.The result is a fascinating and important story told in a straightforward and readable manner. Trade Review'The book will, indeed, provide a valuable and up-to-date guide ... Graham Connah's book is a worthy and useful contribution.' – Journal of African Archaeology'Connah is explicit in his aim of introducing the general readerand beginning student to Africa's past, and this he does in a straightforward, enjoyable and readable manner.' – South African Archaeological Bulletin'This is a book that does exactly what it sets out to do and does it with the benefit of a flawless presentation and numerous, crystal clear photographs, drawings and maps ... [Connah] is to be congratulated on producing an excellent synthesis that convincingly argues for the unity of the African past ... and its relevance to the present of us all.' – The Australasian Review of African Studies'Forgotten Africa is rooted in impressive scholarship, demonstrating the author's familiarity with a wide range of archaeological data from accross a huge region. The author avoids the temptation to generalise, wisely opting to present the archaeology of the continent in all its diversity. The presentation is excellent, with many good-quality illustrations and maps. - Stephanie Wynne-Jones, AntiquityTable of Contents1. Africa: The Birthplace of Humanity 2. Stone Tools and Adaptation: The Origins of the Genus Homo 3. Africa's Gift to the World: The Earliest Homo Sapiens 4. Living off The Land: Later Hunter Gatherers in Africa 5. Putting Ideas on Stone: The Rock Art of Southern Africa 6. Pictures from a Lost World: The Rock Art of the Sahara 7. Producing Food: Early Developments in North and West Africa 8. Producing Food: Adaptation in North East and East Africa 9. The Power of Metal: The Origins of African Iron-Working 10. Ancient Egypt: 3000 Years of Achievement 11. Nubia: A Meeting Place of Different People 12. Aksum: A Trading Metropolis on the Ethiopian Plateau 13. Church and State: Survival in Ethiopia 14. Opportunity and Constraint: The Lake Chad Story 15. Facing the Mediterranean: Carthaginian, Greek and Roman North Africa 16. Qsar es-Seghir: Front Door to Europe, Front Door to Africa 17. Jenné-Jeno: An Early City on the Middle Niger 18. Voyages in the Sahara: The Desert Trade with West Africa 19. Igbo-Ukwu: A Challenge from the Past 20. Ancestral Faces: Ancient Sculpture in Nigeria 21. Benin City: From Forest Power to World Fame 22. Pots and People: Early Farmers South of the Equator 23. The Testimony of the Dead: Life in the Upemba Depression 24. 'One Beautiful Garden': Production and Power amongst the Great Lakes 25. Facing Two Worlds: The Trading Settlements of the East African Coast 26. Projecting Power: Great Zimbabwe and Related Sites 27. Deserted Settlements with a Story: Later Farmers in Southern Africa 28. Outsiders on the Inside: The Impact of European Expansion 29. Remembering Africa's Past

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Book SynopsisThe Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) is the next-generation multispectral imaging instrument to fly on US operational, polar-orbiting meteorological satellites. VIIRS will gather data across 22 spectral bands and be used to create products for a variety of applications including weather forecasting and climate change studies. VIIRS consolidates the best features of heritage instruments, including near-constant resolution and nighttime visible imagery. Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite: A New Operational Cloud Imager provides the first comprehensive guide on the design and exploitation of cloud data collected by the VIIRS.Expert researchers Hutchison and Cracknell discuss the fundamental principles necessary to interpret surface and cloud features in multispectral meteorological satellite imagery. They begin by tracing the evolution of satellite meteorology and detailing previous instruments on which VIIRS is based. Next, they examine tTable of ContentsIntroduction. Meteorological Satellite Systems. VIIRS Imagery Design Analysis. VIIRS Imagery Requirements Analysis. Principles in Image Interpretation. Multicolor Composites of Multispectral Imagery. Case Studies in the Use of Multicolor Composites for Scene Interpretation. Automated 3-D Cloud Analyses from NPOESS. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisFundamentals of Biogeography presents an accessible, engaging and comprehensive introduction to biogeography, explaining the ecology, geography, history and conservation of animals and plants. Starting with an outline of how species arise, disperse, diversify and become extinct, the book examines: how environmental factors (climate, substrate, topography, and disturbance) influence animals and plants; investigates how populations grow, interact and survive; how communities form and change; and explores the connections between biogeography and conservation.The second edition has been extensively revised and expanded throughout to cover new topics and revisit themes from the first edition in more depth. Illustrated throughout with informative diagrams and attractive photos and including guides to further reading, chapter summaries and an extensive glossary of key terms, Fundamentals of Biogeography clearly explains key concepts in the history, geography and ecology of life systems. In doing so, it tackles some of the most topical and controversial environmental and ethical concerns including species over-exploitation, the impacts of global warming, habitat fragmentation, biodiversity loss and ecosystem restoration.Table of ContentsPart 1: Introducing Biogeography 1. What is Biogeography? 2. Biogeographical Processes I: Speciation, Diversification and Extinction 3. Biogeographical Processes II: Dispersal 4. Biogeographical Patterns: Distributions Part 2: Ecological Biogeography 5. Habitats, Environments and Niches 6. Climate and Life 7. Substrate and Life 8. Topography and Life 9. Disturbance 10. Populations 11. Interacting Populations 12. Communities 13. Community Change Part 3: Historical Biogeography 14. Dispersal and Diversification in the Distant Past 15. Vicariance in the Distant Past 16. Past Community Change Part 4: Conservation Biogeography 17. Conserving Species and Populations 18. Conserving Communities and Ecosystems

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Book SynopsisDevolution, Regionalism and Regional Development provides an overview and critical perspective on the impact of devolution on regionalism in the UK since 1999, taking a research-based look at issues central to the development of regionalism: politics, governance and planning.This multidisciplinary book is written by academics from the fields of geography, economics, town planning, public policy, management, public administration, politics and sociology with a final chapter by Patrick Le Gales putting the research findings into a theoretical context. This will be an important book for those researching and studying economic and political geography and planning as well as those involved in regional development.Table of Contents1. Introduction Jonathan Bradbury Part 1: Devolution in the UK 2. Devolution in Scotland: change and continuity Neil McGarvey 3. Devolution in Wales: an unfolding process Jonathan Bradbury 4. Northern Ireland: St Andrews - the long Good Friday Agreement Rick Wilford Part 2: Regionalism in England 5. Institutional Capacity in the English regions Graham Pearce 6. Co-ordinating governance in the South East mega-region: Towards joined-up thinking? Peter John, Steve Musson and Adam Tickell 7. Constrained discretion and English regional governance: the case of Yorkshire and the Humber Simon Lee Part 3: Regional Development in the UK 8. Devolution and development: territorial justice and the north-south divide Kevin Morgan 9. Reconstructing regional development and planning in Scotland and Wales Greg Lloyd and Deborah Peel 10. Regional development and regional spatial strategies in England Peter Roberts 11. Conclusion: UK regional capacity in comparative perspective Jonathan Bradbury and Patrick Le Galés

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Book SynopsisGeoSensor Networks addresses multiple research challenges related to real-time geosensor data collection, management, analysis, and delivery. It examines these issues in a collection of papers submitted by experts in diverse research domains. Providing a cross-disciplinary forum that will foster collaboration and development, this volume has four sections, each of which represents a major aspect of geosensor networks: databases; image processing; computer networks; and applications. Combined, these papers deliver an excellent snapshot of the state-of-the-art in these fields, and offer a thoughtful and balanced evaluation of the potential and emerging challenges of these networks.Table of ContentsGeoSensor Networks and Virtual GeoReality, Databases and Sensor Networks, Image Processing and Sensor Networks, Computer Networks and Sensor Networks, Geospatial Applications of Sensor Networks, Author Index, Index

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Book SynopsisTransport policy is an increasingly difficult area for all national governments and regional/local authorities. Tackling car use and realising a sustainable transport system appears to be very difficult. Developing public transport is seen as an increasingly important element in improving the transport system, especially in densely populated areas. At the same time however, governments are under increasing pressure to cut taxation. As a result there is a growing gap between increasing policy need for public transport and government resources to fund that need. This timely book explores one solution to this dilemma, which is the use of local charges and taxes dedicated to support public transport. Unfare Solutions examines how and why such charges have evolved and how they do (or do not) relate to modern transport policy developments and theory. It shows innovative funding techniques developed by both public transport providers and federal and local authorities.Trade Review'...a book that is rich in content and which presents a methodical (if at times slightly over-academic) review of the possible solutions for funding public transport in the present-day environment. It is also well-illustrated and well-written. Special attention should be drawn to the boxed passages highlighting the lessons to be learnt from each type of LET, and providing further insight into the areas covered in the multifarious case studies.'Table of ContentsIntroductory Preface 1. Transport in a Sustainable Society 2. New Finance for Public Transport 4. Polluter Pays 5. Spreading the Burden 6. Evaluating LETs 7. LETs it be. Index.

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Book SynopsisIn investigating the mutual and dynamic relationship between urban development and consumption, this book asks: how are cities moulded by consumption, and how is consumption moulded by cities? Consumption stands at the intersection of different spheres of everyday life: between the public and the private, the political and the personal, the individual and the social. It is considered to be a means and motor of social change; as an active ingredient in the construction of space and place, and in constructing subjectivity and social selfhood. Providing a critical review of the ways in which urban development has been conceptualized, this book critiques urban regeneration initiatives, examines ordinary and spectacular consumption, and describes the relationship between consumption and development of the modern and post-modern city. It investigates: consumption and the city consumption and everyday life consumption, cities and identity Table of Contents1. Introduction to Cities and Consumption 2. Consumption and the Modern Day City 3. Consumption and the Post-Modern City 4. Consumption and Everyday Life 5. Cities, Consumption and Identity 6. Consuming the City 7. Consumption and Urban Regeneration 8. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the Russian conquest of the ancient Central Asian khanates of Bukhara and Khiva in the 1860s and 1870s, and the relationship between Russia and the territories until their extinction as political entities in 1924. It shows how Russia's approach developed from one of non-intervention, with the primary aim of preventing British expansion from India into the region, to one of increasing intervention as trade and Russian settlement grew. It goes on to discuss the role of Bukhara and Khiva in the First World War and the Russian Revolution, and how the region was fundamentally changed following the Bolshevik conquest in 1919-20.The book is a re-issue of a highly regarded classic originally published in 1968 and out of print for some years. The new version includes a new introduction, some corrections of errors, and a survey of new work undertaken since first publication.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part One: The Russian Conquest 1. The Setting 2. The Reduction of Bukhara 3. The Consolidation of Russia's Position in Bukhara 4. The Conquest of Khiva and the Treaties of 1873 Part Two. The Period of Neglect 5. The Stabilisation of Khiva and the Expansion of Bukhara 6. Anglo-Russian Relations and the Pacification of the Turkomans 7. The End of an Era Part Three. The Russian Presence 8. Russo-Bukharan Relations Transformed 9. The Protectorate Completed: Russia and the Bukhara 10. Economic Development 11. Bukhara Between Two Worlds 12. Nonintervention under Attack: Russia and Bukhara 13. Nonintervention Abandoned: Russia and Khiva Part Four. Revolution 14. The Provisional Government and the Protectorates 15. The Bolshevic Revolution and the Independence of the Kanates 16. The Civil War and Second Russian Conquest 17. Bukhara and Khiva as Soviet Satellites Appendices Bibliography Notes Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisChowdhry and Nair, along with the authors of this volume, make a timely, vital, and deeply necessary intervention in international relations - one that informs theoretically, enriches our knowledge of the world through its narratives, and forces us to confront the differentiated wholeness of our humanity. Readers will want to emulate the skills and sensibilities they offer..Naeem Inayatullah, Ithaca CollegeThis work uses postcolonial theory to examine the implications of race, class and gender relations for the structuring or world politics. It addresses further themes central to postcolonial theory, such as the impact of representation on power relations, the relationship between global capital and power and the space for resistance and agency in the context of global power asymmetries.Table of Contents1. Geeta Chowdhry and Sheila Nair - Introduction: Power in a Postcolonial World: Race, Gender and Class in International Relations; 2. Siba N. Grovogui - Postcolonial Criticism: International Reality and Modes of Inquiry; 3. Randolph B. Persaud - Situating Race in International Relations: the Dialectics of Civilizational Security in American Immigration; 4. J. Marshall Beier - Beyond Hegemonic State(ment)s of Nature: Indigenous Knowledge and Non-State Possibilities in International Relations; 5. L. H. M. Ling - Cultural Chauvinism and the Liberal International Order: 'West versus Rest' in Asia's Financial Crises; 6. Anna M. Agathangelou - 'Sexing' Globalization in International Relations: Migrant Sex and Domestic Workers in Cyprus, Greece and Turkey; 7. Sankaran Krishna - In One Inning: National Identity in Postcolonial Times; 8. Shampa Biswas - The New Cold War: Secularism, Orientalism, and Postcoloniality; 9. Dibyesh Anand - A Story to be Told: IR, Postcolonialism, and the Discourse of Tibetan (Trans)national Identity; 10. Geeta Chowdhry - Postcolonial Interrogations of Child Labor: Human Rights, Carpet Trade, and Rugmark in India; 11. Sheila Nair - Human Rights and Postcoloniality: Representing Burma

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Book SynopsisThis book discusses abortion in a non-Western, non-Christian context - in Thailand, where over 300,000 illegal abortions are performed each year by a variety of methods. The book, based on extensive original research in the field, examines a wide range of issues, including stories of the real-life dilemmas facing women, popular representations of abortion in the media, the history of the debate in Thailand and its links to politics. Overall, the work highlights the voices of women and their subjective experiences and perceptions of abortion, and places these 'women's stories' in an analysis of broader socio-political gender and power relations that structure sexuality and women's reproductive health decisions.Table of Contents1. Introduction: Bearing Politics 2. Abortion, Sin and the State 3. A History of the Abortion Debate 4. Conceiving the Nation: Representations of Abortion in Thailand 5. Corrupt Girls, Victims of Men, Desperate Women: Representations of Women who Abort 6. 'A Small Sin': Everyday Acts 7. 'The Truth of our Day by Day Lives': Situational Ethics 8. Global Debates, Local Dilemmas

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Book SynopsisLandscape is a stimulating introduction to and contemporary understanding of one of the most important concepts within human geography. A series of different influential readings of landscape are debated and explored, and, for the first time, distinctive traditions of landscape writing are brought together and examined as a whole, in a forward-looking critical review of work by cultural geographers and others within the last twenty to thirty years. This book clearly and concisely explores âlandscapeâ theories and writings, allowing students of geography, environmental studies and cultural studies to fully comprehend this vast and complex topic. To aid the student, vignettes are used to highlight key writers, papers and texts. Annotated further reading and student exercises are also included. For researchers and lecturers, Landscape presents a forward-looking synthesis of hitherto disparate fields of inquiry, one which offers a platform for future research anTrade Review'This book synthesises earlier ideas and presents current thinking in an accessible form ... an excellent contribution to the theoretical study of landscape' - Brian Short, University of Sussex, UK'Very well written, very accessible, and easy to read quickly. A pleasure, in fact.' - Richard H. Schein, University of Kentucky, USA'I found Wylie's Landscape refreshingly clear and jargon-free with examples one could relate to. In sum, the book is extremely well written and very accessible and would make a valuable addition to any personal or institutional library.' Nina J Morris, University of EdinburghTable of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Tensions 1.2 Aims and Structures of Landscape 1.3 Conclusion: Looking Forward 2. Landscaping Traditions 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Carl Sauer and Cultural Landscape 2.3 W.G. Hoskins: Landscape, Nostalgia and Melancholy 2.4 J.B. Jackson and 'Vernacular' Landscape 2.5 Conclusion 3. Ways of Seeing 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Landscape and Linear Perspective: Art, Geometry, Optics 3.3 Cultural Marxism, Art History and Landscape 3.4 Cultural Marxism and Cultural Geography: Landscape as 'Veil' 3.5 Landscape as Text: Semiotics and the Construction of Cultural Meaning 3.6 Feminism and Psychoanalysis: Landscape as Gaze 3.7 Discussion and Summary 4. Cultures of Landscape 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Material Anxieties 4.3 Landscape, Production and Labour 4.4 Cultures of Landscape: The Self, Power and Discourse 4.5 Landscape, Travel and Imperialism 4.6 Conclusion 5. Landscape Phenomenology 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Introducing Phenomenology: From Disembodied Gaze to Lived Body 5.3 Landscape and Dwelling 5.4 'Landscaping': Phenomenology, Non-representational Theory and Performance 5.5 Critiques of Landscape Phenomenology 5.6 Conclusion 6. Prospects for Landscape 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Memory, Identity, Conflict and Justice 6.3 Landscape and Polity and Law 6.4 The Ends of Landscape?: Relationality, Vitalism and Topological 6.5 Landscape Writing: Biography, Movement, Presence and Affect 6.6 Conclusion: Creative Tensions

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Book SynopsisOffering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialism, as well as a powerful and complex political statement of cross-cultural encounters.This guide to Chinua Achebeâs compelling novel offers: an accessible introduction to the text and contexts of Things Fall Apart a critical history, surveying the many interpretations of the text from publication to the present a selection of critical writing on Things Fall Apart, by Abiola Irele, Abdul JanMohamed, Biodun Jeyifo, Florence Stratton and Ato Quayson, providing a variety of perspectives on the novel and extending the coverage of key critical approaches identified in the survey section cross-references between sections of the guide, in order to suggest links between texts, contexts and criticism suggestions forTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Texts and Contexts 2. Critical History 3. Critical Readings 4. Further Reading and Web Resources Notes on Contributors Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSpearheading the promotion of international technology transfer in the fields of mine planning, mining systems design, equipment selection and operation techniques, the International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection is recognised by the mining society as a key annual event in highlighting developments within the field. Here in this volume, proceedings from the thirteenth annual symposium concentrate on the following major topics:* open pit and underground mine planning, modelling and design* geomechanics * mining and processing methods* design, monitoring and maintenance of mine equipment* simulation, optimalization and control of technological processes* management, mine economics and financial analysis* health, safety and environmental protection.Including 147 papers from leading experts and authorities, Mine Planning and Equipment Selection undoubtedly provides valuable information and insight for a range of engineers, scientists, researchers and consultants involved in the planning, design and operation of underground and surface mines.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a collection of cutting-edge chapters that explore various connections between urban living, sexuality and sexual desire around the world. The key themes featured address a number of topical issues including: the controversies and debates raging around the evolution, defining patterns and appropriate regulation of commercial sex zones and markets in the urban landscape how gay public spaces, districts and 'gay villages' emerged and developed in various towns and cities around the world how changing attitudes to, and the usage of urban sexual spaces, as depicted in iconic television series such as Sex and the City and Queer as Folk, reflect the reality of working women's or gay men's changing life experiences. With detailed case studies, and a strong interdisciplinary appeal, this book will be a valuable reference for postgraduates and advanced students in the fields of cultural studies as well as human, Trade Review"Many of the arguements offered in the book by contributors from georgraphy are fascinating and insightful" Gavin Brown, Cultural GeographiesTable of Contents1. Sexuality and Sexual Services in the Urban Economy and Socialscape: An Overview Part 1: Commercial Sexual Spaces, Markets and Community Responses 2. Space, Risk and Opportunity: The Evolution of Paid Sex Markets 3. The Changing Nature of Adult Entertainment Districts: Between a Rock and a Hard Place or Going from Strength to Strength? 4. Cleansing the Metropolis: Sex Work and the Politics of Zero Tolerance 5. The Risks of Street Prostitution: Punters, Police and Protesters Part 2: Evolution and Development of Urban Gay Spaces 6. Homosexuality and the City: An Historical Overview 7. Urban Space and Homosexuality: The Example of the Marais, Paris' 'Gay Ghetto' 8. Where Love Dares (Not) Speak Its Name: The Expression of Homosexuality in Singapore 9. Sexual Dissidence, Enterprise and Assimilation: Bedfellows in Urban Regeneration 10. Authenticating Queer Space: Citizenship, Urbanism and Governance Part 3: Urban Sexuality 11. Sex and Not the City?: The Aspirations of the Thirty-Something Working Woman 12. Queer as Folk: Producing the Real of Urban Space

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Book SynopsisThe construction process, right through from planning and design to use and demolition, has a major impact on society. Traditionally, concern has been focused on its environmental impact and the quest for sustainability, but this has now extended into the wider remit of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Essentially, this means that businesses must act (voluntarily) in a socially ethical manner by developing a policy that encompasses the core principles enshrined by CSR. A unique presentation on a topic of emerging importance, Corporate Social Responsibility in the Construction Industry is essential reading for all built environment undergraduate and post-graduate courses, as well as CEOs and senior managers within construction businesses who may be about to embark on developing a CSR strategy.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility in Construction 3. A Business Case for Developing a CSR Policy 4. The Role of Construction in Developing Countries 5. Community Interaction 6. Corruption in the UK 7. International Corruption 8. Cartels 9. Sustainable Development 10. The Eco-Building Movement 11. UK House-Building 12. Occupational Health and Safety 13. USA 14. South Africa 15. Hong Kong and Asia Pacific 16. Australia

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Book SynopsisThe International Conference on Hydrodynamics is an increasingly important event at which academics, researchers and practitioners can exchange new ideas and their research findings. This volume contains papers from the 2004 conference covering a wide range of subjects within hydrodynamics, including traditional engineering, architectural and mechanical issues as well as significant new technologies and methodologies such as bio-fluid mechanics and computational fluid mechanics.Table of ContentsPrefaceOrganisationKeynote speakersNaval architecture and ocean engineeringCoastal EngineeringOffshore EngineeringEnvironmental fluid mechanics and hydraulicsEnvironmental fluid mechanics and hydrodynamicsAuthor index

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