Earth Sciences, Geography & Environment Books

Book SynopsisAn increasing number of enthusiasts are attracted by the rich variety of rocks and minerals around us, and new ways of looking at them.In this book, Walther Cloos views the Earth as a living organism, with different kingdoms of nature -- mineral, plant and animal – as stages left behind as the earth developed. He argues that everything currently inert and static was once dynamic and living.The author considers many different aspects of geology, including chapters on oil, sedimentary rocks, radioactivity, volcanoes and metals.Written over fifty years ago, this book is a classic, pioneering a scientific, geological understanding of Rudolf Steiner's spiritual insights into the evolution of the earthThe previous edition of this book was published as 'The Living Earth'.

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Book SynopsisThe world that created modern industry, pioneered in the West, is in decline. It is being transformed by a global green shift, creating new industries based on clean energy, clean water and clean food – all produced in a safe, clean and sustainable way, in abundance, at low (and diminishing) cost and without making further inroads into nature. This twenty-first century world is being driven by newly emerging industrial giants like China and India – just as the twentieth-century infrastructure of oil, automobiles and highways was created by the United States. It is China and India that are feeling the worst effects of industrializing along conventional ‘business as usual’ lines, and which have the greatest incentive to drive their own green shift. But the old world order based on a linear economy and fossil fuels is resisting bitterly, and will not give up without a fight. John A. Mathews explains how these trends and counter-trends are creating a new world order where an industrial system based on the Ceres (Circular Economy and Renewable Energy System) is seeking to take over from the world of fossil fuels, and provide scope for Gaia to become her wild self again. The outcome of this struggle is far from determined. It is the central issue to be resolved in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"The speed and volume of Far-Eastern – especially Chinese – innovation in business and technology have left Western economies reeling. Western scholars of innovation have also been struggling to keep up. An outstanding exception amongst these is the author of this book, John A. Mathews, of Macquarie University in Australia, which has already been recognised, first as the source of two articles in Nature, and more recently by the award of the prize offered by the international Joseph Schumpeter society for the best book on economic innovation." — William Kingston, Prometheus Journal, http://www.prometheusjournal.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Kingston-review-of-Mathews-ed-August-2020-final-Google-Docs.pdfTable of ContentsList of Figures; Foreword by Dr Shi Zhengrong; Preface; List of Acronyms; Part I: Dynamics of the Green Transition; 1. Introduction; 2. Evolutionary Dynamics of Our Industrial Civilization; 3. Ecomodernization –with ‘Chinese Characteristics’; 4. Sociotechnical Transitions: A Sixth Wave; 5. No Wonder China and India Are Pursuing Green Growth Strategies So Vigorously; 6. Finance Now Playing a Central Role in the Green Shift; 7. Can the China Model Be Utilized by Other Industrializing Countries?; 8. Green Growth Development Strategies, Local Content Requirements and World Trade; 9. Farewell Fossil Fuels; Part II: Sixth Wave Eco- Innovations; 10. Global Population Peaking […] and Urbanizing; 11. Energy That Is Clean, Cheap, Abundant – and Safe; 12. Reframing Renewables as Enhancing Energy Security; 13. The Myths of ‘Renewistan’; 14. Recirculation and Regeneration of Resources (Circular Economy); 15. Food and Fresh Water Production; 16. Energy, Water, Food for Cities: Deploying a Positive Triple Nexus; 17. Eco- Cities of the Future; 18. When Ceres Meets Gaia; Bibliography; Index.

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Book Synopsis'a true gem' —London Naturalist 'I love this book' —Nick Baker The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor learn your way around different species droppings. There's also a dung-feeder s identification guide that includes the species you re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap. Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature’s ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume this rich food source. From the enigmatic dung-rolling beetles to bat guano and giant elephant droppings, dung creates a miniature ecosystem to be explored by the aspiring dung watcher. The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor – learn your way around different species’ droppings. There’s also a dung-feeder’s identification guide that includes the species you’re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap.Trade Review... an exquisitely written and outstandingly articulated book, which offers captivating insights that are of relevance to established ecologists, students of biological sciences, and the general public interested in the workings of the natural world. -- Jessica Dawson & Deena Pillay * Quarterly Review of Biology *In this friendly yet informative look at an under-appreciated ecosystem, Jones skillfully introduces a world of sperm competition and game theory that doesn’t lose sight of the charisma of his vast cast of invertebrates. There is even a field guide for newbie dropping-spotters. -- Jules Howard * BBC Wildlife Magazine *Not since Miss Felicity Beedles’ World of Poo (Pratchet 2012) have I enjoyed reading a book so much. Written in a light hearted manner with ecological concepts interspersed with natural history and personal experiences, this book is both informative and engaging. -- Darren Mann * Journal of Insect Conservation *A hyena’s is white; an otter’s smells of violets. Dung, reveals entomologist Richard Jones in this deft treatise, is a wonder of the biosphere. Jones is a witty guide to the mammalian digestive tract, animal waste as an ecological resource and the scores of insects that live in or on excrement, including the hulking Pride of Kent (rare rove beetle Emus hirtus). -- Barbara Kiser * Nature *[Jones] focuses on a host of species that rely on dung – including ‘cuckoo’ beetles and predators that exploit dung to catch prey – and looks at species used daily by humans to break up our own waste. There are fantastic facts about dung being used as a building material, insect repellent and in ‘poo wars’. Ancient Egyptians famously worshipped the ‘scarab’ beetle and crafted jewellery depicting the insect, some dating back 4,000 years. Final chapters cover dung identification, dung inhabitants and a dung dictionary. An amazing book – don’t be put off by its title. -- John Miles * Countryfile *Anyone with an interest in natural history and entomologists, particularly coleopterists and dipterists, will enjoy this book. The style is engaging and easy to read, not becoming bogged down in too much science, although importantly it is well referenced making it easy to research further if you wish. It is a shame there are no colour illustrations or photographs, but that does keep the cost down to a very reasonable price. I hope it will inspire more naturalists to get ‘stuck in’ to the world of dung! -- Victoria Burton * Bulletin of the Amateur Entomologists’ Society *I must say that when I was asked by the editor if I would consider reviewing this publication, I approached it with some considerable apprehension, for apart from not feeling qualified not being a coleopterist I was asking myself how can a book of around 300 pages be compiled on the subject of excrement; in the event I have been pleasantly surprised.... This is a most thought-provoking, well-researched, well-illustrated and informative book full of interesting facts by a well-known author who knows his subject and whilst obviously appealing to the dedicated coleopterist or dipterist it also cannot help but be appreciated by the general entomologist. Crap it most certainly is not - but be careful where you put your foot!!! Enjoy. -- John W. Phillips * British Journal of Entomology and Natural History *Overall, Call of Nature is an interesting voyage of exploration from the formation of one animal’s waste to its essential role in creating new life for others. This book would make a great addition to any entomologist's bookshelf and a thought-provoking read for anyone simply curious about crap. I'm just glad it's not scratch-and-sniff. -- Alex Evans * Biosphere Magazine *Call of Nature is an eloquent review of what is currently known of the biology of insects in dung. The authors sense of humour bubbles to the surface throughout the text offering an often mischievous counterpoint to the biology under discussion. Here is a book that may even render dung an acceptable topic in polite conversation. It is a must for anyone with an interest in the natural world who does not mind getting their fingers warm and fragrant. -- Peter Smithers * Antenna *The language used is user-friendly; this is scientific education by stealth and I fully approve. I picked it up intending only to glance at it before reviewing it later, but I could not put it down! I finished the full 292 pages at that first sitting and ended up wishing that the book might have been even longer. It is an absolute MUST for all entomologists whatever their chosen group and it is certain to be enjoyed also by others whose lives are blighted by having an entomologist as a life partner. I suspect that it will probably also attract friends, neighbours, tradesmen and most others if left lying around like flies around...! -- Colin W. Plant * Entomologist’s Record *General readers may not think there'd be much to say about the subject; but as entomologist Richard Jones proves, there's actually quite a lot to learn about, whether discussing dung beetles or elephants. A lively tone pairs with detailed scientific facts and research in a surprisingly compelling survey which many will pick up for its shock value, only to find its details unexpectedly engrossing. -- Diane Donovan * California Bookwatch *This book is a true gem and one that opened up a whole new world of natural history to me.... a ‘best practice’ example of scientific writing. -- Clive Herbert * London Naturalist *In this friendly yet informative look at an under-appreciated ecosystem, Jones skilfully introduces a world of sperm competition and game theory that doesn’t lose sight of the charisma of his vast cast of invertebrates. -- Jules Howard * BBC Wildlife *Table of Contents1 Introduction – what is dung? 2 Cleanliness is next to fastidiousness – the human obsession with sewage 3 Waste not – dung as a human resource 4 It’s worth fighting over – dung as a valuable ecological resource 5 Dung communities – interactions and conflicts 6 The evolution of dung feeding – where did it all begin? 7 A closer look – who lives in dung? 8 Cross section of a dung pat – a slice of coprophagous life 9 The ageing process – time line of a dung pat 10 Dung problems – the end of world ordure as we know it 11 Dung types – an identification guide 12 Dung inhabitants and dung feeders – a rogues’ gallery 13 Dung is a four-letter word – a scatological dictionary References Index

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Book SynopsisIn this informed, incisive and passionate commentary on the state of nature and conservation, Mark Avery reflects on our relationship with the wildlife around us. From the cats that pass through his garden to the chronic decline of farmland wildlife, from the Pasqueflowers he visits every spring to the proportion of national income devoted to saving nature – everything is connected, and everything is considered. This book analyses what is wrong with certain ways we do wildlife conservation but explores some of its many successes too. How can we do better to restore wildlife to everybody’s lives? We know how to conserve species and habitats – it’s time to roll out conservation measures on a much bigger scale. This is a societal choice in which every nature lover can play their part. Reflections sets out what is needed, and what part the state, environmental charities and we as individuals can play in making that happen. This highly personal work from a life embedded in and dedicated to nature does not shy away from the harsh realities we face, but its message, ultimately, is one of hope.Trade Review...informative, inspiring, and optimistic, something we need right now. -- Chris Townsend OutdoorsIf the British conservation movement were a forest, Mark Avery would be one of the ancient oaks... His latest book, Reflections, now pours that experience into a mission statement for all those who claim to prize UK wildlife. From the daisies he mows around on his lawn to the spiders in his bath, Avery’s love of the creeping, crawling, soaring world is evident on every page. -- India Bourke, New Statesman*Book of the Month* If you're interested in the politics of conservation, and what it means in practical terms, then this is for you. -- John Miles, birdwatching.co.ukThis is the most insightful and accessible book we have on the current state of wildlife conservation in Britain and what we might do to improve things. -- Ian Carter, British WildlifeThis is a good book and anyone interested in wildlife conservation should buy it. I found interesting and thought-provoking comments on every page. -- David Norman * British Birds *The most insightful and accessible book we have on the current state of wildlife conservation in Britain and what we might do to improve things. -- Ian Carter * British Wildlife *Given the immense challenges facing species in a 21st-century world of biodiversity collapse and climate emergency it is hard, sometimes, to find a place of agency and grounds for optimism. To his credit, Mark Avery manages both, and much more besides. -- Karen Jones * BirdGuides *… a clear-eyed examination of the state of nature conservation in the UK today. … Read this be inspired that, if we all do our bit, we can indeed save our wildlife. * Plant Life *Table of ContentsPreface Some explanations 1 Glimpses of wildlife 2 The state of wildlife in the UK 3 What is wildlife conservation? 4 Wildlife conservation successes 5 Why are we failing so badly? 6 What wildlife needs (and how to provide it) Recapitulation Notes, references and further reading Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive analysis of one of UK''s most beloved nature spots, written by an expert with 50 years'' experience in the field and a long-standing connection with the island. Hundreds of stunning colour photographs throughout. Forewords by Iolo Williams and Professor Chris Perrins, FRS.

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Book SynopsisThe author of the international bestseller The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity's transformative impact on the environment, now asking: after doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it?Meet the biologists trying to save the world's rarest fish; the engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone; the researchers trying to develop a 'super coral'; and the physicists contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth.Elizabeth Kolbert is one of the most important writers on the environment. Here she investigates the immense challenges humanity faces as we scramble to reverse, in a matter of decades, the effects we've had on the natural world and asks - can we save the natural world in time?'Important, necessary, urgent' Helen MacDonald'Meticulously researched and deftly crafted' GuardianTrade ReviewImportant, necessary, urgent and phenomenally interesting * Helen Macdonald, New York Times *Smart * Bill Gates *A meticulously researched and deftly crafted work of journalism that explores some of the biggest challenges of our age * Guardian *Riveting * Washington Post *A superb and honest reflection of our extraordinary time * Nature *

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Book SynopsisWinner of the IPEG 2022 Book PrizeThe global ocean has through the centuries served as a trade route, strategic space, fish bank and supply chain for the modern capitalist economy. While sea beds are drilled for their fossil fuels and minerals, and coastlines developed for real estate and leisure, the oceans continue to absorb the toxic discharges of our carbon civilization - warming, expanding, and acidifying the blue water part of the planet in ways that will bring unpredictable but irreversible consequences for the rest of the biosphere.In this bold and radical new book, Campling and Colás analyse these and other sea-related phenomena through a historical and geographical lens. In successive chapters dealing with the political economy, ecology and geopolitics of the sea, the authors argue that the earth's geographical separation into land and sea has significant consequences for capitalist development. The distinctive features of this mode of production continuously seek to transcend the land-sea binary in an incessant quest for profit, engendering new alignments of sovereignty, exploitation and appropriation in the capture and coding of maritime spaces and resources.Trade ReviewHere at last is a sophisticated and theoretically informed book about the maritime origins and development of capitalism. After this mighty blow against the bias of terracentrism, the history of the modern world will never look quite the same. -- Marcus Rediker, author of The Slave Ship: A Human HistoryThis ground-breaking, immensely rich and densely argued book shows how criss-crossing sealanes have connected ports and cities, and brought together different modes of production and social classes. Over the centuries, the sea has circulated values, human subjects, and shifting modes of exploitation; in doing this, global capitalism has established new chains of activities and evolving patterns of extraction, exploitation, circulation and distribution of (surplus) value. This mighty work of scholarship traces these human endeavours; in doing this, it has opened fresh avenues of research. * Alfredo Saad-Filho, King’s College London *I can think of no other book that has dealt with the pivotal role of the sea in the evolution of capitalism as well as the wider canvas of capitalism's interaction with the sea with as much innovation and more comprehensively than this fascinating and lucidly written work by Campling and Colás. This is also a profoundly timely intervention, given the horrifying ways in which global warming, the scourge of plastic waste , and capital's ever faster depletion of marine life have degraded the oceans irreversibly. -- Jairus Banaji, author, Theory as History; and A Brief History of Commercial CapitalismCapitalism and the Sea has liberated me from the shackles of my earthbound imaginary. Liam Campling and Alejandro Colás have given us that rare opportunity: to rethink how historical capitalism works, marshalling a breathtaking crystallization of insights from environmental history, political economy, and social history. Capitalism and the Sea unsettles our conventional thinking about how power, profit and oceanic webs of life have shaped modernity, from its genocidal origins to today's planetary crisis. Their word for these gruesome and lucrative entanglements - "terraqueous" - doesn't roll off the tongue, but it will stick with you for a lifetime after reading this book. I will never think about capitalism the same. -- Jason W Moore, author, Capitalism in the Web of LifeThe role of the sea in the modern world is hugely unappreciated. Campling and Colas offer an unrivalled analysis of the political and economic forces that shape our relationship to the sea, and the labour of those who work on and around it. -- Jeremy Anderson, Head of Strategic Research, International Transport Workers' FederationA rich Marxian account of how the maritime made capitalism. Campling and Colas tell the absorbing, deeply researched, and sweeping story of how capitalism was forged through slavery, seaborne trade, naval projection of power, vast maritime empires and modern logistics. Capitalism and the Sea shows us that, in the words of the great St Lucian poet Derek Walcott, the sea is history. -- Laleh KhaliliA novel perspective...Capitalism and the Sea brings into focus important questions from the history of capitalism. -- Steve Edwards * Marx and Philosophy *An important and rewarding read, as well as a valuable addition to the growing body of work studying capital's relationship to ecology and the destruction of the environment on which we all rely. * International Socialism *An oceanic journey through the political economy, ecology and geopolitics of the sea. * Morning Star *A fabulously wide-ranging new history of the last five centuries, covering the slave-trade, ecology, modern container ports and EEZ's, industrial fisheries, territorial disputes and much more. -- Tim Barton * Hastings Independent *An ambitious, systematic, and convincing account of the reciprocal impact of capital upon the salt-water world in the past 400 years. -- Nikolas Kosmatopoulos * Antipode *An engrossing and meticulously researched book that challenges conventional wisdom about the role of the sea in the modern world. -- Soumik Sarkar * Odisha Economic Journal *

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Book SynopsisCelebrating the theme ‘Shared heritage’, IKUWA6 (the 6th International Congress for Underwater Archaeology), was the first such major conference to be held in the Asia-Pacific region, and the first IKUWA meeting hosted outside Europe since the organisation’s inception in Germany in the 1990s. A primary objective of holding IKUWA6 in Australia was to give greater voice to practitioners and emerging researchers across the Asia and Pacific regions who are often not well represented in northern hemisphere scientific gatherings of this scale; and, to focus on the areas of overlap in our mutual heritage, techniques and technology. Drawing together peer-reviewed presentations by delegates from across the world who converged in Fremantle in 2016 to participate, this volume covers a stimulating diversity of themes and niche topics of value to maritime archaeology practitioners, researchers, students, historians and museum professionals across the world.Table of ContentsAcknowledgment to Country ; Preface ; Conference Organisation and Acknowledgements ; UNESCO Roundtable ; 1. A Brief Update on Australia’s Consideration and Status for Ratification of the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage – Andrew Viduka ; 2. The Belitung Shipwreck Collection and Maritime Archaeology in South-East Asia: What is the Way Forward? – Jennifer Rodrigues ; Current and Future Prospects of UCH Studies and Management in East Asia ; 3. An Rov Can Engage Young People in Community Archaeology – Norimitsu Sakagami and Jun Kimura ; 4. Research on the Wreck Sites, Sea Routes and the Ships in the Ryukyu Archipelago – Chiaki Katagiri, Rintaro Ono, Yumiko Nakanishi and Hiroki Miyagi ; Tying the Knot: Western and Eastern Trade Ships in the Pacific and Indian Oceans ; 5. Wreck Check’s Closing in on the Fortuyn Project – Graeme John Henderson, Andrew Viduka, Alex Moss and James Parkinson ; 6. An Account of Stone Anchors Along the Northern Shoreline of the Persian Gulf – Sorna Khakzad and Ali Moosaie ; Boats in Context and the Study of early Watercraft ; 7. The Social Context of Boats and Maritime Trade in Late Medieval Norway: Case Studies from Northern and Southern Peripheries – Stephen Wickler and Tori Falck ; 8. Logboat Ižanska I (SI-81) from Ljubljana: New Evidence of Iron Age Transportation on the Ljubljana Marshes, Slovenia – Pavla Peterle Udovič and Miran Erič ; 9. ’Know the Ropes’—Boat Representation on 17th and 18th-Century Portuguese Tin-Glaze Ware – Mário Varela Gomes and Tania Manuel Casimiro ; 10. Does an Extended Logboat Drevák from the Notranjska Region (Slovenia) Originate from the Celtic-Roman Shipbuilding Tradition? – Miran Erič, Ljoba Jenče and Zala Erič ; Floating Forests, Submerged Forests: an environmental History of Trees ; 11. The Ribadeo Shipwreck (c. 1600): Can We Identify the Ship Through a Multidisciplinary Approach? – Beñat Eguiluz Miranda, Marta Domínguez Delmás, Koldo Trápaga Monchet, Miguel San Claudio Santa Cruz and José Luis Gasch-Tomás ; 12. Reconstructing Trees from Ship Timber Assemblages Using 3d Modelling Technologies: Evidence from the Belinho 1 Shipwreck in Northern Portugal – Adolfo Miguel Martins, Ana Almeida, Ivone Magalhães, Filipe Castro, Jemma Bezant, Marta Domínguez-Delmás, Nigel Nayling and Peter Groenendijk ; 13. From Forests to the Sea, from the Sea to the Laboratory: the Timbers of the Frigate Santa Maria Magdalena (18th Century) – Ana Rita Trindade, Marta Domínguez-Delmás,Mohamed Traoré, Nathan Gallagher, Sara Rich and Adolfo Miguel Martins ; 14. Maritime Archaeological Timber Sampling: Methods and Results from the Silty Solent – Sara Rich, Garry Momber and Nigel Nayling ; Maritime Archaeology, Capacity Building and Training in the Developing World ; 15. The Maritime Archaeological Survey of Oman—Building Capacity for a Sustainable Future – Lucy Blue, Jeremy Green and Tom Vosmer ; 16. From Try Dive to Wreck Documentation: Archaeological Research and Capacity Building in Saudi Arabia – Michaela Reinfeld and Winfried Held ; 17. Maritime Archaeology in Post-War Lebanon: Trade, Challenges, and Future Prospects – Lucy Semaan ; 18. A Value-Based Model for Capability Building in Maritime Archaeology in the Developing World – Mark Staniforth and Paddy O’Toole ; French Scientific and Exploration Voyages in the Southern Hemisphere: the Making of a Shared Cultural Heritage ; 19. ‘Vive la France’—Louis de Saint Aloüarn and the French Claim to the Western Part of New Holland – Myra Stanbury ; 20. Sailors, Savants, Naming: France and the Knowing of Oceania, 1756–1840 – Bronwen Douglas ; Boats, Trade and Exploration ; 21. Hahotrim, Israel: A Late Second-Millennium BC Group of Metal Scrap Artefacts – Shelley Wachsmann ; 22. Waterlogged Ivory Conservation: Elephant Tusks at El Bajo De La Campana, San Javier, Murcia (Spain) – Milagros Buendía Ortuño ; 23. Shipwrecks and Cargoes. Trade Routes of the Mediterranean Sea as Seen Through the Finds of Hellenistic Moldmade Relief Bowls – Antonella Antonazzo ; Presenting Maritime and Underwater Archaeology in Museums in the 21st Century ; 24. It’s Not About a Ship: Presenting the Mary Rose in a New Museum – Christopher Dobbs ; 25. Underwater Cultural Heritage and Maritime Museums—the Past and the Future – Omaima Ahmed Eldeeb ; 26. Making a Lot with Very Little: the Western Australian Museum’s ‘steamship to Suffragettes’ Exhibit – Nicolas Bigourdan, Kevin Edwards and Michael McCarthy ; 27. Aims and Targets of Maritime Museums and Exhibitions in Europe: Six Case Studies from Germany, Greece and Italy – Marina Maria Serena Nuovo ; 28. Apoxyomenos—Underwater Cultural Heritage and Museum in the Service of the Local Community – Zrinka Ettinger Starčić and Hrvoje Potrebica ; 29. Pursuing Sustainable Preservation and Valorisation of Underwater Cultural Heritage: Okinawa’s Pilot Project for an Underwater Site Museum – Yumiko Nakanish, Rintaro Ono, Chiaki Katagiri, Norimitsu Sakagami and Takashi Tetsu ; Scientific Techniques, Digital Platforms and new Technological Applications for Maritime Archaeology ; 30. Sensing Tidal Landscapes: Remote Sensing for Identification of Underwater Archaeological Heritage in Shallow Waters – Arianna Traviglia and Anna Bernardoni ; 31. Mapping Submerged Stone Age Sites Using Acoustics: Some Experimental Results – Ole Grøn, Lars Ole Boldreel, Jean-Pierre Hermand, Hugo Rasmussen, Antonio Dell’Anno, Deborah Cvikel, Ehud Galili, Bo Madsen and Egon Nørmark ; 32. Archaeology of a Great War U-boat Attack Off Southern Portugal: Development and Adaptation of Methods and Techniques – Jorge Russo and Augusto Salgado ; 33. Digitising Wrecks on the Foreshore: The Case of a Seventeenth-Century Wreck in Brittany, France – Marine Jaouen, Olivia Hulot, Eric Rieth and Sammy Bertoliatti ; 34. How an Amateur Group Produced a Smartphone App for Shipwrecks ‘We wanted to bring History out of boxes’ —and Direct to the Public – Ian Warne ; 35. A Sub-Bottom Profiler and Multibeam Echo Sounder Integrated Approach as a Preventive Archaeological Diagnosis Prior to Harbour Extensions – Philippe Pelgas and Yann Le Faou ; Three-Dimensional Digitisation Techniques and Technologies in Maritime Archaeology ; 36. Seventeenth-Century ‘Glass Wreck’ Research Using Photogrammetric 3d Documentation—the ‘Virtual Open-Air Museum of Wrecks in the Gulf of Gdańsk’ Project – Tomasz Bednarz ; 37. High-resolution Digital Recording Techniques and Taphonomic Trajectories: Multi-image Photogrammetry Applied to a Drowned Late Pleistocene Site in Central Chile (32°s) – Isabel Cartajena, López Patricio, Carabias Diego, Jennifer Pavez, David Letelier, Renato Simonett and Carla Morales ; 38. The Role of 3D Representations in the Interpretation and in Situ Preservation of Archaeological Heritage: The Case of the Building with Porticoed Courtyard of the Portus Iulius in Submerged Baiae (Pozzuoli, Naples) – Barbara Davidde Petriagg, Massimiliano Secci, Luca Sanna, Gabriele Gomez de Ayala and Pier Giorgio Spanu ; 39. The Influence of the Point Cloud Comparison Methods on the Verification of Point Clouds Using the Batavia Reconstruction as a Case Study – Petra Helmholz, David Belton, Nick Oliver, Joshua Hollick and Andrew Woods ; Revisiting Old Sites And Legacy Data Using New Technologies and Approaches ; 40. 3D Reconstruction of the Batavia (1629) Wreck Site from Historical (1970s) Photography – Andrew Woods, Nick Oliver, Joshua Hollick, Jeremy Green and Patrick Baker ; 41. Integrating Legacy Excavation Survey Data with New Technologies—the James Matthews Experience – Trevor Colin Winton ; 42. Reconstruction of a Water Supply System Using Lidar Surveying – Frida Occelli, Micaela Leonardi ; 43. Art and Documentation Serving Underwater Archaeology in the Interpretation of History – Ramon Orrite and Angel Tobar ; 44. A New Look at Old Cannon: Interim Report on the Gun Rocks Site – Peta Danielle Knott and John Kennington McCarthy ; The Final Frontier: Technological Development and the Deep Shipwreck Resource ; 45. Prospecting and Digging to 1100m with an Rov: The 2016 Nuestra Señora De Las Mercedes Campaign – Iván Negueruela Martínez, Patricia Recio Sánchez, Rocío Castillo Belinchón and Juan Luis Sierra Méndez ; 46. The Six Million Dollar Hand: A Robotic Hand for Remotely Operated Deep Archaeology – Denis Degez, Michel L’Hour and Vincent Creuze ; Effective and Sustained Monitoring, in-situ Preservation and Conservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage ; 47. Erosion and Archaeological Heritage—Protection Measures for Lakes Constance and Zurich (central Europe) – Beat Eberschweiler ; 48. In Situ Preservation and Monitoring of a Wooden Shipwreck Discovered in an Intertidal Zone in Korea – Mi Young Cha ; 49. In Situ Preservation of the James Matthews: Past, Present and Future – Vicki Richards and Peter Veth ; 50. A Review of Waterlogged Wood Treatments in Slovenia and a New Approach to the Treatment of a Large Roman Logboat from the Ljubljanica River – Katja Kavkler and Miran Erič ; Maritime Cultural Heritage Management ; 51. An Underwater Archaeology Lesson from Pioneers Echoed in the UNESCO Convention – Elena Flavia Castagnino Berlinghieri and David John Blackman ; 52. Documentation of a Hermitage Submerged in the Reservoir of Buendia (Spain) as an Example of Collaboration Between Divers and Institutions for the Protection of UCH – Rocío Castillo-Belinchón, Rogelio de la Vega-Panizo, Ángel M. Tobar-Escudero, María Elena Labrandero-Pulgar and David Munuera-Navarro ; 53. Balancing Safety and Significance: The SS Dicky Shipwreck – Danielle Wilkinson ; 54. Impacts and Issues of the Commercial Exploitation of the Åland ‘Champagne Schooner’ – Ville Peltokorpi ; 55. Global Database of Early Watercraft: Beginnings, Development and Future Plans – Bojan Kastelic, Miran Erič, Goran Zlodi and Solina Franc ; 56. Late 19th and Early 20th-Century Institutional Wares of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company: Preliminary Assessment of the Valparaiso Fiscal Mole Ceramic Assemblage, Chile – Angela Maria Rodriguez, Valeria Sepúlveda and Diego Carabias ; Cultural Landscapes and Seascapes ; 57. Sensory Navigation in the Roman Mediterranean: the Levantine and Ionian Seascapes – Carmen Macleroy Obied and E. Steven Lopez ; 58. Shipwrecks and Communities: Responses to Shipping Mishaps in Victoria, Australia – Brad Duncan and Martin Gibbs ; 59. An Interdisciplinary and Layered Approach Towards Reconstruction of the Late Medieval Maritime Cultural Landscapes of the Noordoostpolder Region, the Netherlands – Yftinus van Popta ; The Social Archaeology of Ports, Harbours and Watery Places ; 60. Cultural Landscapes at the Urban Waterside: Investigating the Impacts and Effects of the Chelsea Embankment Construction on Working-Class Riverside Residents – Hanna Steyne ; 61. Vado Ligure Bay (Liguria, Italy)—Dredging Through the Long Life of an Ancient Harbour – Frida Occelli and Simon Luca Trigona ; 62. The Adriatic Communication Area: Studies in the Archaeology of Roman Port and Harbour Cities – Julia Daum and Martina Seifert ; 63. Living at the Coast and Working at Sea—Some Aspects of Social Archaeology of a 15th-Century Fishing Settlement Along the Coast of Flanders (Ostend, Belgium) – Marnix Pieters ; 64. Landing Sites—Trading Sites: Maritime Hotspots of the Ancient Mediterranean – Aylin Güngör ; 65. The Limassol Carnayo: Where Maritime and Intangible Cultural Heritage Converge – Maria Ktori ; The Geoarchaeology of Harbours: Current Research and Future Directions ; 66. Forty Years (and More) Since the Colston Symposium: An Archaeologist’s View – David John Blackman ; 67. Tallinn Harbour from the Middle Ages: Studies of the Former and Current Seabed – Maili Roio ; Naval Warfare ; 68. The Maritime Archaeology of Duplex Drive Tanks in the United Kingdom – Thomas Cousins, Thomas Harrison and Dave Parham ; 69. Missing Link—Evidence of the Military Evolution of a Global Empire – Irini Alexandra Malliaros ; 70. The Military Dockyards of the Greek World – Nicol Tollis

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Book SynopsisGood drainage contributes to the delivery of sustainable, innovative and resilient buildings, and is essential for our health and wellbeing. However, designers and architects can often leave drainage to be implemented by specialists in isolation of other design considerations, resulting in costly changes, rework and repairs, operational discomfort and poor user experiences that could have been avoided. Written for building designers and allied professionals, homeowners and managers as well as the general public, Building Drainage promotes an integrative and collaborative approach. Key principles and components of drainage design are presented in an accessible manner with many UK examples where the underlying information and knowledge can be applied internationally. Coverage includes waste and foul water drainage systems and the benefits of integrated water management (IWM) approach, where 'waste' becomes a valuable resource; surface and rainwater drainage; water and energy efficiency through wastewater recycling and reuse, and heat recovery. After reading this book you will understand the mostly invisible, or unperceived, yet vital aspects of functional drainage design and their interaction with the architecture of the building as well as the local and global environments.Trade ReviewIf you only read one book on the subject - this is probably it. A work of true alchemy in which the authors combine a masterful guide to the technologies and sustainable systems for turning muck into drinkable water. And where there is no longer any 'waste' - just different 'resources'. It is the first and last word - perhaps just in time! -- Neil Landsberg * Chair of the Sustainable Water Industry Group (SWIG) *

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Book Synopsis Conflicts about wildlife are usually portrayed and understood as resulting from the negative impacts of wildlife on human livelihoods or property. However, a greater depth of analysis reveals that many instances of human-wildlife conflict are often better understood as people-people conflict, wherein there is a clash of values between different human groups. Understanding Conflicts About Wildlife unites academics and practitioners from across the globe to develop a holistic view of these interactions. It considers the political and social dimensions of ‘human-wildlife conflicts’ alongside effective methodological approaches, and will be of value to academics, conservationists and policy makers.Trade Review “All the chapters in this book have much to offer… I found this book to be inspiring and informative and a very welcome addition to the fascinating, complex and diverse ways people interact with wildlife.” • The Primate Eye ”This timely volume is a must read for students, academics, researchers, and conservation practitioners and wildlife managers. It not only aims to raise awareness of the human-human conflict dimensions that often underlie or aggravate people-wildlife co-existence, but provides readers with useful approaches in addressing these.” • Tatyana Humle, University of Kent “This book is excellent and essential reading for anyone interested in human-wildlife coexistence, including researchers at all levels, conservation professionals, policy makers and funders. The editors and authors of this volume advocate convincingly for a radical change in measures taken to understand human-wildlife interactions, calling for a biosocial approach, and the integration of social and natural sciences.” • Joanna M. Setchell, Durham UniversityTable of Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Complex Problems: Using a Biosocial Approach to Understanding Human-Wildlife Interactions Catherine M. Hill Chapter 1. People, Perceptions and 'Pests': Human-Wildlife Interactions and the Politics of Conflict Phyllis C. Lee Chapter 2. Block, Push or Pull? Three Responses to Monkey Crop-Raiding in Japan John Knight Chapter 3. 
Unintended Consequences in Conservation: How Conflict Mitigation May Raise the Conflict Level
 - The Case of Wolf Management in Norway Ketil Skogen Chapter 4. Badger-Human Conflict: An Overlooked Historical Context for Bovine TB Debates in the UK Angela Cassidy Chapter 5. Savage Values: Conservation and Personhood in Southern Suriname Marc Brightman Chapter 6
. Wildlife Value Orientations as an Approach to Understanding the Social Context of Human-Wildlife Conflict 
Alia M. Dietsch, Michael J. Manfredo and Tara L. Teel 
 Chapter 7. A Long Term Comparison of Local Perceptions of Crop Loss to Wildlife at Kibale National Park, Uganda: Exploring Consistency Across Individuals and Sites Lisa Naughton-Treves, Jessica L’Roe, Andrew L’Roe and Adrian Treves Chapter 8. Conservation Conflict Transformation: Addressing the Missing Link in Wildlife Conservation Francine Madden and Brian McQuinn Chapter 9. Engaging Farmers and Understanding Their Behaviour to Develop Effective Deterrents to Crop Damage by Wildlife Graham E. Wallace and Catherine M. Hill Chapter 10. Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) at Sites of Negative Human-Wildlife Interactions: Current Applications and Future Developments Amanda D. Webber, Stewart Thompson, Neil Bailey and Nancy E. C. Priston Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the composition and chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere is essential to global ecological and environmental policy making and research. Atmospheric changes as a result of both natural and anthropogenic activity have affected many of the Earth's natural systems throughout history, some more seriously than others, and such changes are ever more evident with increases in both global warming and extreme weather events. Atmospheric Chemistry considers in detail the physics and chemistry of our atmosphere, that gives rise to our weather systems and climate, soaks up our pollutants and protects us from solar UV radiation.The development of the complex chemistry occurring on Earth can be explained through application of basic principles of physical chemistry, as is discussed in this book. It is therefore accessible to intermediate and advanced undergraduates of chemistry, with an interdisciplinary approach relevant to meteorologists, oceanographers, and climatologists. It also provides an ideal opportunity to bring together many different aspects of physical chemistry and demonstrate their relevance to the world we live in.This book was written in conjunction with Astrochemistry: From the Big Bang to the Present Day, Claire Vallance (2017) World Scientific Publishing.Table of ContentsPhysical and Chemical Properties; Radiation in the Atmosphere; Stratospheric Chemistry; Tropospheric Chemistry; Aerosols;

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Book SynopsisThe 3rd edition of this popular textbook introduces the reader to the investigation of vegetation systems with an emphasis on data analysis. The book succinctly illustrates the various paths leading to high quality data suitable for pattern recognition, pattern testing, static and dynamic modelling and model testing including spatial and temporal aspects of ecosystems. Step-by-step introductions using small examples lead to more demanding approaches illustrated by real world examples aimed at explaining interpretations. All data sets and examples described in the book are available online and are written using the freely available statistical package R. This book will be of particular value to beginning graduate students and postdoctoral researchers of vegetation ecology, ecological data analysis, and ecological modelling, and experienced researchers needing a guide to new methods. A completely revised and updated edition of this popular introduction to data analysis in vegetation ecology. Includes practical step-by-step examples using the freely available statistical package R. Complex concepts and operations are explained using clear illustrations and case studies relating to real world phenomena. Emphasizes method selection rather than just giving a set of recipes.Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Patterns in vegetation ecology 3: Transformation 4: Multivariate comparison 5: Classification 6: Ordination 7: Ecological patterns 8: Traits and Indicators 9: Static predictive modelling 10: Vegetation change in time 11: Dynamic modelling 12: Revising classifications 13: Swiss forests: a case study 14: Back to the roots?

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Book SynopsisOur strength lies in being soft like water. This book is about the power we gain by connecting to water. It’s about how we can restore our relationship with the world's different bodies of water, and by doing so, restore both the water and ourselves. By sharing Easkey's own experiences as surfer and marine scientist, as well as those of many of her mentors who are at the forefront of water protection and activism around the world, it guides readers into reimagining the spirituality of water and restoring our innate connection with this lifeblood of the planet. The book also provides the reader with water-inspired strategies to restore calm, reduce stress and soothe anxiety. These range from simple breathing and visualization exercises to undertaking a journey from a water source to the ocean in order to forge a deep connection with the water. The emphasis is as much on the benefit to water as it is to the individual, and on creating a culture of reciprocity and care. By regaining this lost connection with water, we learn to develop an empathic connection with the force of all life and in the process restore our own hearts and minds.Trade Review"We need this book now more than ever. We need its urgent, delicate truths; it’s insistent call to action – for the good of the feminine, mothering, nourishing waters – and all we share them with.” - Kerri ní Dochartaigh, bestselling author of Thin Places “In this deeply empathic and practical handbook, scientist and surfer Easkey Britton distills her learnings to help us understand how water connects us all.” - Bonnie Tsui, bestselling author of Why We Swim “There is no better way to reconnect to the universal healing power of water than through storie s – and there’s no better storyteller than Easkey Britton.” - Dr Wallace J Nichols, NYT bestselling author of Blue Mind “An evocative book that brings the water to you, and you to the water.” - Dr Catherine Kelly, author of Blue Places "This book will change your relationship with water forever.” - Manchán Magan, bestselling author of Listen to the Land Speak “In this book, Easkey brings the reader on a journey that is filled with wisdom, reminding us that water, the ocean and wellness are all interconnected.” - Lea d’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global“Few writers have the extraordinary empathy and connection Easkey brings from her life spent getting wet in wild and wonderful ways” - Ed Gillespie, author of Only Planet and Small Dreams of a Seahorse“Weaving together poignant threads of personal experience with diverse knowledges from around the world, Ebb & Flow moves us to reconsider the deeply reciprocal relationships between people and water.” - Dr Sarah Bell, senior lecturer in health geography, University of Exeter“Sharing ancient wisdom for modern life, Ebb & Flow offers an experiential journey to reconnect to water, to ourselves and to life itself.” - Pat Divilly, coach, podcaster and author of Fit Mind "Ebb & Flow is a concise, reader-friendly page-turner that successfully integrates the scientific wisdom of Indigenous traditions, the voices of marginalized people, the latest in cutting-edge research and, of course, the author’s own dynamic perspective." - Prof Susan Prescott, MD, PhD, FRACP, Professor of Paediatrics at University of Western Australia, Director of the Nova Network"Rooted in tradition, respect, and introspection, this book is both comforting and motivating.” - Connor Ryan, pro Lakota skier, activist and filmmaker"This outstanding new book goes beyond blue health to heal the heart, mind and body of our collective water planet." - Sam Bleakley, PhD, author of Mindful Thoughts for Surfers“If you ever wondered how and why water makes you feel the way it does, this is a must read. Easkey does more than simply explain the importance of water, she reconnects us to it.” - Cliff Kapono, PhD, professional surfer, ASU professor and journalist“Packed with fascinating research and unique activities, this book will equip you to be a better steward of the sea.” - Emma Loewe, author of Return To Nature

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Book SynopsisFrom Britain’s ‘Generation Rent’ to Hong Kong’s notorious ‘cage homes’, societies around the world are facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. The social consequences have been profound, with a lack of affordable housing resulting in overcrowding, homelessness, broken families and, in many countries, a sharp decline in fertility. In Broken Cities, Deborah Potts offers a provocative new perspective on the global housing crisis arguing that the problem lies mainly with demand rather than supply. Potts shows how market-set rates of pay and incomes for vast numbers of households in the world’s largest cities in the global South and North are simply too low to rent or buy any housing that is legal, planned and decent. As the influence of free market economics has increased, the situation has worsened. Potts argues that the crisis needs radical solutions. With the world becoming increasingly urbanized, this book provides a timely and urgent account of one of the most pressing social challenges of the 21st century. Exploring the effects of the housing crisis across the global North and South, Broken Cities is a warning of the greater crises to come if these issues are not addressed.Trade ReviewAn ambitious and devastating book… this is a critical text, without easy comparison, providing a highly readable and remarkably detailed insight into the global housing crisis. It is critical reading for scholars across urban, housing and ‘development’ studies, planning and geography, offering a rallying manifesto for housing activists the world over. We can only hope our political leadership engage with its provocation’. * Regional Studies *Captivating analysis of the global housing crisis. Based on extensive research on housing, Deborah Potts lays bare the paradoxes of the urban housing crisis – household incomes relative to housing costs. * George Owusu, University of Ghana *An evidence-based, historically informed and incisive analytical voice on one of the crucial issues of twenty-first century urban life. The breadth of insight and scope is remarkable, demonstrating beyond any doubt the value of a comparative perspective on global urbanisation. Superbly well written, accessible and supported with carefully compiled and detailed data, this book is a gift to urban residents, urbanists, scholars, practitioners and politicians. Read it! * Jennifer Robinson, University College London *One of the particular strengths of this book is its breadth of comparative reference. Potts insists that analyses of housing in the Global South and the Global North can be conducted within a common conceptual framework... The result is a series of thought-provoking analogies among housing policies that are usually studied in isolation by specialists in different regions of the world. Any housing expert will come away from this book with new insights and new ideas. * Isaac William Martin, Professor of Sociology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of California – San Diego, in Anthropological Forum *A particular strength of the book is its global reach... the book’s main point is to draw parallels between housing problems across the world, with a close eye on contextual detail and differences, but always searching for structural similarities across local histories and politics. Taken together, Broken Cities is a highly readable and informative book that makes an important contribution to the debate on one of the defining features of current urbanization. It will be of key interest to urban and housing scholars and may also serve well as a teaching resource for courses in geography, planning, housing studies and related fields. * Justin Kadi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *Broken Cities talks to housing need in the global North and South. While not intended to be published to coincide with COVID-19, the pandemic highlights the significance of housing quality for wellbeing. This is a scholarly text, in terms of the depth of referencing and data analysis. But it is also a publication written for an interested non-expert audience, with multiple examples to illustrate the key points of the argument... What is evident from this volume is that housing is essential to health and wellbeing. Governments are challenged to rethink housing options, and to recognize the centrality of housing to development * Professor Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester in Environment and Urbanization *A particular strength of the book is its global reach. Potts convincingly argues that there are common underlying forces that determine housing outcomes under capitalism in both the global South and the global North. ... Taken together, Broken Cities is a highly readable and informative book that makes an important contribution to the debate on one of the defining features of current urbanization. * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *One of the particular strengths of this book is its breadth of comparative reference. ... a series of thought-provoking analogies among housing policies that are usually studied in isolation by specialists in different regions of the world. Any housing expert will come away from this book with new insights and new ideas. * Anthropological Forum *This is essential reading ... The book enhances the comparative gesture in urban studies as well as the ‘planetary turn’ in gentrification studies. * Progress in Development Studies 2021 *Table of ContentsForeword 1. The Dilemma of Affordable Housing and Big Cities 2. Mismatches between Incomes and Housing Costs: A Global Condition 3. Affordable Urban Housing and the Role of Basic Standards 4. Private Sector Urban Housing Provision: Formal And Informal 5. Squaring the Circle: Social Housing Programmes and Affordable Rents 6. Squaring the Circle: Affordable Urban Homeownership 7. Global Finance, Big Cities and Unaffordable Housing 8. Broken Cities: Unaffordable Housing as the Norm? 9. Broken Cities, Broken Households: The Demographic Impacts of Unaffordable Housing Conclusion Appendix

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Book SynopsisFrom Britain’s ‘Generation Rent’ to Hong Kong’s notorious ‘cage homes’, societies around the world are facing a housing crisis of unprecedented proportions. The social consequences have been profound, with a lack of affordable housing resulting in overcrowding, homelessness, broken families and, in many countries, a sharp decline in fertility. In Broken Cities, Deborah Potts offers a provocative new perspective on the global housing crisis arguing that the problem lies mainly with demand rather than supply. Potts shows how market-set rates of pay and incomes for vast numbers of households in the world’s largest cities in the global South and North are simply too low to rent or buy any housing that is legal, planned and decent. As the influence of free market economics has increased, the situation has worsened. Potts argues that the crisis needs radical solutions. With the world becoming increasingly urbanized, this book provides a timely and urgent account of one of the most pressing social challenges of the 21st century. Exploring the effects of the housing crisis across the global North and South, Broken Cities is a warning of the greater crises to come if these issues are not addressed.Trade ReviewAn ambitious and devastating book… this is a critical text, without easy comparison, providing a highly readable and remarkably detailed insight into the global housing crisis. It is critical reading for scholars across urban, housing and ‘development’ studies, planning and geography, offering a rallying manifesto for housing activists the world over. We can only hope our political leadership engage with its provocation’. * Regional Studies *Captivating analysis of the global housing crisis. Based on extensive research on housing, Deborah Potts lays bare the paradoxes of the urban housing crisis – household incomes relative to housing costs. * George Owusu, University of Ghana *An evidence-based, historically informed and incisive analytical voice on one of the crucial issues of twenty-first century urban life. The breadth of insight and scope is remarkable, demonstrating beyond any doubt the value of a comparative perspective on global urbanisation. Superbly well written, accessible and supported with carefully compiled and detailed data, this book is a gift to urban residents, urbanists, scholars, practitioners and politicians. Read it! * Jennifer Robinson, University College London *One of the particular strengths of this book is its breadth of comparative reference. Potts insists that analyses of housing in the Global South and the Global North can be conducted within a common conceptual framework... The result is a series of thought-provoking analogies among housing policies that are usually studied in isolation by specialists in different regions of the world. Any housing expert will come away from this book with new insights and new ideas. * Isaac William Martin, Professor of Sociology, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, University of California – San Diego, in Anthropological Forum *A particular strength of the book is its global reach... the book’s main point is to draw parallels between housing problems across the world, with a close eye on contextual detail and differences, but always searching for structural similarities across local histories and politics. Taken together, Broken Cities is a highly readable and informative book that makes an important contribution to the debate on one of the defining features of current urbanization. It will be of key interest to urban and housing scholars and may also serve well as a teaching resource for courses in geography, planning, housing studies and related fields. * Justin Kadi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Spatial Planning, Vienna University of Technology in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *Broken Cities talks to housing need in the global North and South. While not intended to be published to coincide with COVID-19, the pandemic highlights the significance of housing quality for wellbeing. This is a scholarly text, in terms of the depth of referencing and data analysis. But it is also a publication written for an interested non-expert audience, with multiple examples to illustrate the key points of the argument... What is evident from this volume is that housing is essential to health and wellbeing. Governments are challenged to rethink housing options, and to recognize the centrality of housing to development * Professor Diana Mitlin, Professor of Global Urbanism, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester in Environment and Urbanization *A particular strength of the book is its global reach. Potts convincingly argues that there are common underlying forces that determine housing outcomes under capitalism in both the global South and the global North. ... Taken together, Broken Cities is a highly readable and informative book that makes an important contribution to the debate on one of the defining features of current urbanization. * International Journal of Urban and Regional Research *One of the particular strengths of this book is its breadth of comparative reference. ... a series of thought-provoking analogies among housing policies that are usually studied in isolation by specialists in different regions of the world. Any housing expert will come away from this book with new insights and new ideas. * Anthropological Forum *This is essential reading ... The book enhances the comparative gesture in urban studies as well as the ‘planetary turn’ in gentrification studies. * Progress in Development Studies 2021 *Table of ContentsForeword 1. The Dilemma of Affordable Housing and Big Cities 2. Mismatches between Incomes and Housing Costs: A Global Condition 3. Affordable Urban Housing and the Role of Basic Standards 4. Private Sector Urban Housing Provision: Formal And Informal 5. Squaring the Circle: Social Housing Programmes and Affordable Rents 6. Squaring the Circle: Affordable Urban Homeownership 7. Global Finance, Big Cities and Unaffordable Housing 8. Broken Cities: Unaffordable Housing as the Norm? 9. Broken Cities, Broken Households: The Demographic Impacts of Unaffordable Housing Conclusion Appendix

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Book SynopsisWhen northern Kenyans find elephant bones, they lay down blossoms and branches as a mark of respect, honouring their crucial connection with the wildlife they live alongside. In our changing world, these values are vitally important. For decades, northern Kenya was one step away from a warzone, on the frontlines of climate change and habitat loss. People slept with their shoes on, fearing attack. Wildlife was decimated. Yet, facing the most extreme challenges, people united. What began as a last-ditch effort to save rhinos from extinction sparked a remarkable return of wildlife, with the once-struggling cattle ranch Lewa named a UN World Heritage Site for its outstanding value to humanity. This served as a catalyst for much broader action. Communities created a network of protected lands across an area larger than Switzerland. Through conservation, they built peace, driving social, environmental and political change. From tracking elephants through the bush to gun battles with bandits and treks through Al-Qaeda territory, Peter Martell tells the exciting story of a conservation movement that gives hope. At a time when humanity is reassessing its broken relationship with nature, these communities offer an inspirational blueprint, proving that environmental change does not have to divide, but can bring us together.Trade Review'Martell's narrative journalism is a lesson for those in the field as to how a writer can instil empathy for the others around. The reader can taste affection for both the animals and humans in his storytelling.' -- The Daily Star'Flowers for Elephants brings to life the extraordinary coexistence and resilience of nature and people in Kenya's Northern territories over the past four decades. Martell's prose captures this intriguing true story, a must-read for those seeking to understand more about this wonderful but troubled part of the world.' -- The Rt Hon. Francis Ole Kaparo, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya'Fascinating and timely. Emphasising the cultural bond between people and wild animals, Martell describes the dangers and rewards of working with local communities to save elephants and rhinos from extinction. Read it and buy copies for everyone who cares about the natural world.' -- Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace'A compelling story of how the power of connecting with wildlife can strengthen communities. A must-read for anyone with a love for elephants.' -- Major Levison Wood FRGS, British Army officer, explorer, and author of Walking the Nile and The Last Giants'Flowers for Elephants is a deeply reported, beautifully written homage to the natural world. Its focus is a patch of Kenyan wilderness known as Lewa, and on Ian Craig, the man who found a novel way to save Kenya's vanishing herds of elephants, its rhinos and lions and other wild animals, from certain destruction. It also tells the story of some remarkable people within the indigenous communities who have joined Craig's efforts by creating a web of conservancies to form the Northern Rangelands Trust, in which people and wildlife coexist sustainably across a broad swathe of northern Kenya. In an age when all of us fear the worst is yet to come for our planet, Martell's book provides proof that human dedication to the cause of conservation, and to one another, can still make a difference.' -- Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker staff writer'This important book--by a devoted reporter, about a critical ecosystem--should be on the reading list of any Africa-bound traveller or armchair conservationist. In lucid prose, it reveals what is at stake and what can be saved through the tenacity and long-term vision of a few brave people working against the odds.' -- Sophy Roberts, travel journalist and author of The Lost Pianos of Siberia, a Sunday Times Book of 2020'A beautifully written, thoughtful book about a subject which concerns us all. It should be required reading for everyone who cares about elephants, Africa and the natural world.' -- John Simpson CBE, World Affairs Editor, BBC News'Peter Martell is one of the bravest and finest reporters from the frontlines, but he raises the bar still further with his account of the Northern Rangelands Trust and northern Kenya. This is powerful history, rich nature writing and literature rolled into one.' -- J.M. Ledgard, author of Submergence

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Book SynopsisFind out why the polar ice caps matter, how they are under threat and different ways of protecting them. With bright, bold illustrations and simple text, Eco Baby: Ice Caps is perfect for little ones... because we're never too young to start caring about the planet.Eco Baby is a series of bright, bold board books introducing the very youngest of children to environmental issues.

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Book SynopsisAn inspiring introduction to 50 wild birds for mindful post-Covid nature watchers.Written by vegan wildlife presenter and filmmaker Roxy Furman, and nature writer, poet and film-artist Dr Meriel Lland, this pocket companion for the newbie birdwatcher will introduce you to 50 birds often seen in the UK and Europe. Birding is one of the biggest trends of the last few years, and whether you live in a high-rise flat or a cabin in the woods, spending time in nature - away from screens - has proven benefits for our wellbeing.Each illustrated bird comes with a map of where in Europe you're likely to spot it, facts you never knew about each species, and notes on how we can help birds thrive - particularly those under threat.Whether you spot birds on your commute, cycle rides or weekend adventures, this is the perfect book for mindful nature lovers who want to look after our planet.

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Book SynopsisTogether, we can change the worldThere is little doubt that our beautiful planet is now under huge threat; our weather is more extreme, plastic litters our oceans, industrial production and farming methods wreak havoc on the environment and mass deforestation has led to the extinction of many species.Carry on this way and it's almost certain that sea levels will continue to rise, there will be extreme heatwaves, loss of the polar ice caps and mass pollution; in short, a very worrying future for us all. We need to take action before it's too late, and we can all do our bit to help.This guide is full of simple tips we can all incorporate into our daily lives, and will demonstrate how small eco-friendly changes can have a huge positive effect on the world around us. They might even save the planet.

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Book SynopsisDo you ever feel overwhelmed by the thought of the climate emergency?Do you want an eco-friendly lifestyle but don't know where to start?Then dive into this little book, full of simple, achievable ways to help you reduce your carbon footprint. From tips on creating a more eco-friendly home and ways to reduce your plastic use, to advice on shopping sustainably, within these pages you will discover everything you need to know to help you make planet-friendly choices and live a more sustainable life.

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Book SynopsisGreen chemistry as a discipline is gaining increasing attention globally, with environmentally conscious students keen to learn how they can contribute to a safer and more sustainable world. Many universities now offer courses or modules specifically on green chemistry – Green Chemistry: Principles and Case Studies is an essential learning resource for those interested in mastering the subject. Providing a comprehensive overview of the concepts of green chemistry this book engages students with a thorough understanding of what we mean by green chemistry and how it can be put into practice. Structured around the well-known 12 Principles, and firmly grounded in real-world applications and case-studies, this book shows how green chemistry is already being put into practice and prepare them to think about how they can be incorporated into their own work. Targeted at advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students with a background in general and organic chemistry, it is a useful resource both for students and for teachers looking to develop new courses.Trade Review"The book is very user friendly and has an extensive Appendix section""My experience with Felecia Etzkorn's Green Chemistrywas one of admiration. It is a well-organized, thorough, and interesting chemistry source that encompasses many different areas of the study.""I would recommend this textbook to any student looking to learn, through reading and through applications, the Principles of Green Chemistry.""Dr. Etzkorn's Green Chemistry was a textbook that I genuinely looked forward to reading.""I particularly enjoyed the case studies featured in the text. They were not only extremely interesting, but also helped to solidify the applied concepts in my mind.""My favourite aspect of this textbook was the balance of scientific content and compelementary case studies.""In short, I can highly recommend this book for use in undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Green Chemistry and for general background reading. It is illustrated with quality figures and reaction schemes appropriately referenced and supplemented with a set of useful Appendices which includes Organic Reaction Mechanisms, an Earth Abundance Periodic Table and a Solvent Selection Guide. All‐in‐all, it will surely be a source of inspiration for generations of environmentally conscious students." -- Roger A. Sheldon * Angewandte Chemie International Edition *"As stated in the Preface to this well‐written and eminently readable textbook: "Green chemistry is a radically different approach to producing the products of the modern world in a sustainable, non‐polluting, and non‐hazardous way". -- Roger A. Sheldon * Angewandte Chemie International Edition *Table of ContentsPrevent Waste; Synthetic Efficiency; Benign Synthesis; Benign Products; Avoid Auxiliaries; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Feedstocks; Avoid Protecting Groups; Catalysis; Degradation or Recovery; Real-time Analysis; Prevent Accidents

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Book SynopsisNew York became the world's first megacity in the 1930s. Since then it has remained the largest city in North America but, globally, it has been surpassed in size by the younger cities of Asia. Nevetheless its metropolitan area is home to 20 million people and it continues to be America's premier city. Jill Gross and Hank Savitch examine the New York metropolis through the lens of a series of twenty-first century pressures related to demography, economic growth, urban development, governance, immigration, leadership and globalization. How New York's institutions and policies have either risen to meet these challenges, stagnated in the face of them, or simply failed to resolve them is the focus of the book. In particular, the authors examine the muncipality of New York City, as the heart of the megacity, and how it navigates the increasingly complex battles with higher levels of government over rights to the city and resource needs. The book examines the shifting tides of corporate centred development, particularly the vibrant financial sector, and how it has leveraged its powerful geopolitical position in the global economy to continue to grow. The question of governance is explored along with the growing reliance on public–private partnerships to manage megacity problems. Mayoral control and leadership is shown to have been fundamental to meeting the needs of the residential population – issues such as crime, schools and housing – along with the demands of business. With over 3 million immigrants, New York is the most diverse city in North America, but it is also among the most segregated and the authors investigate the positive and negative outcomes that such diversity brings. As a comprehensive analysis of the political, economic and social dynamics that have made New York a megacity today, the book will be of interest to a broad readership in political science, public administration, public policy, sociology, geography, political economy, urban planning and regional studies.Trade ReviewAn illuminating book that makes an excellent addition to undergraduate courses on cities and a highly recommended read for anyone interested in New York. It addresses big issues with brevity and has the virtue of being written by two eminent scholars who are masters of their subject and render it accessible to undergraduates and non-academics. -- Journal of Urban AffairsThis book breaks important new ground, especially in its portrayal and analysis of the governance and integration of New York’s many contemporary and often paradoxical urban faces. Moreover, as a case study of the world’s quintessential global city, it serves to illuminate the forces of globalization imprinted on the urban milieu. For those interested in the political economy of a megacity in the twenty-first century, this book is an essential read. -- Herman Boschken, San José State UniversityA valuable contribution to scholarship on the New York city region, its recent challenges and tensions, including Covid and Super Storm Sandy. -- Bruce Berg, Fordham UniversityThis fresh, wide-ranging and insightful take on the New York megalopolis spans from historical origins to current challenges. It focuses not only on the inevitability of urban crises, but the many ways and whys the region has shown resilience, sometimes from leadership but mostly from the component parts. As these renowned urbanists say, 'disaster is the mother of adaptation'. -- John Mollenkopf, City University of New YorkTable of Contents1. Introduction: New York as a megacity 2. Crises, breakdowns and New York’s endurance 3. Building a global megacity: corporate-centered urban development and leaderships 4. Expanded governance in the megacity 5. Neighborhoods, diversification and gentrification in the megacity 6. Globalization in the megacity 7. Conclusions

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Book SynopsisVast swathes of the current economic system have to be dismantled to secure humanity’s future. Until recently that was thought impossible. Covid-19 proves this wrong. It is possible to shut polluting businesses overnight and pay people during a transition. Because Covid-19 has done half the job for us, a sustainable future is finally within our grasp. This book explains how societies can embrace this unique chance to build a future where people live with decency, and in balance with nature.

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Book SynopsisAs major actors in the unfolding drama of climate change, glaciers feature prominently in Earth’s past and its future. Wherever on the planet we live, glaciers affect each of us directly. They control the atmospheric and ocean circulations that drive the weather; they supply drinking and irrigation water to millions of people; and they protect us from catastrophic sea-level rise. The very existence of glaciers affects our view of the planet and of ourselves, but it is less than 200 years since we realised that ice ages come and go, and that glaciers once covered much more of the planet’s surface than they do now. An inspiration to artists, a challenge for engineers, glaciers mean different things to different people. Crossing the boundaries between art, environment, science, nature and culture, this book uniquely considers glaciers from a myriad perspectives, revealing their complexity, majesty and importance, but also their fragility.

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Book SynopsisLooking to the vast human history of water worship, a crucial study of our broken relationship with all things aquatic - and how we might mend it. Early human relationships with water were expressed through beliefs in serpentine aquatic deities: rainbow-coloured, feathered or horned serpents, giant anacondas and dragons. Representing the powers of water, these beings were bringers of life and sustenance, world creators, ancestors, guardian spirits and law makers. Worshipped and appeased, they embodied people's respect for water and its vital role in sustaining all living things. Yet today, though we still recognise that 'water is life', fresh- and saltwater ecosystems have been critically compromised by human activities. This major study of water beings, and what has happened to them in different cultural and historical contexts, demonstrates how and why some - but not all - societies have moved from worshipping water to wreaking havoc upon it, and asks what we can do to turn the tide. 'A far-ranging and gorgeously illustrated study, Water Beings explores humanity's enduring but always transforming connections to the wellsprings of life. A profound and entertaining book for a time when reimagining humanity's future has never been more vital.' - Caspar Henderson, author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings 'With passion, rigor and creative depth, Strang eloquently takes readers across the world to further our understanding of water's natural, cultural, and symbolic qualities. Water beings are brought to life alongside relational beliefs and practices. This is a magnificent work that reflects a rich human/water/culture relationship, and explores possibilities to avoid a climate crisis future.' - Sandy Toussaint, University of Western Australia 'A spellbinding anthropological itinerary through the winding ways of serpentine water beings as they have manifested through history and across cultures. Luminously illustrated, ingeniously researched, and beautifully narrated, Strang's book is a treasure, a store of revelatory stories about how materiality, meaning, and myth have intertwined to create the aqueous spirits and deities that have accompanied human being and becoming.' - Stefan Helmreich, Elting E. Morison Professor of Anthropology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Book Synopsis Belonging is a not a state that we achieve, but a struggle that we wage. The struggle for belonging is more difficult if one is returning to a homeland after many years abroad. In Pursuit of Belonging is an ethnography of Turkish migrants’ struggle for understanding, intimacy and appreciation when they return from Germany to their Turkish homeland. Drawing on an established tradition of life story writing in anthropology, Rottmann conveys the struggle to forge an ethical life by relating the experiences of a second-generation German-Turkish woman named Leyla.Trade Review “With its focus on migration as an ethical experience, the book makes an important contribution to studies of transnational mobility, return migration, and migrant lives.” • Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute (JRAI) “If the readers want to read a rich critical analysis of a wide range of social science topics like identity, belonging, discrimination, otherization, stigmatization, and multi-layered sense of belonging, In Pursuit of Belonging is the best title. The readers get two-in-one! They are presented with a remarkable literary plot embedded in scientific genre or the other way around: a nuanced diligent discussion of identity and identification by means of a life writing… Having read her memoir, going into rich ethnographic evidence and conceptual discussion would benefit the reader immensely.” • Anthropos “In Pursuit of Belonging, which is elegantly written and ethnographically rich, poses new questions about ethics in migration settings and should be on the shelves of scholars interested in migration studies, anthropology, ethics, human rights, gender, and narrative studies.” • Narrative Inquiry “…interestingly it makes a contribution to the literature by being an ethnography of one woman whose life story is situated in a transnational space… This is an impressive study”. • Kimberly Hart, SUNY Buffalo StateTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: At Home in European-Turkish Space Chapter 1. Making a Living in Illegal German-Turkish Call Centers Chapter 2. The Circumcision Celebration: Motherhood and Ethical Transformations Chapter 3. A "Man From a Village” and a "European Girl”: Love and a Life Together Chapter 4. Shaping a Community: A Dream Comes True Chapter 5. Being and Becoming Muslim Conclusion: In Pursuit of Belonging Appendix I: Leyla’s Memoir Study Guide Appendix II: Leyla’s Memoir References Index

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Book Synopsis Focusing on the small island of Paama, Vanuatu, and the capital, Port Vila, this book presents a rare and recent study of the ongoing significance of urbanisation and internal migration in the Global South. Based on longitudinal research undertaken in rural ‘home’ places, urban suburbs and informal settlements over thirty years, this book reveals the deep ambivalence of the outcome of migration, and argues that continuity in the fundamental organising principles of cultural life – in this case centred on kinship and an ‘island home’ – is significantly more important for urban and rural lives than the transformative impacts of migration and urbanisation.Trade Review “Petrou provides a highly useful and informed work on the experiences of Paamese over three decades, looking at both continuities and changes. The specific attention she gives to gender differences in the way these experiences unfold, as well as to the careful transcription of Paamese’s ambivalent feelings and the detailed analysis of their economic opportunities and situations, makes If Everyone Returned, the Island Would Sink a great read not only for scholars working on urbanization and migration issues in what she calls the ‘Global South’, but also for everyone interested in Melanesian contemporary lives and ethnographies.” • Pacific History “This is an excellent study of rural/urban migration in the Western Pacific… well-written, free of jargon while scholarly in its approach. It is unique in presenting longitudinal, comparative data.” • Martha Macintyre, The University of MelbourneTable of Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. Urbanisation and Migration: Rapid Change but Enduring Patterns Chapter 2. Subsistence Realities, Material Dreams: Rural Lives and Livelihoods Chapter 3. It’s Like We Live in Town Already: Island Social Organisation Chapter 4. The Everyday Ordinariness of Mobility: Persistent Patterns of Rural Outmigration Chapter 5. I Just Came to Visit My Kin: The Evolution of Urban Permanence Chapter 6. Friends, Lovers and Stranger Danger: Urban Social Worlds Chapter 7. Living on Money: Urban Economic Life Conclusion. Fluidity and Flexibility: A Generation of Paamese Migration and Urban Experiences Glossary References Index

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Book Synopsis Introducing the study of econostalgias through a variety of rich ethnographic cases, this volume argues that a strictly human centered approach does not account for contemporary longings triggered by ecosystem upheavals. In this time of climate change, this book explores how nostalgia for fading ecologies unfolds into the interstitial spaces between the biological, the political and the social, regret and hope, the past, the present and the future.Trade Review “Explores and exemplifies ethnographically an emerging conceptual framework on ecological nostalgias to better understand the emotional impacts on and responses of people to the environmental crises that beset our world”. • Rajindra K. Puri, University of Kent “It is a tour de force in showing what anthropology can contribute to thinking about the global ecological crisis, and why the cultural and political dimensions of this crisis are no less important than the material ones”. • Marc Brightman, University of BolognaTable of Contents List of Figures and Maps Acknowledgements Introduction Olivia Angé and David Berliner Chapter 1. Thinking Through Nostalgia in Anthropologies of the Environment and Ethnographies of Landscape Roy Ellen Chapter 2. High Arctic Nostalgia: Thule and the Ecology of Mind Kirsten Hastrup Chapter 3. Nostalgic Confessions in the French Cévennes: Politics of Longings in the Neo-Peasants Initiatives Madeleine Sallustio Chapter 4. The Nature of Loss: Ecological Nostalgia and Cultural Politics in Amazonia Casey High Chapter 5. Ecological Nostalgias and Interspecies Affect in the Highland Potato Fields of Cuzco (Peru) Olivia Angé Chapter 6. The Village and the Hamlet in the Mixe Highlands of Oaxaca, Mexico: Nostalgic Commitments to Working and Living Together Perig Pitrou Chapter 7. Peaceful Countryside: Ecologies of Longing and the Temporality of Flux in Contemporary Mongolia Richard D.G. Irvine Chapter 8. Melt in the Future Subjunctive Cymene Howe Afterword Dominic Boyer Index

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Book SynopsisThe need for fresh water is increasing with the rapid growth of the world's population. In countries and regions with available water resources, it is necessary to ensure the health and safety of the water supply. However, in countries and regions with limited freshwater resources, priority is given to water supply plans and projects, among which the desalination strategy stands out. In the desalination process, membrane and thermal processes are used to obtain fresh water from salty water that is in abundant amounts in the sea. This book will outline valuable scientific contributions to the new desalination and water treatment technologies to obtain high quality water with low negative environmental impacts and cost. The editors would like to record their sincere thanks to the authors for their contributions.

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Book SynopsisPlanetary Health - the idea that human health and the health of the environment are inextricably linked - encourages the preservation and sustainability of natural systems for the benefit of human health. Drawing from disciplines such as public health, environmental science, evolutionary anthropology, welfare economics, geography, policy and organizational theory, it addresses the challenges of the modern world, where human health and well-being is threatened by increasing pollution and climate change. A comprehensive publication covering key concepts in this emerging field, Planetary Health reviews ideas and approaches to the subject such as natural capital, ecological resilience, evolutionary biology, One Earth and transhumanism. It also sets out through case study chapters the main links between human health and environmental change, covering: - Climate change, land use and waterborne infectious diseases. - Sanitation, clean energy and fertilizer use. - Trees, well-being and urban greening. - Livestock, antibiotics and greenhouse gas emissions. Providing an extensive overview of key theories and literature for academics and practitioners who are new to the field, this engaging and informative read also offers an important resource for students of a diverse range of subjects, including environmental sciences, animal sciences, geography and health.Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction and Key Concepts 1: Introduction to Planetary Health 2: Key Concepts in Planetary Health Part 2: Conceptual Frameworks for Planetary Health 3: The Evolutionary Biology Approach: a Natural Baseline for Human Health 4: The Natural Capital Approach: Opportunities and Challenges 5: The One Earth Approach: Planetary Health in an Era of Limits 6: The Transhuman Approach: Technoscience and Nature Part 3: Human Health in an Era of Global Environmental Change 7: Trends in Human Health 8: The Demographic Transition 9: The Epidemiological Transition 10: The Ecological Transition 11: Agriculture: Land Use, Food Systems and Biodiversity 12: Urbanization, Living Standards and Sustainability 13: Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Global Warming 14: Environmental Protection: a Key Tool for Planetary Health 15: Conclusions: Equity, Distribution and Planetary Health Part 4: Case Studies of Planetary Health 16: Climate Change, Land Use and Waterborne Infectious Disease 17: Sanitation, Clean Energy and Fertilizer 18: Trees, Well-being and Urban Greening 19: Livestock, Antibiotics and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Book SynopsisInsect Conservation: A Global Synthesis is a landmark, field-defining work written by Professor Michael Samways, one of the founding fathers of this burgeoning discipline of conservation science. This book presents a state-of-the-art, comprehensive review of the entire field of insect conservation, from single-species conservation to whole-ecosystem approaches, and from natural ecosystems to the urban landscape. The variety and number of insects are truly vast. They are the most speciose group of organisms on Earth, with the majority barely known to science or still not described at all. They are a vital component in all terrestrial ecosystems, which would fail to function normally without them. Insect populations worldwide, however, are under threat. Human-mediated degradation of natural habitats, pollution, over-use of pesticides, and the spread of urbanization has led to the collapse of insect populations in many areas of the world. A growing recognition of the importance of insects in natural and agricultural systems has stimulated the development of an entire discipline dedicated to their conservation. Insect Conservation: A Global Synthesis is designed to be used by students of conservation biology and ecology, but also serves as an essential overview for professional entomologists with an interest in conservation, and for conservationists interested in insects. The book communicates on three levels: (i) through the text, with extensive references providing a gateway to the ever-increasing primary literature; (ii) through the extensive use of carefully constructed illustrations, with detailed captions which act to summarize the text and are complete in their own right; and (iii) through focused key points at the end of every chapter, which summarise the main learning points for students.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Foundations for insect conservation Chapter 2: Landscape-scale insect conservation in three dimensions Chapter 3: Landscape descriptors and insect conservation dynamics Chapter 4: Species-level operational scale in insect conservation Chapter 5: Approaches and perspectives in insect species conservation Chapter 6: Agroecology and insect conservation Chapter 7: Insect conservation in forest, grassland, and cave systems Chapter 8: Conservation of freshwater insects Chapter 9: Insect conservation in towns and cities Chapter 10: Restoration of insect habitats Chapter 11: Ecological assessment, inventorying and mapping in insect conservation Chapter 12: Surrogacy, bioindication and monitoring in insect conservation Chapter 13: Future-proofing the world of insects

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Book SynopsisR is a freely available, open-source statistical programming environment which provides powerful statistical analysis tools and graphics outputs. R is now used by a very wide range of people; biologists (the primary audience of this book), but also all other scientists and engineers, economists, market researchers and medical professionals. R users with expertise are constantly adding new associated packages, and the range already available is immense. This text works through a set of studies that collectively represent almost all the R operations that biology students need in order to analyse their own data. The material is designed to serve students from first year undergraduates through to those beginning post graduate levels. Chapters are organized around topics such as graphing, classical statistical tests, statistical modelling, mapping, and text parsing. Examples are based on real scientific studies, and each one covers the use of more R functions than those simply necessary to get a p-value or plot. The book walks the reader through the data analysis process, starting with very simple plots, and continuing through more complex analyses and programming. It shows how to deal with issues such as error messages that can be confronting for beginners, in order to set students up for a successful scientific career using R. Collectively the authors have a vast amount of teaching experience which they apply here to make the passage into R programming as gentle and easy as possible, whilst guiding the reader to tackle quite complicated programming.Table of Contents1: How to Use this Book 2: Installing and Running R 3: Very Basic R Syntax 4: First Simple Programs and Graphics 5: The Dataframe Concept 6: Plotting Biological Data in Various Ways 7: The Grammar of Graphics Family of Packages 8: Sets and Venn diagrams 9: Statistics: Choosing the Right Test 10: Commonly Used Measures and Statistical Tests 11: Regression and Correlation Analyses 12: Count Data as Response Variable 13: Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 14: Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) 15: More Generalised Linear Modelling 16: Monte Carlo Tests and Randomisation 17: Principal Components Analysis 18: Species Abundance, Accumulation and Diversity Data 19: Survivorship 20: Dates and Julian Dates 21: Mapping and Parsing Text Input for Data 22: More on Manipulating Text 23: Phylogenies and Trees 24: Working with DNA Sequences and other character data 25: Spacing in Two Dimensions 26: Population Modelling Including Spatially Explicit Models 27: More on “apply” Family of Functions – Avoid Loops to get More Speed 28: Food webs and simple graphics 29: Adding Photographs 30: Standard Distributions in R 31: Reading and Writing Data to and from Files

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Book SynopsisThis book applies a gendered lens to evaluate the dynamic linkages between climate change and livelihoods in developing countries. It examines how climate change affects women and men in distinct ways, and what the implications are for earning income and accessing the natural, social, economic, and political resources required to survive and thrive. The book's contributing authors analyze the gendered impact of climate change on different types of livelihoods, in distinct contexts, including urban and rural, and in diverse geographic locations, including Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. It focuses on understanding how public policies and power dynamics shape gendered vulnerabilities and impacts, how gender influences coping and adaptation mechanisms, and how civil society organizations incorporate gender into their climate advocacy strategies. This book: -Provides cutting-edge scholarship on an underrepresented area of climate change: the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods. -Covers a range of different types of livelihoods and geographic locations. -Involves contributors from a diverse array of cultural and scholarly backgrounds, bringing contrasting perspectives to the topic. This book is recommended for scholars, students, and practitioners who study or work in fields such as climate change, gender, livelihoods, public policy, economic development, and agriculture.Table of ContentsI: Introduction 1: An Introduction to Gender, Climate Change and Livelihoods II: Gendered livelihood vulnerabilities to climate change 2: A Gendered Approach to Understanding Climate Change Impacts: Lessons from a Coastal Region of Bangladesh 3: Understanding the Gendered Impact of Disasters on Women, Household Dynamics and Coping Strategies: A Case Study of Bangladesh 4: Gender, Weather Shocks and Food Security: Empirical Evidence from Uganda 5: Managing Livelihood in Displacement: The Politics of Land Ownership and Embodied Health and Well-being by Senior Women in Kenya 6: Seeing Through Water: Gender, Anxiety and Livelihoods in Large-scale Infrastructural Development in the Era of Climate Change 7: Caring for Corn and Beans: Reassessing Subsistence Agriculture and Climate Change 8: Climate Change, Livelihoods and Domestic Violence in Indonesia III: Addressing the gendered impacts of climate change on livelihoods 9: Gender and Climate-Smart Agriculture in Africa 10: Gender Differences in Awareness and Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices in Bangladesh 11: Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Livestock Production in Tunisia 12: The Nexus Between Climate Change, Migration and Gender 13: Gendered Livelihood Adjustments in the Context of Climate-Induced Disasters 14: Climate-Induced Migration, Women and Decision Making Power in the Agricultural Wage Sector in Saiss, Morocco 15: Bringing Women’s Livelihood and Care Perspectives into Climate Decision Making 16: Gender Mainstreaming in Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Bangladesh and Nepal IV: Conclusion 17: Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisAn understanding of applied ecology and conservation is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including applied biology, ecology, environmental science and wildlife conservation. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: History and foundations of applied ecology and conservation Environmental pollution and perturbations Wildlife and conservation biology Restoration biology and habitat management Agriculture, forestry and fisheries management Pest, weed and disease management Urban ecology and waste management Global environmental change and biodiversity loss Environmental and wildlife law and policy Environmental assessment, monitoring and modelling The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in applied ecology and conservation, study the effects of pollution on ecosystems, the management, conservation and restoration of wildlife populations and habitats, urban ecology, global environmental change, environment law and much more. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to interpret information provided in the form of graphs, data or photographs.Table of Contents1: History and foundations of applied ecology and conservation 2: Environmental pollution and perturbations 3: Wildlife and conservation biology 4: Restoration biology and habitat management 5: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries management 6: Pest, weed and disease management 7: Urban ecology and waste management 8: Global environmental change and biodiversity loss 9: Environmental and wildlife law and policy 10: Environmental assessment, monitoring and modelling 11: Answers

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Book SynopsisAn understanding of biodiversity is an important requirement of a wide range of programmes of study including biology, zoology, wildlife conservation and environmental science. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes in which biodiversity is an important component. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. Principles of classification and taxonomy 2. Comparative anatomy and physiology 3. Protoctists, monerans, fungi, lichens and acellular organisms 4. 'Lower' plants and pteridophytes 5. Seed-bearing plants 6. Sponges, cnidarians, nematodes and minor animal phyla 7. Platyhelminths, annelids and molluscs 8. Arthropods and echinoderms 9. Fishes, amphibians and reptiles 10. Birds and mammals The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in animal and plant classification, the principles of comparative physiology, and the characteristics of, and diversity in, the major animal and plant taxa. The structure of the book allows the study of one topic area or group of taxa at a time, progressing through simple questions to those that are more demanding. Many of the questions require students to use their knowledge to identify organisms and biological structures from drawings or photographs.Table of Contents1: Principles of classification and taxonomy 2: Comparative anatomy and physiology 3: Protoctists, monerans, fungi, lichens and acellular organisms 4: ‘Lower’ plants and pteridophytes 5: Seed-bearing plants 6: Sponges, cnidarians, nematodes and minor animal phyla 7: Platyhelminths, annelids and molluscs 8: Arthropods and echinoderms 9: Fishes, amphibians and reptiles 10: Birds and mammals

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Book SynopsisOn the world map, macro-regions or global regions have gradually emerged, with varying degrees of success and following different trajectories. The authors of this book attempt to determine whether, within the context of globalization, these macro-regions have become an additional level in the spatial deployment of numerous actors, and whether they have come to stand between the national and global levels. This question has arisen because the increasing scales of trade, environmental problems, migration routes, energy distribution, the construction of major infrastructures etc. transcend national boundaries and are leading states to implement macro-regional cooperation. The authors ask whether these large regional groupings are becoming genuine territories and are the fruit of in-depth regional integration economic, institutional, legal, normative, political, cultural and in terms of identity. If so, these global regions would therefore become referents that make sense and take root in social representations.

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Book SynopsisThe MegaGeo project, under the direction of the late Rui Boaventura, aimed to analyse the raw material economy in the construction of megalithic tombs in multiple territories, showing the representation of several prehistoric communities that raised them and their relationship with the surrounding areas. Following the meeting of the previous year, it was decided to hold Mega-Talks 2, which brought together national and international experts who have developed work related to Megalithism and Geology, in its various perspectives, from the funerary depositions to the raw material construction of the tombs, as indicators of mobility and interaction with the surrounding physical environment. Megaliths and Geology: Megálitos e Geologia presents contributions from Mega-Talks 2, held in Redondo, Portugal, on 19-20 November 2015.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Megaliths and Geology: a journey through monuments, landscapes and peoples ; Moving megaliths in the Neolithic - a multi analytical case study of dolmens in Freixo-Redondo (Alentejo, Portugal). – Rui Boaventura, Patrícia Moita, Jorge Pedro, Rui Mataloto, Luis Almeida, Pedro Nogueira, Jaime Máximo, André Pereira, José Francisco Santos & Sara Ribeiro ; Funerary megalithism in the south of Beira Interior: architectures, spoils and cultural sequences. – João Luís Cardoso ; A look at Proença-a-Nova’s Megalithism (Beira Baixa Intermunicipal Community, UNESCO Global Geopark Naturtejo, Portugal). – João Caninas, Francisco Henriques, Mário Monteiro, Paulo Félix, Carlos Neto de Carvalho, André Pereira, Fernando Robles Henriques, Cátia Mendes & Emanuel Carvalho ; From matter to essence. Sourcing raw materials for the votive artefacts of the megalithic communities in Ribeira da Seda (North Alentejo, Portugal): a preliminary approach. – Marco António Andrade ; Construction materials of the monuments of Los Llanetes group, El Pozuelo cemetery (Huelva, Spain). Selection, exploitation and provenance of stone blocks. – José Antonio Linares Catela ; An approach to the Megalithic Architectures in the Douro Basin: some chrono-ypological remarks and examples about the use of different lithologies. – Cristina Tejedor-Rodríguez & Manuel Ángel Rojo-Guerra ; Geology, Landscape and Meaning in the Megalithic Monuments of Western and Northern Europe. – Chris Scarre ; Long-distance landscapes: from quarries to monument at Stonehenge. – Mike Parker Pearson, Richard Bevins, Rob Ixer, Joshua Pollard, Colin Richards & Kate Welham ; Raw material and work force in Falbygden passage graves. Identity, competition and social dynamic. – Karl-Göran Sjögren

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Book SynopsisDifferent Times? Archaeological and environmental data from intra-site and off-site sequences brings together seven papers from Session II-8 of the XVIII UISPP Congress (Paris, 4-9 June 2018). The session questioned temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word ‘site’ describes here archaeological sites or groups of sites – usually settlements – that have undergone research in recent years and produced information on the duration and timing of human presence. Comparison with evidence from geomorphological and paleoenvironmental research conducted at various distances from settlements gives some interesting results, such as ‘missing’ occupation periods, distortions in human presence intensity through space as well as time, variability in explanations concerning the abandonment of settlements, etc. Examples presented here highlight: first, discrepancies between time records within built areas used for living and the surrounding lands used for other activities (cultivation, herding, travelling, etc); second, discrepancies produced by the use of different ‘time markers’ (ie. chronostratigraphy of archaeological layers or pottery evolution on the one hand, sedimentary or pollen sequences on the other hand). Although improving the resolution of individual data is essential, the authors argue that the joint and detailed examination of evidence produced together by human and natural scientists is more important for reaching a reliable reconstruction of past people’s activities. Both the session and the volume stem from the Working Group ‘Environmental and Social Changes in the Past’ (Changements environnementaux et sociétés dans le passé) in the research framework of the Cluster of Excellence ‘Dynamite’ (Territorial and Spatial Dynamics) of the University Paris 1-Panthéon-Sorbonne (ANR-11-LABX-0046, Investissements d’Avenir).Table of ContentsIntroduction – Zoï Tsirtsoni, Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Philippe Nondédéo, Olivier Weller ; The role of the duration and recurrence of settlements in our perception of human impact on the environment: an example from Northern France – Salomé Granai, Sylvie Coutard, Nicolas Cayol, Muriel Boulen ; Dynamiques environnementales et impact de l’anthropisation au Néolithique dans le vallon du Vey à Cairon (Calvados, Normandie) : apports des analyses à haute résolution sur une nouvelle séquence pollinique hors-site – Laurence Lemer, Agnès Gauthier, Laurent Lespez, Cécile Germain-Vallée ; Geoarchaeological and chronological reconstruction of the Aşıklı PPN site spatial development (Central Anatolia, Turkey) – Catherine Kuzucuoğlu, Mihriban Özbaşaran, Jean-Pascal Dumoulin, Ségolène Saulnier-Copard ; Times of historical developments and environmental changes in the Minoan town of Malia, Crete: an intra and off-site geoarcheological approach – Maia Pomadère, Laurent Lespez, Charlotte Langohr ; Environmental change and population responses in the Sechura Desert during the late Holocene – Valentina Villa, Aurélien Christol, Christine Lefèvre, Denis Correa, Philippe Béarez, Patrice Wuscher, Nicolas Bermeo, Segundo Vásquez, Belkys Gutiérrez, Nicolas Goepfert ; Archaeological and paleoenvironmental reconstructions in the tropical Maya area: the case of Naachtun (Guatemala) – Philippe Nondédéo, Cyril Castanet, Louise Purdue, Eva Lemonnier, Lydie Dussol, Julien Hiquet, Aline Garnier, Marc Testé ; Tracing the hidden history of the Maya forests through anthracological sequences – Lydie Dussol

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