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Kakugawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Reckoning: Reckoning with ancestors causing and ancestors enduring historical trauma.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e a. Poem: Forgiveness?\u003cbr\u003e Shannon Gibney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e b. Essays: \u003cbr\u003e   i. Sister’s Stories\u003cbr\u003e Eryn Wise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ii. Of Land and Legacy\u003cbr\u003e Lindsay Lunsford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iii. Cheddar Man\u003cbr\u003e Brooke Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iv. Formidable\u003cbr\u003e Kathleen Dean Moore\u003cbr\u003e c. Interview: Caleen Sisk\u003cbr\u003e Brooke Parry Hecht and Toby McLeod\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e d. Poem: Promises, Promises\u003cbr\u003e Frances H. Kakugawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Healing: Enhancing some ancestral cycles while breaking others.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e a. Poem: To Future Kin\u003cbr\u003e Brian Calvert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e b. 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Restoring Indigenous Mindfulness within the Commons of Human Consciousness\u003cbr\u003e Jack Loeffler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iii. Reading Records with Estella Leopold\u003cbr\u003e Curt Meine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iv. How to Be Better Ancestors\u003cbr\u003e Winona LaDuke\u003cbr\u003e c. Interview: Wes Jackson\u003cbr\u003e John Hausdoerffer and Julianne Lutz Warren\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e d. Poem: Omoiyare\u003cbr\u003e Frances H. Kakugawa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. Earthly: Other-than-human beings are our ancestors, too.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e a. Poem: LEAF\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Herron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e b. Essays:\u003cbr\u003e   i. The City Bleeds Out (Reflections on Lake Michigan)\u003cbr\u003e Gavin Van Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ii. I Want the Earth to Know Me as a Friend\u003cbr\u003e Enrique Salmón\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iii. The Apple Tree\u003cbr\u003e Peter Forbes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e iv. 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Adaptation and mitigation measures require accurate detection, monitoring, and forecasting, much of which comes from remote sensing technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemote Sensing of Water-Related Hazards \u003c\/i\u003etakes an interdisciplinary approach, presenting recent advances in the available data, sensors, models, and indicators developed for monitoring and prediction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVolume highlights include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProgress in remote sensing of precipitation, storms, and tornados\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDifferent techniques for flood mapping, forecasting, and early warning\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrated approach for predicting flood and landslide cascading hazards\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSatellite monitoring of water cycle variation, water scarcity, and drought c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Predicting Water-Related Hazards 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKe Zhang, Yang Hong, and Amir AghaKouchak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Remote Sensing of Precipitation and Storms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Progress in Satellite Precipitation Products over the Past Two Decades: Evaluation and Application in Flash Flood Warning 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuoqiang Tang, Tsechun Wang, Meihong Ma, Wentao Xiong, Feng Lyu, and Ziqiang Ma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Observations of Tornadoes and Their Parent Supercells Using Ground-Based, Mobile Doppler Radars 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward B. Bluestein\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Remote Sensing of Floods and Associated Hazards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Remote Sensing Mapping and Modeling for Flood Hazards in Data-Scarce Areas: A Case Study in Nyaungdon Area, Myanmar 71\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKe Zhang, Zaw Myo Khaing, and Zhijia Li\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Multisensor Remote Sensing and the Multidimensional Modeling of Extreme Flood Events: A Case Study of Hurricane Harvey--Triggered Floods in Houston, Texas, USA 87\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMengye Chen, Zhi Li, and Shang Gao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. A Multisource, Data-Driven, Web-GIS-Based Hydrological Modeling Framework for Flood Forecasting and Prevention 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eZhanming Wan, Xianwu Xue, Ke Zhang, Yang Hong, Jonathan J. Gourley, and Humberto Vergara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. An Ensemble-Based, Remote-Sensing-Driven, Flood-Landslide Early Warning System 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKe Zhang, Guoding Chen, Yi Xia, and Sheng Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Detection of Hazard-Damaged Bridges Using Multitemporal High-Resolution SAR Imagery 135\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWen Liu, Kazuki Inoue, and Fumio Yamazaki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Remote Sensing of Droughts and Associated Hazards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Drought Monitoring Based on Remote Sensing 151\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eXin Li, Ran Tao, and Ke Zhang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Remote Sensing of Vegetation Responses to Drought Disturbances Using Spaceborne Optical and Near-Infrared Sensors 169\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKe Zhang, Linxin Liu, Yunping Li, and Ran Tao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Recent Advances in Physical Water Scarcity Assessment Using GRACE Satellite Data 187\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmad Hasan and Aondover Tarhule\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Study of Water Cycle Variation in the Yellow River Basin Based on Satellite Remote Sensing and Numerical Modeling 203\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeixia Lv and Zhuguo Ma\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Assessing the Impact of Climate Change-Induced Droughts on Soil Salinity Development in Agricultural Areas Using Ground and Satellite Sensors 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis L. Corwin and Elia Scudiero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 245\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738352595287,"sku":"9781119159124","price":126.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119159124.jpg?v=1723811962"},{"product_id":"geology-and-mineralogy-of-gemstones-9781119299851","title":"Geology and Mineralogy of Gemstones","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnderstanding gemstones in a geological context Gemstones are colorful treasures of the Earth that have captivated humans for thousands of years. The physical and chemical characteristics of each type of gem provide insights into the geological processes that created them.    Geology and Mineralogy of Gemstones is a textbook aimed at upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. It presents the basic mineralogical and geological knowledge needed to understand gemstones and examines the characteristics and geological origins of different types of gemstone.    Volume highlights include: Concepts in mineralogyStructure and chemical composition of mineralsGeological processes that lead to the formation and movement of gemstonesEquipment and tools used to examine gemstones and their physical properties The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. 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\u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Gemmological Properties for Testing, Faceting, and Treatments 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Tools 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Collecting and Field Tools 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Gemmological Tools 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Advanced Tools 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Gemstones and Their Origins \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Diamond \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Basic Qualities of Diamond 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Crystal Structure 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Crystal Chemistry and Type Classification of Diamond 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 Diamond Crystal Forms 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.4 Colored Diamonds 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Common Diamond Treatments 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Synthetic Diamond 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Geology of Diamond and Kimberlite 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.1 Diamond Growth 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.2 Kimberlite Volcanoes 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5.3 Lamproite 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Global Distribution and Production of Diamond 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Diamonds from Canada 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 The 4 Cs 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.1 Cut 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.2 Clarity 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.3 Color 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8.4 Carat 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Diamond Shapes 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Diamond Valuation 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Kimberley Process: A 5th C? 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Corundum \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Basic Qualities of Corundum 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Chemistry and Crystal Structure of Corundum 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Corundum Crystal Forms 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.3 Colors of Corundum 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Faceted Gem Corundum 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Corundum Valuation 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Corundum Treatments, Synthetics, and Imitations 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Geology of Gem Corundum: Three Main Genetic Models 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.1 Metamorphic Corundum in Silica-Deficient Gneisses, Mafic-Ultramafic Rocks and Marbles 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.2 Xenocrysts in Alkali Basalts and Lamprophyres 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6.3 Secondary Accumulation in Placers 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Rarity of Gem Corundum 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Global Distribution and Production of Corundum 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Beryl \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e131\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Basic Qualities of Beryl 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Chemistry and Crystal Structure of Beryl 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Colors of Beryl and Gem Varieties 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Beryl Valuation 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Common Treatments, Synthetics, and Imitations 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Geology of Gem Beryl: Three Main Genetic Models 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Pegmatitic 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2 Magmatic 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.3 Metamorphic 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Large Beryl Crystals 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Global Distribution of Beryl 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Pegmatites 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Geology of Gem Spinel 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Tanzanite \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e197\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction and Basic Qualities of Tanzanite 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Geology of Tanzanite 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Garnet Group \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e201\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction and Basic Qualities of the Garnet Group 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Geology of Gem Garnet 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Jade: Jadeite and Nephrite \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction and Basic Qualities of Jade 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Geology of Jade 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Quartz and 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Donner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Stratus, Stratocumulus, and Remote Sensing 141\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXiquan Dong and Patrick Minnis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Planetary Boundary Layer and Processes 201\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVirendra P. Ghate and David B. Mechem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Human Impacts on Land Surface-Atmosphere Interactions 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Barlage and Fei Chen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Gravity Wave Drag Parameterizations for Earth’s Atmosphere 229\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher G. Kruse, Jadwiga H. Richter, M. Joan Alexander, Julio T. Bacmeister, Christopher Heale, and Junhong Wei\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Unifying Efforts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Higher-Order Equations Closed by the Assumed PDF Method: Suitability for Parameterizing Cumulus Convection 259\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVincent E. Larson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 An Introduction to the Eddy–Diffusivity\/Mass–Flux (EDMF) Approach: A Unified Turbulence and ConvectionParameterization 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoão Teixeira, Kay Suselj, and Marcin J. Kurowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Application of Machine Learning to Parameterization Emulation and Development 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eVladimir Krasnopolsky and Alexei Belochitski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Top-DownApproachestotheStudyofCloudSystems 313\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGraham Feingold and Ilan Koren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Measurements, Model Evaluation, and Model-measurement Integration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Ground-Based Remote-Sensing of Key Properties 329\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatia Lamer, Pavlos Kollias, Vassilis Amiridis, Eleni Marinou, Ulrich Loehnert, Sabrina Schnitt, and Allison McComiskey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Satellite and Airborne Remote Sensing of Clouds and Aerosols 361\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlexander Marshak and Anthony B. Davis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 In Situ and Laboratory Measurements of Cloud Microphysical Properties 399\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKamal Kant Chandrakar and Raymond A. Shaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Frameworks for Testing and Evaluating Fast Physics: Parameterizations in Climate and Weather Forecasting Models 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWuyin Lin and Shaocheng Xie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Future Research Outlook: Challenges and Opportunities 445\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYangang Liu and Pavlos Kollias\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 451\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738361508183,"sku":"9781119528999","price":165.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119528999.jpg?v=1723811976"},{"product_id":"ecohydrological-interfaces-9781119489672","title":"Ecohydrological Interfaces","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEcohydrological Interfaces Comprehensive overview of the process dynamics and interactions governing ecohydrological interfaces  Summarizing the interdisciplinary investigation of ecohydrological interface functioning, Ecohydrological Interfaces advances the understanding of their dynamics across traditional subject boundaries. It offers a detailed explanation of the underlying mechanisms and process interactions governing ecohydrological interface functioning from the micro scale to the ecosystem and regional scale.  The multidisciplinary team of authors integrates and synthesises the current understanding of process dynamics at different ecohydrological interfaces to develop a unifying concept of their ecosystem functions. The work introduces novel experimental and model-based methods for characterizing and quantifying ecohydrological interface processes, taking account of innovative sensing and tracing technologies as well as microbial and molecular biology approaches. Key questions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Ecohydrological Interfaces as Hotspots of Ecosystem Processes 3\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefan Krause, Jörg Lewandowski, Nancy B. Grimm, David M. Hannah, Gilles Pinay, Karlie McDonald, Eugènia Martí, Alba Argerich, Laurent Pfister, Julian Klaus, Tom Battin, Scott T. Larned, Jacob Schelker, Jan Fleckenstein, Christian Schmidt, Michael O Rivett, Glenn Watts, Francesc Sabater, Albert Sorolla, and Valentina Turk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Biological Activity as a Trigger of Enhanced Ecohydrological Interface Activity 29\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJulian Klaus, Viktor Baranov, Jörg Lewandowski, Anne Zangerlé, and Loes van Schaik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Four Interfaces’ Components of Riparian Zones 43\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGilles Pinay, S. Bernal, Jake Diamond, Hanieh Sayedhashemi, Benjamin Abbott, and Florentina Moatar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Organizational Principles of Hyporheic Exchange Flow and Biogeochemical Cycling in River Networks across Scales 63\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStefan Krause, Benjamin W. Abbott, Viktor Baranov, Susana Bernal, Phillip Blaen, Thibault Datry, Jennifer Drummond, Jan H. Fleckenstein, Jesus Gomez Velez, David M. Hannah, Julia L. A. Knapp, Marie Kurz, Jörg Lewandowski, Eugènia Martí, Clara Mendoza-Lera, Alexander Milner, Aaron Packman, Gilles Pinay, Adam S. Ward, and Jay P. Zarnetzke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Groundwater–Lake Interfaces 103\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJörg Lewandowski, Donald O. Rosenberry, and Karin Meinikmann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Coastal–Groundwater Interfaces (Submarine Groundwater Discharge) 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael E. Böttcher, Ulf Mallast, Gudrun Massmann, Nils Moosdorf, Mike Müller-Petke, and Hannelore Waska\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3 149\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Identifying and Quantifying Water Fluxes at Ecohydrological Interfaces 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Schmidt and Jan Fleckenstein 151\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Heat as a Hydrological Tracer 167\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Schmidt, Jörg Lewandowski, J. N. Galloway, Athena Chalari, Francesco Ciocca, Stefan Krause, Laurant Pfister, and M. Antonelli\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Sampling at Groundwater–Surface Water Interfaces 191\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJörg Lewandowski, Jonas Schaper, Michael Rivett, and Stefan Krause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Automated Sensing Methods for Dissolved Organic Matter and Inorganic Nutrient Monitoring in Freshwater Systems 213\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhillip J. Blaen, Kieran Khamis, Charlotte E.M. Lloyd, Chris Bradley, David Hannah, and Stefan Krause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Tracing Hydrological Connectivity with Aerial Diatoms 235\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eL. Pfister, J. Klaus, C.E. Wetzel, M. Antonelli, and N. Martínez-Carreras\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Measurement of Metabolic Rates at the Sediment–Water Interface Using Experimental Ecosystems 245\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlba Argerich and Janine Rüegg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Using Diel Solute Signals to Assess Ecohydrological Processing in Lotic Systems 265\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarie J. Kurz and Julia L.A. Knapp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Evolving Molecular Methodologies for Monitoring Pathogenic Viruses in Ecohydrological Interfaces 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatarina Kovač, Mukundh N. Balasubramanian, Matjaž Hren, Ion Gutierrez Aguirre, and Valentina Turk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 4 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Global Environmental Pressures 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGlenn Watts 333\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Restoring the Liver of the River: Actionable Research Insights to Guide the Restoration of the Hyporheic Zone for the Improvement of Water Quality 355\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBen Christopher Howard, Ian Baker, Mike Blackmore, Nicholas Kettridge, Sami Ullah, and Stefan Krause\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 391 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738364981591,"sku":"9781119489672","price":90.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119489672.jpg?v=1723811980"},{"product_id":"isotope-geochemistry-9781119729938","title":"Isotope Geochemistry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY Provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry Now in its second edition, Isotope Geochemistry presents a comprehensive introduction to radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry. The first five chapters cover fundamentals including the physics of nuclei, radioactive decay, nucleosynthesis, geochronology, and the theory of stable isotope fractionation. The next chapter focuses on the isotope geochemistry of meteorites and their constraints on the formation of the solar system and the Earth. The subsequent three chapters cover radiogenic and stable isotope geochemistry evolution of the Earth's mantle and crust. Three more chapters are devoted to the Earth's surface, the exogene, including the hydrologic system, the biosphere, and climate. A new chapter in this edition focuses on the use of isotopes in paleontology and archeology. The final chapter is devoted to the isotope geochemistry of the noble gases. Illustrated in full color throughout, Isotope Geochemistry is intended primarily as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. 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The text integrates principles of geology, hydrology, meteorology, climatology, oceanography, soil science, ecology, and solar system astronomy.   The textbook explains the earth processes that drive hazardous events in an understandable way, illustrate how these processes interact with our civilization, and describe how we can better adjust to their effects. Written by leading scholars in the area, the new edition of this book takes advantage of the greatly expanding amount of information regarding natural hazards, disasters, and catastrophes. The text is designed for learning with each chapter broken into small consumable chunks of content for students. 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Introduction.- 2. Statistical Tools and Concepts.- 3. Geological Controls and Block Modeling.- 4. Definition of Estimation Domains.- 5. Data Collection and Handling.- 6. Spatial Continuity.- 7. Mining Dilution.- 8. Recoverable Resources: Estimation.- 9. Recoverable Resources: Probabilistic Estimation.- 10. Recoverable Resources: Simulation.- 11. Resource Model Validations and Reconciliations.- 12. Uncertainty and Risk.- 13. Short Term Models.- 14. Case Studies.- 15. Conclusions.- Index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1  Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.1  Objectives and Approach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.2  Scope of Resource Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.3  Critical Aspects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.4  Historical Perspective\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.5 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2  Statistical Tools and Concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.1  Basic Concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.2  Probability Distributions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.3  Spatial Data Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.4  Gaussian Distribution and Data Transformations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.5  Data Integration and Inference\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.6  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3  Geological Controls and Block Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.1  Geological and Mineralization Controls\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.2  Geologic Interpretation and Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.3  Visualization\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.4  Block Model Setup and Geometry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.5  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.6  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4  Definition of Estimation Domains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.1  Estimation Domains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.2  Defining the Estimation Domains\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.3  Case Study: Estimation Domains Definition for the Escondida Mine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.4  Boundaries and Trends\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.5  Uncertainties Related to Estimation Domain Definition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.6  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.7  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.8 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5  Data Collection and Handling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.1  Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.2  Basics of Sampling Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.3  Sampling Quality Assurance and Quality Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 5.4  Variables and Data Types\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.5  Compositing and Outliers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.6  Density Determinations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.7  Geometallurgical Data\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.8  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.9  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.10 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6  Spatial Continuity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.1  Concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.2  Experimental Variograms and Exploratory Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.3  Modeling 3-D Variograms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.4  Multivariate Case\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.5  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.6  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7  Mining Dilution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.1  Recoverable vs. In-Situ Resources\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.2  Types of Dilution and Ore Loss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.3  Volume-Variance Correction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.4  Information Effect\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.5  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.6  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.7 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8  Recoverable Resources: Estimation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.1  Goals and Purpose of Estimation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.2  Kriging Estimators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.3  CoKriging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.4  Block Kriging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.5  Kriging Plans\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.6  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.7  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.8 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9  Recoverable Resources: Probabilistic Estimation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.1  Conditional Distributions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.2  Gaussian-based Kriging Methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.3  Indicator Kriging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.4  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e9.5  Exercises\u003cp\u003e9.6 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10  Recoverable Resources: Simulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.1  Simulation versus Estimation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.2  Continuous Variables: Gaussian-based Simulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.3  Continuous Variables: Indicator-based Simulation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.4  Simulated Annealing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.5  Simulating 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Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.9 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12  Uncertainty and Risk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.1  Models of Uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.2  Assessment of Risk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.3  Resource Classification and Reporting Standards\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.4  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.5  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.6 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13  Short Term Models\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.1  Limitations of Long-term Models for Medium-term Planning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.2  Medium- and Short-term Modeling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.3  Selection of Ore and Waste\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.4  Selection of Ore and Waste: Simulation-based Methods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.5  Practical and Operational Aspects of Grade Control\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.6  Summary of Minimum, Good and Best Practices\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.7  Exercises\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.8 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14  Case Studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.1  The 2003 Cerro Colorado Resource Model\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.2  Multiple Indicator Kriging: São Francisco Gold Deposit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.3  Modeling Escondida Norte’s Oxide Units with Indicators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.4  Multivariate Geostatistical Simulation at Red Dog Mine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.5  Uncertainty Models and Resource Classification: The Michilla Mine Case Study\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.6  Grade Control at the San Cristóbal Mine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.7 Geometallurgical Modeling at Olympic Dam, South Australia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.8 References\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15  Conclusions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.1  Building a Mineral Resource 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principles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In summary, Fundamentals of Geobiology would be a welcome addition to any geoscientist’s bookshelf, especially those interested in sedimentary geology, palaeobiology or Earth history.”  \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Geological Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“It would be this reviewer’s “stranded on a desert island” selection.  Summing Up:  Highly recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.”  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PROSE Awards 2012: Honorable Mention in the Earth Sciences Category. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContributors, xi  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. What is Geobiology?, 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew H. Knoll, Donald E. Canfield, and Kurt O. Konhauser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction, 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Life interacting with the Earth, 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Pattern and process in geobiology, 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 New horizons in geobiology, 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. The Global Carbon Cycle: Biological Processes, 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul G. Falkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction, 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 A brief primer on redox reactions, 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Carbon as a substrate for biological reactions, 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 The evolution of photosynthesis, 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 The evolution of oxygenic phototrophs, 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Net primary production, 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 What limits NPP on land and in the ocean?, 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Is NPP in balance with respiration?, 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Conclusions and extensions, 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. The Global Carbon Cycle: Geological Processes, 20\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKlaus Wallmann and Giovanni Aloisi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction, 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Organic carbon cycling, 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Carbonate cycling, 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Mantle degassing, 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Metamorphism, 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Silicate weathering, 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Feedbacks, 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Balancing the geological carbon cycle, 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Evolution of the geological carbon cycle through Earth's history: proxies and models, 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.10 The geological C cycle through time, 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.11 Limitations and perspectives, 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Global Nitrogen Cycle, 36\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBess Ward\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction, 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Geological nitrogen cycle, 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Components of the global nitrogen cycle, 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Nitrogen redox chemistry, 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Biological reactions of the nitrogen cycle, 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Atmospheric nitrogen chemistry, 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Summary and areas for future research, 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. The Global Sulfur Cycle, 49\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonald E. Canfield and James Farquhar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction, 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The global sulfur cycle from two perspectives, 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The evolution of S metabolisms, 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The interaction of S with other biogeochemical cycles, 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 The evolution of the S cycle, 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Closing remarks, 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. The Global Iron Cycle, 65\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Kendall, Ariel D. Anbar, Andreas Kappler and Kurt O. Konhauser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Overview, 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 The inorganic geochemistry of iron: redox and reservoirs, 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Iron in modern biology and biogeochemical cycles, 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Iron through time, 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary, 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. The Global Oxygen Cycle, 93\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames F. Kasting and Donald E. Canfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction, 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 The chemistry and biochemistry of oxygen, 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 The concept of redox balance, 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The modern O2 cycle, 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Cycling of O2 and H2 on the early Earth, 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Synthesis: speculations about the timing and cause of the rise of atmospheric O2, 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Bacterial Biomineralization, 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eKurt Konhauser and Robert Riding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction, 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Mineral nucleation and growth, 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 How bacteria facilitate biomineralization, 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Iron oxyhydroxides, 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Calcium carbonates, 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Mineral–Organic–Microbe Interfacial Chemistry, 131\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eDavid J. Vaughan and Jonathan R. Lloyd\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction, 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The mineral surface (and mineral–bio interface) and techniques for its study, 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Mineral-organic-microbe interfacial processes: some key examples, 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Eukaryotic Skeletal Formation, 150\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdam F. Wallace, Dongbo Wang, Laura M. Hamm, Andrew H. Knoll and Patricia M. Dove\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction, 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Mineralization by unicellular organisms, 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Mineralization by multicellular organisms, 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 A brief history of skeletons, 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Summary, 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11. Plants and Animals as Geobiological Agents, 188\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid J. Beerling and Nicholas J. Butterfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction, 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Land plants as geobiological agents, 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Animals as geobiological agents, 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Conclusions, 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12. A Geobiological View of Weathering and Erosion, 205\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSusan L. Brantley, Marina Lebedeva and Elisabeth M. Hausrath\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction, 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Effects of biota on weathering, 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Effects of organic molecules on weathering, 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Organomarkers in weathering solutions, 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Elemental profiles in regolith, 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Time evolution of profile development, 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Investigating chemical, physical, and biological weathering with simple models, 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Conclusions, 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13. Molecular Biology’s Contributions to Geobiology, 228\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDianne K. Newman, Victoria J. Orphan and Anna-Louise Reysenbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction, 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Molecular approaches used in geobiology, 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Case study: anaerobic oxidation of methane, 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Challenges and opportunities for the next generation, 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14. Stable Isotope Geobiology, 250\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eD.T. Johnston and W.W. Fischer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction, 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Isotopic notation and the biogeochemical elements, 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Tracking fractionation in a system, 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Applications, 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Using isotopes to ask a geobiological question in deep time, 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusions, 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15. Biomarkers: Informative Molecules for Studies in Geobiology, 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger E. Summons and Sara A. Lincoln\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction, 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Origins of biomarkers, 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Diagenesis, 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Isotopic compositions, 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Stereochemical considerations, 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Lipid biosynthetic pathways, 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.7 Classification of lipids, 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.8 Lipids diagnostic of Archaea, 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.9 Lipids diagnostic of Bacteria, 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.10 Lipids of Eukarya, 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.11 Preservable cores, 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.12 Outlook, 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16. The Fossil Record of Microbial Life, 297\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew H. Knoll\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction, 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 The nature of Earth’s early microbial record, 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 Paleobiological inferences from microfossil morphology, 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 Inferences from microfossil chemistry and ultrastructure (new technologies), 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 Inferences from microbialites, 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 A brief history, with questions, 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Conclusions, 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17. Geochemical Origins of Life, 315\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Hazen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction, 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 Emergence as a unifying concept in origins research, 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 The emergence of biomolecules, 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 The emergence of macromolecules, 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 The emergence of self-replicating systems, 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 The emergence of natural selection, 326\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 Three scenarios for the origins of life, 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18. Mineralogical Co-evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere, 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert M. Hazen and Dominic Papineau\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction, 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Prebiotic mineral evolution I – evidence from meteorites, 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Prebiotic mineral evolution II – crust and mantle reworking, 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 The anoxic Archean biosphere, 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 The Great Oxidation Event, 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 A billion years of stasis, 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 The snowball Earth, 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 The rise of skeletal mineralization, 342\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 Summary, 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19. Geobiology of the Archean Eon, 351\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoger Buick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction, 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Carbon cycle, 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Sulfur cycle, 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Iron cycle, 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Oxygen cycle, 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Nitrogen cycle, 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Phosphorus cycle, 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.8 Bioaccretion of sediment, 360\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.9 Bioalteration, 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.10 Conclusions, 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20. Geobiology of the Proterozoic Eon, 371\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimothy W. Lyons, Christopher T. Reinhard, Gordon D. Love and Shuhai Xiao\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction, 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 The Great Oxidation Event, 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 The early Proterozoic: Era geobiology in the wake of the GOE, 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 The mid-Proterozoic: a last gasp of iron formations, deep ocean anoxia, the 'boring' billion, and a mid-life crisis, 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 The history of Proterozoic life: biomarker records, 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 The history of Proterozoic life: mid-Proterozoic fossil record, 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 The late Proterozoic: a supercontinent, oxygen, ice, and the emergence of animals, 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.8 Summary, 392\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21. Geobiology of the Phanerozoic, 403\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteven M. Stanley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 The beginning of the Phanerozoic Eon, 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Cambrian mass extinctions, 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 The terminal Ordovician mass extinction, 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.4 The impact of early land plants, 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.5 Silurian biotic crises, 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.6 Devonian mass extinctions, 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.7 Major changes of the global ecosystem in Carboniferous time, 406\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.8 Low-elevation glaciation near the equator, 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.9 Drying of climates, 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.10 A double mass extinction in the Permian, 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.11 The absence of recovery in the early Triassic, 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.12 The terminal Triassic crisis, 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.13 The rise of atmospheric oxygen since early in Triassic time, 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.14 The Toarcian anoxic event, 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.15 Phytoplankton, planktonic foraminifera, and the carbon cycle, 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.16 Diatoms and the silica cycle, 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.17 Cretaceous climates, 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.18 The sudden Paleocene–Eocene climatic shift, 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.19 The cause of the Eocene–Oligocene climatic shift, 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.20 The re-expansion of reefs during Oligocene time, 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.21 Drier climates and cascading evolutionary radiations on the land, 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e22. Geobiology of the Anthropocene, 425\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Schrag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.1 Introduction, 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.2 The Anthropocene, 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.3 When did the Anthropocene begin?, 426\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.4 Geobiology and human population, 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.5 Human appropriation of the Earth, 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.6 The carbon cycle and climate of the Anthropocene, 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.7 The future of geobiology, 433\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements, 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences, 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex, 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eColour plate pages fall between pp. 228 and 229\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738943533399,"sku":"9781405187527","price":49.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"subterranea-9781472272324","title":"Subterranea","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''AN ORIGINAL AND TIMELY ODYSSEY INTO OUR MYSTERIOUS UNDERWORLD . . . 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Here is a book that makes you stop and wonder at every page; a deeply engaging guided tour through an eerie world where mankind's old myths and legends seem to acquire a mesmerising reality. * Sinclair McKay *\u003cbr\u003eWith evocative maps and stunning photography, \u003ci\u003eSubterranea\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the underground realm is just as captivating as the above-ground world around us. * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAccompanied by stunning photography and illustrative maps, this book is a great way to escape from the outside world by diving into the depths of another. 5 STARS ***** * How It Works magazine *\u003cbr\u003eChris Fitch is fascinated by these fantastical underworlds, and has gone in search of enigmatic cave paintings, eerie plague pits, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault and the illicit smuggling tunnels snaking between Mexico and the USA. * The Simple Things magazine *\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable places ... glorious illustrations. * Wanderlust magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWith evocative maps and stunning photograpghy, \u003ci\u003eSubterranea \u003c\/i\u003eshows that the underground realm is just as captivating as the above-ground world around us.' -- Ciara Dossett * Daily Mail *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739449504087,"sku":"9781472272324","price":21.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472272324.jpg?v=1720052276"},{"product_id":"dust-the-modern-world-in-a-trillion-particles-9781529362640","title":"Dust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is a book with an extraordinary global story to tell, but - and - also with an ethical argument to advance. \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Macfarlane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliant' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEye-opening . . . impressive\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNature \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Like a detective dusting for fingerprints, Jay Owens masterfully reveals the hidden traces of modernity by following some of its smallest fragments.' \u003c\/b\u003eJames Vincent, author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDust may seem inconsequential, so tiny and mundane as to slip below the threshold of thought. Yet within the next one hundred years, life on Earth will be profoundly changed by heat and drought - and that means dust. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this ground-breaking book, Jay Owens argues that dust is a legacy of twentieth-century progress and a toxic threat to life in the twenty-first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping story of how the relentless drive for profit and power has turned the world to powder. Combining history and science, travel and nature writing, Owens shows how the modern world was made through environmental devastation - and then brushed the consequences under the carpet. From particle air pollution and nuclear fallout to desertification, dried-up seas and melting glaciers, we've profoundly altered the planet we live on. The cost to human health - and to the natural world - proves immense.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the California desert and the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma to the desiccated remains of the Aral Sea and the edge of the Greenland ice sheet, we are shown that some of the planet's most remote and forgotten places are central to the modern world. With clarity and insight, \u003ci\u003eDust: The Modern World in a Trillion Particles\u003c\/i\u003e helps us understand our legacy and discovers the big ideas found within the smallest particles.\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCombining history and science, a sweeping look at the smallest substance and the biggest challenges facing people and the planet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'From Mark Kurlansky's \u003ci\u003eSalt\u003c\/i\u003e and Laura Martin's \u003ci\u003eTea\u003c\/i\u003e to Jared Diamond's \u003ci\u003eGuns and Germs and Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, can we now add geographer Jay Owens's \u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e?' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Like a detective dusting for fingerprints, Jay Owens masterfully reveals the hidden traces of modernity by following some of its smallest fragments. \u003ci\u003eDust\u003c\/i\u003e is a hugely original and engrossing history. It's a book that captures our current age - its diffusion, its wonder, and its terror  - as well as tracing its future fall-out, both literal and symbolic. \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Vincent, author of \u003ci\u003eBeyond Measure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Owens's pursuit of dust - defined very broadly as particles of a certain size, however generated - sends her tripping through many fascinating and rewarding realms . . . \u003cb\u003eShe's a superb travel writer, delivering with aplomb on her own idea of what geographers should be doing\u003c\/b\u003e: Paying attention to tangible, material realities to ground our theoretical models in the world.' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA profoundly original examination of our damaged, eternally connected world.\u003c\/b\u003e There are ideas here I will carry with me for my whole life, having breathed them in with these pages as surely as we breathe the book's titular substance in with every living moment.' - \u003cb\u003eRay Nayler, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain in the Sea \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant . . . Owens is a serious writer: impassioned but intelligent, powerful but subtle ... [a] first-class writer and deep-thinking environmentalist. This book is original and exciting.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Food for thought wrapped up nicely in a highly absorbing book.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuzz Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Some of the most powerful narratives in the book centre on dried lake beds . . . The author tells the story beautifully, weaving together the strands of environmental justice, water rights and public health . . . a broad and insightful picture of how tiny partices influence our environment, our health and our relationship with the world around us.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Owens's prose is often lyrical and her wide-ranging analysis highlights dust's overlooked historical significance . . . a competent and persuasive study of the big impact of small particles.' \u003cb\u003e-- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A fascinating and expansive examination of the causes of dust and its effect on people\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Owens' writing is moving and persuasive, revealing passion about the subject . . . 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It's a book that captures our current age - its diffusion, its wonder, and its terror  - as well as tracing its future fall-out, both literal and symbolic.' \u003cb\u003eJames Vincent, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond Measure \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48740221321559,"sku":"9781529362640","price":18.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529362640.jpg?v=1720054166"},{"product_id":"how-to-write-an-emergency-plan-9781780460130","title":"How to Write an Emergency Plan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe world is becoming more hazardous as natural and social processes combine to create complex situations of increased vulnerability and risk. There is increasing recognition that this trend is creating exigencies that must be dealt with. The common approach is to delegate the task of preparing an emergency plan to someone. Often that person is expected to get on with job but rarely is the means and instruction of how to write such a plan provided to them. There are a host of instances in which the letter of the law, not the spirit, is honoured by providing a token plan of little validity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Alexander provides, in this book, the assistance needed to write an emergency plan. It is a practical ‘how to’ manual and guide aimed at managers in business, civil protection officers, civil security officials, civil defence commanders, neighbourhood leaders and disaster managers who have been tasked with writing, reviewing or preparing emergency plans for all kinds of emergency, disaster or catastrophe. He takes the reader through the process of writing an emergency plan, step by step, starting with the rationale and context, before moving on through the stages of writing and activating a basic, generic emergency plan and concludes with information on specific kinds of plan, for example, for hospitals and cultural heritage sites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis practical guide also provides a core for postgraduate training in emergency management and has been written in such a way that it is not tied to the legal constraints of any particular jurisdiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In his third related publication, How to Write an Emergency Plan, David Alexander once again provides an engaging and principles-based book, suitable for the novice and experienced emergency, disaster or crisis practitioner…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Alexander not only considers the range of traditional circumstances, scenarios and hazard types (or sources) including natural hazards (fire and flood, for example) but extends to those that are less frequent, yet increasingly appearing on the risk profiles of governments. These include critical infrastructure failure, animal emergency diseases and human (public) health emergencies. In doing so, the book underlines the importance of acknowledging that while a type or classification of emergency, disaster and crisis may yield some common characteristics or indicate a consistent response, they are each different or unique and should be treated as such.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePleasingly, How to Write an Emergency Plan explores the contemporary process of identifying lessons and their translation to recommendations and practice. The value of a lessons-management approach cannot be underestimated and should feature as a component of all emergency, disaster or crisis management systems, plans and arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot satisfied with delivering a useful resource for an emergency, disaster or crisis planner, in his conclusion, Alexander looks forward and provides the reader with an insight as to how the role of a planner may be perceived under a variety of more than probable scenarios.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI congratulate David Alexander on producing an very valuable resource and commend its reading to those with an emerging or established emergency, disaster or crisis planning role.' \u003cbr\u003e Australian Journal of Emergency Management\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Alexander’s (2016) newest book, How to Write an Emergency Plan, provides readers with practical advice about emergency planning. In this regard, the content of the book is as much about planning processes as it is about the content and structure of an emergency plan. This new book expands on Alexander’s previous work on the subject of emergency planning…While Alexander is a Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction at University of College London and a distinguished academic, his newest book is written for a lay audience and is intended to function as a guide for anyone, anywhere, who has a responsibility for emergency planning. The book is generally jargon free and key terms are defined and topics are properly introduced, making the book valuable for those without formal education or training relating to emergency management. While the book draws from both research and practice knowledge about emergency planning, the book is written in a conversational style with limited references to academic literature…Throughout the book, Alexander presents principles of practice that apply to emergency planning regardless of the context. The principles provide a concise summary of generic rules that should inform emergency planning. An example of a principle offered in the Introduction chapter is, “emergency planning is about helping to create a common language and culture, and common objectives, for the organizations and people who respond to emergencies” (Alexander, 2016, p. 7). Most but not all sections in the book offer one or more principles that help to summarize and reinforce key best practices.Overall, the book provides considerable guidance related to developing and writing an emergency plan. While noting that context matters and explaining how it matters (e.g., local hazards, legislation), Alexander’s approach to how to develop and write an emergency plan is for the most part, context-independent. Further, while the book recognizes mandated responsibility for emergency planning by civil authorities, the idea of emergency management as being a distributed function within society, with other entities (e.g., industry, schools) also having responsibility for emergency planning is acknowledged. In this regard, there is good value in Alexander’s newest book for a broad audience who have interest in or responsibility for emergency planning.’Recovery Diva, May 2017\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. Scope and objectives of this book; 2. What are emergencies? 3. What is an emergency plan? 4. The emergency planning process; 5. First step: background research; 6. Second step: scenario building; 7. Third Step: from scenarios to actions; 8. A note on the structure of the plan; 9. Fourth step: using the plan; 10. Planning to maintain the continuity of normal activities; 11. Specialized emergency planning; 12. Conclusion: the future of emergency planning. Afterword. Appendix 1: Glossary of working definitions by key terms. Appendix 2: Bibliography of selected references. Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741002379607,"sku":"9781780460130","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780460130.jpg?v=1723812353"},{"product_id":"mountains-the-origins-of-the-earth-s-mountain-systems-9781780460666","title":"Mountains: The Origins of the Earth’s Mountain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Outstanding Academic Title' Choice, magazine of the Association of College \u0026amp; Research Libraries, American Library Association.Most mountains on Earth occur within relatively well-defined, narrow belts separated by wide expanses of much lower-lying ground. Their distribution is not random but is caused by the now well-understood geological processes of plate tectonics. Some mountains mark the site of a former plate collision – where one continental plate has ridden up over another, resulting in a zone of highly deformed and elevated rocks. Others are essentially volcanic in origin.The most obvious mountain belts today – the Himalayas, the Alps and the Andes, for example - are situated at currently active plate boundaries. Others, such as the Caledonian mountains of the British Isles and Scandinavia, are the product of a plate collision that happened far in the geological past and have no present relationship to a plate boundary. These are much lower, with a generally gentler relief, worn down through millennia of erosion.The presently active mountain belts are arranged in three separate systems: the Alpine-Himalayan ranges, the circum-Pacific belt and the mid-ocean ridges. Much of the Alpine-Himalayan belt is relatively well known, but large parts of the circum-Pacific and ocean-ridge systems are not nearly as familiar, but contain equally impressive mountain ranges despite large parts being partly or wholly submerged.This book takes the reader along the active mountain systems explaining how plate tectonic processes have shaped them, then looks more briefly at some of the older mountain systems whose tectonic origins are more obscure. It is aimed at those with an interest in mountains and in developing an understanding of the geological processes that create them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This highly attractive, superbly illustrated book provides a comprehensive review of 'European' volcanoes that have been active in the past 10 000 years. It includes all active and dormant volcanoes and some that can probably be regarded as extinct. 'Europe' is meant in a political rather than a geographical sense and hence includes oceanic islands of the North Atlantic and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge... Ironically, I received the invitation to review this book whilst on a Geologists' Association tour of Italian volcanoes, but I did not see it until after I had returned home. It summarises and illustrates beautifully all that we saw on that trip but how I wish that I had had it earlier and I know that this is a volume that I will dip into again and again.' Edinburgh Geologist'   'At first glance, it would be tempting to describe this attractive book merely as a \"geological atlas of mountains,\" but this would do the author a grave disservice. Yes, it presents a detailed snapshot of our current geological knowledge of the world's mountain belts. However, the text not only describes how the mountains vary in space, but it also explores how they have evolved over time. As the author dissects their anatomy, he also examines the geological processes involved in shaping them, from youth to maturity. Moreover, their development is considered within the context of the whole Earth system and the overarching model of plate tectonics-key concepts that underpin the discipline of geology and that are summarized in one of the early chapters...  This volume could satisfy several different types of reader. I can imagine an undergraduate geology or geography student turning to it for authoritative, first-order information on an unfamiliar mountain region, say for an assignment, and dipping in to the appropriate chapter, before perhaps being drawn in to other sections by simple curiosity. Similarly, for a geological researcher skimming rapidly for background information before embarking on investigations in a new mountain belt, it is the perfect place for a swift overview before diving into the expert literature via the references towards the back of the book. However, I can also see this volume on the cluttered bookshelf or coffee table of anyone who is fascinated by mountains-from whatever angle-and has been searching for a book to paint in the geological background of their own mental portrait of what a mountain is. This book is what they have been seeking.' Mountain Research and Development  'Never before has anyone taken a global look at mountain , in this way and presented the material in such a clear and fairly simple manner. To do the task Graham uses superb colourful maps and sections. accompanied by excellent colour photographs. The large format pages are uncluttered allowing the images to be reproduced at generous sizes. My summary - a great read!' Down to Earth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSourced illustrations. Preface and acknowledgements. 1: Introduction; 2:Historical views; 3: Plate-tectonic framework; 4: The Western Mediterranean; 5: The Central Mediterranean: Alps and Apennines; 6: The Carpathians, the Balkans and Turkey; 7: Iran to Pakistan; 8: The India–Asia collision zone; 9: Southeast Asia; 10: The Western Pacific rim; 11: The North American Cordillera; 12: Central America, the Andes and Antarctica; 13: The ocean ridges; 14: Older Mountain Belts. Glossary. References and Further Reading. Index.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48741002477911,"sku":"9781780460666","price":50.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780460666.jpg?v=1720056278"},{"product_id":"measures-for-measure-geology-and-the-industrial-revolution-9781780460819","title":"Measures for Measure: Geology and the Industrial","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChoice 'Outstanding Academic Title' award 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeasures for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e features once greatly-disturbed landscapes – now largely reclaimed, physically at least, by post-industrial activity. Yet the surviving machines, buildings and housing of the original Industrial Revolution, founded mostly upon Coal Measures strata, still loom large over many parts of Britain. They do so nowadays in the family-friendly and informative context of industrial museums, reconstructed industrial settlements, preserved landscapes and historic townscapes. Our society and its creative core of literature, visual arts and architecture were profoundly affected by the whole process. The British Carboniferous legacy for wider humankind was profound and permanent, more so with the realisation over the last 60 or so years that the emission of carbon dioxide during human utilisation of fossil fuels has caused global warming – with all its many unintended consequences. \u003cbr\u003e Coal, iron ore and other metallic ores and materials had been extracted from Carboniferous strata and traded for over five hundred years before the Industrial Revolution, notably since thirteenth century in the ‘London Trade’ of coal from Tyneside. By contrast, the neighbouring island of Ireland had no great deposits of coal and ironstone, although with gold, copper, lead and zinc aplenty. What produced this abundance of fossil carbon preserved in the Carboniferous rocks of Britain? Why did the Industrial Revolution originate in Britain in the early- to mid-eighteenth century and not elsewhere in mainland Europe where coal was also abundant?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinked geological, economic and social factors combined to enable the formation, preservation, exposure and exploitation of neighbouring coal- and iron-bearing reserves. The principal features of the distinctive industrial regions that grew up are traced back to their landscapes and geology in a major section of the book. Great industrial cities became wonders of the world, their entrepreneurs and industrialists proud at what they had created. However, industrial workers in their mines, foundries, forges, factories and mills had to collectively fight for economic, political and social rights and then to cope with the many traumas of de-industrialisation and unemployment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeasures for Measure\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to all with an interest in the industrial history of Great Britain and its impact on the landscape, economy, social history and culture of the island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'As geologists, we understand that the Carboniferous rocks of the Coal Measures were essential to the first Industrial Revolution. They determined its location, pace and extent. This book explains not only this relationship but the profound consequences to our landscape, society, culture and economics that followed.\u003cp\u003eAn engaging narrative with cameos is used to frame the story, referencing the writings and eye witness accounts of contemporary individuals. The geological firsts attributed to George Sinclair, whose work involved predicting where mineral resources could be found and easy won, were particularly insightful. Abraham Darby with his technological knowhow sparked the revolutionary blueprint, but he relocated to Coalbrookdale for a reason!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessor Leeder’s vast knowledge comes to the fore in explaining the how, why and where. The answers of course are in the rocks, from the rise of forests, palaeoclimate and diagenesis to the Rheic Ocean’s demise and, finally, basin inversion. The richness of the geological story presented is like the creation of Pangaea itself - an impressive all-encompassing assemblage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether a balance between narrative and textbook style is achieved, only the reader can decide. It is however an enjoyable and though provoking read and thoroughly recommended.'  Geoscientist online\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I would recommend this book for us all. Given the scope of the subject matter it could never have covered every aspect of the Industrial Revolution (just look at the number of books on this topic) but as an insight into Britain’s unique position from a geological perspective and as a reference source for helping shape the brave new world it is invaluable. The title — a take on one of Shakespeare’s ‘problem’ plays — perhaps reflects that ultimately human beings need to temper resource exploitation with moral justice — remembering that today’s renewable technological industries also require minerals.’  Edinburgh Geologist\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘Measure for Measure’ is a book that feels as solid as a coal ball, and is – at about £25 – reasonably priced. It enhances our understanding of the unique history of Great Britain. The writing is good; the scholarship fine; the diagrams exemplary; the bibliography comprehensive… ‘Measure for Measure’ is a fascinating book to cherish and return to – an enriching read, and definitely recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe GA Magazine (Geologists' Association)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART 1: Economy in Motion: Setting the scene with six cameo sketches of key industrial developments. 1. 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\u003cp\u003e·         Skyscrapers\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Spaceports\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         The 500 most powerful supercomputers\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Mains frequency\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Sharing a McDonald’s\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Soccer stadia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: The world of thoughts, ideas, and beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         The most complex machine ever built\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Scientific productivity\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Intellectual property\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Views on the safety of vaccines\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         Good at maths?\u003c\/p\u003e  ·         Literacy\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         How the world writes\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         UFO sightings\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e·         How the world 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