{"title":"Environmental management Books","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"how-to-avoid-a-climate-disaster-9780141993010","title":"How to Avoid a Climate Disaster","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGates' book is compulsively readable. His ambition was to 'cut through the noise' and give consumers better tools for understanding what works, an ambition he meets admirably. \u003c\/b\u003eIt more than that, however. Gates can get an audience with anyone, can marshal almost limitless resources, and is dogged in the detail. \u003cb\u003eThe result - particularly in the wake of the Trump presidency - is thrilling\u003c\/b\u003e -- Emma Brockes * The Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOf the many books I have come across recently making the case that climate change will be a catastrophe, but we can do something about it, this is the best ... 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The billionaire Bill Gates is a can-do, problem-solving chap, and his book is full of detailed, practical plans * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eGates's carefully packaged nuggets of information are not only easy to understand, but they aim to provide the reader with practical tools to engage with the density of climate change information ... \u003cb\u003eWhat Gates has achieved with his book is something rare in the swelling arena of popular climate literature.\u003c\/b\u003e The Microsoft co-founder turned philanthropist has compiled a solutions-based strategy that is as informed on the commercial realities of scaling new technologies as it is on the environmental consequences of not doing so. -- Daniel Murray * The Business Post *\u003cbr\u003eThe most refreshing aspect of this book is its\u003cb\u003e bracing mix of cold-eyed realism and number-crunched optimism\u003c\/b\u003e ... 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In  gardens and parks, plants are the mainstay of our relationship with the natural world, and we celebrate them for the pleasures they bring. However, that can be part of the problem: too often we value plants for their aesthetic qualities rather than the vital role they play in the ecology of the Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGardening in a Changing World\u003c\/em\u003e Darryl Moore explores how gardens can be better for human beings and for all the other lifeforms that inhabit them. Recent developments in horticulture and plant science show us that we need to rethink our attitude to plants beyond purely aesthetic concerns, and to adopt more holistic approaches to how we design, inhabit and enjoy our gardens. He looks at the history of garden design, to show how we got to where we are today, and recommends ways of changing to new principles of sustainable ecological horticulture.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis challenging and important new book will be essential reading for professionals and students of horticulture and garden and landscape design, as well as for anyone interested in making gardens part of the solution to the future of life on Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘The most illuminating book on this very important subject.’\u003c\/p\u003e -- Cleve West, multi-award-winning garden designer and popular author of books including Our Plot and The Garden of Vegan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I can't recommend this new book enough...a comprehensive and deeply researched account of humans' relationship with plants. The depth of the book is quite extraordinary. It's not a glossy image-led garden book, it's a serious text. And it is a fantastic and up-to-date overview of current trends and approaches in planting design.\" \u003c\/p\u003e -- Nigel Dunnett, academic, plantsman, Olympic Park planting designer, author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book not only acknowledges some of our greatest plantspeople, but ensures that we must always remember plants are front and centre stage on Earth . . . always!'\u003c\/p\u003e -- Arit Anderson, garden designer, presenter Gardeners' World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book every gardener needs.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Claire Masset * Author, Secret Gardens of the National Trust, via Twitter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Darryl Moore has been revolutionising how we grow in cities for the past decade and picked up a medal for his city-friendly design at RHS Chelsea this year. Here he galvanises readers to make meaningful change - whether in their gardens or beyond.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Sunday Times Best Gardening Books Autumn 2022 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If there were a prize for most timely publication of the year, this would be a contender...This must-read book is expertly divided into neat, digestible sections that are jam-packed with fascinating and vital information.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Gardens Illustrated Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The premise of this book is simple. To avert further climate crisis and biodiversity loss, we need to rethink our relationship with plants. \u003cem\u003eGardening in a Changing World\u003c\/em\u003e covers many complex topics, but it does so in short, digestible chapters and a lucid style...It will alter the way you garden.\"\u003c\/p\u003e * Garden Design Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book forms a new intellectualism towards the use of plants. Moore's book cites more than 300 sources showing how recent developments in horticulture and plant science show how gardens can be better for humans and other lifeforms.\"\u003c\/p\u003e -- Matthew Appleby * Horticulture Week *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Darryl Moore explores how our humble gardens could be key to saving us all from the climate crisis. He turns our enjoyment of plants on its head, showing how their vital importance to the future of the planet is even more beautiful than their aesthetic appeal. 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Plants as Panacea:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Unseen Green- Plant Blindness; Health and Well-being; The Nature Disconnect; Managing the Environment; Ecosystem Services;  Environmental Practice; Novel Ecosystems; Urban Ecology; Garden Ecology; Cleaning up the Garden\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003cstrong\u003ePlants as Pictures - Historical Planting Styles:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eGrowing the Idea of the Garden; The Colourists (Gertrude Jekyll, the Garden Club of America, Lawrence Johnston, Vita Sackville-West, Margery Fish, Rosemary Verey, Penelope Hobhouse, etc.); Planting Through the Lens of Modernism (Garrett Eckbo, Thomas Church, Roberto Burle Marx, John Brookes, etc); The Zenith of Pictorial. Planting and the Path to Biodiversity (Christopher Lloyd and Fergus Garrett at Great Dixter); Right Plant, Right Place (Beth Chatto)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. Plants as Processes - The ecological alternative: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ecological Planting; Plant Communities; The Competitive Edge and Beyond; Ecological Developments in the United States; Growing Wild in the Netherlands; Ecological Developments in Germany; New Directions in Britain; France: All Change \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e5. Plant as Possibilities:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eEcotypes; The Rhizosphere; Mutualisms; Microbiomes; Biocenology;\u003cbr\u003e Plant Intelligence (Thinking Like a Plant)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. 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Will melting glaciers change our lives? Absolutely.Glaciers are built and destroyed during ice ages and interglacial periods. These massive ice bodies hold three quarters of our freshwater, yet we don''t have laws to protect them from climate change. When they melt, they increase sea levels, alter the Earth''s reflectivity, wreak havoc for ocean and air currents, destabilize global ecosystems, warm our climate, and bring on floods that swamp millions of acres of coastal land. The critical ecological role they play to keep our global climate stable, and the environmental functions they provide, wither. And, as climate change warms glacier cores, collapsing glacier ice triggers tsunamis that send deadly massive ice blocks, rocks, earth, and billions of liters of water rushing down mountain v\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelting glaciers are the primary cause of the rising sea level. Few people are as familiar with this topic as Jorge Daniel Taillant. In Meltdown, he brings glaciers to life. Taillant takes us on a very personal discovery of the disappearing world of glaciers, warning the world of the risks and encouraging their protection. He brings an important perspective that should be read and heeded. * John Englander, oceanographer and author of Moving to Higher Ground: Rising Sea Level and the Path Forward *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is well written, enjoyable, and creative. Jorge Daniel Taillant brings a more light-hearted view to glaciers while recognizing and discussing the key issues in an understandable way. * Eugénie S. Euskirchen, Associate Professor, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks *\u003cbr\u003eTaillant masterfully takes us on a journey through the profound changes our cryosphere is suffering from climate change and how melting glaciers that are vanishing around the world will not only destroy delicate ecosystems, from oceans to coastlines and from urban environments to forests, but how they will radically change how we live on Earth in ways not yet imagined. His unique capacity to bring together media, science, politics, and society in understandable prose offers a powerful wake-up call to our deepening climate crisis. * Durwood Zaelke, President, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Foreword Introduction   Chapter 1: And Then There Was Ice Chapter 2: The Rising Seas Chapter 3: Do You Drink Glacier Water? 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Applied Ecology shows students how an understanding of ecological theory can be used to address the most important issues facing ecologists today. Its explicitly problem-solving approach reflects the reality of using ecological tools and approaches in applied contexts, while also highlighting the key ecological theories that underpin those applications to make the link between theory and practice clear. With an emphasis throughout on the realities of applying ecological theory, the book features interviews with a range of leading applied ecologists, and over 30 case studies to give students a clear sense of contemporary applied ecology in action. 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David Kummer's close examination of the interactions among political, economic, and cultural factors and their environmental consequences sheds light on similar situations in other countries.","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732908323159,"sku":"9780226461694","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226461694.jpg?v=1719998908"},{"product_id":"the-nature-of-plant-communities-9781108482219","title":"The Nature of Plant Communities","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost people can readily identify a forest, or a grassland, or a wetland - these are the simple labels we give different plant communities. The aim of this book is to move beyond these simple descriptions to investigate the ''hidden'' structure of vegetation, asking questions such as how do species in a community persist over time? What prevents the strongest species from taking over? And, are there rules that confer stability and produce repeatable patterns? Answers to these questions are fundamental to community ecology, and for the successful management of the world''s varied ecosystems, many of which are currently under threat. In addition to reviewing and synthesising our current knowledge of species interactions and community assembly, this book also seeks to offer a different viewpoint - to challenge the reader, and to stimulate ecologists to think differently about plant communities and the processes that shape them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'For anyone working in the large field of plant ecology, and teaching courses in ecology and other topics, this book may provide some new food for thought. It might be used in a graduate seminar course or as background reading for students new to the field as they are developing their career foundations and graduate research plans Suzanne Koptur, Plant Science Bulletin\u003cbr\u003e'… a very enjoyable read.' Scott L. Collins, The Quarterly Review of Biology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Plants are strange and wondrous beings; 2. Interactions between species; 3. Mechanisms of co-existence; 4. Community-level processes; 5. Assembly rules; 6. Theories and their predictions; 7. 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This book is for anyone concerned about the health, safety, affordability, diversity, and sustainability of their food - and the peace of our planet. It is not just timely - its message is of the greatest urgency. Audiences include consumers, ''foodies'', policymakers, researchers, cooks, chefs and farmers. Indeed, anyone who cares about their food, where it comes from and what it means for them, their children and grandchildren.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'… today's unsustainable food systems and the impossible job of feeding the estimated 10 billion people inhabiting the planet by 2050 encapsulates the multiheaded crisis humanity faces today. If you haven't heard all this then Food Or War is a good primer, vivid and punchy.' The Observer\u003cbr\u003e'Perchance, ecosystems cease to function, the human jawbone would plop open, and remain plopped open, gaping and, over time, morph into a zombie-like end game of people preying upon people. … All of which serves as a prelude to Julian Cribb's brilliance as an established and celebrated science writer, recipient of 32 journalism awards, and author of ten books, with a new 'first-rate' book, now available via pre-order: Food or War. … Food or War is not only a page-turner with Cribb's clear, precise prose, but as an added bonus, it's jam-packed, like a textbook, with significant facts and statistics about the biosphere. It belongs in the hands of people who deeply care about the deteriorating condition of our poisoned planet. Incidentally, based upon very compelling evidence, yes, it is poisoned.' Robert Hunziker, CounterPunch\u003cbr\u003e'Food or War offers us the context we need to consider the food we eat, the approach we use to raise food, and the manner we treat others' resources across the globe in new, revealing, and common sense ways.' Carolyn Fortuna, CleanTechnica (www.cleantechnica.com)\u003cbr\u003e'Wars rage on in Syria, Yemen and elsewhere, in part driven by food shortages. What to do? … We can turn this imbalance around. Cribb points the way in this must-read book.' Tim Fischer, former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, and Chair of the Global Crop Trust with Seed Vault in Svalbard and HQ in Bonn, Germany\u003cbr\u003e'Julian Cribb's comprehensive and thoughtful plan to deal with an impending global food security disaster deserves coordinated and urgent consideration by the UN FAO and all national governments.' Michael Jeffery, former Governor General of Australia\u003cbr\u003e'Access to this book will enrich deliberations on critical issues of global food supply, dealing with refugees and poverty, and the food\/land\/water nexus. The evidence-based approach, integration across issues, and presentation of opportunities for the future make this text stand out from the crowd. It is highly recommended.' Kath Bowmer, former Deputy Chief of CSIRO Land and Water and Deputy Vice Chancellor of Charles Sturt University, Queensland\u003cbr\u003e'Throughout history, food has been both a tool and a consequence of conflict and migration, which continues today exacerbated by arable land lost to cities, unreliable climate and excess consumption in rich nations while millions remain malnourished elsewhere. Cribb's analysis is urgently apposite, as is his practical call for a sustainable, nourishing and resilient global food system.' Lindsay Falvey, University of Melbourne\u003cbr\u003e'[A] splendid exemplar of the new food consciousness.' Tim Lang, The Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e'Drawing on his extensive scientific and historical knowledge, Cribb takes us on a grim and tightly argued odyssey to the edge of the Earth. He holds our hand while we stare into the abyss. Frightening. Having outlined the reality of our tenuous hold on the supports of life, he offers creative and imaginative solutions. A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of humanity.' Bruce Haigh, former Australian diplomat and refugee advocate\u003cbr\u003e'In a time when we are absorbed in populist, political nonsense, Julian Cribb brings us to heel with the existential threat we face, in simple language; he joins all the dots.' The Honourable John Kerin, former Australian Minister for Primary Industry\u003cbr\u003e'Unputdownable. Dealing with the multiple threats to humanity's most basic need - food - it unceremoniously pulls your head from the sand - but empowers you with the knowledge to do something. An absolutely essential read. This masterful work articulates clearly humanity's future and may just be warning enough for globally connected communities to avert the avalanche of existential threats bearing down.' Brad Collis, Editorial Director, Coretext and author of Fields of Discovery\u003cbr\u003e'Human nature meets human need when the red and black horsemen ride in the ultimate existential food fight. At once perceptive and persuasive, Julian Cribb delivers another science-based study of the human condition at its most basic. Food or War is exceptional.' David Hulme, Publisher, Vision.org\u003cbr\u003e'A compelling case for turning swords into ploughshares and building a sustainable global food supply in this century of existential climate risks.' David Spratt, American University Washington College of Law, and author of Climate Code Red\u003cbr\u003e'Food, like air, water, soil and biodiversity, is one of humankind's most fundamental needs, a source of joy and creator of community. The eco-crises of climate change and loss of biodiversity reveal the total unsustainability of the current global food system. This book is an urgent call for recognition that the inescapable need for change also brings enormous opportunities.' David Suzuki, Award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster\u003cbr\u003e'Food or War targets an issue that touches every human life, every day: food. And that, without it, people fight. It shows that our 'jawprint' is the heaviest of all our impacts on our finite planet - and that, for civilisation to survive, how we produce food must change … Anyone with an interest in either the human future or food should read this clear, authoritative, scary book. So should all first-year college classes.' Paul R. Ehrlich, co-author of Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Food and conflict; 2. War and hunger; 3. The strategic importance of food, land and water; 4. Is 'agriculture' sustainable?; 5. Hotspots for food conflict in the twenty-first century; 6. Food as an existential risk; 7. Food for peace; 8. Urban dreams and nightmares; 9. The future of food; 10. 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Chapter 18: We Are All, For a Certain While, Not Soil Chapter 19: Keep Them Dawgies Movin' Chapter 20: A Grain of Truth: Regenerative Agriculture Chapter 21: What's the Beef with Methane? 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Beginning with the context of tropical coral reef degradation and loss, alongside an overview of tropical ecology, global environmental policy and finance, the book reviews several conservation financing instruments. These include ecotourism, debt-for-nature swaps, impact investments, and government domestic budgetary expenditures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the Great Barrier Reef, to the Coral Triangle, to the Mesoamerican Reef, tropical coral reef degradation and loss are serious global environmental issues, contributing to loss revenue and food insecurity for coastal communities, and species extinction. 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Acronyms\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eVIII. Comprehensive Timeline (detailed timeline of leading individuals and organizations)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e1. Executive Summary\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e2. The Context of Coral Reef Degradation and Loss \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Where Are The World’s Coral Reefs?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Where is Coral Reef Degradation and Loss Occurring Today?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Why are Coral Reefs Valuable?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Other Resources on the Context of Coral Reef Degradation and Loss \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e3. Coral Reef Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eB. Ecosystem Diversity \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Species Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Genetic Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Connectivity to Seascapes  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Other Resources on Coral Reef Ecology\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e4. Global Environmental Policy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eA. Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eB. Local and State Policies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eC. Federal Policies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eD. Bilateral, Multilateral and Regional Policies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eE. International Policies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eF. Company Policies\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eG. Dates of Global Environmental Policy\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eH. Dates when Government Institutions were Established\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eI. Other Resources on Global Environmental Policy \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e5. International Finance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eB. Efficient Frontier\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Financial Risk Management \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Portfolio Management: Risk, Return, Time, Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Other Resources on International Finance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e6. The Origins and History of Coral Reef Conservation Finance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e7. Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Historical Overview \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Mechanisms of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Size of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Introduction to Case Studies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Case Study #1: INSERT \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      G. Case Study #2: INSERT\u003c\/p\u003e        H. Return\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      I. Risk \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJ. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      K. Policy Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      L. Future Outlook for Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      M. Other Resources on Government Domestic Budgetary Expenditures\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e8. Debt-for-Nature Swaps\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Historical Overview \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Mechanisms of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Size of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Introduction to Case Studies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Case Study #1: Seychelles’ Climate Adaptation and Impact Investment Debt Swap\u003c\/p\u003e        G. Case Study #2: INSERT\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      H. Return\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      I. Risk \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJ. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      K. Policy Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      L. Future Outlook for Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      M. Other Resources on Debt-for-Nature Swaps\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e9. Ecotourism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Historical Overview \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Mechanisms of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Size of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Introduction to Case Studies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Case Study #1: The Great Barrier Reef of Australia\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      G. Case Study #2: The Galapagos Islands of Ecuador\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      H. Case Study #3: The Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System\u003c\/p\u003e  I. Return\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      J. Risk \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eK. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique\u003c\/p\u003e        L. Policy Analysis\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      M. Future Outlook for Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      N. Other Resources on Ecotourism\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e10. Green Procurement Models\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Historical Overview \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Mechanisms of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      D. Size of Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Introduction to Case Studies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Case Study #1: INSERT \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      G. Case Study #2: INSERT\u003c\/p\u003e        H. Return\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      I. Risk \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJ. Risk, Return, Time (Horizon), Taxes, Liquidity, Legal and Unique\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      K. Policy Analysis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      L. Future Outlook for Instrument\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      M. Other Resources on Green Procurement Models \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e11. – 15. Other Conservation Financing Instruments Used for Coral Reefs\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e*Subheadings would be similar to Chapters 7-10*\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e16. Additional Considerations for Coral Reef Conservation Finance \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      A. Social Safeguards  \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      B. Biodiversity Safeguards\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      C. Ongoing Monitoring, Reporting and Verification\u003c\/p\u003e        D. Restoration of Degraded Areas \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      E. Role of Technology \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e      F. Other Resources on Additional Considerations for Coral Reef Conservation Finance \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e17. The Future of Conservation Finance\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e18. Concluding Thoughts\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e19. Bibliography and Suggested Readings\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e20. Other Suggested Resources \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e21. Index\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e22. 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It focuses on issues surrounding the importance of natural environments on public health and wellbeing, and the environmental, cultural, and social importance of green and blue spaces that can result through responsible and sustainable adaptive management processes. It explores how the Covid-19 pandemic forced reconsiderations of our relationship with these natural spaces and highlights the important impact of the pace of climate change. While not pretending to have the answers, the stimulating and imaginative contributions embrace rich perspectives drawn from backgrounds as diverse as heritage studies, tourism, conservation, geography, policy formulation, public health, environmental health, research methods, history, literature, art, and theology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 1: People and Places Matter: From Theory to Practice. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNiall Finneran \u0026amp; Denise Hewlett with Richard Clarke\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 2: What does the Global Biodiversity Framework mean for protected and conserved areas?\u003c\/p\u003e  Nigel Dudley\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Landscapes of the Romantic Sublime: the legacy of nineteenth-century artistic visions and contributions to the development of the management of natural heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNiall Finneran\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Islandscapes: tourism, Covid, climate change and challenges to natural landscapes. A Caribbean perspective and view from Barbados.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eNiall Finneran \u0026amp; Tara Inniss\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Managing heritage landscapes of cultural value: a view from the National Trust portfolio in Purbeck, southern England.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTracey Churcher \u0026amp; Niall Finneran\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Between high and low tide. Participatory approaches to managing England’s coastal and riverine natural and cultural heritage: a case study from the CITIZAN initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOliver Hutchinson \u0026amp; Niall Finneran\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Managing a UNESCO World Heritage Site in a Post-Colonial, Post-Conflict and Post-Disaster Destination. The Case of the \u003ci\u003eHaitian National History Park.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJocelyn Belfort,  Hugues Séraphin \u0026amp; Godson Lubrun\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Sustainable project management of green spaces, protected and conserved areas – opportunities and challenges. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMalgorzata Radomska, Richard Clarke \u0026amp; Denise Hewlett \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 9: (Re)connecting with Nature: Exploring Nature Based Interventions for Psychological Health and Wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDebra Gray, Denise Hewlett, Julie Hammon \u0026amp; Stephanie Aburrow\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Significant Spaces: Exploring the Health and Wellbeing Impacts of Natural Environments.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDenise Hewlett, Debra Gray, Richard Gunton, Tom Munro, Sheela Agarwal, Martin Breed, Chris Skelly, Philip Weinstein, Ainara Terradillos, Natalia Lavrushkina \u0026amp; Danny Byrne\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Judaism and Engagements with Nature: theology and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChristina Welch \u0026amp; Neil Amswych \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Islam and Engagements with Nature; theology and practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChristina Welch \u0026amp; Fahima B. Rahman \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 13: What Have we Learned from the Impact of the Pandemic on our Relationship with Nature? The Importance of Views from Home.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eMarco Garrido-Cumbrera \u0026amp; Olta Braçe \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Impacts and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic for Protected and Conserved Area Management.\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMitali Sharma,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMariana Napolitano Ferreira,\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eRachel Golden Kroner \u0026amp;\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eMohammed K. S. 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It explains the basic concepts, provides a historical overview of energy resources, assesses our unsustainable energy system based on fossil fuels, and shows that the energy crisis is not only a tough challenge, but also an unprecedented opportunity to become more concerned about the world in which we live and the society we have built up. By outlining the alternatives for today and the future, it gives an extensive overview on nuclear energy, solar thermal and photovoltaics, solar fuels, wind power, ocean energies and other renewables, highlighting the increasing importance of electricity and the long-term perspectives of a hydrogen-based economy. 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Conventional Engines\u003cbr\u003e Jet Engines\u003cbr\u003e Electricity\u003cbr\u003e Early Development\u003cbr\u003e From Wayfarers to ICT\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART II: Fossil Fuels\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e OIL\u003cbr\u003e What is Oil\u003cbr\u003e Oil History, Exploration, Drilling, Production\u003cbr\u003e Oil Transportation\u003cbr\u003e Oil Refining\u003cbr\u003e Oil Storage\u003cbr\u003e Unconventional Oil\u003cbr\u003e Petrochemicals\u003cbr\u003e Oil as a Fuel\u003cbr\u003e America's Addiction to Oil\u003cbr\u003e Oil Price\u003cbr\u003e Oil Peak and Reserves\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NATURAL GAS\u003cbr\u003e What is Natural Gas and Where It Comes From\u003cbr\u003e Gas Properties and Definitions\u003cbr\u003e Brief Historical Notes on Gas Exploitation\u003cbr\u003e Gas Production, Consumption, and Reserves\u003cbr\u003e Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)\u003cbr\u003e Natural Gas Processing\u003cbr\u003e Transport, Storage, and Distribution\u003cbr\u003e Gas Uses: Energy and Feedstock\u003cbr\u003e Unconventional Gas\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e COAL\u003cbr\u003e What is Coal\u003cbr\u003e Coal Extraction\u003cbr\u003e Coal Transportation and Industrial Uses\u003cbr\u003e Coal Gasification\u003cbr\u003e Coal Production, Consumption, and Reserves\u003cbr\u003e Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS)\u003cbr\u003e Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e FOSSIL LEGACY\u003cbr\u003e The Energy Dark Sides\u003cbr\u003e Alteration of the Carbon Cycle by Fossil Fuel Combustion\u003cbr\u003e Anthropogenic Climate Change\u003cbr\u003e Air Pollution and Global Warming\u003cbr\u003e Counterbalancing our Climate Influence\u003cbr\u003e Putting a Limit to CO2\u003cbr\u003e Air Pollution and Human Health\u003cbr\u003e Land and Water Degradation\u003cbr\u003e So, What?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART III: Nuclear Energy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NUCLEAR ENERGY\u003cbr\u003e Principles of Nuclear Fission and Fusion\u003cbr\u003e Power from Nuclear Fission\u003cbr\u003e Civilian Use of Nuclear Fusion?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART IV: Renewable Energies\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOLAR ENERGY BASICS\u003cbr\u003e The Origin of Sunshine\u003cbr\u003e Solar Radiation and Attenuation\u003cbr\u003e Abundant, Fairly Distributed, Vital\u003cbr\u003e Sun's Limits: Dilution and Intermittency\u003cbr\u003e The Conversion of Solar Energy: Heat, Fuels, Electricity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOLAR HEAT AND ELECTRICITY\u003cbr\u003e Passive Solar Harnessing in Buildings\u003cbr\u003e Thermal Conversion: Unconcentrated Solar Flux\u003cbr\u003e Thermal Conversion: Concentrated Solar Flux\u003cbr\u003e The Birth and Rise of Photovoltaics\u003cbr\u003e Inorganic Photovoltaics: Key Principles\u003cbr\u003e Silicon Solar Cells\u003cbr\u003e Thin Film Solar Cells\u003cbr\u003e Organic Solar Cells\u003cbr\u003e Concentrated Photovoltaics and Other Innovative Concepts\u003cbr\u003e Photovoltaics: Global Installation and Market Trends\u003cbr\u003e Solar Energy: Sustainable and Affordable\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e SOLAR FUELS\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Natural Photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e Biomass and Biofuels\u003cbr\u003e Future Options for Transportation Fuels\u003cbr\u003e Artificial Photosynthesis\u003cbr\u003e Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells\u003cbr\u003e The Solar Fuel Challenge\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e OTHER RENEWABLES\u003cbr\u003e Hydroelectric Energy\u003cbr\u003e Wind Energy\u003cbr\u003e Ocean Energies\u003cbr\u003e Geothermal Energy\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART V: Energy Carriers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ELECTRICITY\u003cbr\u003e Basic Concepts\u003cbr\u003e Illumination\u003cbr\u003e Traditional Power Generation\u003cbr\u003e Traditional Electricity Grid\u003cbr\u003e Power Generation from New Renewables\u003cbr\u003e Energy Storage for Electricity Supply Networks\u003cbr\u003e Plugging-In Transportation\u003cbr\u003e Smart Grid\u003cbr\u003e 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Proponents argued that the private sector could provide better services at lower costs than governments; opponents questioned the risks involved in delegating control over a life-sustaining resource to for-profit companies. Private-sector activity was most concentratedand contestedin large cities in developing countries, where the widespread lack of access to networked water supplies was characterized as a global crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Privatizing Water, Karen Bakker focuses on three questions: Why did privatization emerge as a preferred alternative for managing urban water supply? Can privatization fulfill its proponents'' expectations, particularly with respect to water supply to the urban poor? 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A tour de force.\"—Michael Watts, Class of 1963 Professor of Geography and Development Studies at the University of California, Berkeley\u003cbr\u003eWritten by one of the world's leading specialists in water governance issues, Privatizing Water deepens, challenges, and combines the debates on urban water supply, sustainable development and equitable access to water and public services. Dynamically combining interdisciplinary theory and empirical evidence, the book gives powerful insight into the water privatization debate. It is rich in challenging conceptualizations that range from elite-based hydrosocial networks to the social production of thirst. By focusing on actual practices at diverse scales of water control, the author is able to show the real-life worlds of the many who are 'unconnected' to the formal networks and rather make their own hybrid water projects.\"—Rutgerd Boelens, Wageningen University\u003cbr\u003e\"Privatizing Water is a much-needed volume that revisits the water privatization debate and takse us beyond conventional notions of public, private, and community management to critically explore their respective ideological underpinnings, shortcomings, and socio-ecological linkages, as well as possible alternatives.\"—François Molle, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement\u003cbr\u003e\"In this wise and humane book, Karen Bakker seeks to reshape the debate about water management worldwide. By challenging the idea that privatization and public ownership are opposed—and indeed the only—alternatives, she shines light on an issue of fundamental importance to all citizens and countless policy-makers. Karen Bakker makes the case for moving beyond existing policy approaches and shows why a new paradigm committed to flexibility and pragmatism is by far the best option.\"—Noel Castree, University of Manchester\u003cbr\u003e\"Karen Bakker's book brings together a culmination of many years' painstaking work on the governance of water in an impressive array of geographical contexts. She provides a superb tour through the landscape, depicting with simultaneous nuance and clarity the possible trajectories—through rights, community and ecology—that could lead productively beyond the stalemates of a polarized debate over privatization.\"—Bronwen Morgan, University of Bristol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Privatization and the Urban Water CrisisPart I. Development, Urbanization, and the Governance of Thirst\u003cbr\u003e 1. Governance Failure: Reframing the Urban Water Supply Crisis\u003cbr\u003e 2. Material Emblems of Citizenship: Creating Public Water\u003cbr\u003e 3. Watering the Thirsty Poor: The Water Privatization Debate\u003cbr\u003e 4. Citizens without a City: The Techno-Politics of Urban Water GovernancePart II. Beyond Privatization: Debating Alternatives\u003cbr\u003e 5. Protesting Privatization: Transnational Struggles over the Human Right to Water\u003cbr\u003e 6. Commons versus Commodities: The Ambiguous Merits of Community Water-Supply Management\u003cbr\u003e 7 Politics and Biopolitics: Debating Ecological GovernanceConclusion: Beyond PrivatizationNotes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865920778583,"sku":"9780801474644","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801474644.jpg?v=1722276205"},{"product_id":"wildlife-ecology-conservation-and-management-9781118291078","title":"Wildlife Ecology Conservation and Management","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo understand modern principles of sustainable management and the conservation of wildlife species requires intimate knowledge about demography, animal behavior, and ecosystem dynamics. 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Introduction 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Estimating home range size and utilization frequency 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Estimating habitat availability and use 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Selective habitat use 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Using resource selection functions to predict population response 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Sources of variation in habitat use 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Movement within the home range 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Movement among home ranges 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Summary 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Dispersal, dispersion, and distribution 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Dispersal 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Dispersion 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Distribution 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Distribution, abundance, and range collapse 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Species 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facilitation between species 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Theoretical aspects of interspecific competition 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Experimental demonstrations of competition 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 The concept of the niche 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 The competitive exclusion principle 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Resource partitioning and habitat selection 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Competition in variable environments 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Apparent competition 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Facilitation 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Applied aspects of competition 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Summary 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Predation 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Predation and management 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Definitions 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 The effect of predators on prey density 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The behavior of predators 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Numerical response of predators to prey density 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 The total response 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Behavior of the prey 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Summary 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Parasites and pathogens 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction and definitions 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Effects of parasites 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 The basic parameters of epidemiology 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Determinants of spread 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Endemic pathogens 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Endemic pathogens: synergistic interactions with food and predators 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Epizootic diseases 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Emerging infectious diseases of wildlife 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Parasites and the regulation of host populations 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Parasites and host communities 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Parasites and conservation 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Parasites and control of pests 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 Summary 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Consumer–resource dynamics 157\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Quality and quantity of a resource 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Kinds of resource 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Consumer–resource dynamics: general theory 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Kangaroos and their food plants in semi-arid Australian savannas 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Wolf–moose–woody plant dynamics in the boreal forest 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Other population cycles 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Summary 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The ecology of behavior 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Diet selection 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Optimal patch or habitat use 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Risk-sensitive habitat use 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Social behavior and foraging 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Summary 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Climate change and wildlife 191\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Evidence for climate change 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Wildlife responses to climate change 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Mechanisms of response to climate change 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Complex ecosystem responses to climate change 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Summary 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Wildlife conservation and management 203\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Counting animals 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Total counts 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Sampled counts: the logic 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Sampled counts: methods and arithmetic 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Indirect estimates of population size 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Indices 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Harvest-based population estimates 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Summary 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Age and stage structure 233\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Demographic rates 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Direct estimation of life table parameters 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Indirect estimation of life table parameters 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Relationships among parameters 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Age-specific population models 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Elasticity of matrix models 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.8 Stage-specific models 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.9 Elasticity of the loggerhead turtle model 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.10 Short-term changes in structured populations 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.11 Environmental stochasticity and age-structured populations 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.12 Summary 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Experimental management 251\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Differentiating success from failure 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Technical judgments can be tested 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 The nature of the evidence 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Experimental and survey design 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Some standard analyses 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.7 Summary 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Model evaluation and adaptive management 273\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Fitting models to data and estimation of parameters 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Measuring the likelihood of the observed data 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Evaluating the likelihood of alternate models using AIC 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Adaptive management 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.6 Summary 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Population viability analysis 285\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.1 Introduction 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.2 Environmental stochasticity 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.3 PVA based on the exponential growth model 286\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.4 PVA based on the diffusion model 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.5 PVA based on logistic growth 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.6 Demographic stochasticity 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.7 Estimating both environmental and demographic stochasticity 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.8 PVA based on demographic and environmental stochasticity 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.9 Strengths and weaknesses of PVA 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.10 Extinction caused by environmental change 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.11 Extinction threat due to introduction of exotic predators or competitors 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.12 Extinction threat due to unsustainable harvesting 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.13 Extinction threat due to habitat loss 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16.14 Summary 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 Conservation in practice 305\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.1 Introduction 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.2 How populations go extinct 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.3 How to prevent extinction 315\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.4 Rescue and recovery of near-extinctions 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.5 Conservation in National Parks and reserves 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.6 Community conservation outside National Parks and reserves 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.7 International conservation 323\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17.8 Summary 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 Wildlife harvesting 325\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.1 Introduction 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.2 Fixed-quota harvesting strategy 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.3 Fixed-proportion harvesting strategy 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.4 Harvesting in practice: dynamic variation in quotas or effort 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.5 No-harvest reserves 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.6 Age- or sex-biased harvesting 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.7 Commercial harvesting 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.8 Bioeconomics 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.9 Game cropping and the discount rate 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18.10 Summary 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e19 Wildlife control 347\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.1 Introduction 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.2 Definitions 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.3 Effects of control 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.4 Objectives of control 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.5 Determining whether control is appropriate 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.6 Methods of control 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19.7 Summary 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e20 Evolution and conservation genetics 357\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.1 Introduction 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.2 Maintenance of genetic variation 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.3 Natural selection 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.4 Natural selection and life history tradeoffs 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.5 Natural selection due to hunting 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.6 Natural selection due to fishing 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.7 Selection due to environmental change 367\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.8 Ecological dynamics due to evolutionary changes 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.9 Heterozygosity 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.10 Genetic drift and mutation 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.11 Inbreeding depression 376\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.12 How much genetic variation is needed? 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.13 Effective population size 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.14 Effect of sex ratio 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.15 How small is too small? 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20.16 Summary 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e21 Habitat loss and metapopulation dynamics 381\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.1 Introduction 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.2 Habitat loss and fragmentation 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21.3 Ecological effects of habitat loss 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\u003cp\u003e22.7 Multiple states 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.8 Regulation of top-down and bottom-up processes 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.9 Ecosystem consequences of bottom-up processes 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.10 Ecosystem disturbance and heterogeneity 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.11 Ecosystem management at multiple scales 410\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.12 Biodiversity 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.13 Island biogeography and dynamic processes of diversity 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.14 Ecosystem function 415\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22.15 Summary 417\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppendices 419\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlossary 423\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences 435\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 489\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default 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Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA NPR Best Book of 2023\u003cbr\u003eA Shelf Awareness Best Nonfiction Book of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn August 2023 Indie Next Pick, selected by booksellers\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e Most Anticipated Book of 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA WBUR Summer Reading Recommendation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Next Big Idea Club's August 2023 Must-Read Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of \u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, fifty-seven scientists and crew set out onboard the Nathaniel B. Palmer. Their destination: Thwaites Glacier. Their goal: to learn as much as possible about this mysterious place, never before visited by humans, and believed to be both rapidly deteriorating and capable of making a catastrophic impact on global sea-level rise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Rush documents their voyage, offering the sublime—seeing an iceberg for the first time; the staggering waves of the Drake Passage; the torqued, unfamiliar contours of Thwaites—alongside the workaday moments of this groundbreaking expedition. A ping-pong tournament at sea. Long hours in the lab. All the effort that goes into caring for and protecting human life in a place that is inhospitable to it. Along the way, she takes readers on a personal journey around a more intimate question: What does it mean to bring a child into the world at this time of radical change?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat emerges is a new kind of Antarctica story, one preoccupied not with flag planting but with the collective and challenging work of imagining a better future. With understanding the language of a continent where humans have only been present for two centuries. With the contributions and concerns of women, who were largely excluded from voyages until the last few decades, and of crew members of color, whose labor has often gone unrecognized.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e teems with their voices—with the colorful stories and personalities of Rush’s shipmates—in a thrilling chorus.\u003c\/p\u003eUrgent and brave, absorbing and vulnerable, \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis another essential book from Elizabeth Rush.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Rush’s new work of nonfiction, reframes the end of the world—geographical and climatological. [. . .] Alongside recitations of the science as well as meditations of a much more personal nature, the intrepid reader is treated to prose that lifts Rush’s work far above standard journalism.”\u003cb\u003e—Lorraine Berry, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth Rush's \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is one part memoir, one part reporting from the edge—think Elizabeth Kolbert's \u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Extinction\u003c\/i\u003e—a book that feels as though it was written from the brink. In this case the extreme scenario is literal: Rush, a journalist, joins a crew of scientists aboard a ship headed for a glacier in Antarctica that is, like much of the poles, rapidly disappearing. The book brings the environmental crisis into a personal sphere, asking what it means to have a child in the face of such catastrophic change. [. . .] Rush writes with clarity and precision, giving a visceral sense of everything from the gear required to traverse an arctic landscape to the interior landscape of a woman facing change both global and immediate.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, “Most Anticipated Books of 2023”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e] offers an exploration story that is also a literature of community, as attentive to the cooks and the marine techs as it is to the scientists whose work they support. [. . .] Ultimately Rush determines that the work of parenting, like the floating village of people studying the glacier, is paving the way for other, better futures.”\u003cb\u003e—Rachel Riederer, \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Rush takes readers to the precipice of the climate crisis. Aboard the\u003ci\u003e Nathaniel B. Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e, an American icebreaker, Rush and a crew of scientists, journalists, and support staff set bow and stern in front of Thwaites Glacier for the first time in history [. . .] \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is a poignant, necessary addition to the body of Antarctic literature, one that centers—without glorifying—motherhood, uncertainty, community, vulnerability, and beauty in a rapidly melting world.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is] a distinctive addition to the Antarctic canon. [. . .] Rush centers women’s voices in her exploration of motherhood and the Earth, gliding between her personal reflections, descriptions of life aboard the ship and stories of what comes after. Simultaneously lyrical and analytical, \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e depicts Rush’s search for meaning while rejecting easy answers.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth Rush takes readers along as she documents the 2019 Thwaites Glacier expedition in Antarctica. The voyage had 57 scientists, researchers and recorders onboard to document the groundbreaking glacier, which has never been visited by humans. [. . .] Rush ties her findings of the Thwaites Glacier expedition to raising kids and living in a quickly changing world.”—\u003cb\u003eWBUR, “8 Books to Add to Your Summer Reading List”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The fascinating inside story of climate science at the edge of Antarctica [. . .] In this follow-up to \u003ci\u003eRising: Dispatches from the New American Shore\u003c\/i\u003e, Rush shows us how data collection happens, capturing the intriguing details of climate science in the field [. . .] The scientists are not the only heroes of Rush’s book, which emphasizes above all the collaborative and interdependent nature of such voyages, where so much depends on the staff and crew. In addition to her own poetic voice, the author incorporates the voices of everyone on the ship, highlighting women and racial and ethnic minorities, who have been overlooked in the canon of Antarctic literature.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rush’s reporting is top-notch, and her personal reflections make this an unusually intimate account of climate change. Readers will find plenty to ponder.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth Rush, Pulitzer Prize finalist for\u003ci\u003e Rising\u003c\/i\u003e, is no stranger to chronicling difficult narratives about climate change, and conveys profound urgency without ever descending into panic. In \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, she turns that skill to a most daunting task: joining the crew of the Nathaniel B. Palmer and the team of scientists attempting to gather data from Antarctica's never-before-explored Thwaites Glacier. [. . .] As impressive as the structure is, it's at the sentence level that Rush's artistry shines, each description a pearl, and the string of them a thing of undeniable beauty. Rush is a journalist, with a scientist's curiosity and powers of observation, but she is also a poet, and sentences like this one demonstrate her formidable skills: 'I get the sense that all afternoon, I have been eavesdropping on a conversation that has been taking place over hundreds of years, a conversation whose language is material, written in ice and rock and bone.”\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Shelf Awareness, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An astonishing, vital book about Antarctica, climate change, and motherhood from the author of Rising, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNext Big Idea Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In 2019, a group of scientists set out for Thwaites Glacier, which has the ominous nickname of Doomsday Glacier, in the Antarctic. It had never been visited before by humans, and the goal was to gather as much information as possible. The glacier itself is suspected to be deteriorating, which could have catastrophic effects on sea levels.Rush not only documents the scientific journey and gives voice to various crew members, but also explores what it means to bring a new life into the world, as she starts to contemplate motherhood in the time of climate change.\"\u003cb\u003e—Book Riot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e took me on an immersive journey through both exterior and interior landscapes, deftly crossing the boundaries between the frigid Antarctic and the warm heart. Elizabeth Rush’s writing is multilayered, from fascinating scientific accounts to intimate human stories and deep examinations of how we live deliberately in a melting world.”—\u003cb\u003eRobin Wall Kimmerer, author of \u003ci\u003eBraiding Sweetgrass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Rush chronicles a months-long journey to the Thwaites glacier in Antarctica with scientists who are conducting research that will help us better understand how global warming is reshaping our planet. As with \u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e, this book is beautifully written, deeply felt, and thoroughly researched. [. . .] Antarctica is a mysterious, terrifying, vast place and Rush captures all of it with genuine curiosity and intelligence. This book is at once a love letter and a meditation and a gentle warning—and we very much need all three.”—\u003cb\u003eRoxane Gay, Goodreads\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is the Antarctic book I've been waiting for—an immersive modern day expedition tale, a reflection on science and knowledge-making, a confrontation with gendered histories, and a brilliant writer's spellbinding meditation on human mistakes, distant goals, and courage.”\u003cb\u003e—Megha Majumdar, author of \u003ci\u003eA Burning: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is about the end of a great glacier and the beginning of a small life. It is a book about imagining the future, and it is a book of hope.”—\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Kolbert,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eUnder a White Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Going to the Antarctic is an adventure, big science is an adventure, having a child is an adventure—and all of these adventurers are shaded by the great and tragic adventure of our time, the plunge into an ever-warmer world. So, this is an adventure story for the ages!”—\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben, author of \u003ci\u003eThe End of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An Antarctic book like no other, this mesmerizing account of a writer contemplating motherhood tagging along on a scientific voyage to the literal bottom of the world is the best writing I have read about climate change yet. The poetically personal account, mixed with the chorus of the scientists’ statements of purpose, catches the reader’s attention in a way no dry facts could.”—\u003cb\u003eSam Miller, Carmichael’s Bookstore, Louisville, KY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the most insightful expeditions I have read in quite some time. Not only does Elizabeth Rush sail into the Southern Ocean and Antarctica, but she also elegantly navigates the difficult questions of meaning and purpose that hold together the center of our communities and selves. Rush’s narration is one that will find an audience of questioners and explorers, both of the world and the soul, for years to come.”\u003cb\u003e—Emerson Sistare, Toadstool Bookstore, Keene, NH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth Rush is a proven chronicler of our changing planet, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, she turns her perspicacious gaze to the complex entwining of birth and loss. Told in a chorus of voices, this is a vital addition to the literature of the climate emergency.”—\u003cb\u003eStephen Sparks, Point Reyes Books, Point Reyes, CA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At one point in \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Rush makes the point that we know more about the moon than we do about the Antarctic ocean, which feels impossible and isn’t. This whole book was like that, bringing fantastical truths about the natural world into sharp focus alongside our personal, everday decision-making. As Rush witnesses firsthand the effects of climate change on the glacier Thwaites while hoping to become a mother, we’re able to focus on hope even as we reckon with our impact on the planet.”—\u003cb\u003eEllie Ray, Content Book Store, Northfield, MN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ranging from glaciers to what grows within, this journey to Antarctica is like none you’ve read before—delightful and devastating, profound and grounded, but most of all shimmering with life. \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e is a mesmerizing ode to the power of melting ice and the necessity of creation amid world-altering change. I cried and laughed from cover to cover.” \u003cb\u003e—Bathsheba Demuth, author of \u003ci\u003eFloating Coast: An Environmental History of the Bering Strait\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Quickening\u003c\/i\u003e, Elizabeth Rush offers readers a symphony of voices from the people who stand at the forefront of climate investigations, woven with the singular lyrical story about a woman’s embodied hope for the future. On a ship bound for the uncharted edge of the fragile Thwaites Glacier, experience an Antarctic voyage you’ve never heard before, about a warming world breaking apart, even as new life begins.” \u003cb\u003e—Meera Subramanian, author of \u003ci\u003eA River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis, from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE IN GENERAL NONFICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eCHICAGO TRIBUNE\u003c\/i\u003e TOP TEN BOOK OF 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR’s \u003ci\u003eSCIENCE FRIDAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e, AND \u003ci\u003eLIBRARY JOURNAL \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A rigorously reported story about American vulnerability to rising seas, particularly disenfranchised people with limited access to the tools of rebuilding.”\u003cb\u003e―Jury Citation, Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Deeply felt . . . Rush captures nature with precise words that almost amount to poetry; the book is further enriched with illuminating detail from the lives of those people inhabiting today’s coasts. . . . Elegies like this one will play an important role as people continue to confront a transformed, perhaps unnatural world.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The book on climate change and sea levels that was missing. Rush travels from vanishing shorelines in New England to hurting fishing communities to retracting islands and, with empathy and elegance, conveys what it means to lose a world in slow motion. Picture the working-class empathy of Studs Terkel paired with the heartbreak of a poet.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e (Best Ten Books of 2018)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sea level rise is not some distant problem in a distant place. As Rush shows, it’s affecting real people right now. \u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling piece of reporting, by turns bleak and beautiful.”\u003cb\u003e—Elizabeth Kolbert, author of \u003ci\u003eUnder a White Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A smart, lyrical testament to change and uncertainty.  Rush listens to both the vulnerability and resiliency of communities facing the shifting shorelines of extreme weather. These are the stories we need to hear in order to survive and live more consciously with a sharp-edged determination to face our future with empathy and resolve. \u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how climate change is a relentless truth and how real people in real places know it by name, storm by flood by fire.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Tempest Williams, author of \u003ci\u003eErosion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lovely and thoughtful . . . 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An exciting book not only because it has these really compelling stories about American climate refugees and people whose lives have already been disrupted by rising seas and other climate catastrophes, but also [Rush is] trying to see if there’s a way that creative nonfiction can convey this problem. . . .  I had to read it slowly, but I paid close attention, and I felt sort of spiritually nourished by the experience.”\u003cb\u003e—Claire Vaye Watkins, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Timely and urgent, this report on how climate change is affecting American shorelines provides critical evidence of the devastating changes already faced by some coastal dwellers. Rush masterfully presents firsthand accounts of these changes, acknowledging her own privileged position in comparison to most of her interviewees and the heavy responsibility involved in relaying their experiences to an audience. . . . In the midst of a highly politicized debate on climate change and how to deal with its far-reaching effects, this book deserves to be read by all.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Rush traffics only sparingly in doomsday statistics. For Rush, the devastating impact of rising sea levels, especially on vulnerable communities, is more compellingly found in the details. From Louisiana to Staten Island to the Bay Area, Rush’s lyrical, deeply reported essays challenge us to accept the uncertainty of our present climate and to consider more just ways of dealing with the immense challenges ahead.”\u003cb\u003e―\u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Rush’s] work does something that other superb science writing on climate change does not: It brings a poetic feeling and personal narrative to the subject. 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Rush makes real a monolithic subject often too large to digest. You can taste the coming salt.”\u003cb\u003e—Craig Childs, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Animal Dialogues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eRising\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a book about rising sea levels and the lost habitats and homes—it’s also a moving rumination on the rise of women as investigative reporters, the rise of tangible solutions, the rise of human endeavor and flexibility. It is also a rising of unheard voices; one of the eloquent beauties of this book is the inclusion of various stories, Studs Terkel–style, of those affected most by our changing shoreline. 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From rye whiskey, to wheat vodka, to barley beer, it would be a lot harder to get drunk without our friends in the grain world.\" --Home Wet Bar blog \"[Hanson's] luck for finding then writing about the magic in something common continues with The Triumph of Seeds.\" --Seattle Times \"Lest you get the impression that Hanson's book is all academic grit and gruel, be advised that he has thoroughly leavened his narrative with odd facts and fascinating digressions.\" --Natural History \"This is a charming book, inspired by Hanson's forays into seed identification and dispersal with his young, seed-obsessed son... Hanson's twist of looking at human interactions with plants in their embryonic stage is new... The Triumph of Seeds will engender thoughtful consideration of our joint future.\" --Nature \"Hanson's writing is lively, inquisitive, and knowledgeable. He draws on his own knowledge and that of a wide field of experts, writing a clear, comprehensible book that covers a wide range of topics.\" --Fangirl Nation \"[Hanson is] jocular and entertaining in his dispensing of remarkable facts about these little vessels of life-to-be... From high-tech, high-security seed banks bracing for climate change to the story of the gum extracted from guar seeds that is used in everything from ice cream to fracking, this upbeat and mind-expanding celebration of the might of seeds is popular science writing at its finest.\" --Booklist, starred review \"[A] delightful account of the origins, physiologies and human uses of a vast variety of objects that plants employ to make more plants... A fine addition to the single-issue science genre.\" --Kirkus Reviews \"Hanson writes in that breezy, enthused, confident way of good American science writers, scattering stories and analogies like dandelion seed-puffs... [The Triumph of Seeds] is a good example of extrovert nature writing, weaving together biology, human history and 'juicy seed lore'.\" --British Wildlife (UK) \"Who knew that seeds could be so thrilling and dangerous? Thor Hanson is a lively storyteller, a lyrical writer, and a quick wit. The Triumph of Seeds is more than an engrossing work of natural history. It's a compelling and highly entertaining journey, populated by scientists and historians, criminals and explorers, aviators and futurists. Following Hanson's global voyage is the best sort of armchair travel, because it is filled with wonder, poetry, and discovery.\" --Amy Stewart, author of The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World's Great Drinks, a New York Times Bestseller \"This beautifully written book is a magnificent read. Every page is full of surprises and illuminating insights, illustrating the fascinating evolution of seeds, and their extraordinary impact on humans, past and present. A master storyteller, Hanson has created a first-rate natural history. When you reach the end of this page-turner, you will wish there were more ... and you will never look at seeds in the same way.\" --Eric Jay Dolin, author of Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America and When America Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail \"Written in an engaging style, the book flows nicely; each chapter leads into the next, so the book is hard to put down.\" --Choice \"Hanson's cinematic accounts of his own research and his interactions with the experts behind his stories set this apart from other era-hopping historical narratives.\" --The American Gardener \"Hanson does his job well. And in the end becomes one of my favorite kind of writers -- the kind who can take something so seemingly (and perhaps deceptively) simple and so oven overlooked and make it not only relevant, but fun... People who want to get students more interested in science would do well to read The Triumph of Seeds and take note: tell stories, combine science and technology with pop culture, art, and literature, have a sense of humor, be enthusiastic.\" --Catherine Ramsdell, Pop Matters \"A beautifully written story of seeds. The author has a gift for explaining science in an engaging manner. Despite this lightness of touch, the book is deeply researched and explores a breadth of horticulture, history and ecology.\"--Garden News \"[The Triumph of Seeds] successfully blends natural history, personal anecdotes, and 'proper' science and ties them all together seamlessly with lovely writing. Although often over-used, I think Seeds can be summed up appropriately in one word: Charming.\"--Nigel Chaffey, Annals of Biology blog \"[A]n intriguing look at the acorns that grow into oaks, the orchid beans that flavor vanilla extract, and other ordinary seeds that affect the world, often in extraordinary ways... [The Triumph of Seeds] is a mix of lively stories, adventure, natural history, botany and ecology... Hanson's book isn't a 'how-to,' but it is a 'don't miss' for naturalists, from amateurs to experts, or for anyone who enjoys growing plants from seeds.\" --HGTVGardens.com \"How do you summarize a book that traverses every continent, plumbs the depths of human and paleontological history and skims both the ocean waves and the dead silence of outer space? The Triumph of Seeds does just that, tracing the journey of seeds and making a case that he world as we know it is saturated with, and impossible without, seeds.\" --Deseret News \"[A] delight. Composed in charming and lively prose, the book introduces readers to a variety of quirky figures -- biologists, farmers, archaeologists and everyday gardeners -- who have something profound to say about a seemingly mundane topic: those little kernels that, against tremendous odds, have managed to take root all around us... The Triumph of Seeds is a remarkable, gentle and refreshing piece of work that draws readers further into the wide arms of the world and makes them grateful for it.\" --BookPage \"Conservation biologist Hanson's new book showcases an even more approachable style than his 2011 Feathers. Using a personalized viewpoint derived from his backyard lab and dissertation research in Costa Rica with the almendro tree, as well as visits with specialists worldwide, he describes how seeds nourish, unite, endure, defend, and travel.\" --Library Journal \"[F]ast and fascinating prose... Hanson, who has also chronicled feathers and gorillas, is a conservation biologist and Guggenheim fellow, and an ace dot-connector: He can draw a line between all the grain panics and crises and the tiny, miraculous structure of the seeds themselves, because he dives deeply into botany, economy and history. Also, he's just plain fun.\" --Denver Post \"[A] rip-roaring read.\" --Robert Krulwich, National Geographic's Curiously Krulwich blog \"With light, engaging prose Hanson shows how the little spheroids we tip out of a packet are in fact supremely elegant genetic time capsules. The Triumph of Seeds takes you past the casing into the extraordinary inner workings of objects without which our landscapes, dinner plates, and gardens would be unrecognisable. You will never be able to look at an orange pip or a sunflower seed in the same way again.\" --New Scientist \"[An] engaging book... What makes The Triumph of Seeds more than a routine pop botany book is the way Mr. Hanson teases out the resonances between the ways that plants and humans use seeds... [A] lively and intelligent book.\" --Richard Mabey, Wall Street Journal \"[T]he genius of Hanson's fascinating, inspiring and entertaining book stems from the fact that it is not about how all kinds of things grow from seeds; it is about the seeds themselves. Hanson...takes one of the least-impressive-looking natural objects and reveals a life of elegance and wonder... Although he is a storyteller by nature, he also charms us with an infectious enthusiasm. The reader feels that Hanson cannot wait to tell us what comes next... Like all good writers, he understands narrative -- that a book, at its best, is a story, and that this one is built by spinning stories within stories. They are fun, sometimes they are funny, and they are always fascinating and readable... [An] engaging book.\" --Mark Kurlansky, New York Times Book Review \"Hanson delivers botanical information with wit and imagination. How seeds nurture themselves with starch, proteins, and oils may be a prosaic affair, but Hanson enlivens the explanation of their diverse nourishment strategies by examining the components of an Almond Joy candy bar: coconut palm, cacao beans, almond, corn.\" --Orion \"Hanson, a wide-ranging naturalist and writer, explores, chapter by chapter, the many faceted aspects of seeds... And throughout, he weaves his own tales from his gardening. I loved this book and learned a lot.\" --Carol Savonen, Statesman Journal PRAISE FOR THE HARDCOVER EDITION Winner of the 2016 PNBA Book Award A finalist for the 2016 AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, Young Adult Science Book category \"This is the kind of accessible science writing that keeps readers engrossed, never realizing how much knowledge they're picking up along the way. Who knew that seeds could be so fascinating? Hanson's narrative voice and personal anecdotes make for easy and enjoyable reading--and learning.\" --Judges' citation, 2016 PNBA Book Award \"San Juan Island conservation biologist Hanson explores the easily-overlooked but fascinating key to much of life on Earth, from coffee beans and the nut in Almond Joys to ancient grasses and sticky burdock seeds, which inspired Velcro\" --Seattle Times, Best Books of 2015 \"Combining personal anecdotes with rich historical examples, conservation biologist Thor Hanson delves into the origins and evolution of seeds, explains their unique ability to equip new plants with the nutrients they need to gain purchase in their respective ecosystems, and describes their host of formidable defenses. Drawing connections between, for example, coffee beans and the Enlightenment and wheat shortages and the Arab Spring, Hanson deftly shows how seeds have also played an important role in human history.\" --Science PRAISE FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION \"[Seeds'] ubiquity has often meant that their evolutionary solutions are overlooked, but the author appraises them with a keen and appreciative eye.\" --New York Times Book Review, Paperback Row \"Biologist Thor Hanson sows the ultimate celebration of seeds and how they conquered the earth.\" --Nature \"[The Triumph of Seeds] explores the importance of seeds, with scientific explanations, humorous first-person accounts and historical anecdotes.\" --Alaska Beyond \"Hanson's style is that of a well-honed raconteur... For every point he makes, there's a tale (or two) that illustrates, and connects, and invites us explore the idea further. We begin to realize the amazing impact seeds have had on development of civilizations.\" --Connie Bennett, KLCC-FM (Eugene, OR) \"A delightful work of natural history by San Juan Islands writer Hanson, about seeds, their role in nature's life cycle and in our lives.\" --Seattle Times \"Imbued with open-eyed, childlike passion for his subject, conservation biologist Thor Hanson celebrates the triumph of seeds... Hanson is a genial and poetic guide, cleverly weaving together biology and culture.\" --Galapagos Matters (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: The Fierce Energy  Seeds Nourish 1. Seed for a Day 2. The Staff of Life 3. Sometimes You Feel Like a Nut  Seeds Unite 4. What the Spike Moss Knows 5. Mendel's Spores  Seeds Endure 6. Methuselah 7. Take It to the Bank  Seeds Defend 8. By Tooth, Beak, and Gnaw 9. The Riches of Taste 10 The Cheeriest Beans 11. Death by Umbrella  Seeds Travel 12. Irresistible Flesh 13. 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List of participants. Some memories of Dr Gilberto  Righi (1937-1999); M.L. Christoffersen. In memoriam, Professor  Perry C. Holt, Ph.D. (1910-2000); S.R. Gelder. Part One:  Taxonomy. Descriptions of three Pristina species (Naididae,  Clitellata) from Amazonian forest soils, including P. marcusi  sp. nov.; R. Collado, R.M. Schmelz. A new lumbriculid genus and  species from North America (Clitellata, Lumbriculidae); S.V. Fend,  D.L. Gustafson. Taxonomical survey of some stygobiont oligochaetes  from the eastern part of France, including description of a new  species; J. Juget, M. des Châteliers. A preliminary study  of oligochaetes in Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake of China,  and its vicinity, with description of a new species of  Limnodrilus; H. Wang, Y. Liang. New alluroids (Annelida,  Clitellata) from Guyana; P. Omodeo, K.A. Coates. Part Two:  Diversity and Distribution. Notes on the diversity and  distribution of Australian Naididae and Phreodrilidae (Oligochaeta:  Annelida); A. Pinder. Oligochaetes in southern European  groundwater: new records and an overview; N. Giani, et al.  Oligochaete communities in the hyporheic zone of a glacial river, the  Roseg River, Switzerland; M. Lafont, F. Malard.  Oligochaetes in Lake Towada, Japan, an oligotrophic caldera; A.  Ohtaka. Distribution and dispersal capacity of the Ponto-Caspian  tubificid oligochaete Pothamothrix. moldaviensis Vejdovsky et  Mrázek, 1903 in the Baltic Sea Region; G. Milbrink, T.  Timm. Part Three: Morphology and Embriology. Temporal pattern  of the double sperm line production in Tubifex tubifex  (Annelida, Oligochaeta); S. Boi, M. Ferraguti. External  structures used during attachment and sperm transfer in tubificids(Annelida, Oligochaeta); S. Cuadrado, E.  Martínez-Ansemil. Mysterious `crystals': found on the  epidermal peritoneum of marine tubificid (Clitellata: Annelida)  species; K.A. Coates, et al. Pattern formation in embryos  of the oligochaete annelid Tubifex: cellular basis for  segmentation and specification of segmental identity; T. Shimizu,  et al. Part Four: Feeding Biology and Reproduction.  Selective feeding by the aquatic oligochaete Tubifex  tubifex (Tubificidae, Clitellata); P. Rodriguez, et al.  Cocoon deposition of Rhyacodrilus hiemalis Ohtaka (Tubificidae)  in Lake Biwa, Japan; T. Narita. Part Five: Ecotoxicology and  Bioaccumulation. Utility and relevance of aquatic oligochaetes in  Ecological Risk Assessment; P. Chapman. Tubifex tubifex as  a link in food chain transfer of hexachlorobenzene from contaminated  sediment to fish; P. Egeler, et al. Bioaccumulation of  lindane and hexachlorobenzene by the oligochaetes Enchytraeus  Luxuriosus and Enchytraeus albidus (Enchytraeidae,  Oligochaeta, Annelida); E. Bruns, et al. Part Six:  Ecology. Spatial and temporal variations of oligochaetes of the  Ivinhema River and Patos Lake on the Upper Paraná River Basin,  Brazil; M.C. Montanholi-Martins, A.M. Takeda. The distribution  and ecology of littoral Oligochaeta and Aphanoneura (Annelida) of the  Natural and Historical Reserve of Isla Martín García,  Río de la Plata River, Argentina; L.C. Armendáriz,  I.I. César. Effects of Nais elinguis on the  performance of an activated sludge plant; C.H. Ratsak. Half a  century of oligochaete research in Estonian running waters; T.  Timm, et al. Oligochaeta of the Morava and Odra Riv","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885509652823,"sku":"9781402000904","price":161.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781402000904.jpg?v=1722536716"},{"product_id":"advances-in-environmental-research-volume-57-9781536122756","title":"Advances in Environmental Research: Volume 57","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book, Chapter One explores these conflicts and disputes focusing on the Harapan Rainforest Project, and weighs the relevance of ERCs for German development cooperation. Chapter Two discusses Cambodia, where land use has been changing increasingly as dry evergreen forests are being converted into rubber plantations. Based on the case of Slovenia, Chapter Three shows that social irresponsibility (eg: inadequate spatial planning, lack of supervision, insufficient insurance policies, and a mix of politics and capital influences) is a factor more responsible than climate change for the catastrophic consequences of natural disasters. In Chapter Four, a variety of optical methods is used to investigate the flicker patterns of light in small waterfalls and their splash zones. Chapter Five discusses the Chandrabhaga river basin, where to release partial pressure from ground water, delineation of the alternative surface water irrigation potential zone is necessary for agricultural sustenance. Chapter Six examines the spatial patterns of urban runoff and occurrences of droughts using Geographic Information System and spatial statistics. Chapter Seven seeks to highlight use of innovative and digital tools for improving design process and comfort in the built environment.","brand":"Nova Science Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886068150615,"sku":"9781536122756","price":205.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781536122756.jpg?v=1722538703"},{"product_id":"morocco-environmental-social-economic-issues-of-the-21st-century-9781536124637","title":"Morocco: Environmental, Social \u0026 Economic Issues","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocated in the North Western fringes of Africa, Morocco stretches from North to South on approximately 3000 kilometres of Atlantic coasts. It is a very diverse country, encompassing several landscapes, such as high mountains (e.g., the Atlas and the Rif) and various plains and oases. Chapter One addresses key features of Moroccos plant diversity, the originality and importance of this national plant heritage for the present and the future nationally and internationally in the light of growing threats and global environmental and political changes. The purpose of Chapter Two is to palliate to this issue by developing a spectrometric approach for monitoring soils and waters; an approach which is effective, fast, easy to implement and reliable. Chapter Three reports on the emerging challenges facing the Moroccan agricultural sector. Chapter Four describes some essential aspects marking the quantitative evolution of the Moroccan education system and presents the evolution of the main educational indicators. Chapter Five reports on the many efforts that have been made in recent decades in Morocco in the priority areas of sustainable development and the environment to promote a green and inclusive economy while taking into account the threefold aim of respecting the environment, fighting against poverty and sustaining the economic activity. Chapter Six will: 1) focus on sustainable development strategy adopted in the kingdom; 2) concentrate on the economic, social and health system components as health determinants, and finally discus relationships between health- sustainable development and climate change. Chapter Seven will clarify the theoretical concepts underlying the notion of the emergency and the time pressure and will appeal the exploration through a qualitative approach and use individual interviews with Moroccan SMEs managers in the empirical study in order to answer the question.","brand":"Nova Science Publishers Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48886070870359,"sku":"9781536124637","price":148.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781536124637.jpg?v=1722538714"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/collections\/environmental-management.oembed?page=28","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}