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Book SynopsisEssentials of World Regional Geography, 3e gives readers an approach that combines fundamental geographical elements, internal regional diversity, and contemporary issues. This approach allows serious discussion of cultural and environmental issues, as well as political and economic issues. White Essentials of World Regional Geography, 3e encourages students to consider what it means to be part of a global community and to develop their geographical understandings of world events. Essentials of World Regional Geography has chapter openings with a physical features map of the region, which includes short accounts of people or events to provide a personal flavor of the region, an outline of the chapter contents, and a short section placing the region in its wider global context. Each regional chapter is consistently organized by three sections. The first section summarizes the distinctive physical and human geographies of the region; the second section exploresTable of Contents1 Essentials of World Regional Geography2 Europe3 Russia and Neighboring Countries4 East Asia5 Southeast Asia6 South Asia7 Northern Africa and Southwestern Asia8 Sub-Saharan Africa9 Australia, Oceania and Antarctica10 Latin America11 North America

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Book SynopsisLemke et al: Physical Geography Laboratory Manual is a comprehensive introductory manual for students without a previous science background. An abundant set of 21 exercises assures that every professor will find a complete set of preferred labs for a semester-long course. Lemke/Ritter/Heywood wrote this lab manual in order to provide equal coverage of the four spheres of the environmentâthe atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. The lab manual was written independent of any specific textbook and will work with available physical geography texts.Table of ContentsEXERCISES1. Earth-Sun Geometry and Insolation2. Radiation and Energy Balance at the Earth's Surface3. Atmospheric Temperature4. Atmospheric Pressure, Circulation and Wind5. Water in the Atmosphere6. Lapse Rates, Adiabatic Processes, and Cloud Development7. Midlatitude Weather and Weather Map Interpretation8. Climate Classification and Regional Climates9. Soil Moisture Budgets10. Analysis of Soil Moisture Properties11. Climate, Net Primary Production, and Decomposition12. Vegetation Form and Range13. Bioclimatic Transects14. Coincident Climates, Vegetation, and Soils15. Hawai'i Rainforest Regeneration16. Introduction to Topographic Maps17. Igneous Landforms18. Drainage Basin Analysis19. Fluvial Landforms20. Glacial Landforms21. Coastal LandformsAppendix A. Units of Measure and ConversionsAppendix B. Drawing IsolinesAppendix C. Constructing ProfilesAppendix D. Using Pocket StereoscopesAppendix E. Exercise Maps and PhotosAppendix F. Thematic World Maps

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Book SynopsisGreg Carbone is Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina. He received his Ph.D. from the University of WisconsinMadison. His research interests are in climate variability and change and in climate impacts. His most recent work examines the spatial and temporal nature of drought and the use of climate change scenarios for decision making. He regularly teaches meteorology and climatology courses.Table of ContentsBrief Contents Preface Chapter 1: Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere Chapter 2: Earth–Sun Geometry Chapter 3: The Surface Energy Budget Chapter 4: The Global Energy Budget Chapter 5: Atmospheric Moisture Chapter 6: Saturation and Atmospheric Stability Chapter 7: Cloud Droplets and Raindrops Chapter 8: Atmospheric Motion Chapter 9: Weather Map Analysis Chapter 10: Mid-Latitude Cyclones Chapter 11: Weather Forecasting Chapter 12: Thunderstorms and Tornadoes Chapter 13: Hurricanes Chapter 14: Climate Controls Chapter 15: Climate Classification Chapter 16: Climatic Variability and Change Chapter 17: Simulating Climatic Change Appendix A Dimensions and Units Appendix B Earth Measures Appendix C Weather Symbols

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Book SynopsisDr. Charles Ghilani is a Professor of Engineering in the B.S. Surveying Engineering and A.S. Surveying Technology programs at Penn State. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.S. degree in mathematics and education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He has been involved in education since 1974; teaching at various levels from elementary through graduate school. Dr. Ghilani has received numerous awards including: a Campus Innovation Award (1991) and Professional Development Award (1994), P.S.L.S. presidential commendation in 1990, Outstanding Club Advisor in 1992, a Distinguished Service Award from the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors in 1995, an American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) fellowship (1999), and the Earle J. Fennell Award (2001) for outstanding service in surveying and mapping education from ACSM. He is a member of tTable of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Definition of Surveying 1.2 Geomatics 1.3 History of Surveying 1.4 Geodetic and Plane Surveys 1.5 Importance of Surveying 1.6 Specialized Types of Surveys 1.7 Surveying Safety 1.8 Land and Geographic Information Systems 1.9 Federal Surveying and Mapping Agencies 1.10 The Surveying Profession 1.11 Professional Surveying Organizations 1.12 Surveying on the Internet 1.13 Future Challenges in Surveying 2. Units, Significant Figures, and Field Notes 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Units of Measurement 2.3 International System of Units (SI) 2.4 Significant Figures 2.5 Rounding Off Numbers 2.6 Field Notes 2.7 General Requirements of Handwritten Field Notes 2.8 Types of Field Books 2.9 Kinds of Notes 2.10 Arrangements of Notes 2.11 Suggestions for Recording Notes 2.12 Introduction to Survey Controllers 2.13 Transfer of Files from Survey Controllers 2.14 Digital Data File Management 2.15 Advantages and Disadvantages of Survey Controllers 3.Theory of Errors In Observations 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Direct and Indirect Observations 3.3 Errors in Measurements 3.4 Mistakes 3.5 Sources of Errors in Making Observations 3.6 Types of Errors 3.7 Precision and Accuracy 3.8 Eliminating Mistakes and Systematic Errors 3.9 Probability 3.10 Most Probable Value 3.11 Residuals 3.12 Occurrence of Random Errors 3.13 General Laws of Probability 3.14 Measures of Precision 3.15 Interpretation of Standard Deviation 3.16 The 50%, 90%, and 95% Errors 3.17 Error Propagation 3.18 Applications 3.19 Conditional Adjustment of Observations 3.20 Weights of Observations 3.21 Least-Squares Adjustment 4.Leveling—Theory, Methods, and Equipment 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Definitions 4.3 North American Vertical Datum 4.4 Curvature and Refraction 4.5 Methods for Determining Differences in Elevation 4.6 Categories of Levels 4.7 Telescopes 4.8 Level Vials 4.9 Tilting Levels 4.10 Automatic Levels 4.11 Digital Levels 4.12 Tripods 4.13 Hand Level 4.14 Level Rods 4.15 Testing and Adjusting Levels 5. Leveling—Field Procedures and ComputatIons 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Carrying and Setting Up a Level 5.3 Duties of a Rodperson 5.4 Differential Leveling 5.5 Precision 5.6 Adjustments of Simple Level Circuits 5.7 Reciprocal Leveling 5.8 Three-Wire Leveling 5.9 Profile Leveling 5.10 Grid, Cross-Section, or Borrow-Pit Leveling 5.11 Use of the Hand Level 5.12 Sources of Error in Leveling 5.13 Mistakes 5.14 Reducing Errors and Eliminating Mistakes 5.15 Using Software 6. Distance Measurement 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Summary of Methods For Making Linear Measurements 6.3 Pacing 6.4 Odometer Readings 6.5 Optical Rangefinders 6.6 Tacheometry 6.7 Subtense Bar 6.8 Introduction to Taping 6.9 Taping Equipment and Accessories 6.10 Care of Taping Equipment 6.11 Taping on Level Ground 6.12 Horizontal Measurements on Sloping Ground 6.13 Slope Measurements 6.14 Sources of Error in Taping 6.15 Introduction 6.16 Propagation of Electromagnetic Energy 6.17 Principles of Electronic Distance Measurement 6.18 Electro-Optical Instruments 6.19 Total Station Instruments 6.20 EDM Instruments Without Reflectors 6.21 Computing Horizontal Lengths From Slope Distances 6.22 Errors in Electronic Distance Measurement 6.23 Using Software 7. Angles, Azimuths, and BearIngs 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Units of Angle Measurement 7.3 Kinds of Horizontal Angles 7.4 Direction of a Line 7.5 Azimuths 7.6 Bearings 7.7 Comparison of Azimuths and Bearings 7.8 Computing Azimuths 7.9 Computing Bearings 7.10 The Compass and the Earth's Magnetic Field 7.11 Magnetic Declination 7.12 Variations in Magnetic Declination 7.13 Software for Determining Magnetic Declination 7.14 Local Attraction 7.15 Typical Magnetic Declination Problems 7.16 Mistakes 8. Total Station Instruments; Angle Observations 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Characteristics of Total Station Instruments 8.3 Functions Performed by Total Station Instruments 8.4 Parts of a Total Station Instrument 8.5 Handling and Setting up a Total Station Instrument 8.6 Servo-Driven and Remotely Operated Total Station Instruments 8.7 Relationship of Angles and Distances 8.8 Observing Horizontal Angles with Total Station Instruments 8.9 Observing Multiple Horizontal Angles by the Direction Method 8.10 Closing the Horizon 8.11 Observing Deflection Angles 8.12 Observing Azimuths 8.13 Observing Vertical Angles 8.14 Sights and Marks 8.15 Prolonging a Straight Line 8.16 Balancing-in 8.17 Random Traverse 8.18 Total Stations for Determining Elevation Differences 8.19 Adjustment of Total Station Instruments and their Accessories 8.20 Sources of Error in Total Station Work 8.21 Propagation of Random Errors in Angle Observations 8.22 Mistakes 9. Traversing 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Observation of Traverse Angles or Directions 9.3 Observation of Traverse Lengths 9.4 Selection of Traverse Stations 9.5 Referencing Traverse Stations 9.6 Traverse Field Notes 9.7 Angle Misclosure 9.8 Traversing with Total Station Instruments 9.9 Radial Traversing 9.10 Sources of Error in Traversing 9.11 Mistakes in Traversing 10. Traverse Computations 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Balancing Angles 10.3 Computation of Preliminary Azimuths or Bearings 10.4 Departures and Latitudes 10.5 Departure and Latitude Closure Conditions 10.6 Traverse Linear Misclosure and Relative Precision 10.7 Traverse Adjustment 10.8 Rectangular Coordinates 10.9 Alternative Methods for Making Traverse Computations 10.10 Inversing 10.11 Computing Final Adjusted Traverse Lengths and Directions 10.12 Coordinate Computations in Boundary Surveys 10.13 Use of Open Traverses 10.14 State Plane Coordinate Systems 10.15 Traverse Computations using Computers 10.16 Locating Blunders in Traverse Observations 10.17 Mistakes in Traverse Computations 11. CoordInate Geometry In SurveyIng Calculations 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Coordinate Forms of Equations for Lines and Circles 11.3 Perpendicular Distance from a Point to a Line 11.4 Intersection of Two Lines, Both Having Known Directions 11.5 Intersection of a Line with a Circle 11.6 Intersection of Two Circles 11.7 Three-Point Resection 11.8 Two-Dimensional Conformal Coordinate Transformation 11.9 Inaccessible Point Problem 11.10 Three-Dimensional Two-Point Resection 11.11 Software 12. Area 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Methods of Measuring Area 12.3 Area by Division into Simple Figures 12.4 Area by Offsets from Straight Lines 12.5 Area by Coordinates 12.6 Area by Double-Meridian Distance Method 12.7 Area of Parcels with Circular Boundaries 12.8 Partitioning of Lands 12.9 Area by Measurements from Maps 12.10 Software 12.11 Sources of Error in Determining Areas 12.12 Mistakes in Determining Areas 13. Global NavigatIon Satellite Systems—Introduction and Principles of Operation 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Overview of GPS 13.3 The GPS Signal 13.4 Reference Coordinate Systems 13.5 Fundamentals of Satellite Positioning 13.6 Errors in Observations 13.7 Differential Positioning 13.8 Kinematic Methods 13.9 Relative Positioning 13.10 Other Satellite Navigation Systems 13.11 The Future 14. Global Navigation SatellIte Systems—Static Surveys 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Field Procedures in Static GNSS Surveys 14.3 Planning Satellite Surveys 14.4 Performing Static Surveys 14.5 Data Processing and Analysis 14.6 Things to Consider 14.7 A Method for Obtaining Orthometric Height Differences Using GNSS 14.8 Sources of Errors in Satellite Surveys 14.9 Mistakes in Satellite Surveys 15. Global Navigation Satellite Systems—KInematic Surveys 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Planning of Kinematic Surveys 15.3 Initialization Techniques 15.4 Equipment Used in Kinematic Surveys 15.5 Methods Used in Kinematic Surveys 15.6 Performing Post-Processed Kinematic Surveys 15.7 Communication in Real-Time Kinematic Surveys 15.8 Real-Time Networks 15.9 Performing Real-Time Kinematic Surveys 15.10 Machine Guidance and Control 15.11 Errors in Kinematic Surveys 15.12 Mistakes in Kinematic Surveys 16. Adjustments by Least Squares 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Fundamental Condition of Least Squares 16.3 Least-Squares Adjustment by the Observation Equation Method 16.4 Matrix Methods in Least-Squares Adjustment 16.5 Matrix Equations for Precisions of Adjusted Quantities 16.6 Least-Squares Adjustment of Leveling Circuits 16.7 Propagation of Errors 16.8 Least-Squares Adjustment Of GNSS Baseline Vectors 16.9 Least-Squares Adjustment of Conventional Horizontal Plane Surveys 16.10 The Error Ellipse 16.11 Adjustment Procedures 16.12 Other Measures of Precision for Horizontal Stations 16.13 Software 16.14 Conclusions 17. Mapping Surveys 17.1 Introduction 17.2 Basic Methods for Performing Mapping Surveys 17.3 Map Scale 17.4 Control for Mapping Surveys 17.5 Contours 17.6 Characteristics of Contours 17.7 Method of Locating Contours 17.8 Digital Elevation Models and Automated Contouring Systems 17.9 Basic Field Methods for Locating Topographic Details 17.10 Planning a Laser-Scanning Survey 17.11 Three-Dimensional Conformal Coordinate Transformation 17.12 Selection of Field Method 17.13 Working with Survey Controllers and Field-to-Finish Software 17.14 Hydrographic Surveys 17.15 Sources of Error in Mapping Surveys 17.16 Mistakes in Mapping Surveys 18. Mapping 18.1 Introduction 18.2 Availability of Maps and Related Information 18.3 National Mapping Program 18.4 Accuracy Standards for Mapping 18.5 Manual and Computer-Aided Drafting Procedures 18.6 Map Design 18.7 Map Layout 18.8 Basic Map Plotting Procedures 18.9 Contour Interval 18.10 Plotting Contours 18.11 Lettering 18.12 Cartographic Map Elements 18.13 Drafting Materials 18.14 Automated Mapping and Computer-Aided Drafting Systems 18.15 Migrating Maps between Software Packages 18.16 Impacts of Modern Land and Geographic Information Systems on Mapping 18.17 The Importance of Metadata 18.18 Sources of Error in Mapping 18.19 Mistakes in Mapping 19. Control Surveys and GeodetIc ReductIons 19.1 Introduction 19.2 The Ellipsoid and Geoid 19.3 The Conventional Terrestrial Pole 19.4 Geodetic Position and Ellipsoidal Radii of Curvature 19.5 Geoid Undulation and De ection of the Vertical 19.6 U.S. Reference Frames 19.7 Transforming Coordinates Between Reference Frames 19.8 Accuracy Standards and Specifications for Control Surveys 19.9 The National Spatial Reference System 19.10 Hierarchy of the National Horizontal Control Network 19.11 Hierarchy of the National Vertical Control Network 19.12 Control Point Descriptions 19.13 Field Procedures for Conventional Horizontal Control Surveys 19.14 Field Procedures for Vertical-Control Surveys 19.15 Reduction of Field Observations to their Geodetic Values 19.16 Geodetic Position Computations 19.17 The Local Geodetic Coordinate System 19.18 Three-Dimensional Coordinate Computations 19.19 Software 20. State Plane CoordInates and Other Map Projections 20.1 Introduction 20.2 Projections Used in State Plane Coordinate Systems 20.3 Lambert Conformal Conic Projection 20.4 Transverse Mercator Projection 20.5 State Plane Coordinates in NAD 27 and NAD 83 20.6 Computing SPCS 83 Coordinates in the Lambert Conformal 20.7 Conic System 20.8 Computing SPCS 83 Coordinates in the Transverse Mercator System 603 Reduction of Distances and Angles to State Plane Coordinate Grids 20.9 Computing State Plane Coordinates of Traverse Stations 20.10 Surveys Extending from One Zone to Another 20.11 The Universal Transverse Mercator Projection 20.12 Other Map Projections 20.13 Ground Versus Grid Problem 20.14 Map Projection Software 21. Boundary Surveys 21.1 Introduction 21.2 Categories of Land Surveys 21.3 Historical Perspectives 21.4 Property Description by Metes and Bounds 21.5 Property Description by Block-and-Lot System 21.6 Property Description by Coordinates 21.7 Retracement Surveys 21.8 Subdivision Surveys 21.9 Partitioning Land 21.10 Registration of Title 21.11 Adverse Possession and Easements 21.12 Condominium Surveys 21.13 Geographic and Land Information Systems 21.14 Sources of Error in Boundary Surveys 21.15 Mistakes 22. Surveys of the PublIc Lands 22.1 Introduction 22.2 Instructions for Surveys of the Public Lands 22.3 Initial Point 22.4 Principal Meridian 22.5 Baseline 22.6 Standard Parallels (Correction Lines) 22.7 Guide Meridians 22.8 Township Exteriors, Meridional (Range) Lines, and Latitudinal (Township) Lines 22.9 Designation of Townships 22.10 Subdivision of a Quadrangle into Townships 22.11 Subdivision of a Township into Sections 22.12 Subdivision of Sections 22.13 Fractional Sections 22.14 Notes 22.15 Outline of Subdivision Steps 22.16 Marking Corners 22.17 Witness Corners 22.18 Meander Corners 22.19 Lost and Obliterated Corners 22.20 Accuracy of Public Land Surveys 22.21 Descriptions by Township Section, and Smaller Subdivision 22.22 BLM Land Information System 22.23 Sources of Error 22.24 Mistakes 23. ConstructIon Surveys 23.1 Introduction 23.2 Specialized Equipment for Construction Surveys 23.3 Horizontal and Vertical Control 23.4 Staking Out a Pipeline 23.5 Staking Pipeline Grades 23.6 Computing the Bend Angles in Pipelines 23.7 Staking Out a Building 23.8 Staking Out Highways 23.9 Other Construction Surveys 23.10 Construction Surveys Using Total Station Instruments 23.11 Construction Surveys Using GNSS Equipment 23.12 Machine Guidance and Control 23.13 As-built Surveys with Laser Scanning 23.14 Sources of Error in Construction Surveys 23.15 Mistakes 24. HorIzontal Curves 24.1 Introduction 24.2 Degree of Circular Curve 24.3 Definitions and Derivation of Circular Curve Formulas 24.4 Circular Curve Stationing 24.5 General Procedure of Circular Curve Layout by Deflection Angles 24.6 Computing Deflection Angles and Chords 24.7 Notes for Circular Curve Layout by Deflection Angles and Incremental Chords 24.8 Detailed Procedures for Circular Curve Layout by Deflection Angles and Incremental Chords 24.9 Setups on Curve 24.10 Metric Circular Curves by Deflection Angles and Incremental Chords 24.11 Circular Curve Layout by Deflection Angles and Total Chords 24.12 Computation of Coordinates on a Circular Curve 24.13 Circular Curve Layout by Coordinates 24.14 Curve Stakeout Using GNSS Receivers and Robotic Total Stations 24.15 Circular Curve Layout by Offsets 24.16 Special Circular Curve Problems 24.17 Compound and Reverse Curves 24.18 Sight Distance on Horizontal Curves 24.19 Spirals 24.20 Computation of “As-Built” Circular Alignments 24.21 Sources of Error in Laying Out Circular Curves 24.22 Mistakes 25. Vertical Curves 25.1 Introduction 25.2 General Equation of a Vertical Parabolic Curve 25.3 Equation of an Equal Tangent Vertical Parabolic Curve 25.4 High or Low Point on a Vertical Curve 25.5 Vertical Curve Computations Using the Tangent-Offset Equation 25.6 Equal Tangent Property of a Parabola 25.7 Curve Computations by Proportion 25.8 Staking a Vertical Parabolic Curve 25.9 Machine Control in Grading Operations 25.10 Computations for an Unequal Tangent Vertical Curve 25.11 Designing a Curve to Pass Through a Fixed Point 25.12 Sight Distance 25.13 Sources of Error in Laying out Vertical Curves 25.14 Mistakes 26. Volumes 26.1 Introduction 26.2 Methods of Volume Measurement 26.3 The Cross-Section Method 26.4 Types of Cross Sections 26.5 Average-End-Area Formula 26.6 Determining End Areas 26.7 Computing Slope Intercepts 26.8 Prismoidal Formula 26.9 Volume Computations 26.10 Unit-Area, or Borrow-Pit, Method 26.11 Contour-Area Method 26.12 Measuring Volumes of Water Discharge 26.13 Software 26.14 Sources of Error in Determining Volumes 26.15 Mistakes 27. Photogrammetry 27.1 Introduction 27.2 Uses of Photogrammetry 27.3 Aerial Cameras 27.4 Types of Aerial Photographs 27.5 Vertical Aerial Photographs 27.6 Scale of a Vertical Photograph 27.7 Ground Coordinates from a Single Vertical Photograph 27.8 Relief Displacement on a Vertical Photograph 27.9 Flying Height of a Vertical Photograph 27.10 Stereoscopic Parallax 27.11 Stereoscopic Viewing 27.12 Stereoscopic Measurement of Parallax 27.13 Analytical Photogrammetry 27.14 Stereoscopic Plotting Instruments 27.15 Orthophotos 27.16 Ground Control for Photogrammetry 27.17 Flight Planning 27.18 Airborne Laser-Mapping Systems 27.19 Remote Sensing 27.20 Software 27.21 Sources of Error in Photogrammetry 27.22 Mistakes 28. Introduction to GeographIc Information Systems 28.1 Introduction 28.2 Land Information Systems 28.3 GIS Data Sources and Classifications 28.4 Spatial Data 28.5 Nonspatial Data 28.6 Data Format Conversions 28.7 Creating GIS Databases 28.8 Metadata 28.9 GIS Analytical Functions 28.10 GIS Applications 28.11 Data Sources Appendix A: Tape Correction Problems Appendix B: Example Noteforms Appendix C: Astronomical Observations Appendix D: Using the Worksheets from the Companion Website Appendix E: Introduction to Matrices Appendix F: U.S. State Plane Coordinate System Defining ParametersAppendix G: Answers to Selected Problems

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Book SynopsisAbout our authors Marie Price is a Professor of Geography and International Affairs at George Washington University. A Latin American specialist, Dr. Price has conducted research in Belize, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Cuba, and Bolivia. She has also traveled widely throughout Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her studies have explored human migration, natural resource use, environmental conservation, and sustainability. She is President of the American Geographical Society and a nonresident fellow of the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank that focuses on migration issues. Dr. Price brings to Globalization and Diversity a special interest in regions as dynamic spatial constructs that are shaped over time through both global and local forces. Her publications include the co-edited book Migrants to the Metropolis: The Rise of Immigrant Gateway Cities (2008) and numerous academic articles and book chapters. Les RowntreeTable of Contents1. Geography of a Changing World2. Physical Geography and the Environment3. North America4. Latin America5. The Caribbean6. Sub-Saharan Africa7. Southwest Asia and North Africa8. Europe9. Eurasia10. Central Asia11. East Asia12. South Asia13. Southeast Asia14. Oceania

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Book SynopsisMartin J. Murray offers a groundbreaking guide to the multiplicity, heterogeneity, and complexity of contemporary global urbanism. He identifies and traces four distinct pathways that characterize cities today.Trade ReviewMany Urbanisms is an excellent work of synthesis, and Murray is a gifted writer. In this book, he integrates a massive amount of urban theory literature in order to emphasize the differences between cities and to challenge the notion of a North to South order within contemporary urbanization. -- Jason Hackworth, author of Manufacturing Decline: How Racism and the Conservative Movement Crush the American Rust BeltThis well-researched book makes an outstanding contribution to urban and policy studies...Highly recommended. * Choice *A fantastic and thoroughly enjoyable book. * Urbanities *Highly readable and sharply argued. * Contemporary Sociology *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: Rethinking Global Urbanism at the Start of the Twenty-First CenturyPart I. Conventional Urban Theory at a Crossroads1. The Narrow Preoccupations of Conventional Urban Studies2. The Universalizing Pretensions of Mainstream Urban Studies: Generic Cities and the Convergence ThesisPart II. Trajectories of Global Urbanism at the Start of the Twenty-First Century: A First Approximation3. Globalizing Cities with World-Class Aspirations: The Emergence of the Postindustrial Tourist-Entertainment City4. Struggling Postindustrial Cities in Decline5. Sprawling Megacities of Hypergrowth: The Unplanned Urbanism of the Twenty-First Century6. Building Cities on a Grand Scale: The Instant Urbanism of the Twenty-First CenturyPart III. The Future of Urbanism7. Conclusion: Urban FuturesNotesBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSusan Wiley Hardwick is professor emeritus at the University of Oregon where she specializes in the geography of North America, urban and cultural geography, and the geography of immigration.  Susan has authored seven other books and dozens of articles and book chapters. She is a former President of the National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) and has been involved in numerous national geography education initiatives, including The National Geography Standards, The Roadmap to Geography Project, and the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE).  She is perhaps best known as the co-host of The Power of Place an Annenberg geography series produced for public television.  She is the recipient of numerous grants and teaching and professional awards, including the statewide California Outstanding Professor Award, where she was selected out of more than 23,000 faculty when she taught at California at State University, Chico. She received her BTable of ContentsBrief Contents Introduction North America’s Environmental Setting Historical Settlement of North America North American Political Economy The Atlantic Periphery Quebec Megalopolis The Great Lakes and Corn Belt The Inland South The Coastal South The Great Plains The Rocky Mountains Intermontane West MexAmerica California The Pacific Northwest Hawai’i and the Pacific Islands The Far North The Future of North America

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Book SynopsisWeather and Society: Toward Integrated Approaches provides the first interdisciplinary approach to the subject of weather and society. This guide to the evolving set of problem-solving approaches to weather's societal issues successfully integrates social science's techniques, concepts and methodologies into meteorological research and practice. Drawing especially on the work of the WAS*IS workshops (Weather and Society * Integrated Studies), this important reference offers a framework for starting to understand how the consideration of societal impacts can enhance the scientific disciplines that address the scope and impacts of weather, particularly meteorology. Filled with tools, concepts, case studies and helpful exercises, this resource: Lays the groundwork for conducting interdisciplinary work by learning new strategies and addressing typical challenges Identifies leaders of the movement to integrate social science and meteorology and highlights theTable of ContentsAcknowledgments x Preface xii 1 The Need for Integrated Approaches to Weather and Society 1 1.1 Rationale for This Book 1 Research Spotlight Box: Forecasts are Improving Dramatically 3 1.2 The Audience for This Book 8 1.3 Defining Weather and Society: Integrated Approaches 10 1.4 What Social Sciences Have in Common with Each Other and with Atmospheric Science? 15 1.5 Social Science Methodologies 18 1.5.1 Surveys 18 1.5.2 Direct Observations 19 1.5.3 Participatory Action Research 19 1.5.4 Focus Groups 20 1.6 What Is Not Social Science? 21 1.7 Doing Social Science Versus Incorporating Societal Impacts 22 1.8 Questions for Review and Discussion 23 1.9 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 24 References 25 2 History of the Movement to Integrate Social Science Into Atmospheric Science 29 2.1 Early Weather Forecasting for Impacts 29 2.2 Historians and Weather 30 2.3 Weather and Society Efforts Build on Natural Hazards Research and Practice 32 2.3.1 Efforts to Add Social Dimensions to Solving Weather Problems 35 2.3.2 Weather and Society * Integrated Studies—WAS*IS 36 2.3.3 Integrated Warning Team Meetings 39 2.3.4 American Meteorological Society Summer Policy Colloquium 39 2.3.5 Social Science Woven into Meteorology (SSWIM) 39 2.3.6 VORTEX‐Southeast 42 Research Spotlight Box: Doing Social Science Reveals Challenges to Accepted Assumptions 43 2.4 Physical Science Myths Related to Climate and Applicable to Weather 45 2.5 Meteorological Aspects of Non‐Meteorological Hazards 48 2.6 Research That Evaluates What People Did When They Heard a Warning: Hurricane Ike 2008 Case Study 50 2.7 Questions for Review and Discussion 53 2.8 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 54 References 55 3 Social Science Partners and the Weather/Society Work They Do 59 3.1 The Partners and How They Do Their Work 61 3.2 Anthropology 64 3.3 Communication 68 3.4 Economics 71 3.5 Geography 76 3.6 Psychology 83 3.7 Sociology 87 3.8 Questions for Review and Discussion 94 3.9 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 96 References 97 4 Thirteen Profiles of Leaders in Weather and Social Science 105 4.1 Angle’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 108 4.2 Dr. Becker’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 109 4.3 Dr. Demuth’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 112 4.4 Dobson’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 114 4.5 Fransen’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 116 4.6 Holthaus’ Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 118 4.7 Dr. Lazrus’ Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 120 4.8 Dr. Morss’ Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 122 4.9 Moulton’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 124 4.10 Dr. Ruin’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 126 4.11 Dr. Schumacher’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 127 4.12 Spinney’s Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 129 4.13 Vitols’ Recommendations for Integrating Social Science and Atmospheric Science 131 4.14 Questions for Review and Discussion 132 4.15 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 132 References 133 5 Moving Toward Integrated Weather and Society Research and Practice—A New Paradigm 134 5.1 How Social Scientists and Meteorologists Work Together to Create New Scientific Conceptual Models and Methods: Start with Adjacent Projects 134 Case Study: Schools and Tornado Saferooms 135 Case Study: Storm Surge Warnings From the NWS—Moving From Adjacent Social Scientific Collaboration to Integrative Collaborations 137 Case Study: Required Integrated Research: National Science Foundation Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems Program 139 5.2 Increased Popularity for How Important It Is for Meteorologists to Understand Some Social Science 140 5.3 Possible New Common Ground for Integrated Approaches to Weather and Society: Emergence of Convergence Science 140 5.4 Socio‐Meteorological Testbeds 145 5.5 Wicked Problems and Momentum In the Movement Toward Integrated Weather‐Society Science 146 5.6 Hard or Soft Science? Evening the Playground Between the Sciences 147 5.7 Human Machine Interface 148 5.8 Questions for Review and Discussion 151 5.9 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 151 References 152 6 Ways to Be Part of the Transformation to Integrated Weather Studies 156 6.1 Be Part of the Move From WAS to IS 156 6.2 Understand the Cycle of Change 157 6.3 Keep the Momentum Going Toward the Integration of Social and Atmospheric Science 160 6.4 Build Durable Partnerships—Recognize the Power of Networking 161 6.5 Support May Come From Surprising Sources 163 6.6 Five Key Research Priorities for New Hybrid Weather Society Researchers and Practitioners 163 6.7 How Science Changes 173 6.8 Socio‐Hydrology Emerges 174 6.9 New Integrated Disciplines on the Horizon 175 6.10 Changing the Paradigm Takes Time and Will Require Patience 177 6.11 Hybrids By Design—Socio‐Hydro‐Meteorology 178 6.12 How to Become a Participant in the Movement to Integrate the Social Sciences and Atmospheric Science 180 6.13 The Challenges Are Not Overwhelming 181 6.13.1 Scientific Budgets Are Lean 181 6.13.2 Be Patient and Optimistic and Keep Pushing 181 6.14 Meteorologists Embracing Social Science Is a First Step 182 6.14.1 Be Part of the Integrated Studies Movement 183 6.14.2 Work Out Wide‐Open Ways for Partners to Thrive 183 6.15 Work for the Longer Term 184 6.15.1 New Integrated Graduate Programs and New Integrated Training Models 184 6.15.2 Positive Outlook for Careers for People with a Background in Integrated Studies 185 6.15.3 Climate Change will Exacerbate the Need for Integrated Weather–Society Research and Practice 186 6.16 Questions for Review and Discussion 188 6.17 Using What You’ve Learned: Homework Assignment From the Chapter 188 References 190 Appendices Appendix A: List of Acronyms 194 Appendix B: Blogs and Websites that Integrate Weather and Society 196 Appendix C: Other Relevant Web Resources 199 Addendum 200 Index 203

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive overview of progress in the general area of fluvial remote sensing with a specific focus on its potential contribution to river management. The book highlights a range of challenging issues by considering a range of spatial and temporal scales with perspectives from a variety of disciplines.Table of ContentsSeries Foreword, xv Foreword, xvii List of Contributors, xix 1 Introduction: The Growing Use of Imagery in Fundamental and Applied River Sciences, 1 Patrice E. Carbonneau and Herv´e Pi´egay 1.1 Introduction, 1 1.2 Remote sensing, river sciences and management, 2 1.2.1 Key concepts in remote sensing, 2 1.2.2 A short introduction to ‘river friendly’ sensors and platforms, 4 1.2.3 Cost considerations, 7 1.3 Evolution of published work in Fluvial Remote Sensing, 8 1.3.1 Authorships and Journals, 9 1.3.2 Platforms and Sensors, 9 1.3.3 Topical Areas, 10 1.3.4 Spatial and Temporal Resolutions, 14 1.3.5 Summary, 16 1.4 Brief outline of the volume, 16 References, 17 2 Management Applications of Optical Remote Sensing in the Active River Channel, 19 W. Andrew Marcus, Mark A. Fonstad and Carl J. Legleiter 2.1 Introduction, 19 2.2 What can be mapped with optical imagery?, 20 2.3 Flood extent and discharge, 21 2.4 Water depth, 22 2.5 Channel change, 24 2.6 Turbidity and suspended sediment, 25 2.7 Bed sediment, 27 2.8 Biotypes (in-stream habitat units), 29 2.9 Wood, 31 2.10 Submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) and algae, 31 2.11 Evolving applications, 33 2.12 Management considerations common to river applications, 33 2.13 Accuracy, 35 2.14 Ethical considerations, 36 2.15 Why use optical remote sensing?, 36 References, 38 3 An Introduction to the Physical Basis for Deriving River Information by Optical Remote Sensing, 43 Carl J. Legleiter and Mark A. Fonstad 3.1 Introduction, 43 3.2 An overview of radiative transfer in shallow stream channels, 45 3.2.1 Quantifying the light field, 45 3.2.2 Radiative transfer processes along the image chain, 49 3.3 Optical characteristics of river channels, 54 3.3.1 Reflectance from the water surface, 55 3.3.2 Optically significant constituents of the water column, 55 3.3.3 Reflectance properties of the streambed and banks, 58 3.4 Inferring river channel attributes from remotely sensed data, 60 3.4.1 Spectrally-based bathymetric mapping via band ratios, 60 3.4.2 Relative magnitudes of the components of the at-sensor radiance signal, 61 3.4.3 The role of sensor characteristics, 62 3.5 Conclusion, 66 3.6 Notation, 67 References, 68 4 Hyperspectral Imagery in Fluvial Environments, 71 Mark J. Fonstad 4.1 Introduction, 71 4.2 The nature of hyperspectral data, 72 4.3 Advantages of hyperspectral imagery, 74 4.4 Logistical and optical limitations of hyperspectral imagery, 75 4.5 Image processing techniques, 78 4.6 Conclusions, 82 Acknowledgments, 82 References, 82 5 Thermal Infrared Remote Sensing of Water Temperature in Riverine Landscapes, 85 Rebecca N. Handcock, Christian E. Torgersen, Keith A. Cherkauer, Alan R. Gillespie, Klement Tockner, Russel N. Faux and Jing Tan 5.1 Introduction, 85 5.2 State of the art: TIR remote sensing of streams and rivers, 88 5.3 Technical background to the TIR remote sensing of water, 91 5.3.1 Remote sensing in the TIR spectrum, 91 5.3.2 The relationship between emissivity and kinetic and radiant temperature, 92 5.3.3 Using Planck’s Law to determine temperature from TIR observations, 93 5.3.4 Processing of TIR image data, 94 5.3.5 Atmospheric correction, 94 5.3.6 Key points, 95 5.4 Extracting useful information from TIR images, 96 5.4.1 Calculating a representative water temperature, 96 5.4.2 Accuracy, uncertainty, and scale, 96 5.4.3 The near-bank environment, 97 5.4.4 Key points, 98 5.5 TIR imaging sensors and data sources, 98 5.5.1 Ground imaging, 98 5.5.2 Airborne imaging, 98 5.5.3 Satellite imaging, 101 5.5.4 Key points, 101 5.6 Validating TIR measurements of rivers, 102 5.6.1 Timeliness of data, 102 5.6.2 Sampling site selection, 103 5.6.3 Thermal stratification and mixing, 104 5.6.4 Measuring representative temperature, 104 5.6.5 Key points, 105 5.7 Example 1: Illustrating the necessity of matching the spatial resolution of the TIR imaging device to river width using multi-scale observations of water temperature in the Pacific Northwest (USA), 106 5.8 Example 2: Thermal heterogeneity in river floodplains used to assess habitat diversity, 108 5.9 Summary, 108 Acknowledgements, 109 5.10 Table of abbreviations, 110 References, 110 6 The Use of Radar Imagery in Riverine Flood Inundation Studies, 115 Guy J-P. Schumann, Paul. D. Bates, Giuliano Di Baldassarre and David C. Mason 6.1 Introduction, 115 6.2 Microwave imaging of water and flooded land surfaces, 116 6.2.1 Passive radiometry, 117 6.2.2 Synthetic Aperture Radar, 117 6.2.3 SAR interferometry, 119 6.3 The use of SAR imagery to map and monitor river flooding, 120 6.3.1 Mapping river flood inundation from space, 120 6.3.2 Sources of flood and water detection errors, 124 6.3.3 Integration with flood inundation modelling, 129 6.4 Case study examples, 129 6.4.1 Fuzziness in SAR flood detection to increase confidence in flood model simulations, 129 6.4.2 Near real-time flood detection in urban and rural areas using high resolution space-borne SAR images, 131 6.4.3 Multi-temporal SAR images to inform about floodplain dynamics, 133 6.5 Summary and outlook, 135 References, 137 7 Airborne LiDAR Methods Applied to Riverine Environments, 141 Jean-St´ephane Bailly, Paul J. Kinzel, Tristan Allouis, Denis Feurer and Yann Le Coarer 7.1 Introduction: LiDAR definition and history, 141 7.2 Ranging airborne LiDAR physics, 142 7.2.1 LiDAR for emergent terrestrial surfaces, 142 7.2.2 LiDAR for aquatic surfaces, 144 7.3 System parameters and capabilities: examples, 146 7.3.1 Large footprint system: HawkEye II, 146 7.3.2 Narrow footprint system: EAARL, 147 7.3.3 Airborne LiDAR capacities for fluvial monitoring: a synthesis, 148 7.4 LiDAR survey design for rivers, 148 7.4.1 Flight planning and optimising system design, 148 7.4.2 Geodetic positioning, 150 7.5 River characterisation from LiDAR signals, 150 7.5.1 Altimetry and topography, 150 7.5.2 Prospective estimations, 152 7.6 LiDAR experiments on rivers: accuracies, limitations, 153 7.6.1 LiDAR for river morphology description: the Gardon River case study, 153 7.6.2 LiDAR and hydraulics: the Platte River experiment, 154 7.7 Conclusion and perspectives: the future for airborne LiDAR on rivers, 158 References, 158 8 Hyperspatial Imagery in Riverine Environments, 163 Patrice E. Carbonneau, Herv ´e Pi´egay, J ´ er ˆome Lejot, Robert Dunford and Kristell Michel 8.1 Introduction: The Hyperspatial Perspective, 163 8.2 Hyperspatial image acquisition, 166 8.2.1 Platform considerations, 166 8.2.2 Ground-tethered devices, 166 8.2.3 Camera considerations, 170 8.2.4 Logistics and costs, 172 8.3 Issues, potential problems and plausible solutions, 172 8.3.1 Georeferencing, 173 8.3.2 Radiometric normalisation, 176 8.3.3 Shadow correction, 176 8.3.4 Image classification, 179 8.3.5 Data mining and processing, 180 8.4 From data acquisition to fluvial form and process understanding, 182 8.4.1 Feature detection with hyperspatial imagery, 182 8.4.2 Repeated surveys through time, 183 8.5 Conclusion, 188 Acknowledgements, 189 References, 189 9 Geosalar: Innovative Remote Sensing Methods for Spatially Continuous Mapping of Fluvial Habitat at Riverscape Scale, 193 Normand Bergeron and Patrice E. Carbonneau 9.1 Introduction, 193 9.2 Study area and data collection, 194 9.3 Grain size mapping, 194 9.3.1 Superficial sand detection, 196 9.3.2 Airborne grain size measurements, 198 9.3.3 Riverscape scale grain size profile and fish distribution, 200 9.3.4 Limitations of airborne grain size mapping, 200 9.3.5 Example of application of grain size maps and long profiles to salmon habitat modelling, 201 9.4 Bathymetry mapping, 203 9.5 Further developments in the wake of the Geosalar project, 205 9.5.1 Integrating fluvial remote sensing methods, 205 9.5.2 Habitat data visualisation, 207 9.5.3 Development of in-house airborne imaging capabilities, 208 9.6 Flow velocity: mapping or modelling?, 209 9.7 Future work: Integrating fish exploitation of the riverscape, 211 9.8 Conclusion, 211 Acknowledgements, 212 References, 212 10 Image Utilisation for the Study and Management of Riparian Vegetation: Overview and Applications, 215 Simon Dufour, Etienne Muller, Menno Straatsma and S. Corgne 10.1 Introduction, 215 10.2 Image analysis in riparian vegetation studies: what can we know?, 217 10.2.1 Mapping vegetation types and land cover, 217 10.2.2 Mapping species and individuals, 220 10.2.3 Mapping changes and historical trajectories, 220 10.2.4 Mapping other floodplain characteristics, 220 10.3 Season and scale constraints in riparian vegetation studies, 221 10.3.1 Choosing an appropriate time window for detecting vegetation types, 221 10.3.2 Minimum detectable object size in the riparian zone, 221 10.3.3 Spatial/spectral equivalence for detecting changes, 221 10.4 From scientists’ tools to managers’ choices: what do we want to know? And how do we get it?, 223 10.4.1 Which managers? Which objectives? Which approach?, 224 10.4.2 Limitations of image-based approaches, 224 10.5 Examples of imagery applications and potentials for riparian vegetation study, 226 10.5.1 A low-cost strategy for monitoring changes in a floodplain forest: aerial photographs, 226 10.5.2 Flow resistance and vegetation roughness parametrisation: LiDAR and multispectral imagery, 228 10.5.3 Potential radar data uses for riparian vegetation characterisation, 230 10.6 Perspectives: from images to indicators, automatised and standardised processes, 233 Acknowledgements, 234 References, 234 11 Biophysical Characterisation of Fluvial Corridors at Reach to Network Scales, 241 Herv´e Pi´egay, Adrien Alber, J. Wesley Lauer, Anne-Julia Rollet and Elise Wiederkehr 11.1 Introduction, 241 11.2 What are the raw data available for a biophysical characterisation of fluvial corridors?, 242 11.3 How can we treat the information?, 243 11.3.1 What can we see?, 243 11.3.2 Strategy for exploring spatial information for understanding river form and processes, 245 11.3.3 Example of longitudinal generic parameters treatment using unorthorectified photos, 248 11.3.4 The aggregation/disaggregation procedure applied at a regional network scale, 250 11.4 Detailed examples to illustrate management issues, 253 11.4.1 Retrospective approach on the Ain River: understanding channel changes and providing a sediment budget, 254 11.4.2 The Droˆme network: example of up- and downscaling approach using homogeneous geomorphic reaches, 256 11.4.3 Inter-reach comparisons at a network scale, 259 11.5 Limitations and constraints when enlarging scales of interest, 261 11.6 Conclusions, 265 Acknowledgements, 265 References, 266 12 The Role of Remotely Sensed Data in Future Scenario Analyses at a Regional Scale, 271 Stan Gregory, Dave Hulse, M´ elanie Bertrand and Doug Oetter 12.1 Introduction, 271 12.1.1 The purposes of scenario-based alternative future analyses, 272 12.1.2 Processes of depicting alternative future scenarios, 272 12.1.3 Methods of employing remotely sensed information in alternative futures, 278 12.1.4 Alternative future scenarios for the Willamette River, Oregon as a case study, 278 12.2 Methods, 279 12.2.1 Ground truthing, 281 12.2.2 Use of remotely sensed data in the larger alternative futures project, 282 12.3 Land use/land cover changes since 1850, 282 12.4 Plan trend 2050 scenario, 283 12.5 Development 2050 scenario, 287 12.6 Conservation 2050 scenario, 287 12.7 Informing decision makers at subbasin extents, 289 12.8 Discussion, 291 Acknowledgements, 294 References, 294 13 The Use of Imagery in Laboratory Experiments, 299 Michal Tal, Philippe Frey, Wonsuck Kim, Eric Lajeunesse, Angela Limare and Franc¸ois M´etivier 13.1 Introduction, 299 13.2 Bedload transport, 300 13.2.1 Image-based technique to measure grainsize distribution and sediment discharge, 302 13.2.2 Particle trajectories and velocities using PTV, 304 13.3 Channel morphology and flow dynamics, 306 13.3.1 Experimental deltas, 308 13.3.2 Experimental river channels with riparian vegetation, 309 13.4 Bed topography and flow depth, 312 13.5 Conclusions, 317 Acknowledgements, 318 References, 318 14 Ground based LiDAR and its Application to the Characterisation of Fluvial Forms, 323 Andy Large and George Heritage 14.1 Introduction, 323 14.1.1 Terrestrial laser scanning in practice, 324 14.2 Scales of application in studies of river systems, 325 14.2.1 The sub-grain scale, 325 14.2.2 The grain scale, 325 14.2.3 The sub-bar unit scale, 327 14.2.4 In-channel hydraulic unit scale, 329 14.2.5 Micro-topographic roughness units, 330 14.2.6 The bar unit scale, 330 14.2.7 Reach-scale morphological analyses, 332 14.2.8 Terrestrial laser scanning at the landscape scale, 334 14.2.9 Towards a protocol for TLS surveying of fluvial systems, 336 References, 338 15 Applications of Close-range Imagery in River Research, 341 Walter Bertoldi, Herv´e Pi´egay, Thomas Buffin-B´ elanger, David Graham and Stephen Rice 15.1 Introduction, 341 15.2 Technologies and practices, 342 15.2.1 Technology, 342 15.2.2 Overview of possible applications, 344 15.3 Post-processing, 347 15.3.1 Analysis of vertical images for particle size, 347 15.3.2 Analysis of vertical images for particle shape, 349 15.3.3 Analysis of oblique ground images, 349 15.4 Application of vertical and oblique close-range imagery to monitor bed features and fluvial processes at different spatial and temporal scales, 350 15.4.1 Vertical ground imagery for characterising grain size, clast morphometry and petrography of particles, 350 15.4.2 Monitoring fluvial processes, 352 15.4.3 Survey of subaerial bank processes, 353 15.4.4 Inundation dynamics of braided rivers, 355 15.4.5 River ice dynamics, 356 15.4.6 Riparian structure and dead wood distributions along river corridors, 359 15.5 Summary of benefits and limitations, 361 15.6 Forthcoming issues for river management, 362 Acknowledgements, 363 References, 363 16 River Monitoring with Ground-based Videography, 367 Bruce J. MacVicar, Alexandre Hauet, Normand Bergeron, Laure Tougne and Imtiaz Ali 16.1 Introduction, 367 16.2 General considerations, 368 16.2.1 Flow visualisation and illumination, 368 16.2.2 Recording, 368 16.2.3 Image ortho-rectification, 369 16.3 Case 1 – Stream gauging, 369 16.3.1 Introduction, 369 16.3.2 Field site and apparatus, 370 16.3.3 Image processing, 370 16.3.4 Stream gauging, 371 16.3.5 Results, 371 16.4 Case 2 – Filtering bed and flare effects from LSPIV measurements, 372 16.4.1 Introduction, 372 16.4.2 Field site and apparatus, 373 16.4.3 Data filtering, 373 16.4.4 Results, 373 16.5 Case 3 – At-a-point survey of wood transport, 376 16.5.1 Introduction, 376 16.5.2 Field site and apparatus, 376 16.5.3 Manual detection and measurement, 376 16.5.4 Image segmentation and analysis, 377 16.5.5 Results, 379 16.6 Discussion and conclusion, 380 References, 381 17 Imagery at the Organismic Level: From Body Shape Descriptions to Micro-scale Analyses, 385 Pierre Sagnes 17.1 Introduction, 385 17.2 Morphological and anatomical description, 386 17.2.1 Identification, 386 17.2.2 Characterisation of life-history traits and ontogenetic stages, 390 17.2.3 Ecomorphological studies, 393 17.3 Abundance and biomass, 394 17.4 Detection of stress and diseases, 396 17.4.1 Direct visualisation of stress (or its effects), 396 17.4.2 Activity of organisms as stress indicator, 398 17.4.3 Fluctuating asymmetry as stress indicator, 398 17.5 Conclusion, 399 References, 399 18 Ground Imagery and Environmental Perception: Using Photo-questionnaires to Evaluate River Management Strategies, 405 Yves-Francois Le Lay, Marylise Cottet, Herv´e Pi´egay and Anne Rivi `ere-Honegger 18.1 Introduction, 405 18.2 Conceptual framework, 406 18.3 The design of photo-questionnaires, 409 18.3.1 The questionnaire and selection of photographs, 409 18.3.2 The attitude scales, 410 18.3.3 The selection of participant groups, 412 18.4 Applications with photo-questionnaires, 412 18.4.1 From judgment assessment to judgment prediction, 412 18.4.2 Comparing reactions between scenes and between observers, 415 18.4.3 Linking judgments to environmental factors, 417 18.4.4 Modelling and predicting water landscape judgments, 420 18.4.5 Photographs and landscape perception, a long history of knowledge production, 420 18.5 Conclusions and perspectives, 425 Acknowledgements, 426 References, 426 19 Future Prospects and Challenges for River Scientists and Managers, 431 Patrice E. Carbonneau and Herv´e Pi´egay References, 433 Index, 435

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Book SynopsisMoreover, he argues, major changes in transportation and communication technologies actually constituted the moments of transformation from one world economy to another.Trade ReviewA magnificent work, Braudelian in its conception, scope, and attention to detail... A delight. Progress in Human Geography. A first-rate historical study in the genre of world history... Combines geography with the social sciences in skillful fashion. It is lucidly written and will appeal to the specialist and general reader. Virginia Quarterly Review Hugill provides a refreshingly long historical sweep in arguing that transportation technologies have been the key to success in world trade... A wealth of historical and technicaldetail. Geonomics.Table of ContentsList of IllustrationsList of TablesPreface AcknowledgmentsChapter 1. Geographic Reality in the Development of CapitalismChapter 2. Technology and Geography in the Elaboration of CapitalismChapter 3. The Triumph of the ShipChapter 4. The Problem of Overland Transportation: Canals, Rivers, and RailroadsChapter 5. The Return to Overland Route Flexibility: Bicycles, Cars, Trucks, and Busses Chapter 6. Aviation and the First Global SystemChapter 7. World System Theory and Geographic RealityReferencesWorld MapsGeneral IndexIndex of Proper Names

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Book SynopsisBlack gives historical detail and analysis to account for this transformation.Trade ReviewA wonderful demonstration of the possibilities of historical studies of technology and culture... Just as Black offers Petrolia as the prototypical landscape of industrial sacrifice, his book will surely serve as the model for a new genre of holistic historical studies of people, place, technology, and culture. -- Peter Coates Technology and Culture Petrolia is an intimate portrayal of the history of a major event that has affected not only this nation but the entire world as well... This book provides an excellent example of geographic writing that reveals that all places have a quality of their own, and of the kind of literate writing that is needed in our profession today. -- E. Willard Miller Professional Geographer A clear, concise telling of Petrolia's fascinating story... Black does an excellent job of examining the oil boom's impact on many aspects of the life and culture of the region. -- Ralph Wilcox Vernacular Architecture Newsletter Although Black uses the development of Petrolia to make larger points about how resource extraction changes ecological interactions, he is also interested in the region as a specific place with a specific history... While other scholars have written about what happens when capital is used to extract a resource from one region for the benefit of another, Black tells the story of transformation in this oil-rich valley at a level of detail and care that is rich and interesting in its own right. -- Hugh S. Gorman Historical GeographyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction. The Persistence of Oil on the BrainChapter 1. "A Good Time Coming for Whales" Chapter 2. "A Triumph of Individualism"Chapter 3. The Sacrificial Landscape of PetroliaChapter 4. Oil Creek as Industrial ApparatusChapter 5. "What Nature Intended This Place Should Be" Chapter 6. Pithole: Boomtowns and the "Drawing Board City" Chapter 7. Delusions of Permanence Epilogue. The Legacy of PetroliaAppendixNotesSelect Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisA Land Between tells the stories of the people who have lived in the valley and uncovers the marks they have left on the land.Trade ReviewA story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert... The book is dotted with black-and-white photographs, historic and contemporary, some of which are quite beautiful. -- Robert Pavlik California History Action It's a story well told, interwoven with the author's personal history and some fictional accounts based on the lives of those who struggled to wrest a living out of the high desert... It contains fresh insights and perspectives that a landscape architect brings to the subject... A nice size to carry along with you as you create you own memories of a land between. -- Robert Pavlik California Historical ReviewTable of ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: First ImpressionsChapter 1. A Land BetweenChapter 2. Dwelling BeforeChapter 3. Lives DivertedEpilogue: Parting GlancesMaps of Owens ValleyNotesBibliographic EssayIndex

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Book SynopsisDrawing on an exhaustive chronological survey of pre-Columbian maps, including the controversial Yale Vinland Map, this book boldly challenges conventional accounts of Europe's discovery of the New World.Trade ReviewThere are eighty-six items in Enterline's chronological survey, dating from Ptolemy's Geographia in the second century to Hans Poulson Resen's map of Vinland, 1605. These include maps, manuscripts, books, voyages and other events, all testifying to the breadth and inclusiveness of Enterline's research. Some will appear more convincing and pertinent than others but together they are marshaled to account for the eventual appearance of North America as a geographical entity separate from Asia... Erikson, Eskimos, and Columbus is a book worth the serious consideration of scholars interested in late medieval and early Renaissance geography and cartography. -- John Parker Terrae Incognitae The value of the book [is] as a source of information on medieval and Renaissance geography and the maps produced by the scholars and navigators of the period... Enterline's questing mind does not neglect problematic information, and provides reasoned and balanced interpretations of potentially valuable documents that are ignored by most surveys. For the reader who wishes a comprehensive introduction to a fascinating subject, guided by an author [with] stimulating ideas... this book is vigorously recommended. -- Robert McGhee The Beaver: Canada's History Magazine The author argues that cartographic knowledge of northern America was in fact transmitted by Eskimos to Norsemen in the Middle Ages and early Renaissance, and that the result was subsequently incorporated in maps and charts. Enterline supports his theory by convincingly showing that parts of the coastline and contours of islands in northern Europe, as shown in early maps and charts, conform almost exactly to coastlines of northern America... He has examined pre-sixteenth century cartographic and written evidence, such as maps, charts and travel reports. He analysed and compared the images and descriptions for proof of early knowledge of the existence of the New World. The author has done this thoroughly and in a professional way... Erikson, Eskimos and Columbus is the result of thorough research, and the conclusions, if perhaps controversial to some, have been carefully considered before being written down. -- Willem F. J. Moerzer Bruyns International Journal of Maritime History Enterline presents a plausible scenario for the transmission of Thule Eskimo and Greenland Norse geographic knowledge into the worldview of late medieval cartographers. His hypothesis will be controversial and it will stimulate scholarly debate for many years to come. It is almost certainly too extreme in its claims but it also probably contains a significant core of truth. The Johns Hopkins University Press is to be congratulated for taking a speculative chance on a speculative book. Sixteenth Century Journal This rather controversial book takes an unusual approach to the question of the sources of geographical information on which pre-Columbian European maps of America were based... While the book is for believers, its arguments are interesting and well-presented, making it an appropriate addition to most collections. Map and Geography Round Table (MAGERT) Newsletter 2002 Enterline's extensive references are well cited and he notes areas still open to interpretation. The argument proceeds logically from one point to the next and seems, to this non-specialist, to be soundly based on credible evidence. The writing style is engaging and, despite the sometimes abstruse nature of the subject matter, keeps the reader's interest. -- Sue Haffner Western Association of Map Libraries (WAML) Information Bulletin A handsomely made book, packed with numerous well-reproduced medieval and early modern maps of the world and the North Atlantic. -- John A. Agnew International History Review 2003 One must look back almost a century to Fridtjof Nansen's In Northern Mists (1911) to find a study that probes as deeply into the question of whether representations of pre-Columbian America appeared in European-made maps... The author has provided an invaluable service to historians of discovery, geography, science, cartography, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance in bringing all of this information together. -- Gregory C. McIntosh Imago Mundi 2004 Of interest to anyone with a love for maps and history. Northeastern Naturalist 2004Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Directory to the Chronological Survey Preface and Acknowledgments Front Map Chapter 1. Introduction Part I: Outstanding MisunderstandingsChapter 2. Claudius ClavusChapter 3. The Inventio Fortunatae and Martin Behaim Chapter 4. The Yale Vinland Map Part II: The Chronological SurveyChapter 5. Introduction to the Chronological Survey A. Classical Norse GreenlandChapter 6. Early Scandinavian Geography Chapter 7. Communication Links with Greenland Chapter 8. The Unseen BridgeB. Uncovering an AmericaChapter 9. Late Greenland-Based Exploration Chapter 10. Foundations of European Misunderstandings Chapter 11. News Penetrates the EstablishmentChapter 12. Europe's Westward Awakening Chapter 13. Mastery of the Atlantic C. Old Images in New MapsChapter 14. A New Continent Emerges Chapter 15. An Old Continent Emerges Chapter 16. The Misunderstandings Are Resolved Chapter 17. Conclusion Appendix: The Vinland Map's Ink Notes Selected Bibliography Facsimile Atlases and Reproductions Index

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Book SynopsisAt once far-reaching and detailed, Place and Belonging in America offers a though-provoking new perspective on the myriad, often spiritual connections between territoriality, national identity, and civic culture.Trade ReviewPlace and Belonging in America should provoke reflection on the importance of issues such as immigration, geographic mobility, and globalization for the viability of politics, properly understood. -- Jeremy Beer Perspectives on Political Science Jacobson's lucid and insightful analysis is multilayered and interdisciplinary. Along with deft historical interpretation and incisive sociological investigation, he integrates discussions on politics, philosophy, literature, and religion, highlighting their roles in revealing American's evolving sense of place and identity. Virginia Quarterly Review Paying keen attention to interpretation, textuality, and the social uses of landscape, Jacobson's study engages questions that make it a must read. -- Susan Kollin Journal of American History A thoughtful overview of major events and changes to the American linkages of place and identity to the landscape. -- William G. Holt Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsContents: Acknowledgments Introduction: Terra Firma ONE An American Eden TWO Surveying the Landscape THREE Nature's Nation: Preserving the Future FOUR Spatial Rhythms: Changing the Past FIVE Intangible Property: A Multihued Landscape CODA The Labyrinth of the Soul Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWith a wealth of detail and illustrations, The Unknown World of the Mobile Home provides readers with an in-depth look into this variation on the American dream.Trade ReviewAn insightful meditation on American notions of mobility and class. Doubletake This clear, to-the-point study directs attention to the proliferation of this type of housing and the social stigma attached to it and its occupants... This is a thought-provoking, readable examination of modern US life, far broader in scope than one might first imagine. Choice 2003 Provides the reader with a complex, nuanced, and sympathetic look at the world of the mobile home dweller. There are no trailer trash in this book, just decent, hard-working middle- and working-class men and women looking for affordable housing options. -- Jan Davidson Enterprise and SocietyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPart I: BackgroundPrologueChapter 1. Trailers Chapter 2. Trailer ParksChapter 3. The War YearsChapter 4. Mobile HomesChapter 5. The HUD CodeChapter 6. New ModelsChapter 7. Sitting Mobile HomesPart II: Single-SitedsChapter 8. Where Are They?Chapter 9. The Lexington Hexagon Chapter 10. Northern New MexicoChapter 11. Mercer County, North DakotaChapter 12. Upstate New YorkChapter 13. Adams County, WisconsinChapter 14. SpersopolisChapter 15. The Coal FieldPart III: Side by SideChapter 16. The Mountain West Chapter 17. Filling in the FlatheadChapter 18. A Snapshot of EvergreenChapter 19. Boom and Bust in Western MontanaChapter 20. The Changing "Small"-Town WestPart IV: ParksChapter 21. Mobile Home Parks, Utilitarian to UpscaleChapter 22. The Twin Cities Metropolitan AreaChapter 23. Southwestern KansasChapter 24. Long NeckChapter 25. FloridaChapter 26. Southern CaliforniaPart V: Conclusion & EpilogueConclusion EpilogueBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisIncluding an entire chapter of new material, 85 new illustrations, and updates to previous chapters, this edition of Ensminger's classic work will appeal to students and scholars in cultural and historical geography, folklore and vernacular architectural history, and American studies, as well as to general readers.Trade ReviewReading the second edition of The Pennsylvania Barn is like sitting at the kitchen table with an old friend. -- Stephen Gordon CRM: Journal of Heritage Stewardship 2005 The Pennsylvania Barn belongs on the shelf of all students of the vernacular landscape. It is hard to imagine that this monumental work will ever be displaced by a new interpretation. -- Robert W. Reynolds Vernacular Architecture Newsletter 2004Table of ContentsContents: List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction1 The Origin of the Pennsylvania Barn 2 Classification of the Pennsylvania Barn 3 The Evolution of the Pennsylvania Barn 4 Diffusion and Distribution of the Pennsylvania Barn 5 The Future of the Pennsylvania Barn 6 The Pennsylvania Barn Updated: New Insights, Corrections, and AmendmentsAppendix A Supplemental Sightings of Pennsylvania Barns Appendix B Classification of Pennsylvania Barns by Charles Dornbusch Glossary References and Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis volume, with its 202 full-scale and detail maps, is sure to remain the standard reference work for years to come, as will the others to follow in the series.Trade ReviewA labor of love... nothing short of a miracle. I looked at it again last night, and it took my breath away. It's the kind of work that only a gang of monks would consider undertaking. It really is fabulous. -- Fred Rasmussen Baltimore Sun In this first of several volumes, Carpenter looks at the Mid-Atlantic states with painstakingly drawn quadrant maps showing station names, mileposts, interlocking stations, coaling stations, track pans, tunnels, viaducts, and bridges... An enthusiast can cross-reference locations to visit even if the rails themselves are pulled up. Trains Surely one of the most appealingly eccentric publishing ventures of the year. The New Yorker The year 1946 was, in short, a pinnacle of American railroading, as Dick Carpenter '55 notes in his new book, A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 Volume 1: The Mid-Atlantic States, which sets out, with admirable directness and startling scope, to map every aspect of railroading in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. -- Brian Doyle Boston College Magazine This is a fascinating volume for the railroad buff, those interested in the interrelationship of railroads and American history, or those merely investigating the bridge or tunnel in their town from what is now a ghost railroad. American Reference Books Annual A vital tool in understanding the layout of the rail network in the Northeast. -- Peter E. Lynch Penn Central Railroad Carpenter's work will be welcomed by railroad enthusiasts but will also help anyone trying to understand or reconstruct rail presence in urban or rural areas. Highly recommended. Choice 2004 The atlas is the work of Richard Carpenter: 220 hand drawn maps-a piece of craftsmanship at once so distinctive, and also so useful, it instantly reveals the sterility of computer-generated maps. -- Charles Fishman Fast Company The most detailed resource ever produced on the American railway system. -- Chris Iseli Baltimore Magazine A labor of love... Mr. Carpenter's hand drawn maps speak for themselves... Railroad professionals and enthusiasts will like this book because it is so comprehensive. -- John F. Baesch The Portolan 2004 Proof that inspiration can result in something astounding... a treasure that any rail enthusiast or casual historian will enjoy. -- Scott Bogren Rail What a task! 328 pages, with 202 meticulously crafted four-color maps. The Keystone The detail is fantastic... A railfan could spend hours pouring over the maps in this hardbound book. S Gaugian / Sn3 Modeler 2005 This book justifies its price in being essential to understanding the complexities of American railroading, signalling and otherwise. The Signalling Record 2005 A Railroad Atlas of the United States in 1946 could be considered an inspired work of visionary art. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine 2005 A fascinating work documenting railroad facilities... at a time when they still mattered, both economically and culturally. -- Gregory L. Thompson Journal of Transport History 2005 Carpenter knows railfans, and his multi-color atlas of rail lines as they stood in 1946 will keep them up into the wee hours... So extensive is Carpenter's work that the 276 maps and drawings included in this 360-page Volume 3 covers only Indiana, Lower Michigan and Ohio. -- Steve Goddard History Wire - Where the Past Comes Alive 2009Table of ContentsContents:Introduction How to Use This Atlas AcknowledgmentsTHE ATLAS Key Map Map Symbols and Abbreviations The MapsAppendix: List of Railroads in the Atlas Notes on the Maps ReferencesIndexes Coaling Stations Interlocking Stations and Former Interlocking Stations Passenger and Non-Passenger Stations Track Plans Tunnels Viaducts

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Book SynopsisThe Delaware Valley emerges from this boldly interdisciplinary study as a mosaic of localities that reflects underlying tensions in the American experience.Trade ReviewLanier's new book takes regionalism to a new level of complexity by exploring the relationship among ethnicity, regional identity, and localism in three places in the lower Delaware Valley. -- Douglas McCalla Journal of American History 2005 A substantial contribution to the study of North American landscapes. -- Peter B. Mires Pennsylvania Geographer 2006 New empirical ground is reached through Lanier's study... A strong argument with well-designed methodology is presented. -- Matt Liesch Journal of Cultural Geography 2006Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. "The Motley Middle"Chapter 2. Ethnic Perceptions, Ethnic LandscapesChapter 3. Landscape on the MarginsChapter 4. Mapping the Ancestral LandscapeChapter 5. A Region of RegionsAppendixNotesPrimary SourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisThese masterpieces, accompanied by detailed sections on stations, track pans, tunnels, and viaducts, capture a time when rail was king in New England, before cars, trucks, and planes became dominant.Trade ReviewThis book, along with Volume 1..., belongs in the library of every serious rail historian. Railfan and Railroad 2005 No detail that is too insignificant to be omitted... as long as it had something to do with railroading. -- John P. Reilly, Editor Emeritus Sunday Hour 2005 Each map is carefully produced in exquisite detail... I give it the highest possible recommendation. -- Peter E. Lynch NHRHTA Bulletin 2005 Carpenter has done an outstanding job showing the railroad world of 1946. National Railway Bulletin 2004 An incredible wealth of information. -- Gregory Curtis American Reference Books Annual 2006 A fine addition to any rail fan's library, perfect for a long winter evening. -- Albert Churella Journal of Transport History 2006 An impressive accomplishment and will likely be well loved and well used by rail buffs and historians. -- Gordon Kennedy Cartographic Perspectives 2006Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Use This AtlasAcknowledgmentsThe AtlasKey MapMap Symbols and AbbreviationsThe MapsAppendix: List of Railroads in the AtlasNotes on the MapsReferencesIndexesCoaling StationsInterlocking Stations and Former Interlocking StationsPassenger and Non-passenger StationsTunnelsViaducts

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Book SynopsisCarpenter depicts the major rail centers of Indianapolis, Gary, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Chicago, as well as every town and rail junction from Mackinaw City, Michigan, to Tell City, Indiana.Trade ReviewAn incredible wealth of information... a fine addition to library collections that support interests in railroading, transportation issues, post-World War II history, or the midwest region. American Reference Books Annual 2009 Superb series... As in Carpenter's previous editions on the Mid-Atlantic states and New England, the detail in his hand-drawn, exhaustively researched maps is astonishing... This atlas and its companions are excellent snapshots of railroading's 'classic era.' -- Ronald S. McGonigal Classic Trains 2009 A winning reference. Midwest Book Review 2009 Mr. Carpenter's labor of love appeals to railroad professionals, railroad enthusiasts, sociologists, historians, local historians, cartographers, and collectors of unusual maps. The book belongs on your reference shelf. There's nothing else quite like it. -- John Baesch The Portolan 2009 This atlas is a gem, and certainly should be considred for your bookshelf. -- Robert D. Brubaker Keystone 2010Table of ContentsIntroductionHow to Use This AtlasAcknowledgmentsThe AtlasKay MapMap Symbols and AbbreviationsThe MapsAppendix: List of Railroads in the AtlasNotes on the Maps: ReferencesIndexesCoaling StationsInterlocking Stations and Former Interlocking StationsPassender and Non-passenger StationsTrack PansTunnelsViaducts

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Book SynopsisDefending Illusions examines the science, philosophy, and law of ecosystem management. Allan Fitzsimmons clearly illustrates how efforts to make federal protection of ecosystems the centerpiece of national environmental policy rest on weak science and a worldview that places concern for the well-being of nature ahead of the well-being of people.Trade ReviewThis book should be required reading for all ecologists as an example of how they have failed to send any coherent message to politicians, economists, and the general public relative to ecosystem concept. -- R. L. Smith * CHOICE *Fitzsimmons argues persuasively that nature in this sense, above the level of the organism, possesses neither organizing principles nor emergent qualities that biologists can study. Fitzsimmons makes a compelling case that this emperor has no clothes; that the popular notion of ecosystem management merely encloses a puzzle within an enigma within a mystery. This well-argued and meticulously footnoted critique makes the case against ecosystem management without proposing a different science as a basis for policy. Fitzsimmons persuasively reveals the intellectual dishonesty that uses fictions about nature to lend scientific credibility to what are essentially cultural, religious, or moral norms. -- Mark Sagoff, Institute of Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland * Journal Of The National Academy Of Sciences *The author examines the science, philosophy, and law of ecosystems management. Defending Illusions is an eye-opener about the basis for many commonly held views regarding ecosystems. It is thoroughly footnoted . . . even for those with a different viewpoint, it is a book worth reading on this topic. * Natural Resources and Environment *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction: Government and the New Relationship with Nature Chapter 2 Everyone Knows What an Ecosystem Is...Or Do They? Chapter 3 Mapping Ecosystems Chapter 4 Visions of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Chapter 5 Claims of Environmental Calamity Chapter 6 Nature Worship and the New Paradigm Chapter 7 Science, Ecosystems, and the Emperor's New Clothes Chapter 8 The Law and Ecosystem Protection Chapter 9 Ecosystem Protection Proposals Chapter 10 Human Consequences of the New Paradigm Chapter 11 Improving Environmental Stewardship Chapter 12 Conclusion: Knowledge and Responsibility

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