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Every geography teacher would benefit from reading this short introduction, not least for the powerful knowledge it lends for understanding human relations with, and actions on, the environment. * Duncan Hawley, Geography Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e[an] excellent, concise and foundational book * Jim Richardson, Eyes on Earth *\u003cbr\u003eEllis provides us with an authoritative introduction to the Anthropocene ... a fascinating and erudite book\" * Leslie Sklair, LSE Review of Books *\u003cbr\u003eAn easy-to understand new release offers a compact introduction to the age of man * Tanja Traxler, Der Standard *\u003cbr\u003eAnthropocene: A Very Short Introduction provides an exceptionally well-organized, sufficiently detailed, and encompassing overview of why the Anthropocene should be clearly recognized, in some form, as an unprecedented time in Earth history ... 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He explores the evolution of ideas, evaluates the contributions of the leading players in the great debates, and presents some of the ingenious methods that have been used to retrieve information about the recent geological past.In an era of warming climate, the study of the ice age past is now more important than ever. This book examines the wonders of the Quaternary ice age - to show how ice age landscapes and ecosystems were repeatedly and rapidly transformed as plants, animals, and humans reorganized their worlds. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWoodward's book tells a remarkable story in a succinct yet comprehensive way... 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It also includes a large number of cameos that enhance our understanding of Quaternary Science. * Proceedings of the Geologists's Association *\u003cbr\u003eWell written, engaging, and accessible. * Geographical Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThe idea of the Ice Age is now entirely conventional, but it's an idea that took centuries to extract from the evidence around us. As Jamie Woodward's book shows, there was plenty of physics involved in developing the story. * IOPscience *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a truly comprehensive, highly accessible, and entertaining biography of Ice Age research. * Climatica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ; 1. The Quaternary Ice Age ; 2. Erratic Boulders and the Diluvium ; 3. Monster Glaciers ; 4. Die Eiszeit ; 5. 1840 ; 6. Ice sheets or icebergs ; 7. Glacials, interglacials, and celestial cycles ; 8. Deep ocean sediments and dating the past ; 9. 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Formerly neglected urban spaces and new high-end developments draw huge crowds thanks to the considerable efforts of city governments. But why are greening projects so widely taken up, and what good do they do? In How Green Became Good, Hillary Angelo uncovers the origins and meanings of the enduring appeal of urban green space, showing that city planners have long thought that creating green spaces would lead to social improvement. Turning to Germany's Ruhr Valley (a region that, despite its ample open space, was greened with the addition of official parks and gardens), Angelo shows that greening is as much a social process as a physical one. She examines three moments in the Ruhr Valley's urban history that inspired the creation of new green spaces: industrialization in the late nineteenth centu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Angelo risks sacrilege; she takes on nature as a mundane tool of politics, entertainment, and real estate. 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This brilliant book on more than a century of “urbanized nature” in Germany’s former industrial heartland will forever change our views of the industrial city as preceding the green city.  If you are looking for a concept of the urban beyond the \u003ci\u003eZwischenstadt\u003c\/i\u003e, you will find it in Angelo’s magisterial contribution.\" -- Roger Keil, York University\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow Green Became Good\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptionally robust work of historical sociology, shown by the fact that Angelo not only provides the reader with the historical specifics of each greening project analyzed in the book, but also uses those details to skillfully build a general theoretical explanation for how urban greening works as a social process. . . .  Angelo’s work serves as a model for other scholars inclined to take a historical approach to answering question sin urban sociology and urban studies.\" * Urban Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow Green Became Good\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful work of urban sociology, culture, and historical and comparative methods. In it, Hillary Angelo challenges conventional accounts of why urban greening became a public good.\" * Social Forces *\u003cbr\u003e\"Interested in how planning projects, specifically those sold as 'green,' can exacerbate or ignore existing inequalities. . . Angelo’s more specific question is why have all types of cities taken up 'greening' projects\u003cbr\u003e rather than just large, industrial cities? . . . Taken on their own terms, these projects have been remarkable successes, ecologically and economically, but Angelo’s point is clear: the 'greening' at the core of their\u003cbr\u003e conceptions has blunted social criticism. . .\" * Journal of Urban Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\"These interventions deserve wide reading by all sociologists, not just urban sociologists or environmental sociologists.\" * American Journal of Sociology *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Urban Greening beyond Cities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1 Green Becomes Good\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Imaginative Turn to the City\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 Building an Urban Future through Nature\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2 Contested Social Ideals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Space-Time of Democracy: Parks as a Bourgeois Public Sphere\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Proletarian Counterpublics: Reimagining the Colonies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3 The Social Life of Urbanized Nature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Producing Nature, Projecting Urban Futures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 Experiencing Nature as a Public Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Global Greening Today\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732918415703,"sku":"9780226739045","price":24.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"god-is-green-9780232534702","title":"God Is Green","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGod is Green examines what the Bible has to say about humanity's relationship with and responsibility for the environment, and how Church traditions over the centuries have interpreted this. Ian Bradley argues that Christianity at its essence is a 'green faith' which has been distorted over the years. 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This metaphor is depicted by the cover of this book … . full of excellent example code and for most graphs and analyses the code is printed and explained in detail. … Each example finishes with … valuable information for a person new to a technique. In summary, I highly recommend the book to anyone who is familiar with basic statistics … who wants to expand his\/her statistical knowledge to analyse ecological data.\" (Bernd Gruber, \u003ci\u003eBasic and Applied Ecology\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 10, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is written in a very approachable conversational style. The additional focus on the heuristics of the process rather than just a rote recital of theory and equations is commendable. This type of approach helps the reader get behind the ‘why’ of what’s being done rather than blindly follow a simple list of rules.… In short, this text is good for researchers with at least a little familiarity with the basic concepts of modeling and who want some solid stop-by-stop guidance with examples on how common ecological modeling tasks are accomplished using R.\" (Aaron Christ, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Statistical Software\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009, Vol. 32)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The authors succeed in explaining complex extensions of regression in largely nonmathematical terms and clearly present appropriate R code for each analysis. A major strength of the text is that instead of relying on idealized datasets … the authors use data from consulting projects or dissertation research to expose issues associated with ‘real’ data. … The book is well written and accessible … . the volume should be a useful reference for advanced graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and experienced professionals working in the biological sciences.\" (Paul E. Bourdeau, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 84, December, 2009)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a companion volume to Analyzing Ecology Data by the same authors. …It extends the previous work by looking at more complex general and generalized linear models involving mixed effects or heterogeneity in variances. It is aimed at statistically sophisticated readers who have a good understanding of multiple regression models… .The pedagogical style is informal… . The authors are pragmatists—they use combinations of informal graphical approaches, formal hypothesis  testing, and information-theoretical model selection methods  when analyzing data. …Advanced graduate students in ecology or ecologists with several years of experience with ‘messy’ data would find this book useful. …Statisticians would find this book interesting for the nice explorations of many of the issues with messy data. This book would be (very) suitable for a graduate course on statistical consulting—indeed, students would learn a great deal about the use of sophisticated statistical models in ecology! …I very much liked this book (and also the previous volume). I enjoyed the nontechnical presentations of the complex ideas and their emphasis that a good analysis uses ‘simple statistical methods wherever possible, but doesn’t use them simplistically.’” (Biometrics, Summer 2009, 65, 992–993)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book is a great introduction to a wide variety of regression models. … This text examines how to fit many alternative models using the statistical package R. … The text is a valuable reference … . A large number of real datasets are used as examples. Discussion on which model to use and the large number of recent references make the book useful for self study … .” (David J. Olive, Technometrics, Vol. 52 (4), November, 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLimitations of linear regression applied on ecological data. - Things are not always linear; additive modelling. - Dealing with hetergeneity. - Mixed modelling for nested data. - Violation of independence - temporal data. - Violation of independence; spatial data. - Generalised linear modelling and generalised additive modelling. - Generalised estimation equations. - GLMM and GAMM. - Estimating trends for Antarctic birds in relation to climate change. - Large-scale impacts of land-use change in a Scottish farming catchment. - Negative binomial GAM and GAMM to analyse amphibian road killings. - Additive mixed modelling applied on deep-sea plagic bioluminescent organisms. - Additive mixed modelling applied on phyoplankton time series data. - Mixed modelling applied on American Fouldbrood affecting honey bees larvae. - Three-way nested data for age determination techniques applied to small cetaceans. - GLMM applied on the spatial distribution of koalas in a fragmented landscape. - GEE and GLMM applied on binomial Badger activity data.","brand":"Springer-Verlag New York Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733726671191,"sku":"9780387874579","price":113.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"environmental-law-for-sustainable-construction-9780727766458","title":"Environmental Law for Sustainable Construction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnvironmental Law for Sustainable Construction gives a practical overview of key areas of environmental law as it affects the construction sector. 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In this new edition of his seminal student textbook, J.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anyone seeking help in navigating the shifting shoals of environmental history will give fulsome thanks to Don Hughes for this book. It is far and away the best guide yet to the issues and historiography of this emerging field, spanning the globe and delving into the deep as well as recent past.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eJ. R. McNeill, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eWhat is Environmental History?\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterfully condensed overview of one of the most urgent and rapidly developing fields of history. Written by a scholar of classical antiquity, it gracefully covers ancient, medieval, and modern periods – with a global vision. 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Thoughts on Doing Environmental History\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eGuidance on Methodology\u003cbr\u003eThe Search for Sources\u003cbr\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: The Future of Environmental History\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48736480198999,"sku":"9780745688435","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745688435.jpg?v=1723810670"},{"product_id":"the-good-ancestor-9780753554517","title":"The Good Ancestor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoman Krznaric is a social philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to create change. 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This book attempts re-engagement with the term 'baroque' - its promise, its limits, and its overlooked potential - in relation to the visual arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, Paul Mellon Centre Publication Grant \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The baroque - the concept, not the period - has had a paradoxical destiny in the last few decades. Prudently shunned by academic historians of seventeenth-century European art and culture, it reemerges regularly - if uncritically - in textbooks and art exhibitions, on the one hand, and as an adjective in discussions of contemporary, postmodern culture on the other. Rethinking the Baroque from a serious, scholarly point of view, is thus a well-needed enterprise, and this collection of essays by some of the most important thinkers of our time marvelously tackles the task.' Renaissance Quarterly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'... this book’s greatest contribution is that it prompts historians of Baroque art and architecture to look again at the term and its implications, and with the aid of Deleuze’s \"fold\" reassess the period through the prism of its very construction and history as an archive worthy of study.' The Burlington Magazine \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Perhaps we sympathize with the baroque today because, as participants in a postmodern world, we are painfully aware of being suspended between the epistemological and the ontological-that is, between the way things seem and the way they are. We can no longer speak of the past in confident positivist terms and are only too cognizant that, like Walter Benjamin, we are blindly collecting shards of history for our own use. The question of what we as scholars, educators, and students do with these fragments is one of the many perplexing ones raised by this stimulating volume.' CAA Reviews \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hill's purpose in assembling such a vibrant and diffuse collection of essays on the baroque was to 'trouble the smooth waters of a linear historicism' (p. 91), and this collection certainly succeeds in doing that ... Together, the essays offer a stimulating demonstration of the breadth of approach currently being taken in relation to the baroque.' Seventeenth Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents: Section I Rethinking the Baroque: Introduction: Introduction: rethinking the Baroque, Helen Hills; The Baroque: the grit in the oyster of art history, Helen Hills. Section II Baroque as Style: On sculptural relief: malerisch, the autonomy of artistic media and the beginnings of Baroque studies, Alina Payne; Ottoman Baroque: the limits of style, Howard Caygill. Section III Rethinking Baroque Art History: Discomfited by the Baroque: a personal journey, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann; Reframing the Baroque: on idolatry and the threshold of humanity, Claire Farago. Section IV Baroque Traditions: Nicholas Hawksmoor's drawing technique of the 1690s and John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Anthony Geraghty; The real in the Rococo, Glenn Adamson. Section V Benjamin's Baroque: Benjamin and the Baroque: posing the question of historical time, Andrew Benjamin. Section VI Baroque Folds: Baroque matters, Mieke Bal; The Baroque fold as map and as diagram, Tom Conley; Bibliography; Index.","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48737091256663,"sku":"9780754666851","price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780754666851.jpg?v=1723810958"},{"product_id":"100-clean-renewable-energy-and-storage-for-everything-9781108790833","title":"100 Clean Renewable Energy and Storage for","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumerous laws  including the Green New Deal  have been proposed or passed in cities, states, and countries to transition from fossil fuels to 100% clean, renewable energy in order to address climate change, air pollution, and energy insecurity. This textbook lays out the science, technology, economics, policy, and social aspects of such transitions. 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Hans-Josef Fell, Former German Parliamentarian and founder of German solar tariffs\u003cbr\u003e'Professor Jacobson's work on the possibilities for renewable energy have opened eyes around the globe. Where people once saw barriers, increasingly they see possibilities and openings, and this book consolidates that new understanding.' Bill McKibben, Middlebury College, Vermont\u003cbr\u003e'Mark Jacobson shines a bright light illuminating the path forward, painstakingly detailing - with numbers and facts - how we can decarbonize our energy infrastructure, take action on climate, create a cleaner environment and sustain a healthy, green economy. At a time when there is far too much doom and gloom over our prospects for averting climate catastrophe, read this book, take action and be part of the battle to preserve a healthy, livable planet.' Michael E. Mann, Penn State University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; 1. 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Evolution of the 100 percent movement and policies needed for a WWS solution; Glossary of acronyms; Acknowledgments; Appendix; References.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738330739031,"sku":"9781108790833","price":41.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781108790833.jpg?v=1723811935"},{"product_id":"materials-and-processes-for-co2-capture-conversion-and-sequestration-9781119231035","title":"Materials and Processes for CO2 Capture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAddresses materials, technology, and products that could help solve the global environmental crisis once commercialized This multidisciplinary book encompasses state-of-the-art research on the topics of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), and complements existing CCS technique publications with the newest research and reviews. 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\u003cp\u003eReferences 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 \u003ci\u003eIN SITU\u003c\/i\u003e DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF SELECTED METAL–ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIALS FOR GUEST CAPTURE\/EXCHANGE APPLICATIONS 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinnie Wong-Ng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.1 Background 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1.2 \u003ci\u003eIn Situ\u003c\/i\u003e Diffraction Characterization 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Apparatus for \u003ci\u003eIn Situ\u003c\/i\u003e Diffraction Studies 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Single-Crystal Diffraction Applications 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Powder Diffraction Applications 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 \u003ci\u003eIn Situ\u003c\/i\u003e Single-Crystal Diffraction Studies of MOFs 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Thermally Induced Reversible Single Crystal-to-Single Crystal Transformation 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Structure Transformation Induced by Presence of Guests 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Dynamic CO2 Adsorption Behavior 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Unstable Intermediate Stage During Guest Exchange 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Mechanism of CO2 Adsorption 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Powder Diffraction Studies of MOFs 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Synchrotron\/Neutron Diffraction Studies 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Laboratory X-ray Diffraction Studies 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Conclusion 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 CAPTURE AND CONVERSION 213\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeng Zhang, Jingjing Tong, and Kevin Huang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Current Electrochemical Methods for Carbon Capture and Conversion 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 Ambient-Temperature Approach 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 High-Temperature Approach 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Development of High-Temperature Permeation Membranes for Electrochemical CO2 Capture and Conversion 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 Development of MECC Membranes 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Development of MOCC Membranes 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Summary and Outlook 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 ELECTROCHEMICAL VALORIZATION OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN MOLTEN SALTS 267\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuayi Yin and Dihua Wang\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Thermodynamic Analysis of Molten Salt Electrolytes 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.1 Thermodynamic Analysis of Alkali Metal Carbonates 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2.2 Thermodynamic Analysis of 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Andrew Allen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Experimental Investigations of Subsurface CO2 Trapping Mechanisms 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Comparison of Material Measurements Techniques for Microstructure Characterization 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Usaxs\/Saxs Instrumentation 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Analyses of Ultrasmall- and Small-Angle Scattering Data 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.1 Determination of the Volume Fractions, Mean Volumes, and Radius of Gyration Using Guinier Approximation and Scattering Invariant 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.2 Determination of the Surface Area from the Porod Scattering Regime 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.3 Shapes and Size Distributions 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5.4 Fractal Morphologies 306\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 USAXS\/SAXS\/WAXS Characterization of CO2 Interactions with Na-Montmorillonite 307\u003c\/p\u003e 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Applications 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.1 CO2 Location and Binding Energetics 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.2 Bandgap 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.3 Elastic Properties 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.4 Phonons 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.5 Thermodynamics 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.6 NMR 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.7 Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3.8 CO2 Diffusion 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Conclusions and Recommendations 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 COMPUTATIONAL MODELING STUDY OF MNO2 OCTAHEDRAL MOLECULAR SIEVES FOR CARBON DIOXIDE–CAPTURE APPLICATIONS 344\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eI. 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Sweeping in scope yet grounded in intriguing particulars, this offers fresh perspective on an economic system 'we cannot live with... and cannot live without.'\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Excellent.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Resilience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“With knowledge, skill and stories of inventors, entrepreneurs and conservationists, [Stoll] traces developments in technology, transportation, energy, communication, trade and finance.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A concise and interdisciplinary history of capitalism … an excellent read for history enthusiasts.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—World History Encyclopedia\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A story of incredible ingenuity and villainy that begins in the Doge’s palace in medieval Venice and ends with Jeff Bezos aboard his own spacecraft. 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Read this book and learn how we got into this mess and how we might just get out.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Mann, Presidential Distinguished Professor, University of Pennsylvania and author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Climate War\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“This book offers important messages – but also fascinating asides and illuminating statistics, as it tells what may be the central tale of the human story.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill McKibben, author \u003ci\u003eThe Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at his Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“\u003ci\u003eProfit\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone who’s ever wondered, ‘where do we go from here?’ The answer begins with understanding how we got here, and that’s the compelling story \u003ci\u003eProfit\u003c\/i\u003e tells. From the first human miners through the impetuous chaos of the Industrial Revolution to our current impasse between short-term profit and long-term survival, Stoll explains how ‘we have always profited at nature’s expense’ – and how, if we truly understood the magnitude of this price, we’d know that nature offers the key to our survival.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKatharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University, author of \u003ci\u003eSaving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Incisive and compelling … an enjoyable deep read.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRamya Swayamprakash, \u003ci\u003eH-Environment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 How It Started\u003cbr\u003e 2 Trade and Empire\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Wonders of Coal and Machines\u003cbr\u003e 4 Age of Steam and Steel\u003cbr\u003e 5 Conserving Resources\u003cbr\u003e 6 Buy Now – Pay Later\u003cbr\u003e 7 Stepping on the Gas\u003cbr\u003e 8 Selling Everything\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Rise and Globalization of Environmentalism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Profit: Capitalism and Environment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739836658007,"sku":"9781509533237","price":39.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509533237.jpg?v=1720053262"},{"product_id":"peak-libido-sex-ecology-and-the-collapse-of-desire-9781509543021","title":"Peak Libido: Sex, Ecology, and the Collapse of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is the carbon footprint of your libido?   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this highly original book, Dominic Pettman examines the mutual influence and impact of human desire and ecological crisis. His account is premised on a simple but startling observation: the decline of libido among the world’s population, the loss of the human sex drive, closely tracks the destruction of environments worldwide. The advent of the Anthropocene leads to the decline of eros, the weakening of the link between sexual pleasure and human reproduction, and thus, potentially, to human extinction. Our capacity to care for one another in any meaningful way is being replaced by a restless, technologically-enhanced zombie drive. The environmental crisis of our time is also, and simultaneously, a crisis of human reproduction and of interpersonal intimacy. 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Some things are already collapsing while others are beginning to do so, increasing the possibility of a global catastrophe that would mean the end of the world as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs individuals, we are faced with a daily deluge of bad news about the worsening situation, preparing ourselves to live with years of deep uncertainty about the future of the planet and the species that inhabit it, including our own. How can we cope? How can we project ourselves beyond the present, think bigger and find ways not just to survive the collapse but to live it?\u003c\/p\u003e In this book, the sequel to \u003ci\u003eHow Everything Can Collapse\u003c\/i\u003e, the authors show that a change of course necessarily requires an inner journey and a radical rethinking of our vision of the world. Together these might enable us to remain standing during the coming storm, to develop a new awareness of ourselves and of the world and to imagine new ways of living in it. 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