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Book SynopsisThis volume begins with the premise that the deepest respect is shown through honest critique. One of the greatest problems in understanding the influence of the author on cities and planning is that she has for much of the past five decades been "Saint Jane, the housewife" who upended urban renewal and gave us back our cities. Over time, she has become a saintly stick figure, a font of simple wisdom for urban health that allows many to recite her ideas and few to understand their complexity. The author has been the victim of her own success. This book gives this important thinker the respect she deserves, reminding planning professionals of the full range and complexity of her ideas and offering thoughtful critiques on the unintended consequences of her ideas on cities and planning today. It also looks at the international relevance – or lack thereof – of her work, with essays on urbanism in Abu Dhabi, Argentina, China, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. Table of Contents1. Introduction: More Than Meets the Eye Max Page 2. The Unknown Jane Jacobs: Geographer, Propagandist, City Planning Idealist Peter L. Laurence 3. An Australian Jane Jacobs Jane M. Jacobs 4. The Literary Craft of Jane Jacobs Jamin Creed Rowan 5. Urban Warfare: The Battles for Buenos Aires Sergio Kiernan 6. The Magpie and the Bee: Jane Jacobs' Magnificent Obsession Richard Harris 7. Jane Jacobs in Dutch Cities and Towns: Metropolitan Romance in Provincial Reality Gert-Jan Hospers 8. Time, Scale, and Control: How New Urbanism (Mis)Uses Jane Jacobs Jill L. Grant 9. Planning the Modern Arab City: The Case of Abu Dhabi Rudayna Abdo, AICP, and Geoffrey M. Batzel, AICP 10. Jane Jacobs, Andy Warhol, and the Kind of Problem a Community Is (Timothy Mennel) 11. A Chinese Perspective Nathan Cherry, AICP 12. Jane Jacobs and the Death and Life of American Planning Thomas J. Campanella

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Book SynopsisTwo contrasting stories of man-made environmental disasters that show how our political and social choices affect our future.

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Book Synopsis​The mining sector has been an integral part of economic development in many African countries. Although minerals have been exploited for decades in these countries, the benefits have not always been as visible. This has necessitated reforms including nationalisation of mining activities in the distant past; and currently legal and regulatory reforms. This book gives an insight of these reforms and with reference to the fieldwork research undertaken by the author in some African countries, the book highlights the social and environmental impacts of mining activities in Africa. The central question of the book is, why the mining laws have worked in some countries but not others and what can be done to ensure that these laws are effective? Consequently, the book analyses the legal reforms made in the sector and highlights both the challenges and the opportunities for foreign investors as well as the African governments and local communities. The book will be of great interest to researchers and students in Energy and Geography related fields, as well as to practitioners and policy makers.Table of Contents1. Introduction to Mining in Africa.- 2. Regulation of the Mining Sector in Africa.- 3. Role of International Institutions in African Mining.- 4. Regionalism in African Mining.- 5. Current trends in African Mining.- 6. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisEin schneller Einstieg in die Umweltchemie, fachlich fundiert und mit Praxisbezug? Die vorliegende Übersetzung des amerikanischen Bestsellers Elements of Environmental Chemistry macht es möglich. Hier werden die Schwerpunkte der Umweltchemie auf den Punkt gebracht: Welche Faktoren verursachen die Klimaerwärmung? Wo nützt Ozon und wo schadet es? Wie verhalten sich schwer abbaubare Substanzen, wenn sie in die Umwelt gelangen? Ergänzt um aktuelle Beispiele aus Deutschland und Europa vermittelt das einführende Lehrbuch Grundlagen und Anwendungen des chemischen Verhaltens von Stoffen in der Umwelt. Zahlreiche Beispielrechnungen trainieren den Umgang mit chemischen Größen. Den Bezug zur Praxis stellen die über 120 Übungsaufgaben her, und der Lernerfolg kann gleich im Lösungsteil überprüft werden. Ein Grundlagenbuch und ein Werkzeugkasten, der Bachelor-Studenten mit dem notwendigen Wissen ausrüstet. Das ideale Einsteigerbuch für Studierende aller Fachrichtungen.Trade Review"Das Buch bietet zahlreiche Übungen und Beispiele zu aktuellen Themen. Schwerpunkte wie z. B. Klimaerwärmung, Ozon und die Ökotoxikologie von schwer abbaubaren organischen Substanzen werden ausführlich behandelt und bilden die Grundlage für Übungen zur Vertiefung." Allgemeines Ministerialblatt der Bayerischen Staatsregierung (30.05.2018) "Ein schneller Einstieg in die Umweltchemie, fachlich fundiert und mit Praxisbezug? Dieser Band macht es möglich. Hier werden die Schwerpunkte der Umweltchemie auf den Punkt gebracht?" Metall - Fachzeitschrift für Metallurgie (04/2018) "Empfohlen für Studierende der Chemie im Haupt- und Nebenfach sowie in Auswahl auch für Schüler der Sekundarstufe II mit Chemie-Leistungskurs." Ekz.Bibliotheksservice (18.12.2017) "Das ansonsten um aktuelle Beispiele aus Deutschland und Europa ergänzte Lehrbuch ist ein Werkzeugkasten der Umweltchemie und ganz besonders geeignet für an ökologischer Nachhaltigkeit interessierte, sich in den Naturwissenschaften fortbildende Menschen, ein ideales Einsteigerbuch für Studierende aller Fachrichtungen. Sehr empfehlenswert!" Umwelt & Gesundheit (01.12.2017) "Erstmals seit Einführung der Bachelor/Master-Studiengänge steht damit ein modernes Lehrbuch der Umweltchemie zur Verfügung. Aktuelle Schwerpunkte der Umweltchemie wie Klimaerwärmung, Ozon und die Ökotoxikologie von schwer abbaubaren organischen Substanzen werden ausführlich behandelt und bilden die Grundlage für die Übungen, die das gerade gelernte vertiefen." altlastenSpektrum (01.10.2017) Table of ContentsVorwort zur englischen Originalausgabe ix Vorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe xi 1 Einfache Werkzeuge oder: Was man weiß – was man wissen sollte 1 1.1 Umrechnung von Einheiten 1 1.2 Schätzung 3 1.3 Das ideale Gasgesetz 5 1.4 Stöchiometrie 9 1.5 Übungsaufgaben 10 2 Massebilanz und chemische Kinetik 13 2.1 Quasistationäre Massebilanz 13 2.1.1 Durchsatz, Beladung und Verweilzeiten 13 2.1.2 Die Berücksichtigung mehrerer Flüsse 19 2.1.3 Fluss und Flussdichte 21 2.2 Massebilanz im nicht stationären Zustand 24 2.2.1 Die Produktbildung 25 2.2.2 Verbrauch der Edukte 28 2.2.3 Arbeiten mit realen Messdaten 30 2.3 Chemische Kinetik 35 2.3.1 Reaktionen erster Ordnung 35 2.3.2 Reaktionen zweiter Ordnung 36 2.3.3 Michaelis-Menten-Kinetik 38 2.4 Übungsaufgaben 41 Literatur 45 3 Chemie der Atmosphäre 47 3.1 Struktur und Aufbau der Atmosphäre 47 3.2 Licht und Fotochemie 49 3.3 Oxidantien in der Atmosphäre 53 3.4 Kinetik der Reaktionen in der Atmosphäre 54 3.4.1 Das Quasistationaritätsprinzip 54 3.4.2 Die Arrhenius-Gleichung 56 3.5 Ozon in der Stratosphäre 56 3.5.1 Bildung und Abbau von Ozon in der Atmosphäre 56 3.5.2 Der NO/NO2 -Zyklus 57 3.5.3 Der OH/OOH-Zyklus 58 3.5.4 Der Cl/OCl-Zyklus 58 3.5.5 Die Kinetik der Chapman-Reaktionen 61 3.6 Smog 64 3.7 Übungsaufgaben 69 Literatur 74 4 DerKlimawandel 75 4.1 Historischer Zusammenhang 75 4.2 Strahlung eines schwarzen Körpers und die Oberflächentemperatur der Erde 77 4.3 Absorption von Infrarotstrahlung 80 4.4 Treibhauseffekt 81 4.5 Strahlungsbilanz der Erde 82 4.5.1 Treibhausgase 82 4.5.2 Albedo 84 4.5.3 Solarkonstante 84 4.5.4 Kombinierte Wirkung 85 4.6 Aerosole und Wolken 85 4.7 Strahlungsantrieb 87 4.8 Treibhauspotenzial 88 4.9 Schlussbemerkung 90 4.10 Übungsaufgaben 91 Literatur 95 5 CO2 –Gleichgewichte 97 5.1 Reiner Regen 98 5.2 Verschmutzter Regen 101 5.3 Oberflächengewässer 106 5.4 Die Versauerung der Meere 109 5.5 Übungsaufgaben 113 Literatur 117 6 Pestizide, Quecksilber und Blei 119 6.1 Pestizide 120 6.1.1 Diphenylmethananaloga 121 6.1.2 Hexachlorcyclohexan 122 6.1.3 Hexachlorcyclopentadien (HCCPD) 123 6.1.4 Phosphorbasierte Insektizide 126 6.1.5 Carbamate 128 6.1.6 Analoga natürlicher Substanzen 129 6.1.7 Phenoxyessigsäuren 130 6.1.8 Nitroaniline 131 6.1.9 Triazine 132 6.1.10 Chloracetamide 133 6.1.11 Fungizide 134 6.2 Quecksilber 135 6.3 Blei 138 6.4 Übungsaufgaben 140 Literatur 144 7 Organische Verbindungen und ihr Abbau in der Umwelt 145 7.1 Dampfdruck 146 7.2 Wasserlöslichkeit 147 7.3 Henry-Konstante 148 7.4 Verteilungskoeffizienten 148 7.5 Lipophilie 149 7.6 Bioakkumulation 150 7.7 Adsorption 151 7.8 Phasenübergang Wasser-Luft 152 7.9 Reaktiver Abbau organischer Substanzen 156 7.10 Verteilung und Persistenz 157 7.11 Übungsaufgaben 160 Literatur 166 8 PCB, Dioxine und Flammschutzmittel 167 8.1 Polychlorierte Biphenyle (PCB) 167 8.1.1 Nomenklatur der PCBs 168 8.1.2 Herstellung und Verwendung 169 8.1.3 PCBs im Hudson River 170 8.1.4 PCBs in Bloomington, Indiana 173 8.1.5 Die Yushō- und Yu-Cheng-Krankheit 175 8.1.6 Der Envio-PCB-Skandal 177 8.1.7 Schlussfolgerungen 178 8.2 Polychlorierte Dibenzo-p-Dioxine und Dibenzofurane 179 8.2.1 Nomenklatur der Dioxine 179 8.2.2 Die Ödemkrankheit bei Hühnerküken 180 8.2.3 Agent Orange 181 8.2.4 Der Times Beach-Skandal in Missouri 183 8.2.5 Der Störfall von Seveso, Italien 185 8.2.6 Kieselrot 188 8.2.7 Verbrennungsprozesse als Quelle von Dioxinen 189 8.2.8 Dioxin – Neubeurteilung 191 8.2.9 Dioxin – Schlussfolgerungen 191 8.3 Bromierte Flammschutzmittel 192 8.3.1 Polybromierte Biphenyle 192 8.3.2 Polybromierte Diphenylether 194 8.4 Lehren 196 Literatur 197 Anhang A Eine kurze Einführung in die Struktur und Nomenklatur organischer Verbindungen 199 Anhang B Lösungen zu den Übungsaufgaben 213 Anhang C Periodensystem der Elemente 217 Stichwortverzeichnis 221

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Book SynopsisEin wichtiger Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes, der zeigt, wie durch aktive Gestaltung von Lebensräumen die historische Artenvielfalt in Mitteleuropa erhalten werden kann.Trade Review"Ein wichtiger Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes, der zeigt, wie durch aktive Gestaltung von Lebensräumen die historische Artenvielfalt in Mitteleuropa erhalten werden kann. Das Buch ist für jeden als Lektüre sehr zu empfehlen, der sich für den praktischen Naturschutz interessiert, in diesem Bereich tätig ist oder es werden will." Naturschutz Brief (07/2018) "Ich stimme mit dem Autor überein, dass viele charakteristische Vogelarten und wärmeliebende Tagfalterarten der nährstoffarmen und nicht gedüngten bzw. durch permanente Störungen/Bodenverwundungen gekennzeichneten vegetationsarmen Offenlandhabitate (Trocken- und Magerrasen, Heiden, Truppenübungsplätze, Steinbrüche, Braunkohletagebauflächen, Industriebrachen, Extensiväcker) durch falsche Rekultivierungen, Überdüngung, Stickstoffeinträge, Sukzession, Intensivlandwirtschaft und Biozide massive Bestandseinbußen erlitten haben (dies wird anhand vieler Beispiele nachvollziehbar erläutert) und dringend eines verstärkten Schutzes bedürfen." Natur und Landschaft (05/2018) "Dieses Buch stellt einen wichtigen Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes dar." AZF. Der Wald (April 2018) "Die beiden renommierten Autoren Werner Kunz und Josef H. Reichholf liefern in ihrem jüngsten Werk einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes mit zahlreichen Beispielen und Argumenten dafür, dass nur durch aktive Gestaltung von Lebensräumen die historische Artenvielfalt Mitteleuropas erhalten werden kann." Geschnatter (01.12.2017) "Ich kann die Lektüre dieses Buches allen Biologen, Ökologen und Naturschützern nur nachdrücklich empfehlen." Biologie in unserer Zeit (05.07.2017) "Eine intelligente Umgestaltung der Kulturlandschaft sei möglich und nötig, um in Zeiten der technisierten Landwirtschaft neue Lebensräume für bedrohte Arten zu schaffen. Diese Meinung stellt er anschaulich und anhand von Beispielen seltener Vogel- und Insektenarten vor. Wer sich für Natur- und Artenschutz interessiert, sollte Kunz lesen!" WM intern (30.06.2017) "Werner Kunz` Buch ist etwas für Naturfreunde, die den Menschen nicht als Ursache des Problems, sondern als Urheber der Lösung betrachten, die offen sind für anthropogene Ansätze im Umweltschutz. Es wird die Diskussion voranbringen, gerade auch durch die konkreten Vorschläge, die es macht ? in einer Zeit, in der abstrakte Daten die Debatten in der Umweltpolitik bestimmen." Jobo72.wordpress.com (27.04.2017) "Das Buch liefert einen wichtigen Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes." B & B Agrar (19.04.2017) "Der Autor erklärt verständlich und anhand vieler Beispiele die aktuellen Begriffsverschmelzungen und fordert permanentes Biotopmanagement mit technischem Gerät zur Erhaltung gefährdeter Arten. Als wichtiger Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes sollte dieses Buch Pflichtlektüre jedes Naturschützers sein." Garten + Haus (04.04.2017) "Diese unverzichtbare Lektüre liefert einen wichtigen Beitrag zur aktuellen Debatte über die Zukunft des Natur- und Artenschutzes, welches zeigt, wie durch aktive Gestaltung von Lebensräumen die historische Artenvielfalt in Mitteleuropa erhalten bleiben kann. Eine Pflichtlektüre für alle an Naturwissenschaften interessierten Leser!" Informativ ? Ein Magazin des Naturschutzbunds Österreich (03/2017) "Intelligent geschrieben, wird das persönliche Interesse des Autors, als auch die Dringlichkeit des Artenschutzes deutlich." Fachschaft Biologie Universität Osnabrück (03/2017) "Mit seinem Buch zum Habitatmanagement weist Biologe Werner Kunz darauf hin, dass es für den Erhalt vieler Arten oftmals nicht ausreicht, einen Lebensraum nur vor äußeren Einflüssen zu schützen und ihn weitgehend sich selbst zu überlassen. Vielmehr müsse der Mensch die Habitate besonders bedrohter Pflanzenarten aktiv gestalten und pflegen." UmweltBriefe (Februar 2017) "Für alle Naturschützer ein hochinteressantes, zündstoffreiches Fachbuch, in dem überzeugend gezeigt wird, dass eine Modernisierung in der Umsetzung des Artenschutzes dringend notwendig ist. Meiner Ansicht nach insbesondere für alle, die beruflich mit dem Natur- bzw. Artenschutz zu tun haben, sehr zu empfehlen. Durch seine gute Lesbarkeit ist es aber auch für Laien geeignet, die sich für die Thematik näher interessieren." fabelhafte-buecher.de (Februar 2017) "Das Buch ist für jeden als Lektüre sehr zu empfehlen, der sich für den praktischen Naturschutz interessiert, in diesem Feld tätig ist oder es werden will." Fachschaft Biowissenschaften LMU München (Februar 2017) "Diskutiert der Autor hier einerseits Grundlagen des Natur- und Artenschutzes, zeigt er andererseits auch, wie durch intelligente Umgestaltung der Kulturlandschaft in der Praxis neue Lebensräume für bedrohte Arten in Zeiten der technisierten Landwirtschaft geschaffen werden. Das Buch ist Pflichtlektüre." CHEManager (07.12.2016)Table of ContentsProlog: Schutz seltener Arten – ein neuer Ansatz Ist Dringend Geboten xi Vorwort xv Literatur xxi 1 Einführung: Seltene Arten und naturnahe Biotope in Mitteleuropa 1 1.1 Vorbemerkung 1 1.2 Ein Plädoyer für das Offenland 3 1.3 Mitteleuropa ist nicht Brasilien: ein Plädoyer für technisches Biotopmanagement 9 Literatur 11 2 Ein Blick zurück in die verlorene Landschaftsstruktur der Vergangenheit 13 2.1 Der Artenreichtum früherer Biotope 13 2.2 Der Rückgang der „Biomasse“ in Mitteleuropa 16 2.3 Verlorene Landschaftsstrukturen – wo sind sie heute noch zu finden? 17 Literatur 20 3 Was will der Naturschutz: saubere Luft, Unberührtheit, seltene Arten häufig machen? 21 3.1 Was ist Natur? Was ist Naturschutz? 21 3.1.1 Was ist Natur? Natur ist das, was nicht vom Menschen geschaffen oder gestaltet wurde 21 3.1.2 Was ist Naturschutz? Für wen soll die Natur geschützt werden? 24 3.1.3 Was ist Naturschutz? Vor wem soll die Natur geschützt werden? 28 3.2 Welche Arten sollen geschützt werden? 31 3.2.1 Erste Möglichkeit: Es sollen in einem Gebiet nur die Arten geschützt werden, die dort einen wesentlichen Anteil ihres weltweiten Vorkommens haben 32 3.2.2 Zweite Möglichkeit: Es sollen nur die Arten gefördert werden, die ursprünglich, also heimisch sind 33 3.2.3 Dritte Möglichkeit: Es sollen die Arten gefördert werden, die für den Naturhaushalt oder den Menschen eine Bedeutung haben 38 3.2.4 Vierte Möglichkeit: Ziel des Artenschutzes und der Biotoppflege sollte sein, ein Maximum an Arten zu erreichen 42 3.3 Trennung der Begriffe Umweltschutz, Naturschutz, Artenschutz und Tierschutz 45 3.3.1 Naturschutz, Umweltschutz und Artenschutz sind nicht dasselbe 45 3.3.2 Tierschutz und Artenschutz sind nicht dasselbe 52 3.4 Falsch verstandener Naturschutz – Kampf an falschen Fronten 55 3.4.1 Welche Bedeutung hat der Kampf gegen den Klimawandel für die mitteleuropäischen Arten? 55 3.4.2 Bringt uns der Apfelsaft den Wendehals zurück? 57 3.4.3 Sammel- und Fangverbote, eine Ablenkung von den wesentlichen Ursachen des Artenschwundes 59 3.5 Was sind Naturschutzgebiete? 63 3.5.1 Viele „Naturschutzgebiete“ in Mitteleuropa sind Gebiete, die vor der Natur geschützt werden müssen 64 3.5.2 Flughäfen als Refugien für bedrohte Arten 67 3.5.3 Die Renaturierung der Tagebauflächen, eine Zerstörung der Lebensräume seltener Arten 69 3.6 Der Schutz der einen Art ist der Tod der anderen Art 72 3.6.1 Der Konkurrenzkampf der Arten gegeneinander um die Ressourcen 73 3.6.2 Die frühere Bewertung der Arten nach ihrer Nützlichkeit für den Menschen 75 3.6.3 Regulierende Eingriffe in Tierbiozönosen zur Rettung gefährdeter Arten durch Beseitigung der konkurrierenden Arten 77 3.7 Wer tötet mehr Vögel – die Vogelfänger Westeuropas und des Mittelmeers oder unsere Hauskatzen? 80 3.7.1 Wie viele Vögel werden von Katzen getötet? 82 3.7.2 Die Tötung der Zugvögel durch Jagd und Netze von Frankreich bis Ägypten 84 3.7.3 Der Hauptschaden, den die Jäger anrichten, liegt nicht darin, dass sie die Tiere töten, sondern dass sie die Tiere scheu machen, sodass viele Biotope in Menschennähe nicht besiedelt werden können 87 3.7.4 Die hohe Vermehrungsrate der Organismen 90 Literatur 92 4 Ziele, Inhalt und Grenzen der Roten Listen der gefährdeten Arten 97 4.1 Ziele und Entstehung der Roten Listen der gefährdeten Arten 97 4.2 Die Einstufung bedrohter Arten in Gefährdungskategorien 107 4.2.1 Gefährdungskategorien und Einstufungskriterien 107 4.2.2 Statuskategorien: regelmäßig vorkommende Arten, unregelmäßig auftretende Arten und Neobionten 112 4.2.3 Die Bedeutung der Bestandstrends am Beispiel der deutschen Roten Listen 114 4.2.4 Harmonisierung der IUCN-Kriterien mit den Einstufungskriterien der regionalen Roten Listen 116 4.3 Die nationale Verantwortlichkeit für bestimmte Arten 117 4.3.1 Was in einem Land eine behütete Seltenheit ist, ist anderswo häufig 117 4.3.2 Das Vorkommen einer Art gliedert sich in Kernareal und periphere Randzonen 119 4.4 Arten oder genetisch isolierte Populationen – Was soll geschützt werden? 122 4.4.1 Was sind „Arten“? Die letzte Entscheidung trifft der Mensch 123 4.4.2 Die Barcode-Taxonomie: Konflikt zwischen Anwendung und theoretischer Grundlage 125 4.4.3 Der Schutz von evolutionär signifikanten Einheiten statt Arten 128 Literatur 134 5 Veränderungen im Bestand der Vögel und Tagfalter in Mitteleuropa und in Deutschland 137 5.1 Veränderungen im Bestand der Vögel in Deutschland 137 5.1.1 Die kurzfristige Zunahme mancher Vogelarten beruht auf der Einstellung der Verfolgung, die Abnahme vieler Vogelarten beruht dagegen auf dem Schwund ihrer Lebensräume 137 5.1.2 Die abnehmenden Rote-Liste-Vögel sind fast ausschließlich die Vögel des Offenlandes 141 5.2 Veränderungen im Bestand der Tagfalter in Mitteleuropa 144 5.2.1 Die Anteile Deutschlands und Europas an den weltweiten Verbreitungsarealen der Tagfalter 144 5.2.2 Der drastische Rückgang der Tagfalter in Deutschland und in Mitteleuropa 146 5.2.3 Die für die Tagfalter positiven Folgen der Klimaerwärmung werden von den negativen Folgen der Lebensraumvernichtung unterdrückt 150 5.2.4 Viele Tagfalter in Mitteleuropa benötigen Grasländer oder Lichtwälder, die nicht naturnah sind 151 Literatur 153 6 Die besondere Situation der Arten in Mitteleuropa 155 6.1 Mitteleuropa ist kein Naturland 155 6.1.1 Der Wechsel von Wald und Steppe führte in Mitteleuropa zu Aussterbewellen und zur Neueinwanderung der Arten 155 6.1.2 Das Verschwinden der Großtiere am Ende des Pleistozäns 160 6.1.3 Die Ausbeutung der Natur in der Vergangenheit schuf die Offenländer und den Artenreichtum Mitteleuropas 162 6.1.4 Was ist die „natürliche“ Fauna und Flora in Mitteleuropa? Konsequenzen für den Naturschutz 167 6.2 Werden in Mitteleuropa bedrohte Arten durch Waldnationalparks gerettet? 171 6.3 Stickstoff erstickt die Biodiversität in Mitteleuropa 177 6.4 Die Rettung vieler Rote-Liste-Arten in Mitteleuropa erfordert technische Eingriffe in die Natur 182 6.4.1 Unberührte Habitate im Vergleich zu Habitaten mit störenden Eingriffen 183 6.4.2 Die Tiere der Agrarflächen sind verloren: land sparing vs. land sharing 186 6.4.3 Eine Zukunft für den Artenschutz: technisch manipulierte Habitate 189 6.5 Goldregenpfeifer, Uferschnepfe und Großtrappe als Kulturfolger in Mitteleuropa 195 6.5.1 Der Goldregenpfeifer, ein Vogel der Schafweide und der teilentwässerten Hochmoore im nördlichen Mitteleuropa 195 6.5.2 Das Vorkommen der Uferschnepfe im heutigen West- und Mitteleuropa hat mit Naturnähe nichts zu tun 199 6.5.3 Die Großtrappe in Mitteleuropa: vom häufigen Ackerschädling zum aussterbenden Vogel 201 Literatur 209 7 MythosWald 215 7.1 Warum lieben die Deutschen den Wald so sehr? Der Ursprung des Menschen liegt doch in der Savanne 215 7.1.1 Der Wald nimmt im Bewusstsein der Deutschen eine Sonderstellung ein und wird mit „Natur“ gleichgesetzt 215 7.1.2 Mitteleuropas Wälder sind nicht natürlich 217 7.1.3 Mitteleuropas Wälder in den Augen der Dichter und der deutschen Nationalisten 219 7.1.4 Mitteleuropas Wälder sind nicht besonders artenreich 221 7.2 Der Eingriff des Menschen in die mitteleuropäischen Wälder in der Jungsteinzeit und Bronzezeit 223 7.2.1 Das prähistorische Siedelwesen in der Jungsteinzeit und Bronzezeit veränderte die Wälder tief greifend 224 7.2.2 Die prähistorischen Siedler wechselten ihre Wohnsitze in kurzen Zeitabständen und zerstörten Mitteleuropas Wälder auf großen Flächen 228 7.2.3 „Erhaltung der Natur“ kann nicht die Begründung für den Schutz mitteleuropäischer Buchenwälder sein 230 7.2.4 Prähistorische Eingriffe des Menschen in die Tropenwälder 232 7.3 Der Wald in Mitteleuropa von der Römerzeit bis in die Neuzeit 234 7.3.1 Der mitteleuropäische Wald in der Römer- und Karolingerzeit 234 Inhaltsverzeichnis ix 7.3.2 Die dauerhafte Waldvernichtung in Mitteleuropa vom Frühmittelalter bis ins 19. Jahrhundert 236 7.3.3 Der Artenreichtum in der zerstörten Landschaft bis ins 19. Jahrhundert 238 7.3.4 Die Aufforstung als Nationalideologie in Deutschland seit dem 18. Jahrhundert 239 Literatur 241 8 Die Apokalypse des weltweiten Artensterbens 243 8.1 Wie viele Arten leben auf der Welt? 243 8.1.1 Die Unsicherheit über das, was eine Art überhaupt ist 243 8.1.2 Unterschiedliche Methoden der Abschätzung der tatsächlich auf der Welt lebenden Arten 246 8.2 Gibt es heute ein weltweites Artensterben? 249 8.2.1 Deutschland – ein Land der Vorsicht und Vorsorge gegenüber vermeintlichen Missständen, die gar nicht oder nur selten auftreten 251 8.2.2 Die Lebensdauer der Arten und die fünf großen Massensterben der Arten in den letzten 500 Millionen Jahren 253 8.2.3 Die Ausrottung vieler Arten durch den prähistorischen und den rezenten Menschen 255 8.2.4 Erleidet die Erde heute ihr sechstes Massensterben der Arten? 259 8.2.5 Widersprüchliche Zahlen und Skepsis am wirklichen gegenwärtigen Massensterben der Arten 260 Literatur 264 Tafeln 267 Tiernamenverzeichnis 287 Stichwortverzeichnis 291

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Book SynopsisDu willst was für das Klima tun? Nicht mehr abwarten? Damit du richtig durchstarten kannst, erklärt dir dieses Buch in kurzen Texten, was beim Klimawandel und der Erderwärmung passiert. Die reinen Fakten werden kombiniert mit einfachen Experimenten. Du hast dann gegenüber deinen Freunden und Eltern viel bessere Argumente. Du erfährst, wo die Gefahren des Klimawandels liegen, welche Zukunftstechnologien es gibt, die zur Lösung der Klimakrise beitragen können, und was du selbst tun kannst. Erfahre, wie auch du im Alltag zum Klimaretter wirst. Bestens geeignet für Kinder und Jugendliche ab 12 Jahren.Table of ContentsEinführung 6 Hallo, Klimaretter:in! 6 Über den Klimawandel 6 Über dieses Buch 6 Über dich 7 Über die Symbole, die wir in diesem Buch verwenden 7 Kapitel 1: Wie entsteht unser Klima? 9 Ist das schon Klima oder noch Wetter? 9 Experiment: Temperatur unter Druck 10 Die Sonne – Motor für Leben und Klima 14 Von Tages-, Jahres-und Eiszeiten 15 Strahlende Sonne 17 Experiment: Klima checken mit Sonnenflecken 20 Das Klimasystem Erde – ein Überblick 22 Atmosphäre – die »Schutzhülle« der Erde 23 Experiment: Ein Treibhaus im Glas 23 »Kleine« Gase mit großer Wirkung 25 Viele Stockwerke aus Luft 26 Lithosphäre und Pedosphäre – zwei Superspeicher für Kohlenstoff 28 Feuerspeiende Vulkane 29 Kohlenstoff: Grundlage unseres Lebens 30 Experiment: Kohlenstoff in Steinen, Muscheln & Co 32 Hydrosphäre – Ozeane als prima Klimapuffer 34 Experiment: Wasserkreislauf in der Salatschüssel 36 Experiment: Das Wasser ist weg!? 38 Experiment: Ozeane als CO2-Speicher 40 Kryosphäre – die Klimaanlage der Erde 43 Experiment: Wie heiß wird Schwarz und Weiß? 44 Experiment: Was macht Meereis mit dem Meeresspiegel? 47 Biosphäre – die Sauerstoff-Fabrik 50 Experiment: Wenn Pflanzen blubbern 51 Experiment: Puste macht sauer 56 Anthroposphäre – wenn Menschen Klima machen 60 Kapitel 2: Gefahren des Klimawandels 64 Klimageschichte der Erde – ein Blick zurück 65 Meeresspiegelanstieg – der Erde steht das Wasser bis zum Hals 68 Der Meeresspiegelanstieg in den Niederlanden 69 und in Bangladesch 69 Meeresströmung – wenn der Golfstrom stirbt und das Klima kippt 71 Experiment: Flüsse im Ozean 72 Permafrost – die Kühltruhe der Erde taut auf 77 Versauerung der Ozeane – warum die Koralle blass wird 79 Experiment: Wie das Meer sauer wird 79 Dürren und Starkregen – Extremwetter werden extremer 84 Experiment: Regen wie aus Eimern 85 Artensterben – hungrige Eisbären und Schmetterlinge auf der Flucht 88 Klimawandel macht krank – Hunger, Hitze und Heuschnupfen 91 Kapitel 3: Was können wir tun? 94 Viele Klimazukünfte, ein gemeinsames Ziel 95 Klimagerechtigkeit – wer sollte welchen Beitrag leisten? 98 Wo können wir am meisten erreichen? 100 Erneuerbare Energien – Energie ohne Ende und für alle 101 Experiment: Die Kraft des Winds spüren 102 Experiment: Sonnenstrahlen einfangen 106 Kniffelig: Wie lässt sich erneuerbare Energie speichern? 111 Landwirtschaft – mehr Hülsenfrüchte, weniger Reis und Rinder 112 Kreislaufwirtschaft – Abfälle sind Rohstoffe! 114 Das Kohlenstoffdioxid muss wieder raus aus der Luft 117 Was muss sich noch ändern? 119 Kapitel 4: So wirst du Klimaretter:in! 122 Engagiere dich gemeinsam mit anderen 123 Hinterlasse einen kleineren Kohlenstoffdioxid-Fußabdruck 124 Ernähre dich klimafreundlich 126 Zieh dich warm an und bleib cool! 128 Beweg dich fürs Klima 131 Schicke weniger Daten durchs Internet 133 Leg den Schalter um! 134 Tausche und teile mehr 135 Sei kreativ und verfolge deine Ideen 138 Zum Wiederfinden 141 Über die Autor:innen 144

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Book SynopsisThe energy crisis in 1973 and 1979 initiated a great number of activities and programs for low and high temperature applica­ tion of solar energy. Synthetic fuels and chemicals produced by solar energy is one of them, where temperatures in the range of 600-1000°C or even higher are needed. In principle such high temperatures can be produced in solar towers. For electricity production, the feasibility and operation of solar tower plants has been examined during the SSPS - project (Small Solar Power System) in Almeria, Spain. The objective of Solar Thermal Energy Utilization is to extend the experience from the former SSPS - program in to the field of solar produced synthetic fuels. New materials and technolo­ gies have to be developed in order to research this goal. Metallic components now in use for solar receivers need to be improved with respect to transient operation or possibly replaced by ceramics. High temperature processes, like steam-methane reforming, coal conversion and hydrogen produc­ tion need to be developed or at least adapted for the unconven­ tional solar operation. Therefore Solar Thermal Energy Utiliza­ tion is a long term program, which needs time for its develop­ ment much more time than the intervals expected in between further energy crisis. The "Studies on Technology and Applica­ tion on Solar Energy Utilization" is a necessary step in the right direction in order to prepare for the energy problems in the future.

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Book SynopsisUmfassender Einblick, basierend auf neuen Normen: Ein Buch für Ingenieure in Planung, Bau und Betrieb wasserwirtschaftlicher Projekte. Mit allen relevanten Bereichen des Wasserbaus für aktuelle Aufgaben und Lösungsansätze. Die in diesem Buch veröffentlichten Ergebnisse neuerer Forschungen sind bereits erprobt. Mit: Kapitel zur Modernisierung bestehender Anlagen, Normen und Regelwerke, europäische Wasserrahmenrichtlinie, Wasserbau-Norm DIN 19700.Trade ReviewAus den Rezensionen: "Vor allem in den letzten Jahrzehnten entstanden neue Techniken und Bauformen, die die sehr alte Disziplin des Wasserbaus in vielen Bereichen gefördert haben. Entsprechend werden in diesem neuen Lehrbuch sowohl die Grundlagen als auch die neueren Entwicklungen dargestellt. Da Werk liefert einen Überblick über das ganze breite Themenspektrum … Durch eine Vielzahl von Abbildungen wird die Vielfalt der mit dem [sic] Wasserbauzusammenhängenden Aufgaben und Lösungsansätze sehr veranschaulicht, womit das Buch ein gutes Einstiegswerk in den Wasserbau darstellt." (in: WasserWirtschaft, 2007, Vol. 97, Issue 9, S. 8)Table of ContentsEinführung.- Planungsgrundlagen.- Flussbau.- Wehre.- Talsperren.- Wasserkraft.- Binnenschifffahrt.- Hochwasser.- Wasserbau im Ausland.- Sanierung und Modernisierung.- Hydraulische Modelle.- Rechtliche Aspekte.

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Book SynopsisEinleitung.- Teil I Drei Thesen.- Die wichtigste Herausforderung heißt: Umstieg von den fossilen auf regenerative Energieträger.- Die westliche Wirtschafts- und Lebensweise ist ökologisch nicht nachhaltig stimmt nicht.- Es lohnt sich zu kämpfen.- Teil II Grundlagen.- Weltbevölkerung.- Landnutzung.- Nahrungsmittel.- Trinkwasser.- Teil III Energie und Rohstoffe.- Energie.- Rohstoffe.- Teil IV Ökologische Brennpunkte.- Der ökologische Fußabdruck.- Biodiversität und Artensterben.- Waldverlust Abholzung der Regenwälder.- Plastikmüll in den Meeren.- Tote Zonen in den Meeren der P/NKreislauf.- Schadstoffe in der Umwelt.- Literaturverzeichnis.

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Book SynopsisEinführung.- Das Verteilungsproblem - heute.- Das Wachstumsproblem - morgen.- Das Flächenproblem.- Das Nahrungsproblem.- Das Energieproblem.

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Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1986. This work should be considered as a simple introduction to nuclear engineering. It covers and somewhat enlarges upon a set of courses that the author’s currently give at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale of Lausanne, Switzerland.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Foundations of Nuclear Physics 2 Thermonuclear Fusion 3 Nuclear Fission 5 Nuclear Power Plants Fundamental Problems Of Neutronics 9 Neutron Calculations For Reactors 10 Supplement On Isotopic Separation

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Book SynopsisThis open access book presents a comprehensive analysis of biofuel use strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective using sustainability science. This interdisciplinary perspective (social science-natural science) means that the strategies and policy options proposed will have significant impacts on the economy and society alike. Biofuels are expected to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, revitalizing economies in agricultural communities and alleviating poverty. However, despite these anticipated benefits, international organizations such as the FAO, OECD and UN have published reports expressing concerns that biofuel promotion may lead to deforestation, water pollution and water shortages. The impacts of biofuel use are extensive, cross-sectoral and complex, and as such, comprehensive analyses are required in order to assess the extent to which biofuels can contribute to sustainable societies. Applying interdisciplinary sustainability science concepts and methodologies, the book helps to enhance the establishment of a sustainable society as well as the development of appropriate responses to a global need for urgent action on current issues related to biofuels. Table of ContentsPreface.-Introduction.-Part 1: Biofuels and Sustainability Conceptual Framework.- Chapter 1. Sustainability Science Perspective for Biofuels [Takeuchi, Matsuda].- Chapter 2. Stakeholder perspectives and Multilevel Governance [Shiroyama, Matsuura].- Chapter 3. Applying stakeholder perspectives to sustainable biofuel strategy: a summary of our analyses [Shiroyama, Matsuura].-Part 2: Impacts on land use and ecosystem services.- Chapter 4. Global Economic and Environmental Impacts - Economic Impacts of biofuels and related policy [Suzuki and Takahashi].- Chapter 5. Global Economic and Environmental Impacts - Environmental impacts of biofuel production on the GHG emission reduction [Hanaki].- Chapter 6. Impacts at the National & Regional Scales - Land use change impacts [Hayashi].- Chapter 7. Impacts at the National & Regional Scales - Socioeconomic impacts in East Asia [Elder, Kozima, Sano and Hayashi].- Chapter 8. Social, Economic and Political Impacts - Socio-Political impacts to the roles of stakeholders [Shiroyama and Matsuura ].- Chapter 9. Social, Economic and Political Impacts - Impacts on ecosystem services [Alexandros and Stromberg].- Part 3: Sustainable biofuels strategy options.- Chapter 10. Roadmap for building sustainable strategy options - Developing sustainable strategy options [Shiroyama and Matsuura].- Chapter 11. Roadmap for building sustainable strategy options - Application of Ontology for developing strategy options [Kozaki, Mizoguchi and Saito].- Chapter 12. Key strategies for policy makers - Global Strategies options [Arai, Matsuda and Suzuki].- Chapter 13. Key strategies for policy makers - Regional Strategy options for East Asia [Elder, Kozima, Sano and Hayashi].- Chapter 14. Key strategies for policy makers - National strategy options for Japan [Shiroyama, Matsuura and Saito].

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Book SynopsisThis is the third and final part of a 10-volume reprint series of ‘English Homes and Gardens’, edited by H. Avray Tipping and originally published in London in the 1920s. Included in these final volumes are 45 homes in Georgian style architecture, covered in in two volumes, and one additional volume which is thoroughly dedicated to the 52 leading gardens in England.The 10 volume series gathers records of British residential architecture, with many photographs and plans. All-together, the series covered around 250 castles, manor houses and country houses, and introduced them with plans and more than 7,000 photographs, illustrating not only exteriors, but also interiors and gardens. Many of the buildings covered are now completely or partially lost, thus the collection will provide researchers, particularly those concerned with the history of architecture, with a vital resource.Table of ContentsVolume 8: Lockleys, HertfordshireChevening, KentMereworth Castle, KentHoughton Hall, NorfolkWolterton Hall, NorfolkCompton Place, East SussexChiswick House, Greater LondonRokeby Hall, DurhamMoor Park, HertfordshireStoneleigh Abbey, WarwickshireBuntingsdale, ShropshireSutton Scarsdale , DerbyshireWingerworth Hall, DerbyshireMawley Hall, ShropshireBarnsley Park, GloucestershireRainham Hall, EssexGodmersham Parkm, KentHonington Hall, WarwickshireKirtlington Park, OxfordshireEdgcote, NorthamptonshireHolkham, NorfolkHagley Park, WorcestershireThe Royal Fort, BristolLlanwern Park, NewportVolume 9: Brocket Hall, HertfordshireTabley House, CheshireCrichel, DorsetKyre Park, WorcestershireForemark, DerbyshireStrawberry Hill, Greater LondonMersham-Le-Hatch, KentSyon House, Greater LondonSaltram, DevonPadworth House, BerkshireHeaton Park, Greater ManchesterWoodhall Park, HertfordshireBroadlands, HampshireHitchin Priory, HertfordshirePeper Harow, SurreyAttingham, ShropshireAlthorp, NorthamptonshireIckworth, SuffolkAshridge Park, HertfordshireHeveningham Hall, SuffolkBayfordbury, HertfordshireVolume 10: Abbotswood (Garden), GloucestershireAyscoughfee Hall (Garden), LincolnshireBodnant (Garden), DenbighshireBramham Park (Garden), West YorkshireBridge House (Garden), SurreyBrockhurst (Garden) West SussexBroughton Castle (Garden), OxfordshireBrownsea Castle (Garden), DorsetBuckhurst Park (Garden) , East SussexCanons Ashby (Garden), NorthamptonshireCanons Park (Garden), Greater LondonChatsworth (Garden), DerbyshireChequers (Garden), BuckinghamshireChilham Castle (Garden), KentCompton Beauchamp (Garden), BerkshireCompton End (Garden), HampshireCranborne Manor (Garden), DorsetCrowherst Place (Garden), SurreyDanby Hall (Garden), North YorkshireDerwent Hall (Garden), DerbyshireEwhurst (Garden), HampshireFolly Farm (Garden), BerkshireGravetye Manor (Garden), West SussexGreat Fosters (Garden), SurreyHallingbury (Garden), EssexHam House (Garden), SurreyHarleyford (Garden), BuckinghamshireHerstmonceux Castle (Garden), East SussexHestercombe (Garden), SomersetHighhead (Garden), CumbriaIford (Garden), WiltshireMathern Palace (Garden), MonmouthshireMounton House (Garden), MonmouthshireMunstead Wood (Garden) , SurreyNewstead (Garden), NottinghamshireNorthbourne Court (Garden), KentOxford Physic Garden (Garden), OxfordshirePackwood (Garden), WarwickshirePetwood (Garden), LincolnshirePinbury (Garden), GloucestershirePort Lympne (Garden), KentPowis Castle (Garden), PowysReigate Priory (Garden), SurreyRockingham Castle (Garden), NorthamptonshireRotherfield Hall (Garden) , East SussexScotney Castle (Garden), KentSpetchley Park (Garden), WorcestershireSudeley Castle (Garden), GloucestershireThornbury Castle (Garden), GloucestershireWarley Place (Garden), EssexWestbury Court (Garden), GloucestershireWooton Lodge (Garden), Staffordshire

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Book Synopsis- This is the first collection of a new Eureka Press series which reprints in facsimile the local town handbooks published in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries on the occasion of the annual conference of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.- The first collection covers the northern part of England, including Newcastle-upon-Tyne, York, Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, and Southport.- Edited by local historians and scientists, the handbooks provided objective data on each city or town, together with many maps: ideal contemporary source materials for those researching Victorian and Edwardian England.Table of ContentsVolume 1 [Newcastle-upon-Tyne] A Hand-book to Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1863, c. 350 pp. Volume 2 [York] A Handbook to York, 1906, c. 380 pp. Volume 3 [Leeds and Airedale] Handbook for Leeds and Airedale, 1890, c.140 pp. [Bradford] Handbook to Bradford and the Neighbourhood, 1900, c. 200 pp. Volume 4 [Sheffield] Handbook & Guide to Sheffield, 1910, c. 510 pp. Volume 5 [Liverpool] Handbook to Liverpool, 1896, c. 200 pp. [Manchester] Handbook of Manchester, 1887, c. 125 pp. [Manchester] Manchester in 1915, 1915, c. 120 pp. Volume 6 [Southport] Southport: A Handbook of the Town and Surrounding, 1903, c. 260 pp.

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Book SynopsisTodd Fisher's photos of New York in winter show slushy, dirty snow. Household objects, TVs, cars and chairs, have been chucked unlovingly onto the street. The home comforts look strange in their new, hostile setting. Photographed over the last decade, the photos preserve moments that would otherwise have long melted away. The photograph is the rescue temporary scenes that are becoming harder to come across, as the city changes. New York is a city being scrubbed squeaky clean.

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Book SynopsisContaining 15 contributions. Vegetation associated with the protohistorical mound of 'Mouyssam II' (KNT2) in the Malian Sahel; Late Quaternary mammalian remains from central and eastern Sudan and their palaeoenvironmental significance; On the ages of humid Late Quaternary phases in southern African arid areas (Namibia, Botswana); Charcoal from Leliehoek shelter, eastern Orange Free State, South Africa.

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Book SynopsisThis work provides a summary of recent research into health and safety on construction sites. Topics covered include: safety and health regulations and statistics; social and human issues on construction safety; health issues in the construction process; and safety training and education.

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive review of research related to construction informatics, with a particular focus on the related 5th framework EU projects on product and process technology and the implementation of the new economy technologies and business models in the construction industry.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a selected number of papers that were presented at the Second New York City Bridge Conference organized by the Bridge Engineering Association. It represents the state-of-the-art papers from different countries on a wide spectrum of topics in bridge engineering.Table of Contents1. Cable-supported bridges 2. Bridge analysis and design 3. Seismic analysis, design and retrofit 4. Fatigue and brittle fracture 5. Concrete segmental bridges 6. Bridge health monitoring and management 7. Advanced materials

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Book SynopsisA collection of articles on Design Load for Water Supply in Buildings originally published in 1989.

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Book SynopsisContends that the ideas of Plato, Aristotle, and Plotinus shed important light on issues - such as the pursuit of excellence, the concept of play, and the power of accepting physical limitations while also improving one's body - that remain just as relevant in our sports-obsessed age as they were in ancient Greece.Trade Review"Contemporary Athletics and Ancient Greek Ideals is an original, fascinating, and well-argued book. It is written with great clarity. The ease with which Daniel Dombrowski is able to move between the elucidation of ancient Greek ideals and the context of twenty-first-century sports is very impressive." - Michael McNamee, Swansea University"

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Book SynopsisThe first Europeans to set foot on North America stood in awe of the natural abundance before them. Drawing on historical narrative and scientific inquiry, this title brings this spectacular environment back to life.Trade Review"The abundance of nature was what made American independence possible in the first place; our present poverty on so many fronts is a consequence of our maltreatment of that nature. But the knowledge of what we have done, chronicled so carefully in this lucid book, may be the first step toward recovering that squandered wealth." (Washington Post) "Finely written and elegantly researched, Paradise Found is a chilling portent of how even today's richness will seem a cornucopia to biologically bereft future generations." (New Scientist) "One of the best books I have read in years.... Mr. Nicholls writes vividly... with wit and charm." (Washington Times) "Steve Nicholls, in this fine new book, makes an essential point: We should measure the damage to our natural heritage less by counting extinctions, and more by understanding that it is abundance itself that has been drained away.... This is a book worth owning." (Bill McKibben, Boston Globe) "A cornucopia overflowing with the abundance of nature long gone." (Nature)"

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This is a very impressive book. The research base is remarkable, including the scores of interviews and hard to find documents, the writing is clear throughout, the narrative arc persuasive, with a number of great vignettes. There really is nothing like it. No one else has even approached the acid rain problem seriously."--Kurk Dorsey, University of New Hampshire

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Book SynopsisThis volume explores sporting mega-events, their social, political, and cultural characters, the value systems that they inscribe and draw on, the claims they make on us and the claims the organisers make for them, the spatial and ethical relationships they create, and the responses of civil societies to them.Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Contributors Introduction: Sports Mega-Events, Sustainable Development, and Civil Societies; G.Hayes & J.Karamichas The Four 'Cs' of Sports Mega-Events: Capitalism, Connections, Citizenship and Contradictions; J.Horne Civilizing Beijing: Social Beautification, Civility and Citizenship at the 2008 Olympics; A.Broudehoux Istanbul's Olympic Challenge: A Passport for Europe?; J.Polo The Failed Bid for Lyon '68 and France's Winter Olympics from Grenoble '68 to Annecy 2018: French Politics, Civil Society and Olympic Mega-Events; H.Dauncey The Role of Environmental Issues in Mega-Events Planning and Management Processes: Which Factors Count?; P.Caratti & L.Ferraguto Sustainability as Global Norm: The Greening of Meag-Events in China; A.Mol & L.Zhang Olympic Games as an Opportunity for the Ecological Modernization of the Host Nation: The Cases of Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004; J.Karamichas What Happens When Olympic Bids Fail? Sustainable Development and Paris 2012; G.Hayes Olympic Games, Conflicts and Social Movements: The Case of Torino 2006; E.Dansero, B.Corpo, Al.Mela & I.Ropolo Vancouver 2010: The Saga of Eagleride Bluffs; D.Whitson Resisting the Torch; X.Renou Conclusion: Sports Mega-Events: Disputed Places, Structural Contradictions and Critical Moments; G.Hayes & J.Karamichas Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.Trade ReviewPeople engaged in conservation and development projects will find this book important. -- Hans Hurni Basic and Applied Ecology Anyone interested in the future of global biodiversity conservation should get a copy and make sure to pass it around. -- George Robinson Environmental ConservationTable of ContentsSection I. The challenge of linking conservation and development 1. Trying to better understand integrated conservation and development, by Thomas O. McShane and Michael P. Wells 2. Jack of all trades, by master of none: inherent contradictions among ICD approaches, John G. Robinson a 3. The pathology of projects, by Jeffery Sayer and Michael P. Wells 4. Expecting the unattainable: the assumptions behind ICDPs, by Thomas O. McShane and Suad A. Newby Section II. Application and Issues 5. Fitting ICD into a project framework: the CARE experience, by Phil Franks and Thomas Blomley 6. Making biodiversity conservation a land-use priority, by Agnes Kiss 7. Yellowstone: a 130-year experiment in integrated conservation and development, by Dennis Glick and Curtis Freese 8. Policies, by parks and projects: a review of three Costa Rican ICDPs, Katrina Brandon and Mic 9. Indigenous peoples and protected areas: the case of the Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid, by Philippines, Edgardo Tongson and Marisel Dino 10. Land tenure and state property: a comparison of the Korup and Kilum ICDPs in Cameroon, by Steve Gartlan 11. Trade-off analysis for integrated conservation and development, by Katrina Brown 12. Transforming approaches to CBNRM: learning from the Luangwa experience in Zambia, by Brian Child and Barry Dalal-Clayton 13. Ecodevelopment in India, by Shekhar Singh and Arpan Sharma 14. Conservation landscapes: whose landscapes, by whose trade-offs?, Stewart Maginnis, Bill Jackson and Nigel Dudley 15. Poverty and forests: sustaining livelihoods in integrated conservation and development, by Gill Shepherd Section III. Conclusions 16. Using adaptive management to improve ICDPs, by Nick Salafsky and Richard Margoluis 17. The future of integrated conversation and development projects: building on what works, by Michael P. Wells, Thomas O. McShane, Holly T. Dublin, Sheila O'Connor and Kent

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Book SynopsisThis book explores both the theoretical and practical underpinnings of integrated conservation and development. It synthesizes existing experience to better inform conservationists and decision makers of the role ICDPs play in conservation and management and analyzes their successes and shortcomings.Trade ReviewPeople engaged in conservation and development projects will find this book important. -- Hans Hurni Basic and Applied Ecology Anyone interested in the future of global biodiversity conservation should get a copy and make sure to pass it around. -- George Robinson Environmental ConservationTable of ContentsSection I. The challenge of linking conservation and development 1. Trying to better understand integrated conservation and development, by Thomas O. McShane and Michael P. Wells 2. Jack of all trades, by master of none: inherent contradictions among ICD approaches, John G. Robinson a 3. The pathology of projects, by Jeffery Sayer and Michael P. Wells 4. Expecting the unattainable: the assumptions behind ICDPs, by Thomas O. McShane and Suad A. Newby Section II. Application and Issues 5. Fitting ICD into a project framework: the CARE experience, by Phil Franks and Thomas Blomley 6. Making biodiversity conservation a land-use priority, by Agnes Kiss 7. Yellowstone: a 130-year experiment in integrated conservation and development, by Dennis Glick and Curtis Freese 8. Policies, by parks and projects: a review of three Costa Rican ICDPs, Katrina Brandon and Mic 9. Indigenous peoples and protected areas: the case of the Sibuyan Mangyan Tagabukid, by Philippines, Edgardo Tongson and Marisel Dino 10. Land tenure and state property: a comparison of the Korup and Kilum ICDPs in Cameroon, by Steve Gartlan 11. Trade-off analysis for integrated conservation and development, by Katrina Brown 12. Transforming approaches to CBNRM: learning from the Luangwa experience in Zambia, by Brian Child and Barry Dalal-Clayton 13. Ecodevelopment in India, by Shekhar Singh and Arpan Sharma 14. Conservation landscapes: whose landscapes, by whose trade-offs?, Stewart Maginnis, Bill Jackson and Nigel Dudley 15. Poverty and forests: sustaining livelihoods in integrated conservation and development, by Gill Shepherd Section III. Conclusions 16. Using adaptive management to improve ICDPs, by Nick Salafsky and Richard Margoluis 17. The future of integrated conversation and development projects: building on what works, by Michael P. Wells, Thomas O. McShane, Holly T. Dublin, Sheila O'Connor and Kent

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Book SynopsisDrawing on environmental and medical sociology, environmental justice, and social movement studies, this work looks at the ways scientific findings are made available to the public and the changing nature of policy offers a new perspective on health and the environment and the relationship among people, knowledge, power, and authority.Trade ReviewEnvironmental activists, wannabe activists, and folks tired of environmental hazards in their communities will find this a worthwhile guide for action. Library Journal Toxic Exposures does shed light on the intersection of health research, advocacy and policy-making. -- Paul D. Blanc Nature Timely and important. -- Peder Anker Science A guidebook for those wishing to understand the environmental-health movement. -- Sandra Steingraber Times Literary Supplement Toxic Exposures is one of the most important books I have read in a long time. -- David Naguib Pellow Mobilization The chapter on breast cancer is reason enough to read this book. -- Jill Chapin Breast Cancer Action Newsletter [Toxic Exposures] rightfully belongs on the shelf next to other books on contemporary issues in medicine. -- Russ Lopez Journal of the American Medical Association Not just another addition to environmental justice studies but provides substantial contributions to the foundations of environmental justice research. Nature and CultureTable of ContentsForeword by Lois Gibbs Preface: Toxic Exposures and the Challenge of Environmental Health List of Abbreviations Acknowledgments 1. Citizen-Science Alliances and Health Social Movements: Contested Illnesses and Challenges to the Dominant Epidemiological Paradigm 2. Breast Cancer: A Powerful Movement and a Struggle for Science 3. Asthma, Environmental Factors, and Environmental Justice 4. Gulf War-Related Illnesses and the Hunt for Causation: The "Stress of War" Versus the "Dirty Battlefield" 5. Similarities and Differences Among Asthma, Breast Cancer, and Gulf War Illnesses 6. The New Precautionary Approach: A Public Paradigm in Progress 7. Implications of the Contested Illnesses Perspective 8. Conclusion: The Growing Environmental Health Movement Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisShows that the quantitative mathematical models policy makers and government administrators use to form environmental policies are seriously flawed. This book argues that based on unrealistic and sometimes false assumptions, these models often yield answers that support unwise policies.Trade ReviewThis book is a welcome antidote to the blind use of supposedly quantitative models. -- Carl Wunsch American Scientist This is an easy and persuasive read. -- Fred Pearce New Scientist Useless Arithmetic dispels many myths and is a 'must read' packing in case studies and insights on faulty thinking. The Midwest Book Review [This] readily accessible book should be read by any activist who's ever had to face off against the opposition's engineers. Earth Island Journal A concise, powerful, and readable book. -- Steven R. Carpenter Issues in Science and Technology This book should be in every library... Essential. Choice Useless Arithmetic will surely excite any reader. -- David Simberloff BioScience

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Book SynopsisComplexity theory reveals the many interactions between natural and social systems, providing a better understanding of the general principles that can help solve some of the most pressing environmental issues. This work bridges the gap between theoretical and applied perspectives in the management of complex adaptive systems.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction, by Jon Norberg and Graeme S. Cumming Part 1: Diversity and Heterogeneity Introduction 1. Environmental Asymmetries, by Graeme S. Cumming, Grenville Barnes, and Jane Southworth 2. Diversity and Resilience of Social-Ecological Systems, by Jon Norberg, James Wilson, Brian Walker, and Elinor Ostrom Part 2: Networks Introduction 3. A Network Perspective on Modularity and Control of Flow in Robust Systems, by Colleen Webb and Orjan Bodin 4: Social Networks as Sources of Resilience in Social-Ecological Systems, by Thomas Hahn, Lisen Schultz, Carl Folke, and Per Olsson Part 3: Information Processing Introduction 5. Theoretical Challenges: Information Processing and Navigation in Social-Ecological Systems, by John M. Anderies and Jon Norberg 6. Regime Shifts, Environmental Signals, Uncertainty, and Policy Choice, by William A. Brock, Stephen R. Carpenter, and Marten Scheffer Part 4: Practical Approaches Introduction 7. Participation in Building Scenarios of Regional Development, by Louis Lebel and Elena Bennett 8. Practicing Adaptive Management in Complex Social-Ecological Systems, by Lance Gunderson, Garry Peterson, and C. S. Holling 9. Scale and Complex Systems, by Graeme Cumming and Jon Norberg Complexity Theory for a Sustainable Future: Conclusions and Outlook, by Jon Norberg and Graeme Cumming Index

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Book SynopsisFormulating effective environmental policies requires attention to a range of political, scientific, management, and moral issues. This work integrates these facets to develop a framework for analyzing and improving environmental policy. It discusses New York City's garbage crisis, the problem of leaks from underground storage units, and more.Trade ReviewCollege-level students of environmental science...[and] political science students - especially those working on the global scale - will also find it invaluable. Midwest Book Review Cohen proposes a conceptual framework for policy analysis that explicitly looks at values, political concerns, science and technology aspects, policy design and economic issues, and operational management...It would be a good choice for a (multidisciplinary) graduate seminar. Choice Those working within the field may benefit from its big picture approach to diagnosing several environmental ills...consistent emphasis upon the role of environmental values in policy analysis and development should be commended. -- Steve Vanderheiden Environmental EthicsTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. Developing a Framework 1. Understanding Environmental Policy 2. A Framework for Understanding Environmental Policy Part II. Applying the Framework 3. Why New York City Can't Take Out the Garbage 4. Why Companies Let Valuable Gasoline Leak Out of Underground Tanks 5. Have We Learned How to Clean Up Toxic Waste Sites, and Can We Afford It? 6. Have We Made the Planet Warmer, and If We Have, How Can We Stop? Part III. Critiquing the Framework 7. What Have We Learned from the Framework About Environmental Problems, and What Else Do We Need to Know? 8. Conclusions: Improving Environmental Policy References Index

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Book SynopsisTakes a look at how farmers manage, maintain, and benefit from biodiversity in agricultural production systems. This book includes the research and developments done in maintenance of local diversity at genetic, species, and ecosystem levels. It features case studies that show how farmers have used alternative approaches to manage biodiversity.Trade ReviewRecommended. Choice This does make a good contribution to providing an array of management considerations for biological diversity in agroecosystems. -- Richard Baydack Great Plains Research a wonderful book with a wealth of information. -- Rainer W. Bussmann Economic BotanyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors 1. Biodiversity Agriculture and Ecosystem Services 2. Measuring Managing and Maintaining Crop Genetic Diversity 3. An Entry Point to Crop Genetic Diversity 4. Seed Systems and Crop Genetic Diversity in Agroecosystems of Livestock Genetic Resources 5. Measures of Diversity as Inputs for Decisions in Conservation of Livestock Genetic Resources 6. Management of Farm Animal Ge ne tic Resources: Change and Interaction 7. Aquatic Biodiversity in Rice- Based Ecosystems 8. Pollinator Services 9. Management of Soil Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems 10. Diversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems: Some Perspectives from Ecology 11. Managing Crop Disease in Traditional Agroecosystems: Benefits and Hazards of Genetic Diversity 12. Crop Variety Diversification for Disease Control 13. Managing Biodiversity in Spatially and Temporally Complex Agricultural Landscapes 14. Diversity and Innovation in Smallholder Systems in Response to Environmental and Economic Changes 15. Agrobiodiversity, Diet, and Human Health 16. Comparing the Choices of Farmers and Breeders: The Value of Rice Landraces in Nepal 17. Economics of Livestock Genetic Resources Conservation and Sustainable Use: State of the Art 18. Ecological and Economic Roles of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewRecommended. Choice This does make a good contribution to providing an array of management considerations for biological diversity in agroecosystems. -- Richard Baydack Great Plains Research a wonderful book with a wealth of information. -- Rainer W. Bussmann Economic BotanyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Contributors 1. Biodiversity Agriculture and Ecosystem Services 2. Measuring Managing and Maintaining Crop Genetic Diversity 3. An Entry Point to Crop Genetic Diversity 4. Seed Systems and Crop Genetic Diversity in Agroecosystems of Livestock Genetic Resources 5. Measures of Diversity as Inputs for Decisions in Conservation of Livestock Genetic Resources 6. Management of Farm Animal Ge ne tic Resources: Change and Interaction 7. Aquatic Biodiversity in Rice- Based Ecosystems 8. Pollinator Services 9. Management of Soil Biodiversity in Agricultural Ecosystems 10. Diversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems: Some Perspectives from Ecology 11. Managing Crop Disease in Traditional Agroecosystems: Benefits and Hazards of Genetic Diversity 12. Crop Variety Diversification for Disease Control 13. Managing Biodiversity in Spatially and Temporally Complex Agricultural Landscapes 14. Diversity and Innovation in Smallholder Systems in Response to Environmental and Economic Changes 15. Agrobiodiversity, Diet, and Human Health 16. Comparing the Choices of Farmers and Breeders: The Value of Rice Landraces in Nepal 17. Economics of Livestock Genetic Resources Conservation and Sustainable Use: State of the Art 18. Ecological and Economic Roles of Biodiversity in Agroecosystems Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book not only provides a conceptual backbone but also gives particular examples and specific proposals that will be of great interest to lawyers and agency managers. The text will be a major help to legal reformers and implementers struggling with this important and timely issue. -- Robert L. Fischman, Indiana University Maurer School of Law An excellent and timely account of how the law does influence, could influence, and should influence resilience in linked social-ecological systems. I strongly recommend this volume to natural resource management researchers and practitioners. -- Brian Walker, author of Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World This pathbreaking book brings together leading scholars who offer new thinking on how law might better be reconciled with resilience science. This means more than simply tinkering with existing approaches to management of natural resources. It requires building resilience into social-ecological systems, including the law itself. This is no small undertaking, and this book sets us on the right path by raising many of the necessary questions. -- Bradley C. Karkkainen, University of Minnesota Law School Social-Ecological Resilience and Law turns compelling theories into practical suggestions for building a more resilient future and should be read by academics and policymakers alike. -- Joshua Farley BioScienceTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Social-Ecological Resilience and Law Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, Craig Anthony Arnold, and Lance H. Gunderson 1. Wilderness Preserves: Still Relevant and Resilient After All These Years, by Sandi Zellmer and John M. Anderies 2. Bringing Resilience to Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Protection, by Melinda Harm Benson and Matthew E. Hopton 3. Landscape Level Management of Parks, Refuges, and Preserves for Ecosystem Resilience, by Robert L. Glicksman and Graeme S. Cumming 4. Marine Protected Areas, Marine Spatial Planning, and the Resilience of Marine Ecosystems, by Robin Kundis Craig and Terry P. Hughes 5. Resilience and Water Governance: Addressing Fragmentation and Uncertainty in Water Allocation and Water Quality Law, by Barbara A. Cosens and Craig A. Stow 6. Institutionalized Cooperation and Resilience in Transboundary Freshwater Allocation, by Olivia Odom Green and Charles Perrings 7. Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Resilience, and Resilience of Ecosystem Management Policy, J. B. Ruhl and F. Stuart Chapin III 8. Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, by Alejandro E. Camacho and T. Douglas Beard 9. Matching Scales of Law with Social-Ecological Contexts to Promote Resilience, by Jonas Ebbesson and Carl Folke 10. Incorporating Resilience and Innovation into Law and Policy: A Case for Preserving a Natural Resource Legacy and Promoting a Sustainable Future, by Tarsha Eason, Alyson C. Flournoy, Heriberto Cabezas, and Michael A. Gonzalez 11. Adaptive Law, Craig Anthony Arnold and Lance H. Gunderson 12. The Integration of Social-Ecological Resilience and Law, by Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, J. B. Ruhl, and C. S. Holling Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book not only provides a conceptual backbone but also gives particular examples and specific proposals that will be of great interest to lawyers and agency managers. The text will be a major help to legal reformers and implementers struggling with this important and timely issue. -- Robert L. Fischman, Indiana University Maurer School of Law An excellent and timely account of how the law does influence, could influence, and should influence resilience in linked social-ecological systems. I strongly recommend this volume to natural resource management researchers and practitioners. -- Brian Walker, author of Resilience Thinking: Sustaining Ecosystems and People in a Changing World This pathbreaking book brings together leading scholars who offer new thinking on how law might better be reconciled with resilience science. This means more than simply tinkering with existing approaches to management of natural resources. It requires building resilience into social-ecological systems, including the law itself. This is no small undertaking, and this book sets us on the right path by raising many of the necessary questions. -- Bradley C. Karkkainen, University of Minnesota Law School Social-Ecological Resilience and Law turns compelling theories into practical suggestions for building a more resilient future and should be read by academics and policymakers alike. -- Joshua Farley BioScienceTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Social-Ecological Resilience and Law Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, Craig Anthony Arnold, and Lance H. Gunderson 1. Wilderness Preserves: Still Relevant and Resilient After All These Years, by Sandi Zellmer and John M. Anderies 2. Bringing Resilience to Wildlife Management and Biodiversity Protection, by Melinda Harm Benson and Matthew E. Hopton 3. Landscape Level Management of Parks, Refuges, and Preserves for Ecosystem Resilience, by Robert L. Glicksman and Graeme S. Cumming 4. Marine Protected Areas, Marine Spatial Planning, and the Resilience of Marine Ecosystems, by Robin Kundis Craig and Terry P. Hughes 5. Resilience and Water Governance: Addressing Fragmentation and Uncertainty in Water Allocation and Water Quality Law, by Barbara A. Cosens and Craig A. Stow 6. Institutionalized Cooperation and Resilience in Transboundary Freshwater Allocation, by Olivia Odom Green and Charles Perrings 7. Ecosystem Services, Ecosystem Resilience, and Resilience of Ecosystem Management Policy, J. B. Ruhl and F. Stuart Chapin III 8. Maintaining Resilience in the Face of Climate Change, by Alejandro E. Camacho and T. Douglas Beard 9. Matching Scales of Law with Social-Ecological Contexts to Promote Resilience, by Jonas Ebbesson and Carl Folke 10. Incorporating Resilience and Innovation into Law and Policy: A Case for Preserving a Natural Resource Legacy and Promoting a Sustainable Future, by Tarsha Eason, Alyson C. Flournoy, Heriberto Cabezas, and Michael A. Gonzalez 11. Adaptive Law, Craig Anthony Arnold and Lance H. Gunderson 12. The Integration of Social-Ecological Resilience and Law, by Ahjond S. Garmestani, Craig R. Allen, J. B. Ruhl, and C. S. Holling Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA broad, up-to-date, hopeful view of our nation's rivers. Kirkus Reviews McCool tempers the flow of statistics and environmental facts with liberal doses of wit and colorful anecdotes while offering a reassuring account of working-class citizens triumphing in a timely cause. Booklist Written in an easy-to-read narrative style that is at times poetic, River Republic is also filled with facts and political analysis. -- Rosemarie Howard Deseret News ...River Republic is an easy read that raises important questions about politics, money, and development along U.S. rivers while providing vibrant accounts of restoration projects all across the country. -- Adam Mandelman H-Environment Daniel McCool has done a terrific job -- Steve Johnson River Management Society Journal well-researched and well-written...Highly recommended. Choice An authoritative expose of the political economy of river management in the United States... An important book. River Republic offers essential lessons for entrenched water bureaucracy. Anthem EnviroExperts BlogTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments "Green River," by William Cullen Bryant Map: Selected Sites Part I: The Fall 1. Crumbling Edifice 2. Planters, Sawyers, and Snags: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3. The Manless Land: The Bureau of Reclamation Part II: Dismemberment 4. Handout Horticulture: Farming and the Feds 5. Falling Waters: Hydropower and Renewable Energy 6. Rivers Into Waterways: Barging, Locks, and Dams 7. Black Water Rising: The Myth of Flood Control 8. Downstream Dilemma: Water Pollution Part III: Resurrection 9. River City: Urban Riverscapes 10. Net Losses: Habitat and Endangered Species 11. Playground on the Move: River Recreation 12. The River Commons Notes Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewGreen Capital takes us on a salutary journey through biodiversity, water shortages, the energy transition, and much more to stress the importance of 'natural capital.' The book provides an accessible discussion of the economic value of the environment and of the tragedy of the commons, and it explains why, despite our reluctance to employ them, price signals are necessary to create the right incentives. A call for greater environmental awareness and more common sense, Green Capital is a must-read for all those interested in environmental policy issues. -- Jean Tirole, Toulouse School of Economics and Nobel Laureate in Economics In this colorful and creative book, de Perthuis and Jouvet go beyond the usual environment-versus-economics debate to show that the real challenge is to recognize the significant values we are already enjoying (often without paying) from nature's capital, and to incorporate those values efficiently into our market signals and decisions. Emphasizing the need for enterprise and innovation, Green Capital offers an eclectic, imaginative, and pragmatic synthesis of environmental economics and sensible economic policy. -- Jonathan Wiener, Duke University Trend is not destiny. For those who want to find a better way to live on the earth, this book is a source of insight and inspiration. -- Frank J. Convery, chief economist, Environmental Defense Fund By systematically destroying the natural foundations of our economic and social development, we deprive ourselves of the chance for sustainable growth. Is there a way out? The answers that Christian de Perthuis and Pierre-Andre Jouvet provide are a model of realism, characterizing in operational terms the radical shifts required to escape the trap we are in. -- Claude Henry, Sciences Po Paris and Columbia UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: The Color of Growth 1. Growth: A Historical Accident? 2. The Spaceship Problem: An Optimal Population Size? 3. Degrowth: Good Questions, Bad Answers 4. Introducing the Environment into the Calculation of Wealth 5. "Natural Capital" Revisited 6. Hotelling: Beyond the Wall of Scarcity 7. Nature Has No Price: How Then Is the Cost of Its Degradation to Be Measured? 8. Beyond Hotelling: Natural Capital as a Factor Required for Growth 9. Water, the Shepherd, and the Owner: A Choice of Green Growth Models 10. How Much Is Your Genome Worth? 11. The Enhancement of Biodiversity: Managing Access, Pricing Usage 12. Climate Change: The Challenges of Carbon Pricing 13. International Climate Negotiations 14. The "Energy Transition": Not Enough or Too Much Oil and Gas? 15. The Inescapable Question of the Price of Energy 16. Nuclear Energy: A Rising-Cost Technology 17. Growth-Generating Innovations 18. Planning or the Market: What Are the Catalysts? 19. European Strategy: Jump Out of the Warm Water! Conclusion: Green Capital, Green Capitalism? Notes Index

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Book SynopsisConfronting the Climate Challenge presents a unique framework for evaluating the impacts of U.S. climate-policy options. Lawrence Goulder and Marc Hafstead demonstrate that these policies—if designed correctly—not only can reduce emissions at low cost but also can avoid burdening low-income households or especially vulnerable industries.Trade ReviewCurbing greenhouse gases is one of the most challenging issues we face. While the benefits are potentially huge, developing policies to keep costs down is urgent. Goulder and Hafstead's well-written and accessible book carefully explains the issue and evaluates the main policy proposals. It is a must read for anyone interested in the details of climate mitigation. I strongly recommend it. -- Robert Mendelsohn, Yale UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsI: Introduction And Analytical Background1. Introduction2. Climate Policy, Fiscal Interactions, and Economic OutcomesII: The Model’s Structure, Inputs, and Baseline Output3. Structure of the E3 Model4. Data, Parameters, and the Reference Case PathIII: Policy Approaches And Outcomes5. Two Approaches to Carbon Dioxide Emissions Pricing: A Carbon Tax and a Cap-And-Trade System6. Alternatives to Emissions Pricing: A Clean Energy Standard and a Gasoline Tax Increase7. Distribution of Policy Impacts Across Industries and HouseholdsIV: Conclusions8. Key InsightsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DNotesReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisHunter Vaughan offers a new history of the movies from an environmental perspective, arguing that how we make and consume films has serious ecological consequences. He examines the environmental effects of filmmaking from Hollywood classics to the digital era, considering how screen media shapes and reflects our understanding of the natural world.Trade ReviewHollywood’s Dirtiest Secret injects the field of environmental media studies (and just plain media studies) with an exciting toolkit and a renewed sense of energy. -- Joshua Schulze, Dept of Film, Television, and Media, University of Michigan * New Review of Film and Television Studies *In Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies (2019), Hunter Vaughan takes a vibrant and interdisciplinary look into the environmental impact of producing, advertising, watching, distributing, and buying films. -- Cassice Last, University of St Andrews * Frames Cinema Journal *Showcase[s] an important issue with writing that is accessible and engaging. * ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *Written with passion and commitment, [this book] holds a mirror to the society in redefining the boundaries of entertainment, as if the environment matters. -- Sudhirendar Sharma * Outlook: The Fully Loaded Magazine *Hunter Vaughan's forensic accounting uncovers Hollywood's secretly unpaid debts to the environment, demonstrating ecocriticism's power to connect political economy to movies' themes and styles, for analysis and for future makers. More than compelling: entertaining and inspiring. -- Sean Cubitt, author of Finite Media: Environmental Implications of Digital TechnologiesHollywood’s Dirtiest Secret is an important new book that exposes the hidden environmental costs of how we make, watch, and dispose of movies. Well-researched and written in an accessible style, it is a thought-provoking alternative history of Hollywood, delving into the disconnect between our enjoyment of screen culture and concern for its environmental impact. It will be of interest to scholars and students in a range of fields including cultural studies, communication, social science, and environmental studies. -- Alison Anderson, author of Media, Environment and the Network SocietyIn Vaughan’s deft readings of multiple films and their production apparatuses, film theory and analysis also become “updated” into a cutting-edge discipline. Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret is an essential book in ecocinema and ecomedia studies and an important contribution to ecomaterialism within cultural studies more broadly. -- Adrian Ivakhiv, author of Ecologies of the Moving Image: Cinema, Affect, NatureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Big Picture1. Burning Down the House: Fire, Explosion, and the Eco-ethics of Destruction Spectacle2. “Five Hundred Thousand Kilowatts of Stardust”: Water and Resource Use in Movies and the Marketing of Nature3. Wind of Change: New Screen Technologies, the Visualization of Invisible Environmental Threats, and the Materiality of the Virtual4. Apocalypse Tomorrow: The Myth of Earth’s End in the Digital Era5. The Fifth Element: Hollywood as Invasive Species and the Human Side of Environmental MediaConclusion: An Element of HopeNotesBibliographyFilmographyIndex

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Book SynopsisHunter Vaughan offers a new history of the movies from an environmental perspective, arguing that how we make and consume films has serious ecological consequences. He examines the environmental effects of filmmaking from Hollywood classics to the digital era, considering how screen media shapes and reflects our understanding of the natural world.Trade ReviewHollywood’s Dirtiest Secret injects the field of environmental media studies (and just plain media studies) with an exciting toolkit and a renewed sense of energy. -- Joshua Schulze, Dept of Film, Television, and Media, University of Michigan * New Review of Film and Television Studies *In Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies (2019), Hunter Vaughan takes a vibrant and interdisciplinary look into the environmental impact of producing, advertising, watching, distributing, and buying films. -- Cassice Last, University of St Andrews * Frames Cinema Journal *Showcase[s] an important issue with writing that is accessible and engaging. * ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment *Written with passion and commitment, [this book] holds a mirror to the society in redefining the boundaries of entertainment, as if the environment matters. -- Sudhirendar Sharma * Outlook: The Fully Loaded Magazine *Hunter Vaughan's forensic accounting uncovers Hollywood's secretly unpaid debts to the environment, demonstrating ecocriticism's power to connect political economy to movies' themes and styles, for analysis and for future makers. More than compelling: entertaining and inspiring. -- Sean Cubitt, author of Finite Media: Environmental Implications of Digital TechnologiesHollywood’s Dirtiest Secret is an important new book that exposes the hidden environmental costs of how we make, watch, and dispose of movies. Well-researched and written in an accessible style, it is a thought-provoking alternative history of Hollywood, delving into the disconnect between our enjoyment of screen culture and concern for its environmental impact. It will be of interest to scholars and students in a range of fields including cultural studies, communication, social science, and environmental studies. -- Alison Anderson, author of Media, Environment and the Network SocietyIn Vaughan’s deft readings of multiple films and their production apparatuses, film theory and analysis also become “updated” into a cutting-edge discipline. Hollywood’s Dirtiest Secret is an essential book in ecocinema and ecomedia studies and an important contribution to ecomaterialism within cultural studies more broadly. -- Adrian Ivakhiv, author of Ecologies of the Moving Image: Cinema, Affect, NatureTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: The Big Picture1. Burning Down the House: Fire, Explosion, and the Eco-ethics of Destruction Spectacle2. “Five Hundred Thousand Kilowatts of Stardust”: Water and Resource Use in Movies and the Marketing of Nature3. Wind of Change: New Screen Technologies, the Visualization of Invisible Environmental Threats, and the Materiality of the Virtual4. Apocalypse Tomorrow: The Myth of Earth’s End in the Digital Era5. The Fifth Element: Hollywood as Invasive Species and the Human Side of Environmental MediaConclusion: An Element of HopeNotesBibliographyFilmographyIndex

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"What is the real history of whaling in Japan? Is it first and foremost a story about the continuation of a centuries old cultural tradition? And how likely is it that the whaling Japan continues to do in the name of scientific research under IWC rules will validate a long-standing dedication to the sustainable use of whales for food? . . . Jakobina Arch . . . provide[s] for the first time convincing answers to these and other questions in Bringing Whales Ashore." -- Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith * Environment, Law, and History *"Bringing Whales Ashore is not only an important volume but also a provocative one. Jakobina Arch has produced (in her first book, no less) one of those rare and wonderful pieces of research that recasts the historical landscape (or, in this case, seascape) while stimulating debate and raising challenging new questions." * Monumenta Nipponica *"Arch’s fascinating study is more than an interdisciplinary maritime history. . . . Whales and whaling, here, wed the historical to the contemporary, enhancing knowledge of Japanese history while historizing contemporary controversies, including the invented tradition of Japanese as nature-loving people spiritually connected to their natural world." * Japan Studies Review *"Lucid, thoughtful, and thought provoking . . . a richly textured work that not only fills an important gap for scholars of Japanese history but also provides engaging material that should stimulate discussion—as well as debate—in the classroom." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"Rarely do books on the early modern period engage so directly with the present as does Bringing Whales Ashore. . . . As the Japanese pro-whaling lobby has constructed a certain narrative of the past to claim a right to whaling rooted in tradition and an ethos of sustainability, Arch provides a powerful counterweight with her in-depth investigation into all aspects of Japanese whaling history predating the rise of the modern factory ship in the twentieth century." * American Historical Review *"With Bringing Whales Ashore, Jakobina Arch almost singlehandedly places the emerging field regarding whales and whaling in Japanese history on solid ground." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"A superb book. . . . It represents the growing field of marine environmental history at its best." * Environmental History *"A breath-taking and emotional read... Jakobina Arch’s work challenges readers to travel from oceanscapes of cetacean migration, to visceral death on the coast, value extraction by dismemberment, and disintegration to places of hybrid-memory and lives long in the memory." * New Books Asia *"Jakobina K. Arch's Bringing Whales Ashore: Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan is an important contribution to the rapidly expanding field of marine environmental history. Shedding the long-engrained terrestrial predisposition of history, Arch offers fresh understanding of the economic, cultural, and social links whaling forged between Japan and the Pacific Ocean in the premodern era." * H-Environment *"Bringing Whales Ashore is a breath-taking and emotional read for those concerned to fill in the watery, liminal spaces of environmental history in general or specifically of Japan." * New Books Asia *"[A] model of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental history...distill[s] complex histories into an eminently readable volume without compromising the scholarship therein." * H-Environment *

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"What is the real history of whaling in Japan? Is it first and foremost a story about the continuation of a centuries old cultural tradition? And how likely is it that the whaling Japan continues to do in the name of scientific research under IWC rules will validate a long-standing dedication to the sustainable use of whales for food? . . . Jakobina Arch . . . provide[s] for the first time convincing answers to these and other questions in Bringing Whales Ashore." -- Geoffrey Wandesforde-Smith * Environment, Law, and History *"Bringing Whales Ashore is not only an important volume but also a provocative one. Jakobina Arch has produced (in her first book, no less) one of those rare and wonderful pieces of research that recasts the historical landscape (or, in this case, seascape) while stimulating debate and raising challenging new questions." * Monumenta Nipponica *"Arch’s fascinating study is more than an interdisciplinary maritime history. . . . Whales and whaling, here, wed the historical to the contemporary, enhancing knowledge of Japanese history while historizing contemporary controversies, including the invented tradition of Japanese as nature-loving people spiritually connected to their natural world." * Japan Studies Review *"Lucid, thoughtful, and thought provoking . . . a richly textured work that not only fills an important gap for scholars of Japanese history but also provides engaging material that should stimulate discussion—as well as debate—in the classroom." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"Rarely do books on the early modern period engage so directly with the present as does Bringing Whales Ashore. . . . As the Japanese pro-whaling lobby has constructed a certain narrative of the past to claim a right to whaling rooted in tradition and an ethos of sustainability, Arch provides a powerful counterweight with her in-depth investigation into all aspects of Japanese whaling history predating the rise of the modern factory ship in the twentieth century." * American Historical Review *"With Bringing Whales Ashore, Jakobina Arch almost singlehandedly places the emerging field regarding whales and whaling in Japanese history on solid ground." * Journal of Japanese Studies *"A superb book. . . . It represents the growing field of marine environmental history at its best." * Environmental History *"A breath-taking and emotional read... Jakobina Arch’s work challenges readers to travel from oceanscapes of cetacean migration, to visceral death on the coast, value extraction by dismemberment, and disintegration to places of hybrid-memory and lives long in the memory." * New Books Asia *"Jakobina K. Arch's Bringing Whales Ashore: Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan is an important contribution to the rapidly expanding field of marine environmental history. Shedding the long-engrained terrestrial predisposition of history, Arch offers fresh understanding of the economic, cultural, and social links whaling forged between Japan and the Pacific Ocean in the premodern era." * H-Environment *"Bringing Whales Ashore is a breath-taking and emotional read for those concerned to fill in the watery, liminal spaces of environmental history in general or specifically of Japan." * New Books Asia *"[A] model of an interdisciplinary approach to environmental history...distill[s] complex histories into an eminently readable volume without compromising the scholarship therein." * H-Environment *

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive guide to environmental literacy. It demonstrates how the sciences, social sciences, and humanities contribute to understanding our interrelationships with the natural world. It presents an imaginative array of texts, from scientific papers to poetry, legal decisions to historical accounts, personal essays to economic analysis.

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