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Springer Particle Image Velocimetry Progress Towards Industrial Application 56 Fluid Mechanics and Its Applications
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Springer Modelling Radiocesium in Lakes and Coastal Areas New Approaches for Ecosystem Modellers A Textbook with Internet Support
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Springer Efficiency and Equity of Climate Change Policy 15 Economics Energy and Environment
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Springer ModelBased Decision Support Methodology with Environmental Applications 9 Mathematical Modelling Theory and Applications
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Springer The 21st Century Turning Point for the Northern Sea Route Proceedings of the Northern Sea Route User Conference Oslo 18 20 November 1999
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Springer Environmental Stress Indication Mitigation and Ecoconservation
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Springer Climate Change and European Leadership
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Springer Observing Land from Space Science Customers and Technology Advances in Global Change Research 4
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Springer Remote Sensing for Environmental Data in Albania A Strategy for Integrated Management Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Remote NATO Science Partnership SubSeries 2 72
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Springer Trace Gas Emissions and Plants
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Springer Linking Climate Change to Land Surface Change 6 Advances in Global Change Research
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Springer Modelling of Environmental Chemical Exposure and Risk Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop Held in Sofia Bulgaria 59 October 1999 Sciences 2 Nato Science Series IV
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Springer Modelling of Environmental Chemical Exposure and Risk Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop Held in Sofia Bulgaria 59 October 1999 2 Nato Science Series IV
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Springer Of Poles and Zeros Fundamentals of Digital Seismology Modern Approaches in Geophysics
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Springer Operation of Restructured Power Systems
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Springer Valuation Hedging and Speculation in Competitive Electricity Markets
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Springer Energy Economics A Modern Introduction
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Springer Environmental Tracers in Subsurface Hydrology
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Springer The Elms Breeding Conservation and Disease Management
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Springer Maintenance Scheduling in Restructured Power Systems
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Springer Sustainable Assessment Method for Energy Systems Indicators Criteria and Decision Making Procedure
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Springer Transient Stability of Power Systems
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Springer The Economic and Business Consequences of the Emu A Challenge for Governments Financial Institutions and Firms
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Springer Power Systems Restructuring
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Springer Protecting the Ozone Layer Lessons Models and Prospects
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Springer Computational Auction Mechanisms for Restructured Power Industry Operation
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Springer State Estimation in Electric Power Systems
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Springer Power Structure Ownership Integration and Competition in the US Electricity Industry
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Springer The Economics of Conservation Programs
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Hopkins Fulfillment Service Death in a Small Package
Book SynopsisJones compellingly narrates the biography of this frightfully hardy disease from the ancient world through the present day.Trade ReviewAn excellent resource for understanding the history of anthrax and its relationship to humans... Highly recommended. Choice 2011Table of ContentsForeword, by Charles E. RosenbergPrefaceIntroduction1. Infectivity and Fear: Charbon and the Cursed Fields2. Availability: Understanding the Germ of Anthrax3. Transmission: Anthrax Enters the Factory4. Casualty Effectiveness: War andAnthrax5. Resistance: Anthrax, the Modern Laboratory, and the Environment6. Detection and Verification: The Weapon and the DiseaseEpilogue: Stories about AnthraxAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex
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Beacon Press Opportunity Montana Big Copper Bad Water and the Burial of an American Landscape
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LUP - University of Georgia Press The Blue the Gray and the Green Toward an Environmental History of the Civil War
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Springer Developments in Geophysical Exploration Methods 6
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Springer Environment and Chemicals in Agriculture Proceedings of a Symposium Held in dublin 1517 October 1984
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Springer Rational Exuberance for Renewable Energy
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Springer Cleaning and Conditioning Agents Their Impact on the Environment in the EEC
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Springer Safety and Health in the Oil and Gas Extractive Industries Conference Proceedings Eur
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Springer Energy Policy Modeling United States and Canadian Experiences Volume I Specialized Energy Policy Models
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Climate Change Adaptation in Small Island
Book SynopsisA groundbreaking synthesis of climate change adaptation strategies for small island states, globally A wide ranging, comprehensive, and multi-disciplinary study, this is the first book that focuses on the challenges posed by climate change impacts on the Small Island Developing States (SIDS).Table of ContentsPreface xi Abbreviations and Symbols xiii 1 The Changing Climate 1 Introduction 1 Recent Impacts of Climate Change 6 Reports From the Front Line 8 Future Shock 10 Warming the Oceans 12 Multidimensional Threats 14 References 17 2 Small Island Developing States 19 Meet the SIDS 20 Demography 23 Social Development 24 Economic Vulnerability 24 Climate Change Impacts on Small Islands 27 Coastal Zones: A Clear and Present Danger 28 Coastal Zones: Terrestrial and Intertidal Impacts 30 Coastal Marine Ecosystems 32 Low Elevation Coastal Zones 40 Agriculture 48 Fisheries 49 Food Insecurity 52 Undernourishment in the SIDS 54 Poverty and Climate Change 54 Tourism 56 Freshwater Resources 58 Human Health 59 Climate]driven Migration 60 References 61 3 Adapting to a Changing Climate 65 Ecosystem]based Adaptation 66 Adaptation in Coastal and Marine Environments 67 Marine Protected Areas 72 Three Bays Protected Area in Haiti 75 Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture 90 Conservation Agriculture 92 Rice Production 97 Irrigation 100 Adaptation Technologies for Agriculture 100 Water Resources Management 102 Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) 103 Agricultural Water Management (AWM) 105 Rainwater Harvesting and Management 106 Wastewater Treatment and Recycling 108 Reclaimed Water for Agricultural Use 110 Fisheries and Aquaculture 112 Disaster Risk Management 115 Adaptation and Mitigation Synergies 116 References 117 4 Adapting Energy Systems 121 Depending on Energy 122 Access to Electricity 123 Renewable Energy 124 Photovoltaic (PV) Electricity 127 Minigrid Systems 129 Distributed PV Systems 132 Wind Power 134 Solar Water Heaters 136 Hydropower 138 Geothermal Energy 139 Solar Thermal Power 139 Energy Efficiency 140 References 142 5 Managing Adaptation 145 The Key Climate Hazards 145 The Regulatory Framework 150 National Adaptation Programs of Action 151 Financing Adaptation 152 The Green Climate Fund 154 The Adaptation Fund 156 Programme Development 158 Geographical Information Systems 162 References 163 6 Country Profiles 165 American Samoa 165 Anguilla 167 Antigua and Barbuda 168 Aruba 170 Contents ix The Bahamas 171 Bahrain 173 Barbados 174 Belize 175 British Virgin Islands 176 Cabo Verde 178 Comoros 179 Cook Islands 180 Cuba 181 Dominica 182 Dominican Republic 183 Fiji 184 French Polynesia 186 Grenada 187 Guam 188 Guinea]Bissau 189 Guyana 189 Haiti 190 Jamaica 192 Kiribati 193 Maldives 194 Marshall Islands 195 Mauritius 196 Micronesia, Federated States 197 Montserrat 198 Nauru 199 New Caledonia 200 Niue 201 Northern Mariana Islands 202 Palau 202 Papua New Guinea 203 Puerto Rico 204 Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 205 Samoa 206 Sao Tome and Principe 206 Seychelles 207 Singapore 209 Solomon Islands 210 Suriname 211 Timor]Leste 212 Tonga 213 Trinidad and Tobago 214 Tuvalu 214 US Virgin Islands 215 Vanuatu 216 References 216 Index 219
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Palgrave Macmillan Lost Antarctica Adventures in a Disappearing Land Macmillan Science
Book SynopsisHidden between the ice and snow of Antarctica is a world unlike any other. In this closely observed account, leading marine ecologist James McClintock gives us an unprecedented look at the ravages of the polar environment. This is a highly original and distinctive look at a mysterious world before it disappears forever.Trade Review"McClintock offers a vivid portrait."-The Washington Post 'A veteran of the extreme south, McClintock shares the otherworldly wonders unveiled by decades of research. The book is packed with joys.'-Nature 'A close look at the life of a scientist in a strange wilderness for months at a time, and a revelatory exploration of the region's unique wildlife... McClintock is a determined, evenhanded guide.'-Smithsonian magazine 'A richly informative memoir from a veteran scientist who has devoted his career to Antarctica ... Entertaining natural history.'-Kirkus Reviews "With rare clarity, humor, high adventure and deep, sobering insight, gifted scientist-explorer-writer James McClintock shares decades of experience on, around and under the wildest ocean on Earth. Every person alive should read- and heed- this riveting account of the swift changes now sweeping Antarctica - and the world. If Indiana Jones were a marine biologist, he would aspire to be James McClintock." - Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence and founder of Deep Search 'James B. McClintock's Lost Antarctica is a disturbing distress signal about the traumas and strains of the South Pole in the Age of Global Warming. McClintock is a marvelous writer with a keen eye for the natural world. His knowledge of polar science is exemplary. Highly recommended!'-Douglas Brinkley author of The Quiet World and The Wilderness Warrior "Lost Antarctica is a very original, readable, and authoritative introduction to a little known part of Earth's natural environment, and has increasing threat to its existence."- Edward O. Wilson "Lost Antarctica is an intimate tour of a rapidly changing continent, led by one of the scientists who knows it best. James McClintock has written an important and timely book"- Elizabeth Kolbert "James McClintock shares his deep love of Antarctica vividly in this colorful narrative. He issues a stark warning about the catastrophe facing this remarkable place - and our globe - from the twin dangers of climate change and ocean acidification. Lost Antarctica reminds us of the urgency of finding new energy systems that do not use our atmosphere or oceans as a waste dump." - Bill Gates "Jim McClintock takes us with him on an extraordinary field trip to Antarctica, the frigid part of the Garden of Eden. With superb descriptions of the ice and biosphere of the great white continent, he carefully documents how climate change is having a big impact on the penguins, seals and other sea creatures that inhabit the polar waters." - Henry Pollack, Ph.D., author of A World without IceTable of ContentsJourneys South It is All About the Ice Life Adrift: The Small Organisms Matter Antarctic Seafloor: An Oasis in the Desert Polar Acid Seas The March of the King Crabs Ghost Rookeries: The Decline of the Adelie Penguin Closing the Gap: Antarctica as a Global Solution
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Palgrave Pivot Research Theatre Climate Change and the Ecocide Project A Casebook
Book Synopsis1. Research Theatre 2. Theorizing Ecocide: The Theatre of Eco-Cruelty 3. A Research Theatre Process: The Ecocide Project, By Fritz Ertl 4. Staging Carla and Lewis, By Ecocide Project collaborators 5. Carla and Lewis, By Shonni EnelowTable of Contents1. Research Theatre 2. Theorizing Ecocide: The Theatre of Eco-Cruelty 3. A Research Theatre Process: The Ecocide Project, By Fritz Ertl 4. Staging Carla and Lewis, By Ecocide Project collaborators 5. Carla and Lewis, By Shonni Enelow
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Palgrave MacMillan UK Material Participation Technology the Environment and Everyday Publics
Book SynopsisThis book develops a fresh perspective on everyday forms of engagement, one that foregrounds the role of objects, technologies and settings in democracy. Examining a range of devices, from smart meters to eco-homes, the book sets out new concepts and methods for analyzing the relations between participation, innovation and the environment.Trade Review"A rich and stimulating book.'' - Journal of Cultural Economy "Marres' attention to the material conditions of political participation is not a return to materialism but a deep redefinition of each of those terms: why does politics matter and what does it mean to be involved into politics? Before her a pragmatist view of politics and publics remained abstract, without a clear method to follow the objects, pragmata, that give relevance to the creation of the public. Marres' work deeply renews what it is for the study of politics and participation to take material conditions seriously." - Bruno Latour, Professor, Sciences Po, Paris, France "Material Participation is a book about the role of objects in political participation. It is part of what has been called the object turn what Noortje Marres, more delightfully, calls the coming out of things. It is an account of how moral and political phenomena may unfold on the plane of things. It deploys a vocabulary of modality, multi-valence, implication, accomplishment, setting and relevance to make visible the middling work of objects. And in doing so offers us the possibility of taking part in a politics of co-articulation, of producing new, more variable kinds of connections between publics, ontology, and the empirical." - Celia Lury, Professor, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies, University of Warwick, UKTable of Contents1. Participation as if Things Mattered 2. The Invention of Material Publics: Returns to American Pragmatism 3. Engaging Devices: Everyday Carbon Accounting and the Cost of Involvement 4. Sustainable Living Experiments or a 'Coming Out' for the Politics of Things 5. Ecoshowhomes and the Material Politics of Experimental Variation 6. Re-distributing Problems of Participation
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Hanover Square Press Cat Tale
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Palgrave Macmillan The Chemistry of the Theatre
Book SynopsisThis innovative, theoretical work focuses on temporal issues in theatre and the ''chemistry'' of theatre - the ways in which a variety of factors in performance combine to make up what we call ''theatre''. Discussing a range of canonical plays, from Shakespeare to Beckett, the book makes a unique contribution to theatre and performance studies.Trade ReviewThis is a truly groundbreaking account of theater's chemistry, especially as it relates to time, space, and affect. Having been the Artistic Director of the Gda?sk International Shakespeare Festival for over 14 years, where many of the world's best theatre companies and directors present their work, Limon really knows contemporary theater. He brings this knowledge to this book with remarkable ingenuity and eloquence. The Chemistry of the Theatre is a spectacular accomplishment and a major contribution to theatre studies. - Professor Bryan Reynolds, University of California, Irvine, USATable of ContentsPreface PART I: THE CHEMISTRY OF THE THEATRE Reading the Elements and Compounds The Chemical Formula of Blending Chemical Reactions , or, Blending the Components PART II: THE CHEMICAL LAB Sculpting the Space, or the Retorts at Play Sculpting the Time, or the Magical Binder Sculpting the Language, or Stage Speech Sculpting the Body, or Embodied Time PART III: RETORTS OF TIME: TEMPORAL CONVENTIONS Soliloquies& Asides: Who's There? Theatre-within-the-theatre, or Time-Within-the-Time Conclusion Bibliography Index
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Bloomsbury Academic Applied Cognitive Ecostylistics
Book SynopsisThis book offers an up-to-date account of one of the most influential strands of eco-research: cognitive ecostylistics. The onset of the 1970s saw a global shift in scholarly perspective upon the relation between egocentric and ecocentric views of the world. The so-called eco-turn was not only linguistic at its roots, but engaged the bulk of academic thought in social sciences and humanities. Cognitive ecostylistics invites a multidisciplinary approach to the study of the conceptual relations between oral or written texts and their impact on the environment. This volume is a collection of the latest research that seeks to apply the theory and methodology developed over the last 40 years to both literary and real-life texts, engaging with a wealth of examples from First World War poetry and Anne of Green Gables through to Condé Nast Traveller hotel descriptions. Exploring the cultural effects of the eco-turn, the collection engages the reader in the problem of the present-day Anthropocene, manifested as Ego-Eco tensions at the level of communicating self-needs and the needs of the Other. Divided into two parts, it considers first the human-angled semiotic interplay contained within the universe of people, before examining the problem of semiotic engagement of texts as extraneous to the human, highlighting crucial aspects of nature, culture, and beyond.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Alone with Nature
Book SynopsisEugene Hughes, UK, is a psychotherapist working in private practice and academia with a specialist interest in the psychology of being alone in nature.
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Developing the Rivers of East and West Africa An Environmental History
Book SynopsisHeather J. Hoag is Associate Professor of History at the University of San Francisco, USA. She is one of the founding editors for the International Water History Association's journal, Water History.Trade ReviewServing as a useful introduction to hydrological themes in African environmental history, this book adds to the historical coverage of Africa’s waterscapes by focusing primarily on East Africa, with a chapter on Ghana’s Volta River. However, the Rufiji River region of Tanzania dominates. These sections most clearly demonstrate the author’s themes, notably, the juxtaposition of European scientific knowledge and local ecological knowledge, as well as the recurrent need to gain historical context before embarking on hydrological projects. Overall, Hoag (Univ. of San Francisco) presents a well-documented environmental history and delivers fascinating insights into how both East African and colonial populations have understood and misunderstood the rivers on which they depended. Summing Up: Recommended. All academic levels/libraries. -- J. R. Kenyon, University of Idaho * CHOICE *One of the strengths of this study is its treatment of conflicting goals within colonial and early independence planning regarding the regulation of rivers.Hoag is very effective in her examination of the varied goals and effects of development programs linked to rivers. This is a very original study on a topic that is of paramount importance in understanding changing conceptions and results of development. The book’s organization and wide scope would work well in an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. All inall, this book is highly recommended. -- Jeremy Rich, Marywood University * International Journal of African Historical Studies *[Hoag] offers an overview of modern African history that will be useful to readers interested in the environmental history of water development across the continent. -- Thaddeus Sunseri, Colorado State University * Environmental History, vol 20, no 1 *Heather Hoag has written an eclectic book. One hopes that it will whet the thirst of other scholars to explore vital research questions in Africa’s water history. -- James L. A. Webb Jr., Colby College * The Historian *[This book] provides the most significant historical–geographical treatment of rivers in Africa since W.M. Adams’ enduringly influential study, Wasting the rain: rivers, people and planning in Africa ... [Developing the rivers of East and West Africa] merits a wide readership and the crisp concluding sections with which Hoag wraps up each chapter make it particularly student-friendly, as does the ‘historical glossary’. -- Peter Coates, University of Bristol * European Review of History *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Harnessing Africa's Waters Part One: From the river's edge 2. Unpredictable blessings: Life along the Rufiki River, Tanzania 3. Mapping a Continent: British exploration of the Niger River Part Two: Colonizing Africa's rivers 4. Greening the Fields: Agricultural development during the colonial period 5. Electrifying the Empire: Debates about power production in Africa Part Three: The changing value of rivers 6. The damming of Africa: Converting African water to hydropower 7. Thirsty cities: Urbanization and the changing values of African rivers Epilogue: Managing Africa's Rivers in the twenty-first century Historical glossary Bibliography Index
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