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An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land...
Editeur :
Bold Type Books
Parution :
2014-04-08
ePub
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From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National...
Editeur :
Grand Central Publishing
Parution :
2014-04-01
ePub
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Ecosystem Dynamics focuses on long-term terrestrial ecosystems and their changing relationships with human societies. The unique aspect of this text is the long-time scale under consideration as data and insights from the last 10,000 years are used to place present-day...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2014-03-21
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With increased climate variability, aggravated natural hazards in the form of extreme events are affecting the lives and livelihoods of many people. This work serves as a basis for formulating a ‘preparedness plan’ to ensure the effective policy formulation for planned...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-03-18
Collection :
SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
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Dr Nancy Taylor, is contented with her lone conservationist role on a desert island. When Gareth Marrs lands his plane she wants him out of there. She craves isolation from the real world where she made a mistake so awful she cannot bear to return.Owner of a luxury...
Editeur :
Headline Accent
Parution :
2014-03-13
ePub
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?The classical field dealing with earthquakes is called “earthquake engineering” and considered to be a branch of structural engineering. In projects dealing with strategies for earthquake risk mitigation, urban planning approaches are often neglected. Today...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-02-11
Collection :
Environmental Hazards
ePub
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This book presents key lessons from community-based risk-reduction practices in Japan, a country that is often hit by disasters and that also has shown strong resilience in coping with those disasters. Japan has a strong governance system for disaster risk reduction....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2014-01-18
Collection :
Disaster Risk Reduction
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Disaster preparedness is a topic that everyone should consider, not just people on the fringe. No matter where people live, the potential for a natural or manmade disaster exists, and every home should be stocked and ready for the worst.Disaster Preparedness is a...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2014-01-07
ePub
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Bringing together ecology, evolutionary moral psychology, and environmental ethics, J. Baird Callicott counters the narrative of blame and despair that prevails in contemporary discussions of climate ethics and offers a fresh, more optimistic approach. Whereas other...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2014-01-06
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An extremely readable account on the scientific essentials of the global warming debateThe possibility of global climatic change as a result of increasing numbers of people requiring higher stands of living has spawned an international controversy over the...
Editeur :
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Parution :
2013-12-31
Collection :
SCIENCE MASTERS
ePub
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Environmental science is an integrated, interdisciplinary field that combines the study of ecology, physics, chemistry, biology, soil science, geology, atmospheric science, and geography. It is among the top 10 most popular Advanced Placement examinations taken by high...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2013-11-07
ePub
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This book explains key lessons learned from diverse disaster situations and analyzes them within the framework of governance, education, and technology, providing a framework for disaster recovery as a development opportunity. In post-disaster situations, different...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-10-30
Collection :
Disaster Risk Reduction
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Buildings that produce their own energy and respond to our everyday needs; simple management tools that improve the comfort of our homes making them more economical and connecting them to the world; safer, smarter and more sustainable towns and cities that provide...
Editeur :
Cherche Midi
Parution :
2013-10-03
epub sans DRM
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We are a nation that loves its ancient woods and trees. But in the space of just 40 years, more than a third of our ancient woods were destroyed. How and why did this happen? A Tale of Trees is the untold story of how we nearly lost our greatest national treasure.
Editeur :
Short Books
Parution :
2013-10-03
ePub
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Britain is a place of remarkable beauty and extraordinary extremes, boasting immense natural diversity in a comparatively small area. Here, life is run by the seasons: each month brings enormous transformations to our island and its inhabitants, from the largest native...
Editeur :
Quercus
Parution :
2013-10-03
ePub
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It's Not Easy Being Green follows Dick Strawbridge and his family as they leave their comfortable home in the Midlands to tackle a remarkable self-sufficiency project - New House Farm in Cornwall. Their main objective is to have as little negative impact on the planet...
Editeur :
Bbc Digital
Parution :
2013-09-30
ePub
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This inspiring collection features nearly 100 stories about every rescue animal imaginable, from cats, dogs and horses to chooks, wombats and penguins. These tales of heroics, survival and companionship are about creatures with injuries, animals from troubled...
Editeur :
E-Penguin
Parution :
2013-09-25
ePub
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This first collection of Pet Tales, compiled by former Life editor Anne Cuthbertson, features a talking dog and a surfboarding cat, a chicken that thinks it's human, a foul-tempered duck called Mussolini, a bear called Tina, and an escaped cornsnake who may still be at...
Editeur :
Constable
Parution :
2013-09-19
ePub
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This book provides insights into various aspects of marine faunal communities in India, which are extremely diverse due to the geomorphologic and climatic variations along the Indian coasts. Consisting of 30 chapters by experts in their respective fields, it is divided...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2013-09-12
ePub
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In his first book since the acclaimed The Running Sky Tim Dee tells the story of four green fields. Four fields spread around the world: their grasses, their hedges, their birds, their skies, and their natural and human histories. Four real fields – walkable, mappable,...
Editeur :
Vintage Digital
Parution :
2013-08-29
ePub
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