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Book Synopsis Unmanaged Landscapes by : W. B. Willers
Download or read book Unmanaged Landscapes written by W. B. Willers and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In "Unmanaged Landscapes, " editor Bill Willers brings together an insightful and thought-provoking selection of writings that challenge the assumption that humans can effectively "manage" nature. The collection is divided into three sections: one that focuses on biology and ecology, one that examines the idea of wildness from the standpoint of human society and its economic concerns, and a third that considers philosophical and spiritual aspects of wildness.
Book Synopsis Pamphlet Architecture 24: Some Among Them are Killers Unmanaged Landscapes for Non U.S. Military and Government Users by : David Ross
Download or read book Pamphlet Architecture 24: Some Among Them are Killers Unmanaged Landscapes for Non U.S. Military and Government Users written by David Ross and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2003-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PA 24: Some Among Them are Killers explores unmanaged landscapes, territories that the author calls "wildernesses." These emerge from the cracks of mapping the spaces, at a variety of scales, that literally reside in the margins of error of our abilities to measure and calibrate space. From Yosemite National Park to the ubiquitous one-gallon milk jug, architect David Ross depicts the relationships between architecture and miscalibration and explores the spatial, tactile, and political ramifications of our reliance on modern devices of precision and overdetermination.
Book Synopsis Visions of Nature by : Riyan J. G. van den Born
Download or read book Visions of Nature written by Riyan J. G. van den Born and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2006 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Visions of nature" are the ideas that people hold of what nature is and how we should relate to it. These visions are important for the design of democratically grounded landscape and nature policies. These contributions were presented at an expert meeting at Radboud University, June 2001
Book Synopsis Mountain Pine Beetle Dispersal Through Managed and Unmanaged Landscapes by : Mary Lynn Reid
Download or read book Mountain Pine Beetle Dispersal Through Managed and Unmanaged Landscapes written by Mary Lynn Reid and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the distribution of mountain pine beetles with respect to stand composition at various scales in terms of both tree species and density. It further examines how the body condition of mountain pine beetles varies across the landscape, and suggests that these findings may explain some discrepancies in the evaluation of the success of management practices in Banff National Park.
Book Synopsis Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium by : Bruce A. Roundy
Download or read book Wild Land Shrub and Arid Land Restoration Symposium written by Bruce A. Roundy and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-06 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative investigation of the biology and management of wildland shrubs. Focuses on the development of the science of restoration ecology. An in-depth look at the restoration and revegetation of even the most rare shrubs. Divided into six sections: overview, restoration and revegetation, ecology, genetic integrity, and management options. Dozens of charts, graphs, and photos.
Book Synopsis War Upon the Land by : Lisa M. Brady
Download or read book War Upon the Land written by Lisa M. Brady and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this first book-length environmental history of the American Civil War, Lisa M. Brady argues that ideas about nature and the environment were central to the development and success of Union military strategy. From the start of the war, both sides had to contend with forces of nature, even as they battled one another. Northern soldiers encountered unfamiliar landscapes in the South that suggested, to them, an uncivilized society's failure to control nature. Under the leadership of Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Philip Sheridan, the Union army increasingly targeted southern environments as the war dragged on. Whether digging canals, shooting livestock, or dramatically attempting to divert the Mississippi River, the Union aimed to assert mastery over nature by attacking the most potent aspect of southern identity and power--agriculture. Brady focuses on the siege of Vicksburg, the 1864 Shenandoah Valley campaign, marches through Georgia and the Carolinas, and events along the Mississippi River to examine this strategy and its devastating physical and psychological impact. Before the war, many Americans believed in the idea that nature must be conquered and subdued. Brady shows how this perception changed during the war, leading to a wider acceptance of wilderness. Connecting environmental trauma with the onset of American preservation, Brady pays particular attention to how these new ideas of wilderness can be seen in the creation of national battlefield memorial parks as unaltered spaces. Deftly combining environmental and military history with cultural studies, War upon the Land elucidates an intriguing, largely unexplored side of the nation's greatest conflict.
Book Synopsis Merit, Aesthetic and Ethical by : Marcia Muelder Eaton
Download or read book Merit, Aesthetic and Ethical written by Marcia Muelder Eaton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To "look good" and to "be good" have traditionally been considered two very different notions. Indeed, philosophers have seen aesthetic and ethical values as fundamentally separate. Now, at the crossroads of a new wave of aesthetic theory, Marcia Muelder Eaton introduces this groundbreaking work, in which a bold new concept of merit where being good and looking good are integrated into one.
Book Synopsis General Technical Report PNW-GTR by :
Download or read book General Technical Report PNW-GTR written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Budget Explanatory Notes for Committee on Appropriations by : United States. Forest Service
Download or read book Budget Explanatory Notes for Committee on Appropriations written by United States. Forest Service and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis PLUMP, a Plume Predictor and Cloud Model for Fire Managers by : Don J. Latham
Download or read book PLUMP, a Plume Predictor and Cloud Model for Fire Managers written by Don J. Latham and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book General Technical Report INT written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes by : Robert C. Szaro
Download or read book Biodiversity in Managed Landscapes written by Robert C. Szaro and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The conservation of biodiversity has profound implications for managing natural resources with the need for scientific information as a foundation for management decisions increasing dramatically. The_ intent of this book is to look beyond the theory of biodiversity to_ the principles, practices, and policies needed for its conservation. Its objectives are to provide the scientific basis for understanding biodiversity, document case examples of theory and concepts applied at differing scales, and examine policies that affect its conservation.
Book Synopsis The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology by : Ian Douglas
Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Urban Ecology written by Ian Douglas and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 1382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition covers recent developments around the world with contributors from 33 different countries. It widens the handbook’s scope by including ecological design; consideration of cultural dimensions of the use and conservation of urban nature; the roles of government and civil society; and the continuing issues of equity and fairness in access to urban greenspaces. New features include an emphasis on the biophilic design of homes and workplaces, demonstrating the value of nature, in order to counter the still prevalent attitude among many developers that nature is a constraint rather than a value. The volume explores great practical achievements that have occurred since the first edition, with many governments increasingly recognizing and legislating on urban nature and green infrastructure matters, since cities play a major role in adapting to change, particularly to climate crisis. New topics such as the ecological role of light at night and human microbiota in the urban ecosystem are introduced. Additional attention is given to food production in cities, particularly the multiple roles of urban agriculture and household gardens in different contexts from wealthy communities to the poorest informal settlements in deprived communities. The emphasis is on demonstrating what can be achieved, and what is already being done. The book aims to help scholars and graduate students by providing an invaluable and up-to-date guide to current urban ecological thinking across the range of disciplines, such as geography, ecology, environmental science/studies, planning, and urban studies, that converge in the study of towns and cities and urban design and living. It will also assist practitioners and civil society members in discovering the ways diff erent specialists and thinkers approach urban nature.
Author :United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Publisher : ISBN 13 : Total Pages :2234 pages Book Rating :4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1994 by : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies
Download or read book Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1994 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of the Interior and Related Agencies and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 2234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Wild Politics written by Susan Hawthorne and published by Spinifex Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesising issues that are at the forefront of local and global politics and social movements of the twenty-first century, this book presents a powerful critique of global western culture, challenging many of its central assumptions and institutions. Hawthorne's detailed analysis is both perceptive and wide-ranging. She unpicks the structures of power and knowledge, law and international trade rules, as well probing into issues that intimately affect us in our daily lives, such as our perception of land, how food is produced and the changing shape of work. The book concludes with a compelling vision for a world inspired by biodiversity, and organised around the principle of diversity.
Download or read book From the Forest to the Sea written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rewilding written by Nathalie Pettorelli and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through a global and interdisciplinary lens, this book discusses, analyzes and summarizes the novel conservation approach of rewilding. The volume introduces key rewilding definitions and initiatives, highlighting their similarities and differences. It reviews matches and mismatches between the current state of ecological knowledge and the stated aims of rewilding projects, and discusses the role of human action in rewilding initiatives. Collating current scholarship, the book also considers the merits and dangers of rewilding approaches, as well as the economic and socio-political realities of using rewilding as a conservation tool. Its interdisciplinary nature will appeal to a broad range of readers, from primary ecologists and conservation biologists to land managers, policy makers and conservation practitioners in NGOs and government departments. Written for a scientifically literate readership of academics, researchers, students, and managers, the book also acts as a key resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses.
