Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards
Hardcover – January 1, 1974
by G.F. (Ed.) White (Author)
Hardcover – January 1, 1974
by G.F. (Ed.) White (Author)
Natural Hazards and Disaster Justice: Challenges for Australia and Its Neighbours
1st ed. 2020 Edition, Kindle Edition
by Anna Lukasiewicz (Editor), Claudia Baldwin (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
This book explores policy, legal, and practice implications regarding the emerging field of disaster justice, using case studies of floods, bushfires, heatwaves, and earthquakes in Australia and Southern and South-east Asia. It reveals geographic locational and social disadvantage and structural inequities that lead to increased risk and vulnerability to disaster, and which impact ability to recover post-disaster. Written by multidisciplinary disaster researchers, the book addresses all stages of the disaster management cycle, demonstrating or recommending just approaches to preparation, response and recovery. It notably reveals how procedural, distributional and interactional aspects of justice enhance resilience, and offers a cutting edge analysis of disaster justice for managers, policy makers, researchers in justice, climate change or emergency management.
1st ed. 2020 Edition, Kindle Edition
by Anna Lukasiewicz (Editor), Claudia Baldwin (Editor) Format: Kindle Edition
This book explores policy, legal, and practice implications regarding the emerging field of disaster justice, using case studies of floods, bushfires, heatwaves, and earthquakes in Australia and Southern and South-east Asia. It reveals geographic locational and social disadvantage and structural inequities that lead to increased risk and vulnerability to disaster, and which impact ability to recover post-disaster. Written by multidisciplinary disaster researchers, the book addresses all stages of the disaster management cycle, demonstrating or recommending just approaches to preparation, response and recovery. It notably reveals how procedural, distributional and interactional aspects of justice enhance resilience, and offers a cutting edge analysis of disaster justice for managers, policy makers, researchers in justice, climate change or emergency management.
Natural Hazards and Public Choice: The State and Local Politics of Hazard Mitigation (Quantitative Studies in Social Relations series)
Hardcover
by Peter H. Rossi(Author), James D. Wright(Author), Eleanor Weber-Burdin(Author)
Hardcover
by Peter H. Rossi(Author), James D. Wright(Author), Eleanor Weber-Burdin(Author)
Nature's Fury: Eyewitness Reports of Natural Disasters
Carole G. Vogel (2000-05-03)
Paperback – January 1, 1825
Carole G. Vogel (2000-05-03)
Paperback – January 1, 1825
Neotropical Diversification: Patterns and Processes (Fascinating Life Sciences)
1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Valentí Rull (Editor), Ana Carolina Carnaval (Editor)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the fields of tropical biology, molecular ecology, climatology, paleoecology, and geography, producing an outstanding collection of essays, synthetic analyses, and novel investigations that describe and improve our understanding of the biodiversity of this unique region. With chapters on the Amazon and Caribbean forests, the Atlantic rainforests, the Andes, the Cerrado savannahs, the Caatinga drylands, the Chaco, and Mesoamerica – along with broad taxonomic coverage – this book summarizes a wide range of hypotheses, views, and methods concerning the processes and mechanisms of neotropical diversification. The range of perspectives presented makes the book a truly comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication on the topic, which will fascinate both scientists and general readers alike.
1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Valentí Rull (Editor), Ana Carolina Carnaval (Editor)
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the patterns of biodiversity in various neotropical ecosystems, as well as a discussion on their historical biogeographies and underlying diversification processes. All chapters were written by prominent researchers in the fields of tropical biology, molecular ecology, climatology, paleoecology, and geography, producing an outstanding collection of essays, synthetic analyses, and novel investigations that describe and improve our understanding of the biodiversity of this unique region. With chapters on the Amazon and Caribbean forests, the Atlantic rainforests, the Andes, the Cerrado savannahs, the Caatinga drylands, the Chaco, and Mesoamerica – along with broad taxonomic coverage – this book summarizes a wide range of hypotheses, views, and methods concerning the processes and mechanisms of neotropical diversification. The range of perspectives presented makes the book a truly comprehensive, state-of-the-art publication on the topic, which will fascinate both scientists and general readers alike.
Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation (Systematics Association Special Volumes)
1st Edition
by R. Toby Pennington (Editor), James A. Ratter (Editor)
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these neotropical biomes receive nowhere near the attention they should - in terms of both research and conservation -considering the amount of land they encompass and the diversity of vegetation they contain. Neotropical Savannas and Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation provides an engaging synthesis of information on the plant diversity and geography, as well as the conservation status, of these species-rich areas. This impressive compilation is the result of a plant diversity symposium that took place during an international conference on tropical savannas and seasonally dry forests held in 2003. Fifty leading scientists, representing a variety of disciplines have contributed to the chapters of this book in an effort to address three questions:
- What are the patterns of diversity, species-richness and endemism of the floras of neotropical seasonally dry forest and savannas?
- How and why did this endemism and diversity arise?
- Are these ecosystems adequately protected and, if not, which areas should be elevated into priorities for conservation, and how can this be best achieved? This work is the first extensive compilation of the patterns of plant biodiversity in these neotropical ecosystems. The overview also provides a summary of what is known of their evolutionary history, including an examination of the links to the development of analogous vegetation in Africa. In contrast to previously published titles that emphasize ecology and physiology, this work focuses on plant biodiversity and reviews molecular phylogenetic and molecular population genetic approache
1st Edition
by R. Toby Pennington (Editor), James A. Ratter (Editor)
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these neotropical biomes receive nowhere near the attention they should - in terms of both research and conservation -considering the amount of land they encompass and the diversity of vegetation they contain. Neotropical Savannas and Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation provides an engaging synthesis of information on the plant diversity and geography, as well as the conservation status, of these species-rich areas. This impressive compilation is the result of a plant diversity symposium that took place during an international conference on tropical savannas and seasonally dry forests held in 2003. Fifty leading scientists, representing a variety of disciplines have contributed to the chapters of this book in an effort to address three questions:
- What are the patterns of diversity, species-richness and endemism of the floras of neotropical seasonally dry forest and savannas?
- How and why did this endemism and diversity arise?
- Are these ecosystems adequately protected and, if not, which areas should be elevated into priorities for conservation, and how can this be best achieved? This work is the first extensive compilation of the patterns of plant biodiversity in these neotropical ecosystems. The overview also provides a summary of what is known of their evolutionary history, including an examination of the links to the development of analogous vegetation in Africa. In contrast to previously published titles that emphasize ecology and physiology, this work focuses on plant biodiversity and reviews molecular phylogenetic and molecular population genetic approache
Neotropical Savannas and Seasonally Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation (Systematics Association Special Volumes)
1st Edition
by R. Toby Pennington (Editor), James A. Ratter (Editor)
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these neotropical biomes receive nowhere near the attention they should - in terms of both research and conservation -considering the amount of land they encompass and the diversity of vegetation they contain. Neotropical Savannas and Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation provides an engaging synthesis of information on the plant diversity and geography, as well as the conservation status, of these species-rich areas. This impressive compilation is the result of a plant diversity symposium that took place during an international conference on tropical savannas and seasonally dry forests held in 2003. Fifty leading scientists, representing a variety of disciplines have contributed to the chapters of this book in an effort to address three questions:
- What are the patterns of diversity, species-richness and endemism of the floras of neotropical seasonally dry forest and savannas?
- How and why did this endemism and diversity arise?
- Are these ecosystems adequately protected and, if not, which areas should be elevated into priorities for conservation, and how can this be best achieved? This work is the first extensive compilation of the patterns of plant biodiversity in these neotropical ecosystems. The overview also provides a summary of what is known of their evolutionary history, including an examination of the links to the development of analogous vegetation in Africa. In contrast to previously published titles that emphasize ecology and physiology, this work focuses on plant biodiversity and reviews molecular phylogenetic and molecular population genetic approache
1st Edition
by R. Toby Pennington (Editor), James A. Ratter (Editor)
More often than not, when people think of a neotropical forest, what comes to mind is a rain forest, rather than a dry forest. Just as typically, when they imagine a savanna, they visualize the African plains, rather than those dry woodlands and grasslands found in the Neotropics. These same preconceptions can be found among scientists, as these neotropical biomes receive nowhere near the attention they should - in terms of both research and conservation -considering the amount of land they encompass and the diversity of vegetation they contain. Neotropical Savannas and Dry Forests: Plant Diversity, Biogeography, and Conservation provides an engaging synthesis of information on the plant diversity and geography, as well as the conservation status, of these species-rich areas. This impressive compilation is the result of a plant diversity symposium that took place during an international conference on tropical savannas and seasonally dry forests held in 2003. Fifty leading scientists, representing a variety of disciplines have contributed to the chapters of this book in an effort to address three questions:
- What are the patterns of diversity, species-richness and endemism of the floras of neotropical seasonally dry forest and savannas?
- How and why did this endemism and diversity arise?
- Are these ecosystems adequately protected and, if not, which areas should be elevated into priorities for conservation, and how can this be best achieved? This work is the first extensive compilation of the patterns of plant biodiversity in these neotropical ecosystems. The overview also provides a summary of what is known of their evolutionary history, including an examination of the links to the development of analogous vegetation in Africa. In contrast to previously published titles that emphasize ecology and physiology, this work focuses on plant biodiversity and reviews molecular phylogenetic and molecular population genetic approache
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
Hardcover – May 31, 2006
by Section Forest Firewardens of Division B(Author
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was established by the state legislature in 1906. During the past century, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has evolved from a system of township firewardens who relied on horses, wagons, shovels, and pine boughs to a team of highly trained and experienced firefighters supported by a modern fleet of vehicles, aircraft, and state-of-the-art technology to assist in the annual battle against wildfires. Each year, New Jersey experiences over 1,600 wildfires that can range in size from less than one acre to more than several thousand acres. Since 1906, forest firewardens and firefighters have battled these wildfires and utilized fire as a public safety tool to protect lives, property, and New Jersey's natural resources.
Hardcover – May 31, 2006
by Section Forest Firewardens of Division B(Author
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service was established by the state legislature in 1906. During the past century, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service has evolved from a system of township firewardens who relied on horses, wagons, shovels, and pine boughs to a team of highly trained and experienced firefighters supported by a modern fleet of vehicles, aircraft, and state-of-the-art technology to assist in the annual battle against wildfires. Each year, New Jersey experiences over 1,600 wildfires that can range in size from less than one acre to more than several thousand acres. Since 1906, forest firewardens and firefighters have battled these wildfires and utilized fire as a public safety tool to protect lives, property, and New Jersey's natural resources.
New laws for new forests;: Wisconsin's forest-fire, tax, zoning, and county-forest laws in operation
Hardcover – January 1, 1961
by Erling D Solberg(Author)
Hardcover – January 1, 1961
by Erling D Solberg(Author)
New Zealand's burning: The settlers' world in the mid 1880s
Paperback – January 1, 1994
by Rollo Arnold (Author)
Paperback – January 1, 1994
by Rollo Arnold (Author)
Nouragues: Dynamics and Plant-Animal Interactions in a Neotropical Rainforest (Monographiae Biologicae, 80)
2001st Edition
by F. Bongers (Editor), P. Charles-Dominique (Editor), P.-M. Forget (Editor), Marc Théry (Editor)
Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana. It was established in 1986 for research on natural mechanisms of forest regeneration. Since then a lot of research has been done on this and related topics. This book provides an overview of the main research results, and focuses on plant communities, vertebrate communities and evolutionary ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal, and forest dynamics and recruitment. The appendices give (annoted) checklists of plants, birds, mammals, herpetofauna and fishes found in the same area.
2001st Edition
by F. Bongers (Editor), P. Charles-Dominique (Editor), P.-M. Forget (Editor), Marc Théry (Editor)
Nouragues is a tropical forest research station in French Guiana. It was established in 1986 for research on natural mechanisms of forest regeneration. Since then a lot of research has been done on this and related topics. This book provides an overview of the main research results, and focuses on plant communities, vertebrate communities and evolutionary ecology, frugivory and seed dispersal, and forest dynamics and recruitment. The appendices give (annoted) checklists of plants, birds, mammals, herpetofauna and fishes found in the same area.
Nuevo enfoque en la defensa contra los incendios forestales en España (Spanish Edition)
1st Edition
Spanish Edition by Jorge Agudo González(Author)
España es uno de los países del ámbito mediterráneo que registra mayor número de incendios forestales y superficie afectada. Además, las competencias relativas a prevención, detección y extinción de los incendios forestales corresponden a las Comunidades Autónomas, por lo que existe un profuso y diverso desarrollo de instrumentos jurídicos y políticos que permite reconocer diferentes modelos autonómicos de gestión de los incendios forestales en el Estado de las Autonomías. En consecuencia, el caso de estudio español es, junto con el italiano, uno de los que reviste mayor complejidad e interés en Europa. En consecuencia, el trabajo que ahora se publica es fruto de una larga e intensa investigación, que forma parte del proceso de desarrollo de un proyecto europeo único en la materia y que aborda uno de los casos de gestión de incendios forestales más destacados y complejos en Europa. El profesor Agudo elige para ello un enfoque integrador y territorial que se aleja del clásico planteamiento sectorial desde el que se ha venido legislando y planificando la defensa contra incendios forestales en los países europeos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Jorge Agudo González, Profesor Titular de Derecho Administrativo en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
1st Edition
Spanish Edition by Jorge Agudo González(Author)
España es uno de los países del ámbito mediterráneo que registra mayor número de incendios forestales y superficie afectada. Además, las competencias relativas a prevención, detección y extinción de los incendios forestales corresponden a las Comunidades Autónomas, por lo que existe un profuso y diverso desarrollo de instrumentos jurídicos y políticos que permite reconocer diferentes modelos autonómicos de gestión de los incendios forestales en el Estado de las Autonomías. En consecuencia, el caso de estudio español es, junto con el italiano, uno de los que reviste mayor complejidad e interés en Europa. En consecuencia, el trabajo que ahora se publica es fruto de una larga e intensa investigación, que forma parte del proceso de desarrollo de un proyecto europeo único en la materia y que aborda uno de los casos de gestión de incendios forestales más destacados y complejos en Europa. El profesor Agudo elige para ello un enfoque integrador y territorial que se aleja del clásico planteamiento sectorial desde el que se ha venido legislando y planificando la defensa contra incendios forestales en los países europeos. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- D. Jorge Agudo González, Profesor Titular de Derecho Administrativo en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Oh, Ranger!
(1928): Harry Yount, of Yellowstone, the first National Park Ranger Kindle Edition
by Horace M. Albright(Author), Frank J. Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
(1928): Harry Yount, of Yellowstone, the first National Park Ranger Kindle Edition
by Horace M. Albright(Author), Frank J. Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
On Fire (Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography)
Hardcover – December 3, 2004
by Larry W. Schwarm (Author) Inaugural Winner The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography A startling, mesmerizing series of photographs of prairie fires, On Fire transports us from moments of almost apocalyptic splendor to the stillness of near abstraction. For over a decade Kansas-based photographer Larry Schwarm has been making extraordinary color photographs of the dramatic prairie fires that sweep across the vast grasslands of his native state each spring. Based on this stunning and extensive body of work, Schwarm was chosen from over 500 submissions as the inaugural winner of the CDS/Honickman Foundation First Book Prize in Photography. With publication of On Fire, Duke University Press, in association with the Center for Documentary Studies and The Honickman Foundation, launches this major biennial book prize for American photographers. Fire is an essential element of the ecosystem. Every spring, the expanses of tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of east-central Kansas undergo controlled burning. For photographer Larry Schwarm, documenting these fires has become a passion. He captures the essence of the fires and their distinct personalities—ranging from calm and lyrical to angry and raging. His photos allow us to see the redemptive power of fire and to remove ourselves from its tragic elements. Through Schwarm’s lens, the horizon takes on new meaning as we view the sublime, mystical, and sensual character of the burning landscape. Schwarm connects the enormous power and devastation of fire to what can only be identified as another kind of creation—the creation of beauty. Published by Duke University Press in association with Lyndhurst Books of the Center for Documentary Studies To view images from the book, please visit http://cds.aas.duke.edu/books/fire.html The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography is open to American photographers who use their cameras for creative exploration, whether it be of places, people, or communities; of the natural or social world; of beauty at large or the lack of it; of objective or subjective realities. Information and guidelines about the prize are available at http://cds.aas.duke.edu/grantsHardcover – December 3, 2004
by Larry W. Schwarm (Author) Inaugural Winner The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography A startling, mesmerizing series of photographs of prairie fires, On Fire transports us from moments of almost apocalyptic splendor to the stillness of near abstraction. For over a decade Kansas-based photographer Larry Schwarm has been making extraordinary color photographs of the dramatic prairie fires that sweep across the vast grasslands of his native state each spring. Based on this stunning and extensive body of work, Schwarm was chosen from over 500 submissions as the inaugural winner of the CDS/Honickman Foundation First Book Prize in Photography. With publication of On Fire, Duke University Press, in association with the Center for Documentary Studies and The Honickman Foundation, launches this major biennial book prize for American photographers. Fire is an essential element of the ecosystem. Every spring, the expanses of tallgrass prairie in the Flint Hills of east-central Kansas undergo controlled burning. For photographer Larry Schwarm, documenting these fires has become a passion. He captures the essence of the fires and their distinct personalities—ranging from calm and lyrical to angry and raging. His photos allow us to see the redemptive power of fire and to remove ourselves from its tragic elements. Through Schwarm’s lens, the horizon takes on new meaning as we view the sublime, mystical, and sensual character of the burning landscape. Schwarm connects the enormous power and devastation of fire to what can only be identified as another kind of creation—the creation of beauty. Published by Duke University Press in association with Lyndhurst Books of the Center for Documentary Studies To view images from the book, please visit http://cds.aas.duke.edu/books/fire.html The Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman First Book Prize in Photography is open to American photographers who use their cameras for creative exploration, whether it be of places, people, or communities; of the natural or social world; of beauty at large or the lack of it; of objective or subjective realities. Information and guidelines about the prize are available at http://cds.aas.duke.edu/grants
On the Burning Edge: A Fateful Fire and the Men Who Fought It
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
Kyle Dickman (Author), Will Damron (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
Kyle Dickman (Author), Will Damron (Narrator), Random House Audio (Publisher)
On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters
(Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries) Reprint Edition
by Matthew Desmond (Author)
(Fieldwork Encounters and Discoveries) Reprint Edition
by Matthew Desmond (Author)
Once Upon a Wildfire
One Foot In The Black: A Wildland Firefighter's Story
Paperback – December 18, 2007
by Kurt Kamm (Author)
See the new 2012 edition of One Foot in the Black (Paperback and Kindle)
Paperback – December 18, 2007
by Kurt Kamm (Author)
See the new 2012 edition of One Foot in the Black (Paperback and Kindle)
One Heart
Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1997
by Rosalyn Alsobrook (Author)
Journeying to Peshtigo, Wisconsin, to fulfill her father's final Christmas gift to her dying mother, widow Brenna Nelson encounters a ruthless banker out to seize her father's land, as well as Jared Seger, the banker's passionate heir. Original.
Mass Market Paperback – April 1, 1997
by Rosalyn Alsobrook (Author)
Journeying to Peshtigo, Wisconsin, to fulfill her father's final Christmas gift to her dying mother, widow Brenna Nelson encounters a ruthless banker out to seize her father's land, as well as Jared Seger, the banker's passionate heir. Original.
Open Space: The Choices Before California; The Urban Metropolitan Open Space Study
Paperback – January 1, 1969
by Edward A Williams(Author)
Paperback – January 1, 1969
by Edward A Williams(Author)
Operation Firefly
Paperback – August 15, 2014
by Liane Young (Author)
Paperback – August 15, 2014
by Liane Young (Author)
Operation Pet Rescue: Animal Survivors of the Oakland, California, Firestorm
Hardcover – October 1, 1994
by Gregory N. Zompolis(Author)
Hardcover – October 1, 1994
by Gregory N. Zompolis(Author)
Our Natural History
Hardcover – May 9, 1995
by Daniel B. Botkin (Author)
A journey along the same trail originally followed by Lewis and Clark argues that the idealized "balance of nature" has never existed and explains that nature is in a perpetual, and sometimes radical, state of change.
Hardcover – May 9, 1995
by Daniel B. Botkin (Author)
A journey along the same trail originally followed by Lewis and Clark argues that the idealized "balance of nature" has never existed and explains that nature is in a perpetual, and sometimes radical, state of change.
Out of Africa I: The First Hominin Colonization of Eurasia (Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology)
2010th Edition
by John G Fleagle (Editor), John J. Shea (Editor), Frederick E. Grine (Editor), Andrea L. Baden (Editor), Richard E. Leakey (Editor)
For the first two thirds of our evolutionary history, we hominins were restricted to Africa. Dating from about two million years ago, hominin fossils first appear in Eurasia. This volume addresses many of the issues surrounding this initial hominin intercontinental dispersal. Why did hominins first leave Africa in the early Pleistocene and not earlier? What do we know about the adaptations of the hominins that dispersed - their diet, locomotor abilities, cultural abilities? Was there a single dispersal event or several? Was the hominin dispersal part of a broader faunal expansion of African mammals northward? What route or routes did dispersing populations take?
2010th Edition
by John G Fleagle (Editor), John J. Shea (Editor), Frederick E. Grine (Editor), Andrea L. Baden (Editor), Richard E. Leakey (Editor)
For the first two thirds of our evolutionary history, we hominins were restricted to Africa. Dating from about two million years ago, hominin fossils first appear in Eurasia. This volume addresses many of the issues surrounding this initial hominin intercontinental dispersal. Why did hominins first leave Africa in the early Pleistocene and not earlier? What do we know about the adaptations of the hominins that dispersed - their diet, locomotor abilities, cultural abilities? Was there a single dispersal event or several? Was the hominin dispersal part of a broader faunal expansion of African mammals northward? What route or routes did dispersing populations take?
Out of the Fire: A Life Radically Changed
Perfect Paperback – June 6, 2009
Perfect Paperback – June 6, 2009
Painting the Landscape With Fire: Longleaf Pines and Fire Ecology
Hardcover – June 18, 2013
by Den Latham (Author)
Fire can be a destructive, deadly element of nature, capable of obliterating forests, destroying homes, and taking lives. Den Latham's Painting the Landscape with Fire describes this phenomenon but also tells a different story, one that reveals the role of fire ecology in healthy, dynamic forests. Fire is a beneficial element which allows the longleaf forests of America's Southeast to survive. In recent decades, foresters and landowners have become intensely aware of the need to "put enough fire on the ground" to preserve longleaf habitat for red-cockaded woodpeckers, quail, wild turkeys, and a host of other plants and animals. Painting the Landscape with Fire is a hands-on-primer for those who want to understand the role of fire in longleaf forests. Latham joins wildlife biologists, foresters, wildfire fighters, and others as they band and translocate endangered birds, survey snake populations, improve wildlife habitat, and conduct prescribed burns on public and private lands. Painting the Landscape with Fire explores the unique southern biosphere of longleaf forests. Throughout, Latham beautifully tells the story of the resilience of these woodlands and of the resourcefulness of those who work to see them thrive. Fire is destructive in the case of accidents, arson, or poor policy, but with the right precautions and safety measures, it is the glowing life force that these forests need.
Hardcover – June 18, 2013
by Den Latham (Author)
Fire can be a destructive, deadly element of nature, capable of obliterating forests, destroying homes, and taking lives. Den Latham's Painting the Landscape with Fire describes this phenomenon but also tells a different story, one that reveals the role of fire ecology in healthy, dynamic forests. Fire is a beneficial element which allows the longleaf forests of America's Southeast to survive. In recent decades, foresters and landowners have become intensely aware of the need to "put enough fire on the ground" to preserve longleaf habitat for red-cockaded woodpeckers, quail, wild turkeys, and a host of other plants and animals. Painting the Landscape with Fire is a hands-on-primer for those who want to understand the role of fire in longleaf forests. Latham joins wildlife biologists, foresters, wildfire fighters, and others as they band and translocate endangered birds, survey snake populations, improve wildlife habitat, and conduct prescribed burns on public and private lands. Painting the Landscape with Fire explores the unique southern biosphere of longleaf forests. Throughout, Latham beautifully tells the story of the resilience of these woodlands and of the resourcefulness of those who work to see them thrive. Fire is destructive in the case of accidents, arson, or poor policy, but with the right precautions and safety measures, it is the glowing life force that these forests need.
Palaeobiology II
1st Edition
by Derek E. G. Briggs (Editor), Peter R. Crowther (Editor)
Palaeobiology: A Synthesis was widely acclaimed both for its content and production quality. Ten years on, Derek Briggs and Peter Crowther have once again brought together over 150 leading authorities from around the world to produce Palaeobiology II. Using the same successful formula, the content is arranged as a series of concise articles, taking a thematic approach to the subject, rather than treating the various fossil groups systematically.
This entirely new book, with its diversity of new topics and over 100 new contributors, reflects the exciting developments in the field, including accounts of spectacular newly discovered fossils, and embraces data from other disciplines such as astrobiology, geochemistry and genetics. Palaeobiology II will be an invaluable resource, not only for palaeontologists, but also for students and researchers in other branches of the earth and life sciences.- Written by an international team of recognised authorities in the field.
- Content is concise but informative.
- Demonstrates how palaeobiological studies are at the heart of a range of scientific themes.
1st Edition
by Derek E. G. Briggs (Editor), Peter R. Crowther (Editor)
Palaeobiology: A Synthesis was widely acclaimed both for its content and production quality. Ten years on, Derek Briggs and Peter Crowther have once again brought together over 150 leading authorities from around the world to produce Palaeobiology II. Using the same successful formula, the content is arranged as a series of concise articles, taking a thematic approach to the subject, rather than treating the various fossil groups systematically.
This entirely new book, with its diversity of new topics and over 100 new contributors, reflects the exciting developments in the field, including accounts of spectacular newly discovered fossils, and embraces data from other disciplines such as astrobiology, geochemistry and genetics. Palaeobiology II will be an invaluable resource, not only for palaeontologists, but also for students and researchers in other branches of the earth and life sciences.- Written by an international team of recognised authorities in the field.
- Content is concise but informative.
- Demonstrates how palaeobiological studies are at the heart of a range of scientific themes.
Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire
Hardcover – August 17, 2021
by Lizzie Johnson (Author)
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Peon de defensa contra incendios forestales. Temario y test. Xunta de galicia. (Spanish Edition)
Paperback – January 24, 2003
Paperback – January 24, 2003
Peón Especializado Lucha contra Incendios Forestales. Temario y Test (Colección 55)
(Spanish Edition) Paperback – June 23, 2010
Spanish Edition by Sin datos (Author)
El presente manual es un temario de carácter general en el que se contiene una selección de materias cuyo conocimiento se exige a los aspirantes a ingresar en los Cuerpos de Peones Especializados en la lucha contra Incendios Forestales al servicio de las
(Spanish Edition) Paperback – June 23, 2010
Spanish Edition by Sin datos (Author)
El presente manual es un temario de carácter general en el que se contiene una selección de materias cuyo conocimiento se exige a los aspirantes a ingresar en los Cuerpos de Peones Especializados en la lucha contra Incendios Forestales al servicio de las
People and the Land through Time: Linking Ecology and History
Paperback – Illustrated, September 3, 2019
by Emily W. B. (Russell) Southgate (Author)
People and the Land through Time, first published in 1997, remains the only introduction to the field of historical ecology from the perspective of ecology and ecosystem processes. Widely praised for its emphasis on the integration of historical information into scientific analyses, it will be useful to an interdisciplinary audience of students and professionals in ecology, conservation, history, archaeology, geography, and anthropology. This up-to-date second edition addresses current issues in historical ecology such as the proposed geological epoch, the Anthropocene; historical species dispersal and extinction; the impacts of past climatic fluctuations; and trends in sustainability and conservation.
Paperback – Illustrated, September 3, 2019
by Emily W. B. (Russell) Southgate (Author)
People and the Land through Time, first published in 1997, remains the only introduction to the field of historical ecology from the perspective of ecology and ecosystem processes. Widely praised for its emphasis on the integration of historical information into scientific analyses, it will be useful to an interdisciplinary audience of students and professionals in ecology, conservation, history, archaeology, geography, and anthropology. This up-to-date second edition addresses current issues in historical ecology such as the proposed geological epoch, the Anthropocene; historical species dispersal and extinction; the impacts of past climatic fluctuations; and trends in sustainability and conservation.
People, Fire, and Forests: A Synthesis of Wildfire Social Science
by Terry C. Daniel(Author)
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by Terry C. Daniel(Author)
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Peshtigo (After The Fires Went Out)
Kindle Edition
by Regan Wolfrom (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
A 2,900 word post-apocalyptic short story from the world of After The Fires Went Out (a post-apocalyptic novel series debuting in December 2012). Isabella is away from home when the world around her is consumed by fires from a colliding comet. Stranded on a little island with her best friend, the boy she wants to love her and the boy who's been after her for years, will Isabella find her way back to safety?Kindle Edition
by Regan Wolfrom (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
A 2,900 word post-apocalyptic short story from the world of After The Fires Went Out (a post-apocalyptic novel series debuting in December 2012). Isabella is away from home when the world around her is consumed by fires from a colliding comet. Stranded on a little island with her best friend, the boy she wants to love her and the boy who's been after her for years, will Isabella find her way back to safety?
Phenomenon of Man (Harper Perennial Modern Thought)
Paperback – November 1, 2008
by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (Author)
Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as living organisms sprung from inorganic matter and evolved into ever more complex thinking beings, humans are evolving toward an "omega point"—defined by Teilhard as a convergence with the Divine.
Paperback – November 1, 2008
by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin (Author)
Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as living organisms sprung from inorganic matter and evolved into ever more complex thinking beings, humans are evolving toward an "omega point"—defined by Teilhard as a convergence with the Divine.
Phoenix Rising: Stories of Remarkable Women Walking Through Fire
Paperback – April 5, 2016
by Kristen Moeller (Author), Leslie Aplin Wharton (Author)
How do you go on after you've lost everything? Over several terrifying summers, deadly wildfires raged across Colorado. Lives were lost, and the flames destroyed thousands of homes. When the smoke cleared and only rubble remained, survivors were left trying to find a way forward against devastating loss. The aftermath of that destruction would span many years, and its effects are still felt today. In "Phoenix Rising", twenty women share their stories of fire, the terror they felt as flames engulfed their communities, and the dark desperation that followed. And how---in the ensuing weeks and months---they worked to recreate a life from the ashes. Their tales of fear and bravery, of deep compassion and heart-rending grief, offer an uplifting chronicle of human courage and resilience. In "Phoenix Rising" written by women united by wildfire, they have the privilege of stepping into those moments to stand in the hallways of their shock and fear, grief and disorientation, and then, armed with the wisdom of retrospection, walking out into whatever comes next.Paperback – April 5, 2016
by Kristen Moeller (Author), Leslie Aplin Wharton (Author)
How do you go on after you've lost everything? Over several terrifying summers, deadly wildfires raged across Colorado. Lives were lost, and the flames destroyed thousands of homes. When the smoke cleared and only rubble remained, survivors were left trying to find a way forward against devastating loss. The aftermath of that destruction would span many years, and its effects are still felt today. In "Phoenix Rising", twenty women share their stories of fire, the terror they felt as flames engulfed their communities, and the dark desperation that followed. And how---in the ensuing weeks and months---they worked to recreate a life from the ashes. Their tales of fear and bravery, of deep compassion and heart-rending grief, offer an uplifting chronicle of human courage and resilience. In "Phoenix Rising" written by women united by wildfire, they have the privilege of stepping into those moments to stand in the hallways of their shock and fear, grief and disorientation, and then, armed with the wisdom of retrospection, walking out into whatever comes next.
Phytoliths: A Comprehensive Guide for Archaeologists and Paleoecologists
The study of phytoliths--inorganic silica remnants plants leave behind when they die and decay--has developed dramatically over the last twenty years. New publications have documented a diverse array of phytoliths from many regions around the globe, while new understandings have emerged as to how and why plants produce phytoliths. Together, these developments make phytoliths a powerful tool in reconstructing past environments and human uses of plants. In Phytoliths, Dolores Piperno makes sense of the discipline for both those working directly with phytoliths in the field or the lab as well as for those who rely on the results of phytolith studies for their own research. Including over a hundred images, Piperno's book will be of great benefit to archaeologists and paleobotanists in the classroom or the lab.
The study of phytoliths--inorganic silica remnants plants leave behind when they die and decay--has developed dramatically over the last twenty years. New publications have documented a diverse array of phytoliths from many regions around the globe, while new understandings have emerged as to how and why plants produce phytoliths. Together, these developments make phytoliths a powerful tool in reconstructing past environments and human uses of plants. In Phytoliths, Dolores Piperno makes sense of the discipline for both those working directly with phytoliths in the field or the lab as well as for those who rely on the results of phytolith studies for their own research. Including over a hundred images, Piperno's book will be of great benefit to archaeologists and paleobotanists in the classroom or the lab.
Planeta en llamas: La historia del fuego a través del tiempo (Rústica Ensayo) (Spanish Edition)
Kindle Edition
Spanish Edition by Andrew C. Scott (Author), Victoria Eugenia Gordo del Rey (Translator), Josep Ramoneda (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition
Enormes incendios han devastado amplias áreas del mundo en los últimos años, y se prevé que seguirá ocurriendo lo mismo como resultado del cambio climático. Pero esto no es nada nuevo. Desde los albores de la vida en la Tierra, los incendios a gran escala han desempeñado un papel importante en su configuración. Andrew C. Scott cuenta toda la historia del impacto del fuego en la atmósfera, el clima, la vegetación, la ecología y la evolución de la vida animal y vegetal de nuestro planeta. Ha provocado extinciones masivas y ha impulsado la propagación de plantas y flores. Las pruebas de todo ello se han conservado en forma de carbón fósil, que se ha encontrado en rocas de hace cientos de millones de años en todo el mundo. Estos restos revelan detalles increíblemente pormenorizados de plantas prehistóricas, y nos hablan sobre los climas que se han sucedido a lo largo de la historia de la Tierra. También nos dan una idea de cómo los primeros homínidos y humanos domesticaron y usaron el fuego. Al observar el impacto de los incendios hoy, Scott desea fervientemente que podamos manejarlos mejor en el futuro, ya que los efectos del cambio climático serán cada vez mayores en nuestro mundo.
Kindle Edition
Spanish Edition by Andrew C. Scott (Author), Victoria Eugenia Gordo del Rey (Translator), Josep Ramoneda (Contributor) Format: Kindle Edition
Enormes incendios han devastado amplias áreas del mundo en los últimos años, y se prevé que seguirá ocurriendo lo mismo como resultado del cambio climático. Pero esto no es nada nuevo. Desde los albores de la vida en la Tierra, los incendios a gran escala han desempeñado un papel importante en su configuración. Andrew C. Scott cuenta toda la historia del impacto del fuego en la atmósfera, el clima, la vegetación, la ecología y la evolución de la vida animal y vegetal de nuestro planeta. Ha provocado extinciones masivas y ha impulsado la propagación de plantas y flores. Las pruebas de todo ello se han conservado en forma de carbón fósil, que se ha encontrado en rocas de hace cientos de millones de años en todo el mundo. Estos restos revelan detalles increíblemente pormenorizados de plantas prehistóricas, y nos hablan sobre los climas que se han sucedido a lo largo de la historia de la Tierra. También nos dan una idea de cómo los primeros homínidos y humanos domesticaron y usaron el fuego. Al observar el impacto de los incendios hoy, Scott desea fervientemente que podamos manejarlos mejor en el futuro, ya que los efectos del cambio climático serán cada vez mayores en nuestro mundo.
Planning for Community Resilience: A Handbook for Reducing Vulnerability to Disasters
3rd None ed. Edition
by Jaimie Hicks Masterson (Author), Walter Gillis Peacock (Author), Shannon S. Van Zandt (Author), Himanshu Grover (Author), Lori Feild Schwarz (Author), John T. Cooper Jr. (Author)
How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These catastrophes are increasing in number as well as in magnitude, causing greater damage as we experience rising sea levels and other effects of climate change. Communities can reduce their vulnerability to disaster by becoming more resilient—to not only bounce back more readily from disasters but to grow stronger, more socially cohesive, and more environmentally responsible. To be truly resilient, disaster preparation and response must consider all populations in the community. By bringing together natural hazards planning and community planning to consider vulnerabilities, more resilient and equitable communities are achievable. In Planning for Community Resilience the authors describe an inclusive process for creating disaster-resilient communities. Based on their recovery work after Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, they developed a process that relies on the Disaster Impacts Model. This handbook guides any community through the process of determining their level of hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability with the goal of determining the best planning strategy. Planning for Community Resilience will be invaluable to professionals working to protect their community from disturbance, including city planners, elected officials, floodplain managers, natural hazard managers, planning commissioners, local business leaders, and citizen organizers.
3rd None ed. Edition
by Jaimie Hicks Masterson (Author), Walter Gillis Peacock (Author), Shannon S. Van Zandt (Author), Himanshu Grover (Author), Lori Feild Schwarz (Author), John T. Cooper Jr. (Author)
How can we plan and design stronger communities? From New Orleans to Galveston to the Jersey Shore, communities struck by natural disasters struggle to recover long after the first responders have left. Globally, the average annual number of natural disasters has more than doubled since 1980. These catastrophes are increasing in number as well as in magnitude, causing greater damage as we experience rising sea levels and other effects of climate change. Communities can reduce their vulnerability to disaster by becoming more resilient—to not only bounce back more readily from disasters but to grow stronger, more socially cohesive, and more environmentally responsible. To be truly resilient, disaster preparation and response must consider all populations in the community. By bringing together natural hazards planning and community planning to consider vulnerabilities, more resilient and equitable communities are achievable. In Planning for Community Resilience the authors describe an inclusive process for creating disaster-resilient communities. Based on their recovery work after Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas, they developed a process that relies on the Disaster Impacts Model. This handbook guides any community through the process of determining their level of hazard exposure, physical vulnerability, and social vulnerability with the goal of determining the best planning strategy. Planning for Community Resilience will be invaluable to professionals working to protect their community from disturbance, including city planners, elected officials, floodplain managers, natural hazard managers, planning commissioners, local business leaders, and citizen organizers.