Abalone: The Remarkable History and Uncertain Future of California`s Iconic Shellfish, Ann Vileisis

Автор: Griggs Gary, Steinhardt Kim
Название: The Edge: The Pressured Past and Precarious Future of California`s Coast
ISBN: 1610353099 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610353090
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 17430.00 T
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Описание: The Edge is a dramatic snapshot of the California coast's past, present, and probable future in a time of climate change and expanding human activity. Written by two marine experts who grew up on the coast, The Edge is both a celebration of the coast's natural and cultural uniqueness and a warning of the many complex changes that threaten that uniqueness.

The Pacific coast is the most iconic region of California and one of the most fascinating and rapidly changing places in the world. Densely populated, urbanized, and industrialized -- but also home to wilderness with complex, fragile ecosystems -- the coast is the place where humanity and nature coexist in a precarious balance that is never perfectly stable. As ocean levels rise, coastal communities are starting to erode, and entire neighborhoods have been lost to the sea. Coastal ecosystems and wildlife that were already stressed by human settlement now face new dangers, some threatening their very existence. The combined impacts of climate change, housing and commercial growth, commercial fisheries, oil drilling and production, along with environmental advocacy, all come together to define the future of the region. A masterful and sweeping synthesis of environmental and social science, The Edge presents a comprehensive portrait of natural and cultural history -- the story of the people, communities, industries, ecology, and wildlife of the California coast.

Автор: Garone Philip
Название: The Fall and Rise of the Wetlands of California`s Great Central Valley
ISBN: 0520355571 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520355576
Издательство: Wiley
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Цена: 31680.00 T
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Описание: This is the first comprehensive environmental history of California's Great Central Valley, where extensive freshwater and tidal wetlands once provided critical habitat for tens of millions of migratory waterfowl. Weaving together ecology, grassroots politics, and public policy, Philip Garone tells how California's wetlands were nearly obliterated by vast irrigation and reclamation projects, but have been brought back from the brink of total destruction by the organized efforts of duck hunters, whistle-blowing scientists, and a broad coalition of conservationists. Garone examines the many demands that have been made on the Valley's natural resources, especially by large-scale agriculture, and traces the unforeseen ecological consequences of our unrestrained manipulation of nature. He also investigates changing public and scientific attitudes that are now ushering in an era of unprecedented protection for wildlife and wetlands in California and the nation.

Автор: Osborne Thomas J.
Название: Coastal Sage: Peter Douglas and the Fight to Save California`s Shore
ISBN: 0520296656 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780520296657
Издательство: Wiley
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Цена: 31680.00 T
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Описание: This collection of essays takes up the most famous feminist sentence ever written, Simone de Beauvoir`s "On ne nait pas femme: on le devient," finding in it a flashpoint of feminist thinking. Two controversies emerge from this sentence which the volume addresses from multiple scholarly perspectives: one over the practice of translation and one over the nature and status of sexual difference.

Автор: Anderson Brian C.
Название: The Beholden State: California`s Lost Promise and How to Recapture It
ISBN: 144222343X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781442223431
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Цена: 59130.00 T
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Описание: Shows how trusted and effective leaders are adapting the principles of face-to-face conversation in order to pursue a new form of organizational conversation. This title explores the promise of conversation-powered leadership - from the practice of talking straight (and listening well) to the thoughtful adoption of emerging social media.

Автор: Wenk Elizabeth
Название: One Best Hike: Mount Whitney: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Hike California`s Highest Peak
ISBN: 0899979300 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780899979304
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 27540.00 T
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Описание: As the highest mountain in the lower 48 states, California's 14,505-foot Mt. Whitney is on the "life list" for many hikers. And it's no wonder: The views from the top of the 21-mile round-trip Mt. Whitney Trail are unbeatable, extending across the jagged granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada to the expansive Owens River Valley and beyond.

While tremendously rewarding, this hike is demanding even for experienced trekkers. Would-be hikers need to be prepared for the altitude, long distance, elevation gain, mountain weather, and other potential dangers. One Best Hike: Mt. Whitney by experienced hiker and author Elizabeth Wenk is a step-by-step guide that will tell you exactly how to tackle this trip with confidence.

Автор: Kaufmann Obi
Название: The State of Water: Understanding California`s Most Precious Resource
ISBN: 159714469X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781597144698
Издательство: Неизвестно
Цена: 22070.00 T
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Описание: Action figures are more than toys or collectibles - they are statements on race, gender, class, body positivity and more. This collection of nine essays and one interview argues that action figures should be analysed in the same light as books, movies, televisions shows and other media. Through an examination of these plastic bodies, "action figure studies" can inform the next generation of toys.

Автор: Kafui Attoh
Название: Rights in Transit: Public Transportation and the Right to the City in California`s East Bay
ISBN: 082035421X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820354217
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 87780.00 T
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Описание: Is public transportation a right? Should it be? For those reliant on public transit, the answer is invariably “yes” to both. Indeed, when city officials propose slashing service or raising fares, it is these riders who are often the first to appear at that officials’ door demanding their “right” to more service. Rights in Transit starts from the presumption that such riders are justified. For those who lack other means of mobility, transit is a lifeline. It offers access to many of the entitlements we take as essential: food, employment, and democratic public life itself. While accepting transit as a right, this book also suggests that there remains a desperate need to think critically, both about what is meant by a right and about the types of rights at issue when public transportation is threatened.Drawing on a detailed case study of the various struggles that have come to define public transportation in California’s East Bay, Rights in Transit offers a direct challenge to contemporary scholarship on transportation equity. Rather than focusing on civil rights alone, Rights in Transit argues for engaging the more radical notion of the right to the city.