Kennesaw: Natural History of a Southern Mountain, Graham Sean P.

Автор: Kingsolver Ann, Balasundaram Sasikumar
Название: Global Mountain Regions: Conversations Toward the Future
ISBN: 0253036852 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253036858
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea, and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries. They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting national borders and changes to watersheds, forests and natural resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to the needs of a global economy.

Название: Natural Resources, Tourism and Community Livelihoods in Southern Africa
ISBN: 0367254123 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780367254124
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Цена: 148010.00 T
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Описание: This book examines the connections between natural resources, tourism and community livelihood practices in Southern Africa, highlighting the successes and constraints experienced over the last fifty years.

Автор: Kingsolver Ann, Balasundaram Sasikumar
Название: Global Mountain Regions: Conversations Toward the Future
ISBN: 0253036860 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253036865
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 37620.00 T
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Описание: No matter where they are located in the world, communities living in mountain regions have shared experiences defined in large part by contradictions. These communities often face social and economic marginalization despite providing the lumber, coal, minerals, tea, and tobacco that have fueled the growth of nations for centuries. They are perceived as remote and socially inferior backwaters on one hand while simultaneously seen as culturally rich and spiritually sacred spaces on the other. These contradictions become even more fraught as environmental changes and political strains place added pressure on these mountain communities. Shifting national borders and changes to watersheds, forests, and natural resources play an increasingly important role as nations respond to the needs of a global economy.
The works in this volume consider multiple nations, languages, generations, and religions in their exploration of upland communities' responses to the unique challenges and opportunities they share. From paintings to digital mapping, environmental studies to poetry, land reclamation efforts to song lyrics, the collection provides a truly interdisciplinary and global study. The editors and authors offer a cross-cultural exploration of the many strategies that mountain communities are employing to face the concerns of the future.

Автор: Edgar W. Spencer
Название: Guide to the Geology and Natural History of the Blue Ridge Mountains
ISBN: 0983747164 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780983747161
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 26390.00 T
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Описание: As you travel along the Blue Ridge Parkway, hike the Appalachian Trail, or visit the national and state parks scattered throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, you will encounter an incredible variety of natural landscapes, microclimates, and fascinating rock formations. Over millions of years the ecosystems thriving here have evolved into some of the world’s most diverse collections of flora and fauna. Full of rich detail and easy to use, this beautifully illustrated full-color guide to the region was written and designed for great accessibility, whether you’re a firsttime visitor looking to understand the Parkway’s spectacular views or an experienced geology or nature enthusiast.Beginning with an overview of the major geological and environmental processes that shape the Blue Ridge, the book includes a series of field guides to specific localities scattered along a 670-mile journey that begins at Catoctin Mountain in Maryland and concludes in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. You will find points of interest along the Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, and the Blue Ridge Parkway, as well as side trips to nearby sites, including detailed itineraries and information on accommodations, trails, and local attractions. The book concludes with an illustrated identification guide to the Blue Ridge Mountains’ many rocks, minerals, trees, plants, flowers, and birds.For those seeking a greater understanding of the inner workings of the geology and natural history of the Blue Ridge, this is an indispensable companion.

Автор: Peters Clinton Crockett
Название: Mountain Madness: Found and Lost in the Peaks of America and Japan
ISBN: 0820358533 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780820358536
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 24780.00 T
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Описание: Chronicles Clinton Crockett Peters` travels and personal transformation from a West Texas evangelical to mountain guide-addict to humbled humanist after a near-fatal injury in Japan`s Chichibu Mountains. Ultimately, this collection asks, how can landscape create and end identities?

Автор: Wohl Ellen
Название: Something Hidden in the Ranges: The Secret Life of Mountain Ecosystems
ISBN: 0870711059 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780870711053
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 24950.00 T
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Описание: Designed for readers interested in natural and environmental history and specifically the natural history of Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. This book draws on a wide array of scientific research to tell stories such as how streams provide energy to the adjacent forest, and how a network of fungi keeps forests healthy.

Автор: Vose, James M.
Название: Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Management Options
ISBN: 1466572752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781466572751
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Цена: 183750.00 T
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Автор: Delcomyn Fred, Ellis James L.
Название: A Backyard Prairie: The Hidden Beauty of Tallgrass and Wildflowers
ISBN: 0809338181 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780809338184
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Цена: 25700.00 T
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Описание: In 2003 Fred Delcomyn imagined his backyard of two and a half acres, farmed for corn and soybeans for generations, restored to tallgrass prairie. Over the next seventeen years, Delcomyn, with help from his friend James Ellis scored, seeded, monitored, reseeded, and burned these acres into prairie. This book documents their journey.

Автор: Olstad Tyra A.
Название: Canyon, Mountain, Cloud: Absence and Longing in American Parks
ISBN: 0870711024 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780870711022
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Цена: 32340.00 T
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Описание: Part memoir, part scholarly exploration of the psychological and societal dimensions of ""place-creation"", Canyon, Mountain, Cloud details the author`s experience working and living in several American parks and protected areas.