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Strengthening Coastal Planning

How Coastal Regions Could Benefit from Louisiana’s Planning and Analysis Framework

By: David G. Groves,Jordan R. Fischbach,Debra S. Knopman,David R. Johnson (Mathematician),Kate Giglio

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Strengthening Coastal Planning

How Coastal Regions Could Benefit from Louisiana’s Planning and Analysis Framework

By: David G. Groves,Jordan R. Fischbach,Debra S. Knopman,David R. Johnson (Mathematician),Kate Giglio

Report describes RAND contributions to Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan for policymakers in other coastal regions. It highlights the value of a solid technical foundation to support decision-making on strategies to protect and restore coastal regions.

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0833084550

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Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation

Global Lessons from Regional Approaches in Australia

By: R. A. Kenchington,Richard Kenchington,Laura Stocker,David Wood

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Sustainable Coastal Management and Climate Adaptation

Global Lessons from Regional Approaches in Australia

By: R. A. Kenchington,Richard Kenchington,Laura Stocker,David Wood

Australians are famous for our love of the coast, although in many places this `love¿ has caused serious and often irreversible impacts. The sustainable management of our society¿s many uses of the coast is complex and challenging. While a wealth of knowledge exists about the coast, this is not always brought to bear on decision-making. Coastal management to date has had limited success, and in some cases interventions have made problems worse. This book explores the evolution of coastal management, and provides critical insights into contemporary experience and understanding of coastal management in Australia.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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064310027X

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9780643100275

Common Coastal Birds of Florida and the Caribbean

By: David W. Nellis

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Common Coastal Birds of Florida and the Caribbean

By: David W. Nellis

Helps to identify the birds seen along the coast and presents their characteristics, ecological niche, the high degree of specialization they have developed, and their demanding habitat .

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Pineapple Press Inc

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156164191X

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9781561641918

Living with the Puerto Rico Shore

By: David M. Bush

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Living with the Puerto Rico Shore

By: David M. Bush

In this, the eighteenth title in Duke University Press's Living With the Shore series, the authors present a "user's guide" to the coastal zone of Puerto Rico. Presenting a geological appraisal of the history, dynamics, and hazards of the island's coastline, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore is the first in the series to examine a tropical region and the first to examine an area outside the continental United States. The book provides detailed descriptions of the entire shoreline, noting the specific coastal hazards of each coastal reach. These hazards include coastal erosion, storm surge flooding, and potential damage from earthquakes. Where high-density development or significant roads and utilities are particularly at risk, these are also noted. The effects that sand mining, seawalls, jetties, and other attempts at coastal engineering have had on the island are examined. Finally, the authors discuss historical and legal aspects of coastal planning in Puerto Rico, presenting guidelines for selecting building sites. Of interest to all concerned with protecting our shores and beaches and useful to the coastal planner and manager, Living With the Puerto Rico Shore contains an extensive bibliography and a list of agencies involved in coastal issues.

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Duke University Press

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0822315904

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9780822315902

Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches

Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West

By: David M. Bush

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Living with Florida's Atlantic Beaches

Coastal Hazards from Amelia Island to Key West

By: David M. Bush

A call to live with the coast, as opposed to living at the coast; unless Florida coastal communities conserve beaches and mitigate storm impacts, the future of the beach-based economy is in question.

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Duke University Press

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0822332892

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Historical Dictionary of Ghana

By: David Owusu-Ansah

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Historical Dictionary of Ghana

By: David Owusu-Ansah

Ghana, the former British colony of the Gold Coast, is historically known for being the first country to the south of the Sahara to attain political independence from colonial rule. It is known for its exports of cocoa and a variety of minerals, especially gold, and it is now an oil exporting country. But Ghana’s importance to the African continent is not only seen in its natural resources or its potential to expand its agricultural output. Rather the nation’s political history of nationalism, the history of military engagement in politics, record of economic depression and the ability to rise from the ashes of political and economic decay is the most unique character of the country. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Ghana covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0810875004

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9780810875005

Geography

An Integrated Approach

By: David Waugh

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Geography

An Integrated Approach

By: David Waugh

Plate tectonics - Earthquakes and volcanoes - Weathering and slopes - Glaciation - Coasts - Deserts - Weather and climate - Soils - Biogepgraphy - Population - Urbanisation - Farming and food supply - Rural land use - Energy resources - Manufacturing industries - Transport and interdependence - World development.

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Nelson Thornes

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017444706X

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9780174447061

The Oxford Companion to Global Change

By: David J. Cuff

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The Oxford Companion to Global Change

By: David J. Cuff

In recent years, global change has become increasingly important in technological, ecological and political spheres. This companion examines the environmental events of recent times, and investigates long-term trends as well as broader issues of global change.

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0195324889

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9780195324884

The New Wider World

By: David Waugh

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The New Wider World

By: David Waugh

This bestselling text offers both teacher and the assurance that its new enriched content and range of material meets the exacting requirements of the latest GCSE and Standard Grade examinations.

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Nelson Thornes

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0748773762

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Historical Dictionary of Ghana

By: Edmund Abaka,David Owusu-Ansah

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Historical Dictionary of Ghana

By: Edmund Abaka,David Owusu-Ansah

Ghana, the former British West African colony of the Gold Coast, is known for its rich agricultural, mineral, and petroleum resources. Ghana has made tremendous strides in all areas of life and has become the gateway to West Africa, if not all of Africa. Observers now cite the country’s achievement of economic recovery, political stability, and democratized governance as an example worthy of emulation by other African countries. Historical Dictionary of Ghana, Fifth Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 900 cross-referenced entries on important personalities as well as aspects of the country’s politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Ghana.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538145251

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9781538145258

The Field Guide to Geology

By: David Lambert

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The Field Guide to Geology

By: David Lambert

Presents an illustrated field guide to geology that explains the evolution of the Earth.

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Infobase Publishing

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1438130058

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9781438130057

Key Geography New Connections

Teacher's resource guide

By: John Smith,David Gardner

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Key Geography New Connections

Teacher's resource guide

By: John Smith,David Gardner

New and updated exercises and assessments have been added to accompany the new chapters in the Students' Books. Citizenship, literacy, numeracy, ICT, sustainable development and work related learning are incorporated throughout the Guides. Alongside the Guide is a FREE CD-ROM that contains editable schemes of work and ICT exercises. Selected illustrations from the accompanying Students? Book are included on the CD-ROMs and can be used to make colour overheads or slides aiding class participation and discussion.

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Nelson Thornes

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074876075X

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9780748760756

The Race to the North

Rivalry & Record-Breaking in the Golden Age of Stream

By: David Wragg

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The Race to the North

Rivalry & Record-Breaking in the Golden Age of Stream

By: David Wragg

In the late nineteenth century, some of Britains leading main-line railway companies threw caution to the winds in an attempt to provide the fastest passenger express services between London and Scotland. These became known as the races to the north. There were two phases, in 1888 and 1895, and they spurred the building of new bridges across the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay.David Wraggs gripping, detailed narrative tells the story of this epic engineering and commercial competition. He concentrates on the determination of the railway companies to see who could provide the fastest schedule between London and the main Scottish cities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, Perth, Dundee and Aberdeen.Casting aside their early policy of co-existence on these prestigious and lucrative routes, the West Coast and East Coast companies were drawn into a period of intense, highly publicized rivalry as they sought to dominate the market. David Wragg gives an insight into the conduct of the well-publicized highs and tragic lows of this dramatic story the extension of the lines to the far north, the building of the Tay and Forth bridges including the collapse of the first Tay bridge with 72 fatalities and the repeated bids by the companies to cut the journey times.While he describes the public side of this fascinating story, David Wragg fills in the background, which is no less interesting the pioneering engineering of the steam age, the massive construction projects, the cut-throat battle for passengers and freight and the deep inter-company rivalries that drove the rapid development of the railways during the Victorian period.

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Pen and Sword

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147382236X

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9781473822368

Complex Contracting

By: Trevor L. Brown,Matthew Potoski,David M. Van Slyke

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Complex Contracting

By: Trevor L. Brown,Matthew Potoski,David M. Van Slyke

Complex Contracting draws on core social science concepts to provide wide-ranging practical advice on how best to manage complex acquisitions. Using a strong analytical framework, the authors assess contract management practices, suggesting strategies for improvement and ways to avoid the pitfalls of managing contracts for large and sophisticated projects. An in-depth analysis of the US Coast Guard's Deepwater program is included to illustrate ways to respond to real-world contracting challenges. This high-profile and controversial case consisted of a projected 25-year, $24 billion contract through which the US Coast Guard would buy a system of new boats, aircraft, communications, and control architecture to replace its aging fleet. The authors explore the reasons why this program, launched with such promise, turned out so poorly, and apply the lessons learned to similarly complex contracting scenarios. This engaging and accessible book has broad applicability and will appeal to policymakers, practitioners, scholars and students.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107038626

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9781107038622

Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep

By: David K. Randall

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Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep

By: David K. Randall

An engrossing examination of the science behind the little-known world of sleep. Like many of us, journalist David K. Randall never gave sleep much thought. That is, until he began sleepwalking. One midnight crash into a hallway wall sent him on an investigation into the strange science of sleep. In Dreamland, Randall explores the research that is investigating those dark hours that make up nearly a third of our lives. Taking readers from military battlefields to children’s bedrooms, Dreamland shows that sleep isn't as simple as it seems. Why did the results of one sleep study change the bookmakers’ odds for certain Monday Night Football games? Do women sleep differently than men? And if you happen to kill someone while you are sleepwalking, does that count as murder? This book is a tour of the often odd, sometimes disturbing, and always fascinating things that go on in the peculiar world of sleep. You’ll never look at your pillow the same way again.

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W. W. Norton & Company

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0393083934

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9780393083934

The British Transatlantic Slave Trade Vol 2

By: Kenneth Morgan,Robin Law,David Ryden,J R Oldfield

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The British Transatlantic Slave Trade Vol 2

By: Kenneth Morgan,Robin Law,David Ryden,J R Oldfield

Contains primary texts relating to the British slave trade in the 17th and 18th century. The first volume contains two 18th-century texts covering the slave trade in Africa. Volume two focuses on the work of the Royal African company, and volumes three and four focus on the abolitionists' struggle.

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Routledge

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1000559556

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9781000559552

The British Transatlantic Slave Trade Vol 1

By: Kenneth Morgan,Robin Law,David Ryden,J R Oldfield

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The British Transatlantic Slave Trade Vol 1

By: Kenneth Morgan,Robin Law,David Ryden,J R Oldfield

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Routledge

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1000559548

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9781000559545

Warrant

The Legacy of Leadership as a Warrant Officer

By: David R. Welsh

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Warrant

The Legacy of Leadership as a Warrant Officer

By: David R. Welsh

This new History of Warrant Officers centers around the history of the Army Warrant Officer from July 1918, the official Birthday of the Corps, and progress through the many changes and duties that the Warrant Officer has gone through up to September 2005 with the insignia changes and integration of the Army Warrant Officers into the various Army branches. We honor our fallen Warrant Officers since that fateful day of 9-11-2001 with a Memorial Listing of their names. The book also details the Warrant Officer Programs of the other U.S. uniformed services, histories of the various Warrant Officer Associations, Clubs, and Foundations including WOA U.S. Army, CWOA USCG, WOA of the U.S.A., C.H.A.N.W.O.S., USAWOA, USMC WO Association, USAWOA Scholarship Foundation, and WO Heritage Foundation. Included also are pictures and biographies and/or citations for WO Medal of Honor Winners, some selected WO of historical significant, and the Army's first and only WO Astronaut. The back section of the book features pictures and short biographies submitted by Warrant Officers for publication.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1596520531

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9781596520530

Forgotten African American Firsts

An Encyclopedia of Pioneering History

By: Hans Ostrom,J. David Macey Jr.

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Forgotten African American Firsts

An Encyclopedia of Pioneering History

By: Hans Ostrom,J. David Macey Jr.

This book introduces students to African-American innovators and their contributions to art, entertainment, sports, politics, religion, business, and popular culture. While the achievements of such individuals as Barack Obama, Toni Morrison, and Thurgood Marshall are well known, many accomplished African Americans have been largely forgotten or deliberately erased from the historical record in America. This volume introduces students to those African Americans whose successes in entertainment, business, sports, politics, and other fields remain poorly understood. Dr. Charles Drew, whose pioneering research on blood transfusions saved thousands of lives during World War II; Mae Jemison, an engineer who in 1992 became the first African American woman to travel in outer space; and Ethel Waters, the first African American to star in her own television show, are among those chronicled in Forgotten African American Firsts. With nearly 150 entries across 17 categories, this book has been carefully curated to showcase the inspiring stories of African Americans whose hard work, courage, and talent have led the course of history in the United States and around the world.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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9798216171584

Mountain Meteorology

Fundamentals and Applications

By: C. David Whiteman

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Mountain Meteorology

Fundamentals and Applications

By: C. David Whiteman

Mountain Meteorology: Fundamentals and Applications offers first an introduction to the basic principles and concepts of mountain meteorology, then goes on to discuss their application in natural resources management. It includes over two hundred beautiful, full-color photographs, figures, and diagrams, as well as observable indicators of atmospheric processes--such as winds, temperature, and clouds--to facilitate the recognition of weather systems and events for a variety of readers. It is ideal for those who spend time in or near mountains and whose daily activities are affected by weather. As a comprehensive work filled with diverse examples and colorful illustrations, it is essential for professionals, scholars, and students of meteorology.

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