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Smog Alert

Managing Urban Air Quality

By: Derek Elsom

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Smog Alert

Managing Urban Air Quality

By: Derek Elsom

The world's cities are choking on pollution from traffic and industry. With the health of over 1.6 billion people under threat, poor urban air quality is fast becoming one of them most pressing environmental problems of our times. Smog Alert examines the causes and scale of urban air pollution, identifying who is most at risk, and what particular health risks various pollutants pose. It then considers an effective framework for air quality management, so that national and city authorities can consider what pollution control polices and measures are needed to deliver healthy urban air quality, and to sustain it in the future. Having established the background and framework, the book examines the existing and alternative measures to monitor and combat the declining air quality. It assesses smog alert systems; the potential for cleaner car and fuel technology; sustainable traffic management and public transport policies; and methods of controlling both industrial and residential emissions. Detailed case studies illustrate the severity and breadth of the problem - from the first serious photochemical smogs in Los Angeles to the dire warning offered by Mexico City; and from London (the city which coined the word 'smog') to Athens' pollution phenomenon, the 'nefos'. Drawing on the lessons learned from past experience, Smog Alert provides a comprehensive analysis of how health air quality may yet be achieved in the world's cities.

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241

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Routledge

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1134164947

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9781134164943

Lightning

Nature and Culture

By: Derek M. Elsom

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Lightning

Nature and Culture

By: Derek M. Elsom

Few phenomena inspire more awe than lightning. Streaking across the sky, it daunts us with its power and amazes us with its beauty. In Lightning, Derek M. Elsom explores this natural phenomenon and traces the long history of our study of it. From early civilizations’ assumptions that it was the work of gods, through eighteenth-century scientific analyses (and, yes, Ben Franklin’s kite), Elsom tells about our efforts to understand and explain lightning. He explores the many surprising folklore beliefs about lightning protection and contrasts these with today's scientific approaches. Alongside scientific explorations, he also tracks the path of lightning through our culture, from myths and legends to art and design. In addition, Elsom offers handy tips for avoiding getting struck by lightning. Beautifully illustrated with stunning photographs and artistic renderings, this striking book will appeal equally to weather buffs and folklorists, scientists and artists.

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242

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Reaktion Books

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1780235461

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9781780235462

German Operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900–1940

By: Derek B. Scott

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German Operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900–1940

By: Derek B. Scott

Uncovers a world of forgotten triumphs of musical theatre that shine a light on major social topics. This book is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

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395

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Cambridge University Press

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1108484581

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9781108484589

Ruth Roman

A Career Portrait

By: Derek Sculthorpe

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Ruth Roman

A Career Portrait

By: Derek Sculthorpe

With her striking looks, the raven-haired, dark eyed Ruth Roman had an air of sophistication that made her seem sexy yet wholesome. She had to strive harder than most to establish herself as a leading actress in Hollywood during its glory years and finally broke through in 1949 with her role in Champion. As one of the last Warner Bros. contract players, she appeared in Alfred Hitchcock's classic Strangers on a Train. Seen at her best in strong parts, such as the ambitious Ronda Castle in Anthony Mann's The Far Country or as a modern-day Lady Macbeth, she enjoyed a varied career as a freelancer before re-inventing herself as a character actress of note on television. A remarkable return to the screen in the bizarre psycho-horror The Baby (1973) assured her of cult status. This is the first book dedicated to a committed but often undervalued actress who is fondly remembered by fans of classic film. More than a biography, it seeks to contextualize the actress within her own time, illuminate her Hollywood experience and celebrate her extensive career.

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223

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McFarland

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1476646309

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9781476646305

Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS

A memoir

By: Derek Frost

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Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS

A memoir

By: Derek Frost

This is the tale of a devastating pandemic, of lives cut painfully short; it's also a love letter. Derek, a distinguished designer and J, his husband, a pioneering entrepreneur and creator of both The Embassy Club, London’s answer to Studio 54, and iconic Heaven, Europe’s largest gay discotheque, met and fell in love more than 40 years ago. Their lives were high-octane, full of adventure, fun and fearless creativity. Suddenly their friends began to get sick and die – AIDS had arrived in their lives. When they got tested, J received what was then a death sentence: he was HIV Positive. While the onset of AIDS strengthened stigma and fear globally, they confronted their personal crisis with courage, humour and an indomitable resolve to survive. J’s battle lasted six long years. Turning to spiritual reflection, yoga, nature – and always to love – Derek describes a transformation of the spirit, how compassion and empathy rose phoenix-like from the flames of sickness and death. Out of this transformation also came Aids Ark, the charity they founded, which helped to save, amongst the world’s most marginalised people, more than 1,000 HIV Positive lives. This is a story of joy and triumph; about facing universal challenges; about the great rewards that come from giving back. Derek speaks for a generation who lived through a global health crisis that many in society refused even to acknowledge. His is a powerful story chronicling this extraordinary time.

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286

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Watkins Media Limited

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1786785005

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9781786785008

Variety Portable Movie Guide

By: Derek Elley

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Variety Portable Movie Guide

By: Derek Elley

Now in a handy pocket edition, this authoritative guide includes more than 8,700 reviews--from the dawn of film through every major release of 1999. Includes information on the casts, directors, Academy Award( nominees and winners, and movies on video, disc, and wide-screen formats. This updated edition has 100 new reviews.

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1508

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Berkley

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0425175502

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9780425175507

Lightning

Nature and Culture

By: Derek M. Elsom

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Nature and Culture

By: Derek M. Elsom

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Reaktion Books

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1780235461

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Smog Alert

Managing Urban Air Quality

By: Derek Elsom

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Managing Urban Air Quality

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280

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Routledge

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1134165013

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9781134165018

Weather Explained

A Beginner's Guide to the Elements

By: Derek Elsom

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Weather Explained

A Beginner's Guide to the Elements

By: Derek Elsom

Featuring dramatic photographs and informative illustrations, a primer opens young eyes to the way weather really works, exploring the furious power of storms and other extreme weather and investigating how meteorologists devise their forecasts.

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Henry Holt and Company

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0805048758

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9780805048759

Earth

The World Explained

By: Derek M. Elsom

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Earth

The World Explained

By: Derek M. Elsom

From the molten core to the atmospheric shield, the Earth's driving forces are revealed through authoritative text and more than 250 spectacular illustrations, photographs, maps and diagrams in this unparalleled guide to our planet.

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184573372X

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9781845733728

Exe in Flood, with an Exeter Riverside Walk

By: Derek M. Elsom,Peter Keene

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Exe in Flood, with an Exeter Riverside Walk

By: Derek M. Elsom,Peter Keene

A5. 48 pages. 28 illustrations. On a pleasurable walk through riverside Exeter a commentary is offered on the long love/hate relationship between the city and the River Exe and the long history of flooding. The catastrophic floods of 1960 are described as are subsequent actions to curb flooding. This new expanded edition reflects on the success of strategies adopted to protect the city over the subsequent 43 years. Enjoyment of the walk is increased by questioning and interpreting what is seen along the way and the reader is encouraged to examine what actions have been taken to curb flooding of the low-lying parts of the city. The commentary demonstrates how flood control measures have dramatically altered the riverside landscape to prevent a repetition of the 1960 floods which inundated over 1,200 houses and businesses. The possibilities of future floods in the city are considered.

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0948444436

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Book's by Derek Elsom

Smog Alert

Smog Alert

Lightning

Lightning

German Operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900–1940

German Operetta on Broadway and in the West End, 1900–1940

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS

Living and Loving in the Age of AIDS

Variety Portable Movie Guide

Variety Portable Movie Guide

Lightning

Lightning

Smog Alert

Smog Alert

Weather Explained

Weather Explained

Earth

Earth

Exe in Flood, with an Exeter Riverside Walk

Exe in Flood, with an Exeter Riverside Walk

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