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Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

Responses to a Changing World

By: Dilwyn Griffiths

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Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

Responses to a Changing World

By: Dilwyn Griffiths

Over the last century, the world has lived through changes more rapid than those experienced at any other time in human history, leading to pressing environmental problems and demands on the world’s finite resources. Nowhere is this more evident than across the world’s warm belt; a region likely to have the greatest problems and which is home to some of the world’s most disadvantaged people. This book reviews aspects of the biology of tropical ecosystems of northern Australia, as they have been affected by climatic, social and land-use changes. Tropical Australia can be regarded as a microcosm of the world’s tropics and as such, shares with other tropical regions many of the conflicts between various forms of development and environmental considerations. The book draws on a wide range of case studies of tropical Australian ecosystems ranging from coastal coral reefs and mangroves, known to be among the most vulnerable to the effects of the imposed changes, to cropping and pasture lands which, under careful management, have the potential remain as productive and sustainable agricultural or forestry ecosystems. Expert author Dilwyn Griffiths -emphasizes the importance of maintaining an active program for the establishment and management of national parks and environmental reserves -describes the effects of mining and other forms of industrial and urban development with particular reference to mine-site rehabilitation - explores problems relating to the restoration of marginally uneconomic farming land as alternative forms of land-use such as carbon farming through photosynthetically-driven carbon sequestration. This accessible reference work should find a place in educational libraries at all levels and become an essential resource for environmentalists and anyone with interests in various forms of land-use and development.

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CRC Press

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1000701824

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9781000701821

The Rough Guide to Jamaica

By: Polly Thomas,Adam Vaitilingam,Polly Rodger Brown

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The Rough Guide to Jamaica

By: Polly Thomas,Adam Vaitilingam,Polly Rodger Brown

With complete coverage of Kingston as well as all the major resorts at Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, and Negril, this "Rough Guide" is the perfect complement to both independent travel and all-inclusive package tours. Comprehensive listings reveal the best places to stay, dine, and catch the funkiest reggae. of color maps & photos.

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506

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Rough Guides

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1843531119

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9781843531111

Glossary Of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Terms

By: Dilwyn Jones

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Glossary Of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Terms

By: Dilwyn Jones

First Published in 1988. This glossary of ancient Egyptian nautical terms compounds the titles of naval personnel, harbour personnel and dockyard personnel. Following this, the glossary focuses on the ship types, ship parts, ship equipment and specific naval installations. Alongside miscellaneous terms, there is additional attention made to actual names of ships, boats, and temple barks. The title concludes with a comprehensive appendix.

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295

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Routledge

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1317726650

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9781317726654

English Gentlemen and World Soccer

Corinthians, Amateurism and the Global Game

By: Chris Bolsmann,Dilwyn Porter

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Corinthians, Amateurism and the Global Game

By: Chris Bolsmann,Dilwyn Porter

The significance of the Corinthians Football Club, founded in 1882, has been widely acknowledged by historians of football and by sports historians generally. As a ’super club’ comprising the best amateur talent available they were an important formative influence on football in Britain from the 1880s to the 1930s. As a touring club - they first travelled to South Africa in 1897 and made regular forays into Europe and also to Canada, the United States and Brazil - they were the self-proclaimed standard bearers for gentlemanly values in sport. Indeed for many years they were most famous football club in the world, drawing huge crowds and helping to ensure that the version of football emanating from the English public schools and universities in the mid-nineteenth century became a global game. Though their playing strength and influence waned after the First World War, they remained a significant force through to 1939, upholding ’true blue’ amateurism at a time when football was increasingly associated with professionalism and seen as a branch of commercial entertainment. Whilst much has been written about the Corinthians, mainly by club insiders, this is the first complete scholarly history to cover their activities both in England and in other parts of the world. It critically reassesses the club’s role in the development of football and fills a gap in existing literature on the relationship between the progress of the game in England and globally. Most crucially, the book re-examines the sporting ideology of gentlemanly amateurism within the context of late-nineteenth century and early-twentieth century society.

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1317143078

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Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

Responses to a Changing World

By: Dilwyn Griffiths

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Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

The Rough Guide to Jamaica

The Rough Guide to Jamaica

Glossary Of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Terms

Glossary Of Ancient Egyptian Nautical Terms

English Gentlemen and World Soccer

English Gentlemen and World Soccer

Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

Tropical Ecosystems in Australia

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