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Floodplains

Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services

By: Jeffrey J. Opperman,Peter B. Moyle,Eric W. Larsen,Joan L. Florsheim,Amber D. Manfree

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Floodplains

Processes and Management for Ecosystem Services

By: Jeffrey J. Opperman,Peter B. Moyle,Eric W. Larsen,Joan L. Florsheim,Amber D. Manfree

Floodplains provides an overview of floodplains and their management in temperate regions. It synthesizes decades of research on floodplain ecosystems, explaining hydrologic, geomorphic, and ecological processes and how under appropriate management these processes can provide benefits to society ranging from healthy fish populations to flood-risk reduction. Drawing on the framework of reconciliation ecology, the authors explore how new concepts for floodplain ecosystem restoration and management can increase these benefits. Additionally, they use case studies from California’s Central Valley and other temperate regions to show how innovative management approaches are reshaping rivers and floodplains around the world.

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Univ of California Press

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0520966325

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9780520966321

Environmental Management and Governance

Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability

By: Peter J. May

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Environmental Management and Governance

Intergovernmental Approaches to Hazards and Sustainability

By: Peter J. May

Problems for environmental management are taking on a new urgency. This book addresses aspects of environmental management that raise fundamental questions about governmental roles and the relationship of humans to the environment. It examines the interaction of local and national governments and the strengths and weaknesses of co-operative vs. coercive environmental management, through a focus on the management of natural hazards. Leading experts in the field examine new and innovative environmental management and planning programmes with particular focus on North America and Australia. This book offers a new understanding of environmental problems and explores the appropriate policy mix that must be developed for environmental management to strive towards environmental sustainability.

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276

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Psychology Press

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0415144469

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9780415144469

Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Current Issues and Future Challenges

By: Peter Folger

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Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Current Issues and Future Challenges

By: Peter Folger

Discusses geospatial info. (GI), which is data referenced to a place -- a set of geographic coordinates -- which can be gathered, manipulated, and displayed in real time. A Geographic Info. System is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced info. In 1990 the Fed. Geographic Data Comm. (FGDC) was estab. to promote the use, sharing, and dissemination of GI. There are questions about FGDC fulfilling its mission. Has this organizational structure worked? Can the fed. gov¿t. account for the costs of acquiring, coordinating, and managing GI? How well is the fed. gov¿t. coordinating with the state and local entities that have an increasing stake in GI? What is the role of the private sector?

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DIANE Publishing

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1437919472

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9781437919479

The World's Water 2006-2007

The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources

By: Peter H. Gleick,Gary H. Wolff,Heather Cooley,Meena Palaniappan,Andrea Samulon,Emily Lee,Jason Morrison,David Katz

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The World's Water 2006-2007

The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources

By: Peter H. Gleick,Gary H. Wolff,Heather Cooley,Meena Palaniappan,Andrea Samulon,Emily Lee,Jason Morrison,David Katz

Produced biennially, The World's Water provides a timely examination of the key issues surrounding freshwater resources and their use. Each new volume identifies and explains the most significant current trends worldwide, and offers the best data available on a variety of water-related topics. The 2006-2007 volume features overview chapters on: Water and terrorism Business risks of water Water and ecosystems Floods and droughts Desalination Environmental justice and water The book contains an updated chronology of global conflicts associated with water as well as an assessment of recent water conferences, including the 4th World Water Forum. It also offers a brief review of issues surrounding the use of bottled water and the possible existence of water on Mars. From one of the world's leading authorities on water issues, The World's Water is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of information and analysis on freshwater resources and the political, economic, scientific, and technological issues associated with them.

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388

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Island Press

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1597269514

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9781597269513

Statistical Methods for Geography

A Student's Guide

By: Peter A Rogerson

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Statistical Methods for Geography

A Student's Guide

By: Peter A Rogerson

The Third Edition of this bestselling student favorite has again been revised and updated to provide an expert introduction to the principal methods and techniques needed to understand a statistics module. Features new to this edition include: further introductory material; updated exercises and illustrative examples; updated downloadable datasets Statistical Methods is required reading for undergraduate modules in statistical analysis, statistical methods, and quantitative geography.

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SAGE Publications

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1848600038

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9781848600034

Watershed Hydrology, Second Edition

By: Peter E. Black

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Watershed Hydrology, Second Edition

By: Peter E. Black

An comprehensive working reference, Watershed Hydrology begins with an overview of the hydrologic cycle and examines the basic concepts of storage in that cycle. The well-organized chapters cover topics such as: water and energy, storage of water in the atmosphere, water in the vegetative zone, water in the terrasphere (soil), water in the hydrosphere, and watershed management.

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500

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CRC Press

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1575040271

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9781575040271

A Century of Biblical Archaeology

By: Peter Roger Stuart Moorey

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A Century of Biblical Archaeology

By: Peter Roger Stuart Moorey

A historical survey of the relationship between archaeology and biblical studies in the first archaeological excavations in Palestine at Tell el-Hesi, from 1840 to 1990. Concentrating on the work of major excavators and scholars, Moorey details collaborations and conflicts between archaeologists and theologians who possess different views on the purpose of biblical archaeology.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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066425392X

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9780664253929

Integrated Watershed Management

Connecting People to Their Land and Water

By: H. M. Gregersen,Peter F. Ffolliott,Kenneth N. Brooks

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Integrated Watershed Management

Connecting People to Their Land and Water

By: H. M. Gregersen,Peter F. Ffolliott,Kenneth N. Brooks

As human populations expand and demands upon natural resources increase, the need to manage the environments in which people live becomes more important but also more difficult. Land and water management is especially critical as the use of upstream watersheds can drastically affect large numbers of people living in downstream watersheds. An integrated approach that stresses both the importance of participatory planning and the institutional and technical constraints and opportunities is therefore necessary. The institutional and technical context for managing watersheds and river basins, including the involvement of both the public and private sectors, is also examined.

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217

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CABI

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1845934210

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9781845934217

An Introduction to Sustainable Development

By: Peter P. Rogers,Kazi F. Jalal,John A. Boyd

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An Introduction to Sustainable Development

By: Peter P. Rogers,Kazi F. Jalal,John A. Boyd

This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy; approaches and linkages to poverty reduction; impacts and infrastructure development; economics, consumption, production and market failures; governance; participation; disaster management; international financial institutions; international environmental agreements; and the role of civil society.

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Earthscan

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1849770476

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9781849770477

The Old Testament Between Theology and History

A Critical Survey

By: Niels Peter Lemche

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The Old Testament Between Theology and History

A Critical Survey

By: Niels Peter Lemche

From its inception at the time of the Enlightenment until the mid-twentieth century, the historical-critical method constituted the dominant paradigm in Old Testament studies. In this magisterial overview, Niels Peter Lemche surveys the development of the historical-critical method and the way it changed the scholarly perception of the Old Testament. In part 1 he describes the rise and influence of historical-critical approaches, while in part 2 he traces their decline and fall. Then, in part 3, he discusses the identity of the authors of the Old Testament, based on the content of the literature they wrote, demonstrating that the collapse of history does not preclude critical study. Part 4 investigates the theological consequences of this collapse and surveys Old Testament and biblical theology in its various manifestations in the twentieth century. An appendix includes a history of Palestine from the Stone Age to modern times, constructed without recourse to the Old Testament.

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498

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664232450

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9780664232450

Ideas

A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud

By: Peter Watson

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Ideas

A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud

By: Peter Watson

The acclaimed author of The German Genius presents a sweeping intellectual historian of human civilization: “[An] extraordinary book” (Sunday Telegraph, UK). In Ideas, Peter Watson has undertaken a hugely ambitious study, charting the evolution of human history from deep antiquity to the present day through the lens of intellectual development. Here is the grand story of human thought from the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the soul. Impassioned and erudite, Ideas offers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves. “This is a grand book . . . The history of ideas deserves treatment on this scale.” —Felipe Fernandez-Armesto, Evening Standard (London)

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Harper Collins

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0061800309

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9780061800306

The Great Divide

Nature and Human Nature in the Old World and the New

By: Peter Watson

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The Great Divide

Nature and Human Nature in the Old World and the New

By: Peter Watson

In The Great Divide, acclaimed author and historian Peter Watson explores the development of humankind between the Old World and the New, and offers a groundbreaking new understanding of human history. By 15,000 BC, humans had migrated from northeastern Asia across the frozen Bering land bridge to the Americas. When the last Ice Agecame to an end, the Bering Strait refilled with water, dividing America from Eurasia. This division continued until Christopher Columbus voyaged to the New World in the fifteenth century. The Great Divide compares the development of humankind in the Old World and the New between 15,000 BC and AD 1,500. Combining the most up-to-date knowledge in archaeology, anthropology, geology, meteorology, cosmology, and mythology, Peter Watson’s masterful study offers uniquely revealing insight into what it means to be human.

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Harper Collins

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0062196677

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9780062196675

Floods

By: Peter Murray

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Floods

By: Peter Murray

Explains how floods occur and the damage they do.

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1567662145

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9781567662146

Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures

By: Peter Frederick Lagasse,Paul E. Clopper,C. I. Thornton,F. Douglas Shields,John McCullah,W. J. Spitz

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Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures

By: Peter Frederick Lagasse,Paul E. Clopper,C. I. Thornton,F. Douglas Shields,John McCullah,W. J. Spitz

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Report 822: Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures evaluates and assesses existing guidelines for the design, installation, monitoring, and maintenance of environmentally sensitive stream bank stabilization and protection measures, and develops quantitative engineering design guidance for selected treatments. Updated design guidelines for three widely used treatments are presented: live siltation and live staking with a rock toe, vegetated mechanically stabilized earth, and vegetated rip rap. A compendium of field data, documentation, and photographs complement the report. The compendium is available as a DVD and available for download from TRB’s website as an ISO image."--Publisher’s description.

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0309375401

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Book's by Peter Flood

Floodplains

Floodplains

Environmental Management and Governance

Environmental Management and Governance

Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Geospatial Information and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The World's Water 2006-2007

The World's Water 2006-2007

Statistical Methods for Geography

Statistical Methods for Geography

Watershed Hydrology, Second Edition

Watershed Hydrology, Second Edition

A Century of Biblical Archaeology

A Century of Biblical Archaeology

Integrated Watershed Management

Integrated Watershed Management

An Introduction to Sustainable Development

An Introduction to Sustainable Development

The Old Testament Between Theology and History

The Old Testament Between Theology and History

Ideas

Ideas

The Great Divide

The Great Divide

Floods

Floods

Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures

Evaluation and Assessment of Environmentally Sensitive Stream Bank Protection Measures

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