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Living with Nature's Extremes

The Life of Gilbert Fowler White

By: Robert E. Hinshaw

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Living with Nature's Extremes

The Life of Gilbert Fowler White

By: Robert E. Hinshaw

Gilbert White has been called the most renowned geographer internationally of the twentieth century, and one who personifies the ideal of a natural resources scientist committed to the stewardship of our planet. He has educated the nation and the world on how to change the ways we manage water resources, mitigate natural hazards, and assess the environment.

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Big Earth Publishing

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1555663885

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9781555663889

Clear as Mud

Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans

By: Robert B. Olshansky,Laurie Johnson

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Clear as Mud

Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans

By: Robert B. Olshansky,Laurie Johnson

Planning the rebuilding of New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been among the greatest urban planning challenges of our time. Since 2005, Robert B. Olshansky and Laurie A. Johnson, urban planners who specialize in disaster planning and recovery, have been working to understand, in real time, the difficult planning decisions in this unusual situation. As both observers of and participants in the difficult process of creating the Unified New Orleans Plan, Olshansky and Johnson bring unparalleled detail and insight to this complex story. The recovery process has been slow and frustrating, in part because New Orleans was so unprepared for the physical challenges of such a disaster, but also because it lacked sufficient planning mechanisms to manage community reconstruction in a viable way. New Orleans has had to rebuild its buildings and institutions, but it has also had to create a community planning structure that is seen as both equitable and effective, while also addressing the concerns and demands of state, federal, nonprofit, and private-sector stakeholders. In documenting how this unprecedented process occurred, Olshansky and Johnson spent years on the ground in New Orleans, interviewing leaders and citizens and abetting the design and execution of the Unified New Orleans Plan. Their insights will help cities across the globe recognize the challenges of rebuilding and recovering after disaster strikes.

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282

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Routledge

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1351177990

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The Ancient Hawaiian State

Origins of a Political Society

By: Robert J. Hommon

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The Ancient Hawaiian State

Origins of a Political Society

By: Robert J. Hommon

Drawing on archaeological and ethnohistorical sources, this book redefines the study of primary states by arguing for the inclusion of Polynesia, which witnessed the development of primary states in both Hawaii and Tonga.

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Oxford University Press

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0199916128

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9780199916122

Water from Heaven

The Story of Water from the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization, and Beyond

By: Robert S. Kandel

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Water from Heaven

The Story of Water from the Big Bang to the Rise of Civilization, and Beyond

By: Robert S. Kandel

Covering a vast array of scientific fields and recent discoveries, this book tracks a remarkable substance in its liquid, solid, and gaseous states as it cycles through the seas, the atmosphere, land, icecaps and under the earth. Robert Kandel describes what we humans are doing to the water cycle and the climate and explains where we are heading.

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338

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Columbia University Press

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0231122446

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9780231122443

A Land Made from Water

By: Robert R. Crifasi

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A Land Made from Water

By: Robert R. Crifasi

A Land Made from Water chronicles how the appropriation and development of water and riparian resources in Colorado changed the face of the Front Range—an area that was once a desert and is now an irrigated oasis suitable for the habitation and support of millions of people. This comprehensive history of human intervention in the Boulder Creek and Lefthand Creek valleys explores the complex interactions between environmental and historical factors to show how thoroughly the environment along the Front Range is a product of human influence.Author Robert Crifasi examines the events that took place in nineteenth-century Boulder County, Colorado, and set the stage for much of the water development that occurred throughout Colorado and the American West over the following century. Settlers planned and constructed ditches, irrigation systems, and reservoirs; initiated the seminal court decisions establishing the appropriation doctrine; and instigated war to wrest control of the region from the local Native American population. Additionally, Crifasi places these river valleys in the context of a continent-wide historical perspective.By examining the complex interaction of people and the environment over time, A Land Made from Water links contemporary issues facing Front Range water users to the historical evolution of the current water management system and demonstrates the critical role people have played in creating ecosystems that are often presented to the public as “natural” or “native.” It will appeal to students, scholars, professionals, and general readers interested in water history, water management, water law, environmental management, political ecology, or local natural history.

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564

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University Press of Colorado

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1457197197

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9781457197192

The Risk Professionals

By: Thomas Dietz,Robert W. Rycroft

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The Risk Professionals

By: Thomas Dietz,Robert W. Rycroft

In the two decades since a new social movement put environmental issues high on the national policy agenda, Washington has become home to a small group of people—the risk professionals—whose careers center on the identification, assessment, and management of risks to public health and safety. These men and women, experts working in federal agencies, Congress, activist organizations, and corporations, help transform mass concern into government policy, shaping the way our society responds to environmental and technological hazards. Based on nearly 230 interviews, The Risk Professionals provides the first comprehensive sociological analysis of our "danger establishment." Dietz and Rycroft explore the social, educational, and career profiles of risk professionals; their worldviews and ideologies; their networks and norms. Not content to view risk professionals from a single perspective, the authors build an integrated description that considers commonalities in their subjects' backgrounds, interests, values, and communication patterns. The result is a uniquely revealing look into the heart of the risk policy system, and a broader illumination of the social structures and dynamics that will influence environmental policy for years to come. A Volume in the Russell Sage Foundation's Social Science Frontiers Series

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162

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Russell Sage Foundation

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1610441575

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The Longevity Revolution

The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life

By: Robert N. Butler

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The Longevity Revolution

The Benefits and Challenges of Living a Long Life

By: Robert N. Butler

Pulitzer-prize winning author Dr. Robert Butler coined the term "ageism" and made "Alzheimer's" a familiar word. Now he brings his formidable knowledge and experience in aging issues to a recent and unprecedented achievement: the extension of human life expectancy by thirty years. As Butler shows, our society had not yet adapted to this change. The U.S. has not made a research investment in aging. Only eleven medical schools out of 145 have geriatrics departments compared to England where geriatrics is the number two specialty. We have not solidified private pension plans or strengthened Social Security to ensure that people do not outlive their resources. In this urgent and ultimately optimistic book, Dr. Butler shows why and how we must re-examine our personal and societal approach to aging right now, so that the boomers and the generations that follow may have a financially secure, vigorous, and healthy final chapter life.

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PublicAffairs

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1586488554

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9781586488550

American Public Opinion and Health Care

By: Robert Blendon

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American Public Opinion and Health Care

By: Robert Blendon

This reference brings together findings from more than 200 national opinion surveys conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, Harvard University's School of Public Health, and other institutes and polling and media organizations.

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SAGE

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0872893847

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9780872893849

Oilcraft

The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy

By: Robert Vitalis

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Oilcraft

The Myths of Scarcity and Security That Haunt U.S. Energy Policy

By: Robert Vitalis

“A valuable addition to the new wave of critical studies on the history of oil and energy policy”—and a bracing corrective to longstanding myths (James M. Gustafson, Diplomatic History). Conventional wisdom tells us that the US military presence in the Persian Gulf is what guarantees American access to oil; that the “special” relationship with Saudi Arabia is necessary to stabilize an otherwise volatile market; and that these assumptions in turn provide Washington enormous leverage over Europe and Asia. But the conventional wisdom is wrong. Robert Vitalis debunks the myths of “oilcraft”, a line of magical thinking closer to witchcraft than statecraft. Oil is a commodity like any other: bought, sold, and subject to market forces. Vitalis exposes the suspect fears of oil scarcity and investigates the geopolitical impact of these false beliefs. In particular, Vitalis shows how we can reconsider the question of the US-Saudi special relationship, which confuses and traps many into unnecessarily accepting what they imagine is a devil’s bargain. Freeing ourselves from the spell of oilcraft won’t be easy, but the benefits make it essential.

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Stanford University Press

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1503612341

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Problems in Health Care Law

By: Robert Miller

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Problems in Health Care Law

By: Robert Miller

This classic text has been extensively updated and restructured to use the "problems" approach which analyzes underlying, conflicting public policies and the legal solutions for those problems. It continues to be the helpful one-volume overview of healthcare law that it and its predecessor, Problems in Hospital Law, have been since 1968. Topics covered include: organizational, physical, and staffing resources; relationships with patients including both medical decision-making issues and the handling of medical information; financing of health care services; and liability issues.

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913

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Jones & Bartlett Learning

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0763745553

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9780763745554

Patient Earth

By: John Harte,Robert H. Socolow

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Patient Earth

By: John Harte,Robert H. Socolow

There are three ecosystems today: the ecosystem of species, the ecosystem of intellectual disciplines, and the ecosystem of nations. The ecosystem of species is the direct concern of this book ; it needs to be understood and cherished not only for itslef but also because it provides models of interdependence which suggest how other systems might behave. The interactions of diverse intellectual discipines throughout this book reveal some of the interdependence within the ecosystem of ideas. And the context of many of the essays -- global scarcity and coompetition -- suggests some of the interdependence in the ecosystem of nations."--Preface.

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0030851033

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9780030851032

Environmental Policy

Transnational Issues and National Trends

By: Robert V. Bartlett,Lynton K. Caldwell

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Environmental Policy

Transnational Issues and National Trends

By: Robert V. Bartlett,Lynton K. Caldwell

This edited collection provides a cross-sectional review of environmental legislation and administration in the United States, with comparative chapters relating to Canada and New Zealand. The experts look at a variety of environmental issues that create policy problems, and while the book offers no blueprint or prognosis of environmental policy in the twenty-first century, it does offer insights into trends that will influence the future shape of that policy. The book is prefaced by an overview of the environment as a problem for policy by Lynton K. Caldwell, who has been credited with inventing the term environmental policy. Experts examine the role of risk analysis in policy making; the transnational issues associated with NAFTA and GATT are discussed; and the efforts of the Environmental Protection Agency to integrate policy and administration are described. The perspective of the authors is transnational, with several chapters focusing primarily on U.S. policy.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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0313035237

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9780313035234

Book's by Robert W. Kates

Living with Nature's Extremes

Living with Nature's Extremes

Clear as Mud

Clear as Mud

The Ancient Hawaiian State

The Ancient Hawaiian State

Water from Heaven

Water from Heaven

A Land Made from Water

A Land Made from Water

The Risk Professionals

The Risk Professionals

The Longevity Revolution

The Longevity Revolution

American Public Opinion and Health Care

American Public Opinion and Health Care

Oilcraft

Oilcraft

Problems in Health Care Law

Problems in Health Care Law

Patient Earth

Patient Earth

Environmental Policy

Environmental Policy

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