Author: Linda Lane StutlerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
An Historical Geography of the Yolo By-Pass
Author: Linda Lane StutlerFloodplains
Author: Jeffrey J. OppermanPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520966325
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
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.
Delta Primer
Author: Jane WolffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Growing worldwide interest in water systems makes this provocative examination of Northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta far more important than its regional focus suggests. As author Wolff presents the story of the land and water through images, historical data and an intricate mapping system, Delta Primer frames public discussion about the transformation of the American landscape.
Rediscovering the Golden State
Author: William A. SelbyPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1119493145
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
Now in its fourth edition, Rediscovering the Golden State: California Geography examines this unique state’s incredibly diverse landscapes, and how geography and geographic change influences everything from the state’s natural systems and cycles, to its agriculture and more advanced industries, to human migration, cultures, and urban planning. Exploring California through a geographic lens reveals how the field has evolved to cross traditional boundaries, connect local and global issues, and provide the insights that lead to practical solutions to problems new and old. Challenging the reader to look beyond stereotypes and assumptions, this book encourages active participation in planning the state’s dynamic future. And this project makes teaching and learning about the geography of California more convenient, exciting, and rewarding for instructors and students. Going beyond a scientific analysis of natural features and environmental processes, this book illustrates how social, political, and economic divides can be bridged through the study of geography and the connections it brings to light. From geology, weather and climate, biogeography, and hydrology, we cover the state’s physical geography. And from demography and migration, to cultures and economies, to rural and urban geography, we monitor the state’s human geography pulse and then make the vital connections. California continues to lead the nation in population, economics (5th largest in the world), agriculture, natural and cultural diversity, and a host of other categories. This powerful state has earned this powerful publication. This timely and versatile book will prove useful to Californians in business, education, government, and to concerned citizens and curious readers seeking to learn more about the Golden State.
The American Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Geography, Statistics, and General Knowledge
Author: William Harrison De PuyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
The Standard American Encyclopedia of Arts, Sciences, History, Biography, Geography, Statistics, and General Knowledge
Author: John Clark RidpathNatural History of San Francisco Bay
Author: Ariel Rubissow OkamotoPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520268253
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
This exploration into the San Francisco Bay covers an array of topics including fish and wildlife populations, ocean and climate cycles, endangered and invasive species, and the path from industrialization to environmental restoration.
Multi-scale Connectivity Dynamics and Pacific Salmonids
Author: Rene Evan HeneryCalifornia Blue Bulletin
Author: Flooding and Management of Large Fluvial Lowlands
Author: Paul F. HudsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521768608
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Examines interrelations between flood management, flooding, and environmental change, for advanced students, researchers, and practitioners.