Author: Lowell Wyse Publisher: University of Iowa Press ISBN: 1609387759 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 272
Book Description
Ecospatiality explores modern and contemporary American prose literature through the lens of place, showing how authors like William Least Heat-Moon, Willa Cather, Richard Wright, and Leslie Marmon Silko represent and reimagine real places in the world and the human-environment relationships therein. Building on the work of scholars in geography, sociology, ecocriticism, and geocriticism, this book articulates the theory of ecospatiality: an understanding of place as simultaneously spatial, ecological, and historical. In our current historical moment, which is characterized by ongoing ecological collapse and a not-unrelated increase in social disorder, few issues are more urgent than the human relationship with our environments. Whether we characterize this new epoch as the climate change era or the Anthropocene, we can no longer ignore the fact that the places we live are rapidly changing in response to economic and environmental pressures. Rather than thinking of place as a neutral site for social interaction, we should recognize how it underpins and intertwines with human experience. Fortunately, literature can help us think through how place operates. Lowell Wyse shows that texts can be understood as works of literary cartography. Focusing on works of nonfiction and fiction whose primary settings are on the North American continent, Ecospatiality demonstrates how these narratives rely on realistic literary geography to invoke, and sometimes retell, important aspects of environmental history within particular communities and bioregions.
Author: Zinta Zommers Publisher: Elsevier ISBN: 012811892X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 376
Book Description
In Resilience: The Science of Adaptation to Climate Change leading experts analyze and question ongoing adaptation interventions. Contributions span different disciplinary perspectives, from law to engineering, and cover different regions from Africa to the Pacific. Chapters assess the need for adaptation, highlighting climate change impacts such as sea level rise, increases in temperature, changing hydrological variability, and threats to food security. The book then discusses the state of global legislation and means of tracking progress. It reviews ways to build resilience in a range of contexts— from the Arctic, to small island states, to urban areas, across food and energy systems. Critical tools for adaptation planning are highlighted - from social capital and ethics, to decision support systems, to innovative finance and risk transfer mechanisms. Controversies related to geoengineering and migration are also discussed. This book is an indispensable resource for scientists, practitioners, and policy makers working in climate change adaptation, sustainable development, ecosystem management, and urban planning. Provides a summary of tools and methods used in adaptation including recent innovations Includes chapters from a diverse range of authors from academic institutions, humanitarian organizations, and the United Nations Evaluates adaptation options, highlighting gaps in knowledge where further research or new tools are needed
Author: Nordic Council of Ministers Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers ISBN: 9289343052 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 103
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The project Survey SMEs includes a survey on what heat pump, boiler and air conditioning industry in the Nordic countries know about ecodesign and energy labelling legislation and what information they request. The report shows that the knowledge is not great and gives good implications on what and how information is preferred. The project is part of Nordsyn under the Nordic Prime Ministers' overall green growth initiative: “The Nordic Region – leading in green growth” - read more at www.norden.org/greengrowth
Author: Anthem Press Publisher: Anthem Press ISBN: 1839989815 Category : Study Aids Languages : en Pages : 124
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Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is a school entrance exam taken by students in grades 4 through 12 seeking admission into private schools and non-Catholic religious schools throughout the United States. This book focuses on the ISEE Lower Level. The Lower Level ISEE Exam is for students currently in grades 4 and 5 who are candidates for admission to grades 5 and 6. This ISEE Lower Level Book comprehensively covers all the five sections of the ISEE: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics Achievement and Essay. There are almost 400 questions across 3 full-length practice tests. Each test comes with directions to take the test, time limits, answer keys and detailed explanations, so students can get an immersive experience of the real ISEE. The duration of each test is 2 hours 20 minutes and contains 128 questions. The questions are distributed in each of the sections as mentioned below: 1–17 (17 qs): Verbal Reasoning 18–34 (17 qs): Sentence Completion 1–25 (25 qs): Reading Comprehension 1: Essay Topic Total English Questions = 60 1–38 (38 qs): Quantitative Reasoning 1–30 (30 qs): Mathematics Achievement Total Math Questions = 68 This book will help students not only get familiar with the ISEE in general, but also help them ace the test. The book also includes how the ISEE results are published and how to interpret the performance of the student from the results.
Author: Robert Henson Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1405383836 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 388
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Climate Change gives the complete picture of the single biggest issue facing the planet. Cutting a swathe through scientific research and political debate, this completely updated 2nd edition lays out the facts and assesses the options- global and personal- for dealing with the threat of a warming world. The guide looks at the evolution of our atmosphere over the last 4.5 billion years and what computer simulations of climate change reveal about our past, present, and future. This updated edition includes new information from the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and an updated politics section to reflect post-Kyoto developments. Discover how rising temperatures and sea levels, plus changes to extreme weather patterns, are already affecting life around the world. The guide unravels how governments, scientists and engineers plan to tackle the problem and includes in-depth information and lifestyle tips about what you can do to help.
Author: Cheyenne McCray Publisher: Cheyenne McCray LLC ISBN: 0985853441 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 271
Book Description
Tess doesn't do playboy cowboys and Gage McBride is just that. It's the farthest thing from the truth. Gage hasn't been able to settle down since the woman he loved betrayed him. As he starts to win Tess's heart, they both end up in danger from a man who's out for revenge. Gage must save Tess while at the same time trying to stay alive.
Author: Cheyenne McCray Publisher: Cheyenne McCray LLC ISBN: 1956103201 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 614
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Point Blank Special Agent Brooks Allen is furious when he learns his friend’s in-law is suspected of drug-trafficking. Natasha Simpson loves her new beginning in a small town in Arizona, where she runs into Brooks and enjoys his company. When Natasha finds out her products contain cocaine, her life is threatened, and everyone she loves is in danger. Brooks grows certain Natasha is innocent, then discovers the tangled web she’s caught in. Along the way, he loses his heart—now he just needs to make sure he doesn’t lose her…permanently. Chosen Prey Lyra Collins has made a life for herself in a sleepy artists’ community in Arizona. Having escaped from a cult five years ago, she keeps a low profile. When a mysterious man with a dark, dangerous look appears on her doorstep, she knows it’s time to run again. Former cop Dare Lancaster didn’t mean to lead a bunch of fanatical cult members straight to Lyra’s door. Now that he’s gotten her into this mess, he’s determined to get her out. Neal Barker is a cult prophet who rules the Temple of Light commune unchecked. According to his visions, he and Lyra are destined to produce the new Messiah. Soon Dare will discover just how far he’ll go to protect Lyra—and never let her go.
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