Author: Anne Ake
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991125302
Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Turning Turtles in Tortuguero tells the story of Archie Carr and Larry Ogren, and the sea turtle research and tagging station established by Carr in 1955. It also tells the story of survival of a tiny Caribbean village where harvesting turtles was a way of life. Change was inevitable in Tortuguero, Costa Rica long before Dr. Carr arrived in the village asking questions about the turtles that crawled onto the beach to nest. For generations the annual nesting had provided a primary source of protein for the village, but in the twentieth century the turtles became a commodity to be sold around the world. Soon the turtle population was no longer sustainable. Their numbers steadily declined. Conservation biology was born here, as Larry Ogren and Carr's later graduate students struggled to uncover the mysteries of sea turtle life. There were no roads leading to Tortuguero and life was primitive in the isolated village. Stories from the time are often amusing, but their importance to sea turtle conservation and the developing discipline of conservation biology cannot be overstated. As trust and friendship grew between the villagers and biologists the villagers learned that they could live better by not eating the turtles. And the little community evolved into a popular ecotourism destination.
Turning Turtles in Tortuguero
Author: Anne Ake
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991125302
Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Turning Turtles in Tortuguero tells the story of Archie Carr and Larry Ogren, and the sea turtle research and tagging station established by Carr in 1955. It also tells the story of survival of a tiny Caribbean village where harvesting turtles was a way of life. Change was inevitable in Tortuguero, Costa Rica long before Dr. Carr arrived in the village asking questions about the turtles that crawled onto the beach to nest. For generations the annual nesting had provided a primary source of protein for the village, but in the twentieth century the turtles became a commodity to be sold around the world. Soon the turtle population was no longer sustainable. Their numbers steadily declined. Conservation biology was born here, as Larry Ogren and Carr's later graduate students struggled to uncover the mysteries of sea turtle life. There were no roads leading to Tortuguero and life was primitive in the isolated village. Stories from the time are often amusing, but their importance to sea turtle conservation and the developing discipline of conservation biology cannot be overstated. As trust and friendship grew between the villagers and biologists the villagers learned that they could live better by not eating the turtles. And the little community evolved into a popular ecotourism destination.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780991125302
Category : Sea turtles
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Turning Turtles in Tortuguero tells the story of Archie Carr and Larry Ogren, and the sea turtle research and tagging station established by Carr in 1955. It also tells the story of survival of a tiny Caribbean village where harvesting turtles was a way of life. Change was inevitable in Tortuguero, Costa Rica long before Dr. Carr arrived in the village asking questions about the turtles that crawled onto the beach to nest. For generations the annual nesting had provided a primary source of protein for the village, but in the twentieth century the turtles became a commodity to be sold around the world. Soon the turtle population was no longer sustainable. Their numbers steadily declined. Conservation biology was born here, as Larry Ogren and Carr's later graduate students struggled to uncover the mysteries of sea turtle life. There were no roads leading to Tortuguero and life was primitive in the isolated village. Stories from the time are often amusing, but their importance to sea turtle conservation and the developing discipline of conservation biology cannot be overstated. As trust and friendship grew between the villagers and biologists the villagers learned that they could live better by not eating the turtles. And the little community evolved into a popular ecotourism destination.
Silent Salesmen Too
Author: Bill Enes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780944843024
Category : Vending machines
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780944843024
Category : Vending machines
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Uncertain Images: Museums and the Work of Photographs
Author: Elizabeth Edwards
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131700552X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Almost all museums hold photographs in their collections, and museum professionals and their audiences engage with photographs in a myriad of ways. Yet despite some three decades of critical museology and photographic theory, and an extensive debate on the politics of representation, outside art museums, almost no critical attention has been given specifically to the roles, purposes and lives of these photographs within museums. This book brings into focus the ubiquitous yet entirely unconsidered work that photographs are put to in museums. The authors' argument is that there is an economy of photographs in museums which is integral to the processes of the museum, and integral to the understanding of museums. The international contributors, drawn from curators and academics, reflect a range of visual and museological expertise. After an introduction setting out the range of questions and problems, the first part addresses broad curatorial strategies and ways of thinking about photographs in museums. Shifting the emphasis from curatorial practices and anxieties to the space of the gallery, this is followed by a series of case studies of exhibitionary practices and the museum strategies that support them. The third section focuses on the role of photographs in the museum articulation of ’difficult histories’. A final section addresses photograph collections in a digital environment. New technologies and new media have transformed the management, address and purposing in photographs in museums, from cataloguing practices to streaming on social media. These growing practices challenge both traditional hierarchies of knowledge in museums and the location of authority about photographs. The volume emerges from PhotoCLEC, a HERA funded project on museums and the photographic legacy of the colonial past in a postcolonial and multicultural Europe.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131700552X
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
Almost all museums hold photographs in their collections, and museum professionals and their audiences engage with photographs in a myriad of ways. Yet despite some three decades of critical museology and photographic theory, and an extensive debate on the politics of representation, outside art museums, almost no critical attention has been given specifically to the roles, purposes and lives of these photographs within museums. This book brings into focus the ubiquitous yet entirely unconsidered work that photographs are put to in museums. The authors' argument is that there is an economy of photographs in museums which is integral to the processes of the museum, and integral to the understanding of museums. The international contributors, drawn from curators and academics, reflect a range of visual and museological expertise. After an introduction setting out the range of questions and problems, the first part addresses broad curatorial strategies and ways of thinking about photographs in museums. Shifting the emphasis from curatorial practices and anxieties to the space of the gallery, this is followed by a series of case studies of exhibitionary practices and the museum strategies that support them. The third section focuses on the role of photographs in the museum articulation of ’difficult histories’. A final section addresses photograph collections in a digital environment. New technologies and new media have transformed the management, address and purposing in photographs in museums, from cataloguing practices to streaming on social media. These growing practices challenge both traditional hierarchies of knowledge in museums and the location of authority about photographs. The volume emerges from PhotoCLEC, a HERA funded project on museums and the photographic legacy of the colonial past in a postcolonial and multicultural Europe.
Utah's History
Author: Richard Douglas Poll
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive volume available on Utah's unique and varied history. From the earliest desert cultures to Utah society in the 1980s, this collection considers social, economic, political, and cultural aspects, some controversial, of the state's history.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
This is the most comprehensive volume available on Utah's unique and varied history. From the earliest desert cultures to Utah society in the 1980s, this collection considers social, economic, political, and cultural aspects, some controversial, of the state's history.
The Printed and the Built
Author: Mari Hvattum
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350038393
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
The Printed and the Built explores the intricate relationship between architecture and printed media in the fast-changing nineteenth century. Publication history is a rapidly expanding scholarly field which has profoundly influenced architectural history in recent years. Yet, while groundbreaking work has been done on architecture and printing in the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth century, the nineteenth century has received little attention. This is the omission that The Printed and the Built seeks to address, thus filling a significant gap in the understanding of architecture's cultural history. Lavishly illustrated with colourful and eclectic visual material, from panoramas to printed ephemera, adverts, penny magazines, early photography, and even crime reportage, The Printed and the Built consists of five in-depth thematic essays accompanied by 25 short pieces, each examining a particular printed form. Altogether, they illustrate how new genres communicated architecture to a mass audience, setting the stage for the modern architectural era.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350038393
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
The Printed and the Built explores the intricate relationship between architecture and printed media in the fast-changing nineteenth century. Publication history is a rapidly expanding scholarly field which has profoundly influenced architectural history in recent years. Yet, while groundbreaking work has been done on architecture and printing in the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and the twentieth century, the nineteenth century has received little attention. This is the omission that The Printed and the Built seeks to address, thus filling a significant gap in the understanding of architecture's cultural history. Lavishly illustrated with colourful and eclectic visual material, from panoramas to printed ephemera, adverts, penny magazines, early photography, and even crime reportage, The Printed and the Built consists of five in-depth thematic essays accompanied by 25 short pieces, each examining a particular printed form. Altogether, they illustrate how new genres communicated architecture to a mass audience, setting the stage for the modern architectural era.
Tender Lions
Author: Brian Becker
Publisher: Tenth Power Publishing
ISBN: 9781938840258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book encourages fathers to be more bold and courageous men...and more sensitive, empathetic, and kind at the same time. Written by a father and son team, it is raw, funny, warm, and tender-and unafraid of difficult topics like: developing a healthy self-concept; being vulnerable and authentic; why having roots and rituals with your son is so important; why unconditional love is more important than a competitive spirit; how to talk about sex with your son; and how to make good choices. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to strengthen the relationship between fathers and sons and their families.
Publisher: Tenth Power Publishing
ISBN: 9781938840258
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
This book encourages fathers to be more bold and courageous men...and more sensitive, empathetic, and kind at the same time. Written by a father and son team, it is raw, funny, warm, and tender-and unafraid of difficult topics like: developing a healthy self-concept; being vulnerable and authentic; why having roots and rituals with your son is so important; why unconditional love is more important than a competitive spirit; how to talk about sex with your son; and how to make good choices. This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to strengthen the relationship between fathers and sons and their families.
Church Chronology
Author: Andrew Jenson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781297359279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781297359279
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Invitation to Community Music Therapy
Author: Brynjulf Stige
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136634312
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This text presents the main perspectives and principles of community music therapy as it is practiced around the world.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136634312
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
This text presents the main perspectives and principles of community music therapy as it is practiced around the world.
Modelling Time
Author: Oslo city archives
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788293104155
Category : Architectural models
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9788293104155
Category : Architectural models
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
The Tragedy of Belief
Author: John Fulton
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Comprehensive account of the role of religion in the divisions of Ireland, North and South, beginning with a social and historical survey and proceeding to a thorough cultural and structural analysis of contemporary divisions in the context of Ireland as a whole.
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Comprehensive account of the role of religion in the divisions of Ireland, North and South, beginning with a social and historical survey and proceeding to a thorough cultural and structural analysis of contemporary divisions in the context of Ireland as a whole.