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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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The Auk
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 918
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A Story of Six Rivers
Author: Peter Coates
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 178023144X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Many of the world’s major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation, and power, rivers sustain life and connect the world together, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be crossed on the way to another place. Using four European and two North American rivers as examples, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between history, culture, and ecology. Peter Coates explores six rivers, chosen as examples of the types of rivers found on the planet: the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe; the Spree, which flows through Berlin; the Po, which cuts eastward across northern Italy; the Mersey in northwest England; the Yukon, which runs through Canada and Alaska; and the Los Angeles in California. Creating a series of river biographies, Coates gives voice to each of these bodies of water, exploring how rivers nurture us, provide cultural and economic opportunities, and pose threats to our everyday lives. He challenges recent narratives that paint rivers as the victims of abuse, pollution, and damage at the hands of humans, focusing on change rather than devastation. Describing how humans and rivers form a symbiotic—and sometimes mutually destructive—relationship, Coates argues that rivers illustrate the limits of human authority and that their capacity to inspire us is as strong as our ability to pollute them. An intimate portrait of the way these bodies of water inform our lives, A Story of Six Rivers will make us reconsider the streams and tributaries we traverse each day.
Publisher: Reaktion Books
ISBN: 178023144X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Many of the world’s major cities sprang up on the banks of rivers. Used for water, food, irrigation, transportation, and power, rivers sustain life and connect the world together, but most of us think of them simply as waterways that must be crossed on the way to another place. Using four European and two North American rivers as examples, A Story of Six Rivers considers the place of rivers in our world and emphasizes the inextricable links between history, culture, and ecology. Peter Coates explores six rivers, chosen as examples of the types of rivers found on the planet: the Danube, the second-longest river in Europe; the Spree, which flows through Berlin; the Po, which cuts eastward across northern Italy; the Mersey in northwest England; the Yukon, which runs through Canada and Alaska; and the Los Angeles in California. Creating a series of river biographies, Coates gives voice to each of these bodies of water, exploring how rivers nurture us, provide cultural and economic opportunities, and pose threats to our everyday lives. He challenges recent narratives that paint rivers as the victims of abuse, pollution, and damage at the hands of humans, focusing on change rather than devastation. Describing how humans and rivers form a symbiotic—and sometimes mutually destructive—relationship, Coates argues that rivers illustrate the limits of human authority and that their capacity to inspire us is as strong as our ability to pollute them. An intimate portrait of the way these bodies of water inform our lives, A Story of Six Rivers will make us reconsider the streams and tributaries we traverse each day.
National Agricultural Library Catalog
Author: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 484
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The Vertebrate Fauna of Cheshire and Liverpool Bay; Volume 1
Author: T a (Thomas Alfred) 1867-1 Coward
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022607385
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A detailed survey of the vertebrate fauna in the Cheshire and Liverpool Bay regions. 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 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. 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: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022607385
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A detailed survey of the vertebrate fauna in the Cheshire and Liverpool Bay regions. 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 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. 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.
General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1955
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1288
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The Study of Sociology
Author: Herbert Spencer
Publisher: London, D. Appleton
ISBN:
Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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Publisher: London, D. Appleton
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Category : Sociology
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
The Handbook of Environmental Education
Author: Philip Neal
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134871333
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134871333
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Human Impact
Author: Andrew Goudie
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631125549
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780631125549
Category : Environmental protection
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Catalog of the Library of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Author: Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Library
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 760
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A Manual of Elementary Geology
Author: Sir Charles Lyell
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 686
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Publisher:
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Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 686
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