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Coral Reef Restoration with Case Studies from Florida
Walter C. Jaap, J. Harold Hudson, Richard E. Dodge, David S. Gilliam, and Richard Shaul
Coral reefs are the 'rain forests' of the ocean, containing the highest diversity of marine organisms and facing the greatest threats from humans. As shallow-water coastal habitats, they support a wide range of economically and culturally important activities, from fishing to tourism. Their accessibility makes reefs vulnerable to local threats that include over-fishing, pollution and physical damage. Reefs also face global problems, such as climate change, which may be responsible for recent widespread coral mortality and increased frequency of hurricane damage. This book, first published in 2006, summarises the state of knowledge about the status of reefs, the problems they face, and potential solutions. The topics considered range from concerns about extinction of coral reef species to economic and social issues affecting the well-being of people who depend on reefs. The result is a multi-disciplinary perspective on problems and solutions to the coral reef crisis.
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Enhancing Mediator Artistry: Multiple Frames, Spirit and Reflection in Action
Neil H. Katz
This handbook invites readers who are interested in mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution to share the perspectives of experts in the field.
- Contributors include scholars, mediators, trainers and negotiators, all of whom are passionate about their work.
- Emphasises both internal and external factors as important sources of influence when negotiating conflicts.
- Explores the cultural and institutional frameworks that have shaped intervention processes.
- Considers what techniques might work when, how and why.
- Demonstrates the sophistication of contemporary studies of mediation, negotiation and conflict resolution.
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Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management Skills Workshop: A Training Guide for Workshop Leaders and Facilitators
Neil H. Katz
This booklet is designed to be a teaching guide for trainers for a generic workshop in interpersonal and small group communication and conflict management skills. The specific skills emphasized in this booklet are reflective listening, problem solving, assertion, and conflict management of needs and values.
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The Embodiment of Disobedience: Fat Black Women's Unruly Political Bodies
Andrea E. Shaw-Nevins
Despite the West's privileging of slenderness as an aesthetic ideal, the African Diaspora has historically displayed a resistance to the Western European and North American indulgence in "fat anxiety." The Embodiment of Disobedience explores the ways in which the African Diaspora has rejected the West's efforts to impose imperatives of slenderness and mass market fat-anxiety. Author Andrea Shaw explores the origins and contradictions of this phenomenon, especially the cultural deviations in beauty criteria and the related social and cultural practices. Unique in its examination of how both fatness and blackness interact on literary cultural planes, this book also offers a diasporic scope that develops previously unexamined connections among female representations throughout the African Diaspora.
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Pioneers Voices of Zion Canyon
Eileen M. Smith-Carvos
Introduction by Lyman Hafen and Photographs by Michael Plyler
Published by Zion Natural History Association, read the words and feel the stories of second and third generation pioneers of the greater Zion National Park area which were assembled during the Pioneer Voices of Zion Canyon Project in 2004. The project compiled oral histories of interviewees who lived or worked inside what is now Zion National Park from the 1910’s – 1930’s, while others lived nearby in Rockville, Springdale and Grafton, Utah.
In their own voices they explain what it was like to live in this inspiring place in a time of transition, to struggle with a seemingly impassive land and to share the joy, hardship, faith, love, frustration, death, and triumphs while coming of age in a land called Zion.
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The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean: Structure, Dynamics and Applications
Alexander Soloviev and Roger Lukas
The Near-Surface Layer of the Ocean provides a comprehensive account of the structure and dynamics of this important component of the ocean. The book develops the relevant physics and thermodynamics in depth. Detailed treatment is given to the surface microlayer, upper-ocean turbulence, fine thermohaline structure, coherent structures, high wind-speed regime, and to practical applications. Results of major air-sea interaction experiments (including those obtained with the participation of the authors) are used in the analysis.
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(Part 4: Participation and Cultural Change) Chapter 10: Women and Water in the Northern Ecuadorean Andes
Elena Bastidas
This book represents an important contribution to a growing subfield of feminist scholarship. Moving beyond a focus on the traditional policy areas normally associated with women and politics, the authors bring a gender analysis to bear on the “politics of water” in Latin America. Not only is this a policy issue not usually linked to women's rights, but, as the editors argue, even the national-level women's policy agencies created in many Latin American countries have overlooked the way gender discrimination impacts the heightening water crisis facing much of the region. Nevertheless, they maintain that “the right to water underpins all other social rights” (p. 15) and that “a gender perspective is not only possible but essential for effective water management” (p. ix).
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Human Geography, 9th Edition
Jerome Donald Fellmann, Arthur Getis, Judith Getis, and Barry W. Barker
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Human Geography, 8th edition
Jerome Donald Fellmann, Judith Getis, Arthur Getis, and Barry W. Barker
Barry Barker contributed photographs to this textbook.
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Tears of the Cheetah: The Genetic Secrets of Our Animal Ancestors
Stephen James O'Brien
The history of life on Earth is dominated by extinction events so numerous that over 99.9% of the species ever to have existed are gone forever. If animals could talk, we would ask them to recall their own ancestries, in particular the secrets as to how they avoided almost inevitable annihilation in the face of daily assaults by predators, climactic cataclysms, deadly infections and innate diseases.
In Tears of the Cheetah, medical geneticist and conservationist Stephen J. O'Brien narrates fast-moving science adventure stories that explore the mysteries of survival among the earth's most endangered and beloved wildlife. Here we uncover the secret histories of exotic species such as Indonesian orangutans, humpback whales, and the imperiled cheetah-the world's fastest animal which nonetheless cannot escape its own genetic weaknesses.
Among these genetic detective stories we also discover how the Serengeti lions have lived with FIV (the feline version of HIV), where giant pandas really come from, how bold genetic action pulled the Florida panther from the edge of extinction, how the survivors of the medieval Black Death passed on a genetic gift to their descendents, and how mapping the genome of the domestic cat solved a murder case in Canada.
With each riveting account of animal resilience and adaptation, a remarkable parallel in human medicine is drawn, adding yet another rationale for species conservation-mining their genomes for cures to our own fatal diseases. Tears of the Cheetah offers a fascinating glimpse of the insight gained when geneticists venutre into the wild. -
Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes
Stephen James O'Brien, Joan C. Menninger, and William G. Nash
A stunning visual collection of the banded metaphase chromosomekaryotypes from some 850 species of mammals, the Atlas of MammalianChromosomes represents an unabridged compendium of the state ofthis genomic art form. Bringing together information currentlyscattered throughout the cytogenetics literature for scores ofpublished and unpublished species, this atlas features high-qualitykaryotype images for nearly every mammal studied to date, making itthe most comprehensive assemblage of high-resolution chromosomephotographs available--a critically invaluable resource for today'scomparative genomics era.
For every available species, the Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomespresents the best karyotype produced, the common and Latin name ofthe species, the published citation, and the contributing authors.Most karyotypes are G-banded, revealing the chromosomal bar codesof homologous segments among related species.
Addressing the mandate of the Human Genome Project to annotate thegenomes of other organisms as well, the Atlas of MammalianChromosomes offers a step forward in our understanding of speciesformation, of genome organization, and of DNA script for naturalselection. It is an invaluable resource for geneticists,mammalogists, and biologists interested in comparative genomics,systematics, and chromosome structure. -
A New Direction in Teaching Global Solidarity; Partnering with Catholic Relief Services
Suzanne C. Toton and Ismael Muvingi
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The Schur Complement and Its Applications
Fuzhen Zhang
Describes the Schur complement as a tool in mathematical research and applications and discusses many significant results that illustrate its power and fertility. This book covers themes and variations on the Schur complement. It is useful for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in mathematics, applied mathematics, and statistics.
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Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture
James E. Doan
In this encyclopedia, designed for "the educated lay public," more than 400 signed articles produced by 205 expert contributors come in three sizes. The largest articles offer more than 2,000 words of in-depth coverage and historical overview. The medium-sized (1,000-2,000 words) and smaller articles (less than 1,000 words) cover historical figures and more discrete events and topics. The A-Z entries are preceded by a chronology and followed by a selection of almost 150 primary documents ranging from the Confession of St. Patrick (c. 450) to the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement (1998)--a real bonus to users. Access is aided by an alphabetical list of entries and a comprehensive index with the main entries in bold type. Twenty-three maps and numerous black-and-white photographs and illustrations accompany the text.
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Tara
James E. Doan
The impact of the Irish upon the arts, popular culture, scholarship, and politics has been immense. Literature in English cannot be fully understood without consideration of James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, among others. The Irish struggle for independence in the early twentieth century, and the strife that continues today over north-south question, have received international attention and concern. The Encyclopedia of Irish History and Culture is written for a broad audience of students, academics, and general readers. It spans prehistoric times to the present, and examines both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in detail. It offers, in A-Z format, 25 long, thematic articles on politics, economics, religion, the arts, and society; 200 mid-length entries on key movements, periods, institutions, and cities; and 175 succinct articles on specific people, groups, and events. Entries represent an inclusive, cross-disciplinary approach, written by specialists in history, archaeology, anthropology, geography, politics, economics, the Irish and English languages and literatures, the visual arts, and other fields.
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Ua Dalaigh (poets)
James E. Doan
Through violent incursions by the Vikings and the spread of Christianity, medieval Ireland maintained a distinctive Gaelic identity. From the sacred site of Tara to the manuscript illuminations in the Book of Kells, Anglo-Irish relations to the Connachta dynasty, Ireland during the middle ages was a rich and vivid culture.
Medieval Ireland: An Encyclopedia brings together in one authoritative resource the multiple facets of life in Ireland before and after the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1169, from the sixth to sixteenth century. Multidisciplinary in coverage, this A-Z reference work provides information on historical events, economics, politics, the arts, religion, intellectual history, and many other aspects of the period. Written by the world's leading scholars on the subject, this highly accessible reference work will enable students, researchers, and general readers alike to explore topics such as
- The development of the city of Dublin from the early Irish settlement of Áth Cliath (ford of hurdle-work) in the sixth century C.E. to a thriving medieval city
- The history of kings and kingships in medieval Ireland including political structure, royal dynasties, and historical roots
- Different literary genres including historical tales, satire, aideda, and Irish poetry as well as the outside influence on medieval Irish literature by the Carolingian dynasty, the Anglo-Saxons, the Scottish, and others
- The literary, political, and religious people from the Irish middle ages such as Marianus Scottus, Strongbow, Brian Boru, St. Brigit, and Richard FitzRalph
- The culture and society of the era including music, games, craftwork, role of women, fraternities, and bardic schools
- And much more…
With over 345 essays ranging from 250 to 2,500 words, Medieval Ireland paints a lively and colorful portrait of the time. The latest volume in the acclaimed Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middles Ages, this resource is a fascinating and comprehensive exploration of Irish history.
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Leave the Gun; Take the Cannoli: Food and Family in the Modern American Mafia Film
Marlisa Santos
When the Little Caesars of the 1920s and 1930s in American film became transformed into the Michael Corleones of the 1970s, the filmic treatment of the Mafia began to involve home and family as much as guns and gambling. This shift signified a more complete treatment of the Mafia and its role in Italian American immigrant culture, including depiction of a wider range of forces that informed the world of Italian-American organized crime. It is perhaps these details of home and family that make the Godfather movies and other Mafia films that came later so fascinating to the American movie world; these films began to reveal subtexts about immigration and assimilation issues that transcend the organized crime underworld.
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Analysis to Action: A Guidebook For Conflict-Sensitive USAID Programming in Africa
Mary H. Schwoebel, Michael Lund, Chloe Schwenke, Bob Leavitt, Ajit Joshi, and Stephen Ndegwa
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Helicosporidium
Aurelien Tartar
The Encyclopedia of Entomology brings together the talents of over 350 distinguished entomologists from 36 countries to provide a detailed, global overview of insects and their close relatives, including taxonomy, behavior, ecology, physiology, history, and management. All the major groups of arthropods are treated, as are many important families and individual species. The Encyclopedia also covers physiology, genetics, ecology, behavior, insect relationships with people, medical entomology, and pest management. Detailed listings are also complemented by more than 1100 illustrations. Featured in this important work are unique biographical sketches of the hundreds of entomologists who have made important contributions to the discipline since its origin.
Presented in three volumes and including a fully searchable and easily accessed online version, theEncyclopedia of Entomology is the most complete reference work in this field. In addition to being a must for Entomology departments around the world, the Encyclopedia also serves as a handy reference for scientists and students in related areas of science such as agronomy, animal science, botany, ecology, human disease, evolutionary biology, forestry, genetics, horticulture, parasitology, toxicology and zoology. -
Environmental Studies: Concepts, Connections, and Controversies
Barry W. Barker
An informative softcover resembling an activist approach to environmental science. Covers problems facing us now & the future, & looking at solutions and controversies they create.
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The Scotch-Irish in 18th Century America and their Counterparts in 19th Century Australia: A Comparative Study of Relations between Colonists and Natives on Two Frontiers
James E. Doan
Since Mary McAleese embraced the expatriate and emigrant Irish in her inaugural Presidential address, much has been made of the global Irish family. This exciting collection of essays by a group of eminent scholars explores the teaching and research of Irish literature in a region of the world that has scouted the attractions of western culture since the sixteenth century. Three or four centuries later those attractions, as far as the Irish are concerned, have become specific. Irelands in the Asia-Pacific explores these in a sequence of twenty-six articles grouped under the headings of: Writing an Irish Self; Joyce at large; Post-Colonial readings of Irish Literature; Antipodean Connections; Teaching Irish Literature in the Asia-Pacific; and Irish Literature Down-Under.
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Entre dos aguas: Yanitzia Canetti y la literatura cubana en Estados Unidos
Yvette Fuentes
Antología que reúne colaboraciones de importantes escritores e investigadores sobre el fenómeno de la creación literaria desde el punto de vista de la experiencia del biculturalismo en Estados Unidos, así como la integración en la literatura norteamericana de nuevas preocupaciones temáticas y formales como el realismo mágic.
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