{"title":"The environment","description":"Books on the subject of The environment","products":[{"product_id":"land-use-and-the-carbon-cycle-advances-in-integrated-science-management-and-policy-paperback-9781107648357","title":"Land Use and the Carbon Cycle; Advances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107648357","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLand Use and the Carbon Cycle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAdvances in Integrated Science, Management, and Policy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eComprehensive exploration of how land use interacts with the atmosphere and carbon cycle, for advanced students, researchers and policy makers.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDaniel G. Brown (Edited by), Derek T. Robinson (Edited by), Nancy H. F. French (Edited by), Bradley C. Reed (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107648357, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e586 pages, 53 b\/w illus.  25 colour illus.  28 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.7 x 2.5 cm, 1.23 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'One striking feature of this timely book is that all 22 chapters are synthetic and backed by solid empirical evidence and\/or conceptual illustrations and statements. It is the most recent update on carbon cycle science … Highly recommended.' J. Chen, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAs governments and institutions work to ameliorate the effects of anthropogenic CO2 emissions on global climate, there is an increasing need to understand how land-use and land-cover change is coupled to the carbon cycle, and how land management can be used to mitigate their effects. This book brings an interdisciplinary team of fifty-eight international researchers to share their novel approaches, concepts, theories and knowledge on land use and the carbon cycle. It discusses contemporary theories and approaches combined with state-of-the-art technologies. The central theme is that land use and land management are tightly integrated with the carbon cycle and it is necessary to study these processes as a single natural-human system to improve carbon accounting and mitigate climate change. The book is an invaluable resource for advanced students, researchers, land-use planners and policy makers in natural resources, geography, forestry, agricultural science, ecology, atmospheric science and environmental economics.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface Tony Janetos and Chris Field\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Introduction: 1. Linking land use and the carbon cycle Derek T. Robinson, Daniel G. Brown, Nancy H. F. French and Bradley C. Reed\u003cbr\u003e 2. An introduction to carbon cycle science Galina Churkina\u003cbr\u003e 3. The contribution of land-use and land-use change to the carbon cycle R. A. Houghton\u003cbr\u003e 4. An economic analysis of the effect of land use on terrestrial carbon storage Robert Mendelsohn\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Measurement and Modeling: 5. Remote sensing for mapping and modeling land-based carbon flux and storage Nancy H. F. French, Laura. L. Bourgeau-Chavez, Michael J. Falkowski, Scott Goetz, Liza K. Jenkins, Richard B. Powell, Philip Camill and Collin S. Roesler\u003cbr\u003e 6. Identifying geographical sources and sinks of carbon from atmospheric observations A. M. Michalak\u003cbr\u003e 7. Overview of current limitations, challenges, and solutions to integrating carbon dynamics with land-use models Tom P. Evans, Mikaela Schmitt-Harsh and Derek T. Robinson\u003cbr\u003e 8. Modeling for integrating science and management Virginia H. Dale and Keith L. Kline\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Integrated Science and Research Applications: 9. Carbon emissions from land-use change: model estimates using three different datasets Atul Jain, Prasanth Meiyappan and Tosha Richardson\u003cbr\u003e 10. A system to integrate multi-scaled data sources for improving terrestrial carbon balance estimates Jordan Golinkoff and Steve Running\u003cbr\u003e 11. Simulating biogeochemical impacts of historical land-use changes in the U.S. Great Plains from 1870 to 2003 William J. Parton, Myron P. Gutmann, Melannie D. Hartman, Emily R. Merchant, Susan M. Lutz and Stephen J. DelGrosso\u003cbr\u003e 12. Carbon signatures of development patterns along a gradient of urbanization Marina Alberti and Lucy Hutyra\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Land Policy, Management, and the Carbon Cycle: 13. Managing carbon: ecological limits and constraints R. César Izaurralde, Wilfred M. Post and Tristram O. West\u003cbr\u003e 14. Effects of wildland fire management on carbon stores Matthew D. Hurteau\u003cbr\u003e 15. Soil carbon dynamics in agricultural systems Cynthia A. Cambardella and Jerry L. Hatfield\u003cbr\u003e 16. U.S. policies and greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture Carol Adaire Jones, Cynthia J. Nickerson and Nancy Cavallaro\u003cbr\u003e 17. Opportunities and challenges for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions with forests Sandra Brown and Timothy Pearson\u003cbr\u003e 18. Opportunities and challenges for carbon management on U.S. public lands Lisa Dilling, Richard Birdsey and Yude Pan\u003cbr\u003e 19. Design and planning of residential landscapes to manage the carbon cycle: invention and variation in land use and land cover Lauren Lesch Marshall and Joan I. Nassauer\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Synthesis and Future Directions: 20. Forests, carbon, and the global environment: new directions in research David L. Skole, Jay Samek, Michael Smalligan, Walter Chomentowski and Oscar Castaneda\u003cbr\u003e 21. Carbon cycle sustainability and land use Dennis Ojima, Josep G. Canadell, Richard Conant, Christine Negra and Petra Tschakert\u003cbr\u003e 22. Synthesis, lessons, and what the future holds Daniel G. Brown, Nancy H. F. French, Bradley C. Reed and Derek T. 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Jamieson (NYU) offers a welcome new volume for those in search of accessible, sophisticated and sustained discussions of the ethical perspectives that inform the discipline.' Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat is the environment, and how does it figure in an ethical life? This book is an introduction to the philosophical issues involved in this important question, focussing primarily on ethics but also encompassing questions in aesthetics and political philosophy. Topics discussed include the environment as an ethical question, human morality, meta-ethics, normative ethics, humans and other animals, the value of nature, and nature's future. The discussion is accessible and richly illustrated with examples. The book will be valuable for students taking courses in environmental philosophy, and also for a wider audience in courses in ethics, practical ethics, and environmental studies. It will also appeal to general readers who want a reliable and sophisticated introduction to the field.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The environment as an ethical question\u003cbr\u003e 2. Human morality\u003cbr\u003e 3. Meta-ethics\u003cbr\u003e 4. Normative ethics\u003cbr\u003e 5. Humans and other animals\u003cbr\u003e 6. The value of nature\u003cbr\u003e 7. 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Singer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107115378, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 March 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e719 pages, 555 colour illus.  88 tables  408 exercises\u003cbr\u003e28.3 x 22.2 x 3.8 cm, 2.2 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Having used most of the 'standard' general ecology textbooks at one time or another (along with a few not so standard ones), I'm excited by this book. It is refreshing and interesting with unique examples and clean artwork that make for a relatively engaging read that I believe most students will enjoy. The inclusion of an assortment of end of chapter questions (along with others embedded in the text) that run the gamut from application to data analysis will give students practice and insight into both critical thinking and quantitative skills that most books do not. The end of unit chapters about practicing ecologists are fascinating and unique in my experience and can only serve to interest students in how 'real science' occurs.' Lynn Mahaffy, University of Delaware\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eTaking a fresh approach to integrating key concepts and research processes, this undergraduate textbook encourages students to develop an understanding of how ecologists raise and answer real-world questions. Four unique chapters describe the development and evolution of different research programs in each of ecology's core areas, showing students that research is undertaken by real people who are profoundly influenced by their social and political environments. Beginning with a case study to capture student interest, each chapter emphasizes the linkage between observations, ideas, questions, hypotheses, predictions, results, and conclusions. Discussion questions, integrated within the text, encourage active participation, and a range of end-of-chapter questions reinforce knowledge and encourage application of analytical and critical thinking skills to real ecological questions. 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Population abundance and growth\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conservation ecology\u003cbr\u003e 12. The chimpanzees of Gombe\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Community Ecology: 13. Interspecific competition\u003cbr\u003e 14. Predation and other exploitative interactions\u003cbr\u003e 15. Facilitation\u003cbr\u003e 16. Complex interactions and food webs\u003cbr\u003e 17. Biological diversity and community stability\u003cbr\u003e 18. Dan Janzen and Winnie Hallwachs - community interactions and tropical restoration through biodiversity conservation\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Ecosystem and Global Ecology: 19. Ecosystem structure and energy flow\u003cbr\u003e 20. Nutrient cycles: global, regional and local\u003cbr\u003e 21. Disturbance and succession\u003cbr\u003e 22. Geographic and landscape ecology\u003cbr\u003e 23. The carbon cycle and climate change ecology\u003cbr\u003e 24. Jane Lubchenco - from the marine intertidal to global service\u003cbr\u003e 25. Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Figure and quotation credits\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Conservation of wildlife \u0026amp; habitats [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of wildlife \u0026amp; habitats\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20wildlife%20\u0026amp;%20habitats%20%5BRNKH%5D%22\"\u003eRNKH\u003c\/a\u003e], Conservation of the environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Conservation of the environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Conservation%20of%20the%20environment%20%5BRNK%5D%22\"\u003eRNK\u003c\/a\u003e], Environmental management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Environmental management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Environmental%20management%20%5BRNF%5D%22\"\u003eRNF\u003c\/a\u003e], Applied ecology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Applied ecology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Applied%20ecology%20%5BRNC%5D%22\"\u003eRNC\u003c\/a\u003e], The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e], Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Earth sciences, geography, environment, planning\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Earth%20sciences,%20geography,%20environment,%20planning%20%5BR%5D%22\"\u003eR\u003c\/a\u003e], Mathematics \u0026amp; science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Mathematics \u0026amp; science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Mathematics%20\u0026amp;%20science%20%5BP%5D%22\"\u003eP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001460740376,"sku":"9781107115378","price":35.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107115378i_7ba893e0-f648-4834-bbe2-6efe0de46118.jpg?v=1696793398"},{"product_id":"the-geology-of-australia-paperback-9781107432413","title":"The Geology of Australia (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107432413","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Geology of Australia\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Uluru to the Great Dividing Range, The Geology of Australia explores the timeless forces that have shaped this continent.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRobert Henderson (Author), David Johnson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107432413, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 September 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e384 pages, 224 colour illus.  25 maps\u003cbr\u003e24.2 x 23 x 1.8 cm, 1.12 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book documents the rich and spectacular heritage of the Australian continent over the last 4400 million years. 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Each of the volumes is essentially a remarkable work of reference, containing a plethora of information and copious bibliographies. There can be few natural scientists who will not want to have at least one of these volumes to hand on their bookshelves, at least until further research renders the details outdated by the time of the next survey.' The Holocene\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will again form the standard scientific reference for all those concerned with climate change and its consequences, including students and researchers in environmental science, meteorology, climatology, biology, ecology and atmospheric chemistry. It provides invaluable material for decision makers and stakeholders at international, national and local level, in government, businesses, and NGOs. This volume provides: • An authoritative and unbiased overview of the physical science basis of climate change • A more extensive assessment of changes observed throughout the climate system than ever before • New dedicated chapters on sea-level change, biogeochemical cycles, clouds and aerosols, and regional climate phenomena • Extensive coverage of model projections, both near-term and long-term climate projections • A detailed assessment of climate change observations, modelling, and attribution for every continent • A new comprehensive atlas of global and regional climate projections for 35 regions of the world\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Summary for policy makers\u003cbr\u003e Technical summary\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Observations: atmosphere and surface\u003cbr\u003e 3. Observations: ocean\u003cbr\u003e 4. 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Now with updated coverage, questions and exercises.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGregory J. Hakim (Author), Jérôme Patoux (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108832717, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 28 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e350 pages\u003cbr\u003e28.4 x 22.6 x 1.8 cm, 1.06 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This book offers a well-balanced combination of accessibility and rigor in its coverage of weather and climate science. The text is compelling, the illustrations are clear and helpful, and the chapters succinctly cover a great breadth of material in a way that is intuitive but also quantitative. The 2nd edition's new material adds to this breadth with some more advanced concepts, additional important and timely topics, and a bit of historical perspective. Overall, this book provides a wonderful overview of weather and climate science for beginners, and serves as a great resource for introductory and general university courses.' Professor Juan Lora, Yale University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe second edition of this concise, affordable textbook is ideal for curious undergraduate majors and non-majors taking a first course in meteorology. The first two chapters introduce readers to the main concepts and tools used to analyze weather patterns. Chapters 3-8 provide a foundational understanding of the fundamental processes taking place in the atmosphere, and in Chapters 9-12 these physical concepts are applied to specific weather phenomena. Weather concepts are then used in Chapters 13-15 to explain weather forecasting, air pollution, and the impact of climate change on weather. Key concepts are illustrated through a running case study of a single mid-latitude cyclone, providing students with an opportunity to progressively develop their understanding of weather phenomena with a familiar example approached from multiple perspectives. This edition includes expanded and updated coverage of precipitation types and formation, satellite and radar technology, tornadoes, and more. It also features thought-provoking end-of-chapter review questions, new visual analysis exercises, an expanded test bank and nearly 100 new figures.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Weather variables\u003cbr\u003e 2. Spatial representations of weather data\u003cbr\u003e 3. 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Bigg (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107067097, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 November 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e250 pages, 69 b\/w illus.  28 maps  4 tables\u003cbr\u003e25.3 x 17.8 x 1.8 cm, 0.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIcebergs are a prime example of an environmental phenomenon that brings together multiple disciplines in the polar sciences, from the physics of calving and melting to the geology of their solid deposits and sea floor interactions. Icebergs are also increasingly seen to play key roles in past and present climate change. 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Stocker (Edited by), Qin Dahe (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107607804, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 May 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e592 pages, 40 colour illus.  20 tables\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.5 x 2.8 cm, 1.66 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Extreme events and their evolution in a changing climate have received extensive treatment in previous reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), but this report goes further by considering management of the risk associated with such events … Because of its integration of disciplinary perspectives, this work is likely to remain relevant for several years and provide the foundation for future synthesis reports … Highly recommended. All academic, professional, and general library collections.' J. Schoof, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report (IPCC-SREX) explores the challenge of understanding and managing the risks of climate extremes to advance climate change adaptation. Extreme weather and climate events, interacting with exposed and vulnerable human and natural systems, can lead to disasters. Changes in the frequency and severity of the physical events affect disaster risk, but so do the spatially diverse and temporally dynamic patterns of exposure and vulnerability. Some types of extreme weather and climate events have increased in frequency or magnitude, but populations and assets at risk have also increased, with consequences for disaster risk. Opportunities for managing risks of weather- and climate-related disasters exist or can be developed at any scale, local to international. Prepared following strict IPCC procedures, SREX is an invaluable assessment for anyone interested in climate extremes, environmental disasters and adaptation to climate change, including policymakers, the private sector and academic researchers.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Summary for policymakers\u003cbr\u003e 1. Climate change: new dimensions in disaster risk, exposure, vulnerability and resilience\u003cbr\u003e 2. Determinants of risk: exposure and vulnerability\u003cbr\u003e 3. Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment\u003cbr\u003e 4. Changes in impacts of climate extremes: human systems and ecosystems\u003cbr\u003e 5. 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H. van Beukering (Edited by), Elissaios Papyrakis (Edited by), Jetske Bouma (Edited by), Roy Brouwer (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107698048, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 March 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e439 pages, 45 b\/w illus.  4 colour illus.  68 tables\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 2 cm, 0.71 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIncreasing pressure from economic development and population growth has resulted in the degradation of ecosystems around the world and the loss of the essential services that they provide. 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Based on eighteen studies in more than twenty developing countries, the authors explore the role of biodiversity-, marine-, forest-, water- and land-related ecosystem services, making this an invaluable contribution to research on the role of ecosystems in supporting the livelihoods of the poor around the world.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e 1. The economics of ecosystem services and poverty Pieter J. H. van Beukering, Elissaios Papyrakis, Jetske Bouma and Roy Brouwer\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Biodiversity-related Ecosystem Services Jetske Bouma: 2. Park-people conflicts, rhino conservation and poverty alleviation in Nepal Bhim Adhikari, Duncan Knowler, Mahesh Poudyal and Wolfgang Haider\u003cbr\u003e 3. Rural poverty and human-elephant conflicts in Sri Lanka Ron Janssen, L. H. P. Gunaratne, Roy Brouwer, Vithanarachchige D. N. Ayoni, Priyanga K. 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The authors' approach is practical – it embraces Bayesian and classical inference strategies to give the reader different options to get the job done. In addition, \u003ci\u003eSpatial Capture-Recapture\u003c\/i\u003e provides data sets, sample code and computing scripts in an R package.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefaceAcknowledgmentsI. Background and Concepts     1. Introduction     2. Statistical Models and SCR     3. GLMs and Bayesian Analysis     4. Closed Population ModelsII. Basic SCR Models     5. Fully Spatial Capture-Recapture Models     6. Likelihood Analysis of Spatial Capture-Recapture Models     7. Modeling Variation In Encounter Probability     8. Model Selection and Assessment     9. Alternative Observation Models     10. Sampling DesignIII. Advanced SCR Models     11. Modeling Spatial Variation in Density     12. Modeling Landscape Connectivity     13. Integrating Resource Selection with Spatial Capture-Recapture Models     14. Stratified Populations: Multi-session and Multi-site Data     15. Models for Search-Encounter Data     16. Open Population ModelsIV. Super-Advanced SCR Models     17. Developing Markov Chain Monte Carlo Samplers     18. Unmarked Populations     19. Spatial Mark-Resight Models for partially identifiable populations     20. 2012: A Spatial Capture-Recapture OdysseyV. 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Theory and Practice of Project Finance6. Financing Renewable Energy Projects in the US7. International Considerations for Project Finance8. Valuation of Renewable Energy Projects\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart III: Financing Distributed Energy Technologies9. Overview of Residential Solar Sector10. Evolution of Energy Storage Technologies – Batteries and other Technologies11. Clean Tech Investments: Challenges and Opportunities\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Power and Transmission Markets\u003c\/b\u003e12. Introduction to Power Markets13. Transmission Markets and Transmission Congestion Assessment14. Credit Risk Assessment and Strategies for Renewable Energy Hedges\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: International Aspects of Renewable Energy Finance\u003c\/b\u003e15. Lessons from Developed Economies (Germany, Italy, and Spain)16. 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I will continue  to recommend this book to all  prospective students who wish to pursue a geoscience or engineering  career in the oil industry.\" \u003cb\u003e--Geoscientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...an excellent book, broad in scope, well organized and well presented, effectively illustrated, and written in a warm, easy-to-read style...highly recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e--The Leading Edge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...essential reading for anyone interested in petroleum geology, from students and motivated amateurs to geologist, engineers, geophysicists, and basically anyone working in the oil industry....The information is cutting edge...\" \u003cb\u003e--Tundraco: A Resource Guide for Rockhounds\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The third edition of Elements of Petroleum Geology by Richard C. Selley and Stephen A. Sonnenberg is the most up-to-date and essential text on petroleum geology that I've seen. 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