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Books > Earth & environment > Geography
This book examines the relationship between national identity and
foreign policy discourses on Russia in Germany, Poland and Finland
in the years 2005–2015. The case studies focus on the Nord Stream
pipeline controversy, the 2008 Russian-Georgian war, the
post-electoral protests in Russian cities in 2011–2012 and the
Ukraine crisis. Siddi argues that divergent foreign policy
narratives of Russia are rooted in different national identity
constructions. Most significantly, the Ukraine crisis and the Nord
Stream controversy have exposed how deep-rooted and different
perceptions of the 'Russian Other' in EU member states are still
influential and lead to conflicting national agendas for foreign
policy towards Russia.
Prosopis describes the enormous historical importance of these
trees as a human food source and reviews the contemporary food
science of the fruit derived from these trees. As well, this
treatise reviews the native genetic resources of this genus on 4
continents and classical genetic and horticultural techniques that
could help stabilize the environment and alleviate human suffering
on some of the world's most destitute agro-ecosystems. This book is
an essential read for researchers interested in forestry and plant
science, environmental science, and functional foods. The legume
family (Fabaceae) contains many genera and species that through
their nitrogen fixing process provide high protein food and feed
for humans and animals. As evidenced by its presence in Death
Valley, California, which holds the record for the highest
temperatures in the world, these types of plants can thrive in
extreme environments.
Advancements in technology have paved the way for innovative
developments in geographic information systems. This has led to the
creation of new platforms for spatial analysis applications and
strategies. Spatial Analysis Techniques Using MyGeoffice (R) is an
information reference source for the latest academic material on
emerging software developments for the exploration of spatial data
and its various applications. Including a range of topics such as
digital image processing, spatial autocorrelation, and system
functionality, this book is ideally designed for researchers,
engineers, academics, students, and practitioners seeking
information on new technological progress in spatial analysis.
Precariousness has become a defining experience in contemporary
society, as an inescapable condition and state of being. Living
with Precariousness presents a spectrum of timely case studies that
explore precarious existences – at individual, collective and
structural levels, and as manifested through space and the body.
These range from the plight of asylum seekers, to the tiny house
movement as a response to affordable housing crises; from the
global impacts of climate change, to the daily challenges of living
with a chronic illness. This multidisciplinary book illustrates the
pervasiveness of precarity, but furthermore shows how those
entanglements with other agents, human or otherwise, that put us at
risk are also the connections that make living with (and through)
precariousness endurable.
A full colour map, based on a digitised map of the city of
Canterbury in 1907, with its Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval past
overlain and important buildings picked out. Founded as the Roman
town of Durovernum Cantiacorum, Canterbury grew to be more
important than London. Canterbury Cathedral became a major European
centre of pilgrimage following the murder of Archbishop Thomas
Becket in 1170 and the centre of the Anglican church after the
Reformation. Although damaged in the Second World War, its many
surviving medieval buildings make it a major attraction for
visitors and home to three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The map
shows a small cathedral city in 1907 with large buildings,
surrounded by orchards and a remarkable military presence. The
map's cover has a short introduction to the city's history, and on
the reverse an illustrated and comprehensive gazetteer of
Canterbury's main sites of interest, from the city's Roman theatre
and forum to medieval monasteries, the city's walls and its castle.
Produced with Canterbury Archaeological Trust and Canterbury Christ
Church University.
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