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Introduction to Environmental Science: Earth and Man provides a
comprehensive and fully integrated interdisciplinary introduction
to our planet, covering the complex interactions between chemistry,
physics, biology, geology, hydrology, climatology, social science
and environmental policy. Written in a lively and engaging style,
it aims to stimulate interest in this dynamic and important area,
and facilitate new ways of thinking about how environmental
problems should be critically evaluated and solved.
Some people have something to say in any conversation and can spot
the hidden angles of completely unrelated problems; but how do they
do it? So many books, apps, courses, and schools compete for our
attention that the problem isn't a lack of opportunity to sharpen
our minds, it's having to choose between so many options. And yet,
more than two thousand years ago, the greatest thinker of Ancient
Greece, Aristotle, had already discovered the blueprint of the
human mind. Despite the fact that the latest cognitive science
shows his blueprint to be exactly what sharpens our reasoning,
subtlety of thought, and ability to think in different ways and for
ourselves, we have meanwhile replaced it with a simplistic and
seductive view of intelligence, education and the mind. Condensing
that blueprint to six 'secrets', Craig Adams uncovers the
underlying patterns of every discussion and debate we've ever had,
and shows us how to be both harder to manipulate and more skilful
in any conversation or debate - no matter the topic.
Learn Android Studio covers Android Studio and its rich tools
ecosystem, including Git and Gradle: this book covers how Android
Studio works seamlessly with Git, for source control, and Gradle, a
build and test tool. In addition, this book demonstrates how to
develop/collaborate with remote Git web-hosting services such as
GitHub and Bitbucket. Four complete Android projects accompany this
volume and are available for download from a public Git repository.
With this book, you learn the latest and most productive tools in
the Android tools ecosystem, and the best practices for Android app
development. You will be able to take away the labs' code as
templates or frameworks to re-use and customize for your own
similar apps. Android Studio is an intuitive, feature-rich, and
extremely forgiving Integrated Development Environment (IDE). This
IDE is more productive and easier to use for your Android app
creations than Eclipse. With this book you will quickly master
Android Studio and maximize your Android development time. Source
code on the remote web-hosting service is targeted to the latest
Android Studio release, version 1.2.
A boastful toad considers himself the keeper of a pond, and he
makes all decisions regarding the pond's care. His stubborn choices
have unexpected consequences which threaten the pond and its
inhabitants. This book tells a story about how everyday choices can
affect those around us and the environment we live in. The tale
allows children to reflect on the choices they make. Nevurrong is
an enjoyable read for children and adults.
Title: The Hawick Tradition of 1514: the town's common, flag, and
seal, etc. With plates and a map.]Publisher: British Library,
Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national
library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest
research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known
languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound
recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its
collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial
additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating
back as far as 300 BC.The GENERAL HISTORICAL collection includes
books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. This varied
collection includes material that gives readers a 19th century view
of the world. Topics include health, education, economics,
agriculture, environment, technology, culture, politics, labour and
industry, mining, penal policy, and social order. ++++The below
data was compiled from various identification fields in the
bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an
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British Library Craig, Matthew Robert Smith; Laing, Adam; Scott,
Tom; 1898. viii. 268 p.; 4 . 010370.g.6.
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Environment in the Courtroom (Paperback)
John S.G. Clark; Edited by Alan Ingelson; Contributions by John D. Cliffe, Lynda Collins, Jack D. Coop, …
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Discovery Miles 18 900
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Canadian environmental law is a dynamic and exciting area that is
playing an increasingly important role in furthering sustainable
development policy. Environmental law has distinctive relevant
principles, operating procedures, implications, and importance in
comparison with other areas of law, and these distinctions must be
appreciated both within the legal community and by all those who
are concerned with the way that courts handle environmental cases.
Environment in the Courtroom provides extensive insight into
Canadian environmental law. Covering key environmental concepts and
the unique nature of environmental damage, environmental
prosecutions, sentencing and environmental offences, evidentiary
issues in environmental processes and hearings, issues associated
with site inspections, investigations, and enforcement, and more,
this collection has the potential to make make a significant
difference at the level of understanding and practice. Containing
perspective and insight from experienced and prominence Canadian
legal practitioners and scholars, Environment in the Courtroom
addresses the Canadian provinces and territories and provides
context by comparison to the United States and Australia. No other
collection covers these topics so comprehensively. This is an
essential reference for all those interested in Canadian
environmental law.
Some people have something to say in any conversation and can spot
the hidden angles of completely unrelated problems; but how do they
do it? So many books, apps, courses, and schools compete for our
attention that the problem isn't a lack of opportunity to sharpen
our minds, it's having to choose between so many options. And yet,
more than two thousand years ago, the greatest thinker of Ancient
Greece, Aristotle, had already discovered the blueprint of the
human mind. Despite the fact that the latest cognitive science
shows his blueprint to be exactly what sharpens our reasoning,
subtlety of thought, and ability to think in different ways and for
ourselves, we have meanwhile replaced it with a simplistic and
seductive view of intelligence, education and the mind. Condensing
that blueprint to six 'secrets', Craig Adams uncovers the
underlying patterns of every discussion and debate we've ever had,
and shows us how to be both harder to manipulate and more skilful
in any conversation or debate - no matter the topic.
For most of the past two hundred years or more - the grand era of
national constitution-making - founding fathers and constitutional
scholars alike seem to have focused more sharply on questions of
legislative power than they have on executive power. Executive
power, by contrast, they worried much less about and sought to
delimit less thoroughly. The scope of executive power and its
accountability are however endemic problems, which arise within
federal and non-federal states. Nor are these issues unique to
common law constitutional orders. Problems concerning the nature
and delimitation of executive power also arise in civil law
jurisdictions and in the European Union. Despite the historical
constitutional focus on legislative power, it is executive
authority which seems in the early 21st-century to be the more
threatening. This book addresses two sets of questions that are
under-researched in constitutional scholarship. What is the proper
scope of executive authority, how is executive power delimited, and
how should it be defined? How is executive authority best held to
account, politically and legally? These questions are both
descriptive and normative and they are addressed accordingly in
each of the chapters by leading public lawyers from a variety of
jurisdictions. The book examines executive power in the United
Kingdom from a British and from a distinctively Scottish
perspective. There are chapters on the four common law
jurisdictions of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United
States; on the four civil law jurisdictions of France, Germany,
Italy, and Spain; and on the European Union. This insightful
comparative perspective allows themes to be drawn together, and
lessons extracted on the nature of executive power and its
accountability.
Dama gazelles, the largest of the gazelles, were once a common
sight in Northern Africa, with a habitat ranging from the Atlantic
Ocean east almost to the Nile River. Today, these animals are
critically endangered as their populations have dropped
precipitously due to the effects of expanding agrarian practices,
overhunting, violent human conflict, and climate change on their
native habitats. Though they are perilously close to extinction in
the wild, Texas ranches maintain over a thousand dama gazelles-more
than the number currently in zoos and in the wild combined. The
habitat on some of these ranches resembles their natural range
along the Sahara Desert of Northern Africa, making them suitable
living spaces for damas. In The Dama Gazelles, Elizabeth Cary
Mungall brings together experts from around the world and offers a
comprehensive reference book on these animals, including
information on natural history and taxonomy; physical and
behavioral traits; dama gazelles held in zoos and collections,
parks and preserves, and on Texas ranches; and efforts to
reintroduce populations into the wild. There is also a rare,
firsthand account from Frans M. van den Brink, an animal dealer
from the Netherlands, who in the 1960s successfully captured 35
dama gazelles in Northern Africa and transported them to zoos in
the United States and Europe, losing only two animals in the
harrowing process. Those 33 dama gazelles were the "founders" of
all the dama gazelles in captivity today. Detailed appendixes and a
glossary round out the volume with additional information to help
researchers, zookeepers, and landowners better understand and
conserve dama gazelles.
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