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This finely illustrated book offers a simple yet comprehensive
'grammar' of a new discipline. Performance Art first became popular
in the fifties when artists began creating 'happenings'. Since then
the artist as a performer has challenged many of the accepted rules
of the theatre and radically altered our notion of what constitutes
visual art. This is the first publication to outline the essential
characteristics of the field and to put forward a method for
teaching the subject as a discipline distinct from dance, drama,
painting or sculpture.
Most books covering the use of computer models in agricultural management systems target only one or two types of models. There are few texts available that cover the subject of systems modeling comprehensively and that deal with various approaches, applications, evaluations, and uses for technology transfer. Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer fills this need. It presents the latest advances in the use of various computer models in agricultural management systems. This authoritative reference provides guidance on the use of models in field research, decision support, precision farming, and technology transfer to farmers and ranchers. Derived from an international symposium co-sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, it analyzes current system model applications for the modeling of natural resources, crop production, grazing lands, and animal production systems. Leading international agricultural system scientists present their experiences and provide guidance on how models can be used to enhance the quality of field research, transfer of research information and technology to farmers and ranchers, and decision support for agricultural management. They provide an expert review of the existing problems and possible solutions to improve future applications. In addition, Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer explores the possible use of an international modular computer framework to improve current modeling procedures in an effort to develop problem-specific models in the future.
This finely illustrated book offers a simple yet comprehensive
'grammar' of a new discipline. Performance Art first became popular
in the fifties when artists began creating 'happenings'. Since then
the artist as a performer has challenged many of the accepted rules
of the theatre and radically altered our notion of what constitutes
visual art. This is the first publication to outline the essential
characteristics of the field and to put forward a method for
teaching the subject as a discipline distinct from dance, drama,
painting or sculpture.
Scheduled for release at the top of the 2020 US Presidential election, Dispatches from the Vanguard channels the global soul's hunger for freedom from authoritarian control. Partnering with dozens of Pulitzer Prize Winners, New York Times Best Sellers, poet laureates, TED speakers, and influencers within the Global International African Arts Movement, including Ishmael Reed, Tyehimba Jess, Rich Fresh, Nikki Giovanni, Nnedi Okorafor, Chester Higgins, Tori Reid and Jaki Shelton Green, Dispatches offers a poignant, high-frequency rebuke of Donald J. Trump (actual man, strawman and metaphor for white privilege and capitalist despotism) and his ruthless amoral presidency. As we approach a key moment in the recent history of American politics, Dispatches from the Vanguard is a timely intervention, showing us how we can challenge the impact and influence of politics when it is solely a means of authoritarian control.
One major consequence of climate change is abrupt, dramatic changes in regional biodiversity. Even if the most optimistic scenarios for mitigating climate change transpire, the fate of many wild species rests on the shoulders of people engaged in conservation planning, management, and policy. Providing managers with the latest and most useful climate change research is critical and requires challenging the conventional divide between scientists and managers. Biodiversity in a Changing Climate promotes dialogue among scientists, decision makers, and managers who are grappling with climate-related threats to species and ecosystems in diverse forms. The book includes case studies and best practices used to address impacts related to climate change across a broad spectrum of species and habitats from coastal krill and sea urchins to prairie grass and mountain bumblebees. Focused on California, the issues and strategies presented in this book will prove relevant to regions across the West, as well as other regions, and provide a framework for how scientists and managers in any region can bridge the communication divide to manage biodiversity in a rapidly changing world. Biodiversity and a Changing Climate will prove an indispensable guide to students, scientists, and professionals engaged in conservation and resource management.
Margaret Atwood is one of the most popular and enduring literary
novelists of the late twentieth century. This introduction covers
Atwood's work from the 1970s to the present, drawing out her
recurring themes of Canadian identity and the wilderness, the
representation of women and female bodies and history and its
narration. Winner of the Margaret Atwood Society Best Book in 1997,
the second edition is thoroughly revised and updated and includes
four new chapters covering Atwood's recent novels "Alias Grace" and
"The Blind Assassin," her 2002 book on writing "Negotiating with
the Dead" and her latest novel "Oryx and Crake," published in
2003.
Medvedevskikh (physical chemistry, National Academy of Sciences, Ukraine) et al. have assembled 20 articles (some quite brief) on thermodynamics, organic solvents, photosynthesis, free radicals, specific compounds, and other topics. The writing in some abstracts and articles is unclear or contains grammar errors, suggesting that English is not the main editor's nor the authors' first language. They work in chemistry, physics, geochemistry, and other fields, mostly in Eastern Europe. The preface is an amalgamation of the abstracts and sheds no light on any overarching theme of the compilation.
The Historical Ecology Handbook makes essential connections between
past and future ecosystems, bringing together leading experts to
offer a much-needed introduction to the field of historical ecology
and its practical application by on-the-ground
restorationists.
Restoration ecology is a young field that integrates theory and
knowledge from a range of disciplines, including the biological,
physical, and social sciences as well as the humanities. This new
textbook, written for upper-division undergraduates and first-year
graduate students, offers a real-life introduction to the field and
an interdisciplinary overview of the theory behind it.
Margaret Atwood is one of the most popular and enduring literary
novelists of the late twentieth century. This introduction covers
Atwood's work from the 1970s to the present, drawing out her
recurring themes of Canadian identity and the wilderness, the
representation of women and female bodies and history and its
narration. Winner of the Margaret Atwood Society Best Book in 1997,
the second edition is thoroughly revised and updated and includes
four new chapters covering Atwood's recent novels "Alias Grace" and
"The Blind Assassin," her 2002 book on writing "Negotiating with
the Dead" and her latest novel "Oryx and Crake," published in
2003.
Most books covering the use of computer models in agricultural management systems target only one or two types of models. There are few texts available that cover the subject of systems modeling comprehensively and that deal with various approaches, applications, evaluations, and uses for technology transfer. Agricultural System Models in Field Research and Technology Transfer fills this need. It presents the latest advances in the use of various computer models in agricultural management systems.
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