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The question Chris Gibson and his colleagues answer in this book is
simple: 'Why is it not easy being green?' In 20 concise, focused
and accessible chapters from birthing to dying, from toilets to
Christmas - they unveil the ambiguities, instabilities and
paradoxes of affluent household living in the 21st century. In so
doing, they temper the easy rhetoric of sustainable lifestyles with
some authentic realities drawn from the affluent world. Earth
system science is showing us the deep complexity of our material
planet. This book brilliantly reflects back to us the complex
materiality of our cultural lives.' - Mike Hulme, University of
East Anglia, UKContrary to the common rhetoric that being green is
'easy', household sustainability is rife with contradiction and
uncertainty. Households attempting to respond to the challenge to
become more sustainable in everyday life face dilemmas on a daily
basis when trying to make sustainable decisions. Various aspects of
life such as cars, computers, food, phones and even birth and
death, may all provoke uncertainty regarding the most sustainable
course of action. Drawing on international scientific and cultural
research, as well as innovative ethnographies, this timely book
probes these wide-ranging sustainability dilemmas, assessing the
avenues open to households trying to improve their sustainability.
The authors engage critically, and constructively, with the
proposition that households are a key scale of action on climate
change. They confront dilemmas of practice and circumstance, and
cultural norms of lifestyle and consumerism that are linked to
troublesome environmental problems - and question whether they can
be easily unsettled. The work also illuminates the informal and
often unheralded work by households - frequently the poorest - in
reducing their environmental burden. This important book is
critical to understanding both the barriers to household
sustainability and the 'unsung' sustainability work carried out by
householders. Containing a unique combination of science and
cultural research, this fascinating book will appeal to researchers
and students of environmental science, environmental studies,
sustainability studies, climate change adaptation, geography,
sociology, cultural studies, science and technology studies, as
well as energy studies and housing research. Policy-makers in
various levels of government working through sustainability
problems, environmental educators, social planners and
sustainability officers working for governments, will also find
much to interest them in this unique book. Contents: Introduction
1. Having a Baby 2. Spaghetti Bolognese 3. Clothes 4. Water 5.
Warmth 6. Toilets 7. Laundry 8. Furniture 9. Plastic Bags 10.
Driving Cars 11. Flying 12. The Refrigerator 13. Screens 14. Mobile
Phones 15. Solar Hot Water 16. The Garden 17. Christmas 18.
Retirement 19. Death 20. Conclusion References Index
A highly illustrated and portable identification guide to the most
common wild flowers and other plants This innovative photographic
guide covers the most common wild flowers and other plants found in
Great Britain and Ireland, as defined by the very latest
distribution maps. It is designed so that anyone faced with an
unfamiliar wild plant can confidently put a name to the species or
recognise that it is a less common plant needing further
investigation. The identification process is based on standard
botanical features that are straightforwardly described, clearly
illustrated and supported by a simple visual key to families. This
book can be your springboard into the wider world of botanical
identification, wherever you are, and of plants both common and
rare. Covers the plants most likely to be seen, including those in
coastal areas Includes more than 1,000 colour photographs, with
macro images of key features when needed Features a friendly,
easy-to-use design and text written in plain English, with
essential botanical terms described and illustrated
Creativity is said to be the fuel of the contemporary economy.
Dynamic industries such as film, music, television and design have
changed the fortunes of entire cities, from Nashville to Los
Angeles, Barcelona to Brisbane and beyond. Yet creativity remains
mercurial - it is at the heart of industrial innovation and can
attract investment, but it is also an intangible, personal quality
and experience. What exactly constitutes creativity? Drawing on
examples as diverse as postcard design, classical music, landscape
art, tattooing, Aboriginal hip-hop, and rock sculpture, this book
seeks to explore and redefine creativity as both economic and
cultural phenomenon. Creativity also has a peculiar geography.
Beyond Hollywood, creativity is evident in suburban, rural and
remote places - a quotidian, vernacular, eclectic enterprise. In
seeking to redefine the creative industries, this book brings
together geographers, historians, sociologists, cultural studies
scholars and media/communications experts to explore creativity in
diverse places outside major cities. These are places that are
physically and/or metaphorically remote, are small in population
terms, or which because of old industrial legacies are assumed by
others to be unsophisticated or marginal in an imaginary geography
of creativity. This book reveals the richness and depth, the
challenges and surprises of being creative beyond city limits. This
book was originally published as a special issue of Australian
Geographer.
Creativity is said to be the fuel of the contemporary economy.
Dynamic industries such as film, music, television and design have
changed the fortunes of entire cities, from Nashville to Los
Angeles, Barcelona to Brisbane and beyond. Yet creativity remains
mercurial it is at the heart of industrial innovation and can
attract investment, but it is also an intangible, personal quality
and experience. What exactly constitutes creativity?
Drawing on examples as diverse as postcard design, classical
music, landscape art, tattooing, Aboriginal hip-hop, and rock
sculpture, this book seeks to explore and redefine creativity as
both economic and cultural phenomenon. Creativity also has a
peculiar geography. Beyond Hollywood, creativity is evident in
suburban, rural and remote places a quotidian, vernacular, eclectic
enterprise. In seeking to redefine the creative industries, this
book brings together geographers, historians, sociologists,
cultural studies scholars and media/communications experts to
explore creativity in diverse places outside major cities. These
are places that are physically and/or metaphorically remote, are
small in population terms, or which because of old industrial
legacies are assumed by others to be unsophisticated or marginal in
an imaginary geography of creativity. This book reveals the
richness and depth, the challenges and surprises of being creative
beyond city limits.
This book was originally published as a special issue of
Australian Geographer."
Throughout the world, the number of festivals has grown
exponentially in the last two decades, as people celebrate local
and regional cultures, but perhaps more importantly as local
councils and other groups seek to use festivals both to promote
tourism and to stimulate rural development. However, most studies
of festivals have tended to focus almost exclusively on the
cultural and symbolic aspects, or on narrow modelling of economic
multiplier impacts, rather than examining their long-term
implications for rural change. This book therefore has an original
focus. It is structured in two parts: the first discusses broad
issues affecting music festivals globally, especially in the
context of rural revitalisation. The second part looks in more
detail at a range of types of festivals commonly found throughout
North America, Europe and Australasia, such as country music, jazz,
opera and alternative music festivals. The authors draw on in-depth
research undertaken over the past five years in a range of
Australian places, which traces the overall growth of festivals of
various kinds, examines four of the more important and distinctive
music festivals, and makes clear conclusions on their significance
for rural and regional change.
Throughout the world, the number of festivals has grown
exponentially in the last two decades, as people celebrate local
and regional cultures, but perhaps more importantly as local
councils and other groups seek to use festivals both to promote
tourism and to stimulate rural development. However, most studies
of festivals have tended to focus almost exclusively on the
cultural and symbolic aspects, or on narrow modelling of economic
multiplier impacts, rather than examining their long-term
implications for rural change. This book therefore has an original
focus. It is structured in two parts: the first discusses broad
issues affecting music festivals globally, especially in the
context of rural revitalisation. The second part looks in more
detail at a range of types of festivals commonly found throughout
North America, Europe and Australasia, such as country music, jazz,
opera and alternative music festivals. The authors draw on in-depth
research undertaken over the past five years in a range of
Australian places, which traces the overall growth of festivals of
various kinds, examines four of the more important and distinctive
music festivals, and makes clear conclusions on their significance
for rural and regional change.
The question Chris Gibson and his colleagues answer in this book is
simple: 'Why is it not easy being green?' In 20 concise, focused
and accessible chapters from birthing to dying, from toilets to
Christmas - they unveil the ambiguities, instabilities and
paradoxes of affluent household living in the 21st century. In so
doing, they temper the easy rhetoric of sustainable lifestyles with
some authentic realities drawn from the affluent world. Earth
system science is showing us the deep complexity of our material
planet. This book brilliantly reflects back to us the complex
materiality of our cultural lives.' - Mike Hulme, University of
East Anglia, UKContrary to the common rhetoric that being green is
'easy', household sustainability is rife with contradiction and
uncertainty. Households attempting to respond to the challenge to
become more sustainable in everyday life face dilemmas on a daily
basis when trying to make sustainable decisions. Various aspects of
life such as cars, computers, food, phones and even birth and
death, may all provoke uncertainty regarding the most sustainable
course of action. Drawing on international scientific and cultural
research, as well as innovative ethnographies, this timely book
probes these wide-ranging sustainability dilemmas, assessing the
avenues open to households trying to improve their sustainability.
The authors engage critically, and constructively, with the
proposition that households are a key scale of action on climate
change. They confront dilemmas of practice and circumstance, and
cultural norms of lifestyle and consumerism that are linked to
troublesome environmental problems - and question whether they can
be easily unsettled. The work also illuminates the informal and
often unheralded work by households - frequently the poorest - in
reducing their environmental burden. This important book is
critical to understanding both the barriers to household
sustainability and the 'unsung' sustainability work carried out by
householders. Containing a unique combination of science and
cultural research, this fascinating book will appeal to researchers
and students of environmental science, environmental studies,
sustainability studies, climate change adaptation, geography,
sociology, cultural studies, science and technology studies, as
well as energy studies and housing research. Policy-makers in
various levels of government working through sustainability
problems, environmental educators, social planners and
sustainability officers working for governments, will also find
much to interest them in this unique book. Contents: Introduction
1. Having a Baby 2. Spaghetti Bolognese 3. Clothes 4. Water 5.
Warmth 6. Toilets 7. Laundry 8. Furniture 9. Plastic Bags 10.
Driving Cars 11. Flying 12. The Refrigerator 13. Screens 14. Mobile
Phones 15. Solar Hot Water 16. The Garden 17. Christmas 18.
Retirement 19. Death 20. Conclusion References Index
Sound Tracks is the first comprehensive book on the new geography of popular music, examining the complex links between places, music and cultural identities. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on local, national and global scenes, from the 'Mersey' and 'Icelandic' sounds to 'world music', and explores the diverse meanings of music in a range of regional contexts. In a world of intensified globalisation, links between space, music and identity are increasingly tenuous, yet places give credibility to music, not least in the 'country', and music is commonly linked to place, as a stake to originality, a claim to tradition and as a marketing device. This book develops new perspectives on these relationships and how they are situated within cultural and geographical thought.
Britain has been at the forefront of weapons technology since the
industrial revolution began and, with the Brennan wire-guided
torpedo, pioneered guided weapons. World War One saw several
developments, but it was during World War Two that Britain's
scientists laid the foundations for a guided weapons industry that
continues to this day. Ultimately, the early guided weapons gave
Britain's armed forces valuable experience in operating the
weapons. Sea Vixens, Javelins and Lightnings were armed with
Firestreak and Red Top, while Vulcans and Victors carried Blue
Steel, the UK's nuclear deterrent. The Army fielded weapons such as
Thunderbird, Rapier, Corporal and Lance. Navy submarines carried
Polaris and Trident, while surface ships had Sea Dart, Sea Wolf,
Exocet and Harpoon. From this solid foundation, the aerospace
companies merged and collaborated, with lessons learned from the
earlier weapons paving the way for a new generation of weapons:
Skyflash, Meteor, ASRAAM, Brimstone and Storm Shadow arm the
Tornado, Typhoon and Lightning; Sea Viper and Sea Ceptor protect
the Navy; and Sky Sword defends the Army. With over 140 images,
this book relates the history of these weapons and how Britain
operates some of the finest guided weapons available today.
From their modest origins with BE.2c and Vickers Victoria biplanes
delivering food and ammunition in the Mesopotamian deserts to the
massive Globemasters delivering hardware in the same theatre a
century later, transport aircraft have played a key role in
Britain's wars. It was the Cold War that saw transport aircraft
become necessary war-fighting equipment. Operation Corporate in
1982 identified the need for large-capacity strategic transport
aircraft, something reinforced by Operation Granby in 1990-91, and
led to the acquisition of the Lockheed TriStar and Boeing C-17A
Globemaster. When the operations in Afghanistan and Iraq began, the
RAF's transport fleet was ready, and with the new model Hercules,
and the Airbus Voyager and Atlas, Britain's armed forces have a
transport force second to none. First in, last out' is a concise
description of the operations of the RAF's transport force. Since
1915, aircraft have supported troops on the ground, carried
personnel to and from war zones, evacuated civilians and provided
succour to the needy. RAF Transport Command's motto, Ferio Ferendo,
translates as I strike by carrying', and that is exactly what
transport aircraft have done for over a century. With over 130
photographs, this book describes the evolution of the aircraft that
provided the airlift capacity for Britain's armed forces wherever
they served, and as the 2021 Operation Pitting showed, transport
aircraft are still last out.
Music and Tourism is the first book to comprehensively examine the
links between travel and music. It combines contemporary and
historical analysis of the economic and social impact of music
tourism, with discussions of the cultural politics of authenticity
and identity. Music tourism evokes nostalgia and meaning, and
celebrates both heritage and hedonism. It is a product of
commercialisation that can create community, but that also often
demands artistic compromise. Diverse case studies, from the USA and
UK to Australia, Jamaica and Vanuatu, illustrate the global extent
of music tourism, its contradictions and pleasures.
Sound Tracks is the first comprehensive book on the new geography of popular music, examining the complex links between places, music and cultural identities. It provides an interdisciplinary perspective on local, national and global scenes, from the 'Mersey' and 'Icelandic' sounds to 'world music', and explores the diverse meanings of music in a range of regional contexts. In a world of intensified globalisation, links between space, music and identity are increasingly tenuous, yet places give credibility to music, not least in the 'country', and music is commonly linked to place, as a stake to originality, a claim to tradition and as a marketing device. This book develops new perspectives on these relationships and how they are situated within cultural and geographical thought.
A key component in any armed force, helicopters operate in a range
of roles not only previously filled by aircraft but also many that
are completely new. Thanks to their ability to go anywhere and
operate from locations as diverse as landing pads hacked out of the
rainforest or the pitching deck of a frigate, the helicopter adds a
flexibility unknown to armed forces in the past. Be it
antisubmarine operations by a Merlin, fire support from an Apache,
stores delivered by a Puma, evacuation of the wounded by a casevac
Chinook or rescue by a Sea King, helicopters offer the Royal Navy,
British Army and Royal Air Force capabilities unheard of in the
history of conflict. From its beginnings as a curiosity with little
operational use, Britain's armed forces soon embraced the
helicopter with the Whirlwind for the Royal Navy and RAF and the
Skeeter for the Army Air Corps. Finding these helicopters limited,
it was the advent of the turboshaft that revolutionized the
helicopter, with the Belvedere, Wessex, Wasp and Scout bringing new
capabilities. The next generation, the Puma, Lynx, Sea King and
Chinook, all designed for turboshaft power, made the helicopter an
essential machine for all the armed forces and have proven their
worth to Britain's forces since the 1970s. In Britain's Military
Helicopters, Chris Gibson describes the evolution of the helicopter
in British service, from their beginnings with the Sikorsky R-4B
test flown by Fleet Air Arm pilots in the USA to the latest Wildcat
and Apache Guardian. Lavishly illustrated throughout, this book
includes original photographs and images from archives, many of
which are previously unpublished. 140 illustrations
Modern strategists talk about "force multipliers," and, for air
operations, air-to-air refueling is without doubt the greatest
force multiplier of all. In-flight refueling has allowed not only
the longest bombing missions in history but also persistence in air
defense, transport reach and flexibility in ground-attack tasks.
Covering a range of refuelers - including the Boeing KC-97 and
KC-135, Vickers Valiant, Handley Page Victor, Lockheed TriStar,
Vickers VC10, McDonnell Douglas KC-10 and the Airbus MRTT Voyager -
this book details the history of air-to-air refueling and
celebrates the key role played by tanker aircraft in the
application of air power around the world. 140 illustrations
After a string of commercial disappointments, in 1986 Australian
rock band The Church were simultaneously dropped by Warner Brothers
in the US and EMI in Australasia. The future looked bleak.
Seemingly from nowhere, their next record, Starfish, became an
unlikely global hit. Its alluring and pensive lead single, 'Under
the Milky Way', stood in stark contrast to the synth pop and hair
metal dominating the 1980s. A high watermark of intelligent rock,
Starfish musically anticipated alternative revolutions to come. Yet
in making Starfish, The Church struggled with their internal
contradictions. Seeking both commercial and artistic success, they
were seduced by fame and drugs but cynical towards the music
industry. Domiciled in Australia but with a European literary
worldview, they relocated to Los Angeles to record under strained
circumstances in the heart of the West Coast hit machine. This book
traces the story of Starfish, its background, composition,
production and reception. To the task, Gibson brings an unusual
perspective as both a musician and a geographer. Drawing upon four
decades of media coverage as well as fresh interviews between the
author and band members, this book delves into the mysteries of
this mercurial classic, tracing both its slippery cultural
geography and its sumptuous songcraft. Situating Starfish in time
and space, Gibson transports the reader to a key album and moment
in popular music history when the structure and politics of the
record industry was set to forever change.
Festivals have burgeoned in rural areas, revitalising old
traditions and inventing new reasons to celebrate. How do festivals
contribute to tourism, community and a rural sense of belonging?
What are their cultural, environmental and economic dimensions?
This book answers such questions - featuring contributions from
leading geographers, historians, anthropologists, tourism scholars
and cultural researchers. It draws on a range of case studies: from
the rustic charm of agricultural shows and family circuses to the
effervescent festival of Elvis Presley impersonators in Parkes;
from wildflower collecting to the cosmopolitan beats of ChillOut,
Australia's largest non-metropolitan gay and lesbian festival.
Festivals as diverse as youth surfing carnivals, country music
musters, Aboriginal gatherings in the remote Australian outback,
Scottish highland gatherings and German Christmas celebrations are
united in their emphasis on community, conviviality and fun.
Guitars inspire cult-like devotion: an aficionado can tell you
precisely when and where their favorite instrument was made, the
wood it is made from, and that wood's unique effect on the
instrument's sound. In The Guitar, Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren
follow that fascination around the globe as they trace guitars all
the way back to the tree. The authors take us to guitar factories,
port cities, log booms, remote sawmills, Indigenous lands, and
distant rainforests, on a quest for behind-the-scenes stories and
insights into how guitars are made, where the much-cherished guitar
timbers ultimately come from, and the people and skills that craft
those timbers along the way. Gibson and Warren interview hundreds
of people to give us a first-hand account of the ins and outs of
production methods, timber milling, and forest custodianship in
diverse corners of the world, including the Pacific Northwest,
Madagascar, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Japan, China, Hawaii, and
Australia. They unlock surprising insights into longer arcs of
world history: on the human exploitation of nature, colonialism,
industrial capitalism, cultural tensions, and seismic upheavals.
But the authors also strike a hopeful note, offering a parable of
wider resonance-of the incredible but underappreciated skill and
care that goes into growing forests and felling trees, milling
timber, and making enchanting musical instruments, set against the
human tendency to reform our use (and abuse) of natural resources
only when it may be too late. The Guitar promises to resonate with
anyone who has ever fallen in love with a guitar.
Guitars inspire cult-like devotion: an aficionado can tell you
precisely when and where their favorite instrument was made, the
wood it is made from, and that wood's unique effect on the
instrument's sound. In The Guitar, Chris Gibson and Andrew Warren
follow that fascination around the globe as they trace guitars all
the way back to the tree. The authors take us to guitar factories,
port cities, log booms, remote sawmills, Indigenous lands, and
distant rainforests, on a quest for behind-the-scenes stories and
insights into how guitars are made, where the much-cherished guitar
timbers ultimately come from, and the people and skills that craft
those timbers along the way. Gibson and Warren interview hundreds
of people to give us a first-hand account of the ins and outs of
production methods, timber milling, and forest custodianship in
diverse corners of the world, including the Pacific Northwest,
Madagascar, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Japan, China, Hawaii, and
Australia. They unlock surprising insights into longer arcs of
world history: on the human exploitation of nature, colonialism,
industrial capitalism, cultural tensions, and seismic upheavals.
But the authors also strike a hopeful note, offering a parable of
wider resonance-of the incredible but underappreciated skill and
care that goes into growing forests and felling trees, milling
timber, and making enchanting musical instruments, set against the
human tendency to reform our use (and abuse) of natural resources
only when it may be too late. The Guitar promises to resonate with
anyone who has ever fallen in love with a guitar.
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