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• Is a beginners guide to doing research projects • Is written
in accessible language and is a practical guide covering all
aspects of completing a research project • Fully updated to
include key updates including ethics and coding of data.
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and
its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M.
Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science,
using Britain's ecosystems to illustrate each point. The science of
ecology underlies most of the key issues facing humanity, from the
loss of biodiversity to sustainable agriculture, to the effects of
climate change and the spread of pandemics. In this accessible and
timely addition to the New Naturalist series, ecologist David M.
Wilkinson introduces some of the key ideas of this science, using
examples from British natural history. Extensively illustrated with
photographs of the species and habitats that can be seen in the
British countryside, this book shows how the observations of field
naturalists link into our wider understanding of the working of the
natural world. Investigating ecosystems across the British Isles,
from the Scottish and Welsh mountains to the woodlands of southern
England and the fens of East Anglia, Wilkinson describes the
relationships between organisms and their environments. Factors
such as climate and chemistry influence populations of every kind
of organism, and the interactions between these organisms determine
the makeup of ecological communities. Using examples from the full
range of organisms on Earth - from bacteria to badgers - Wilkinson
introduces the crucial ecological processes that support life,
addressing how these ideas can be applied to understand our effect
on the environment not just of Britain, but of the whole planet.
• Is a beginners guide to doing research projects • Is written
in accessible language and is a practical guide covering all
aspects of completing a research project • Fully updated to
include key updates including ethics and coding of data.
National Parks are Britain's breathing spaces - protected areas
enjoyed by the millions of visitors attracted every year by their
tranquillity, beauty and landscape. Fifteen National Parks cover a
significant share of Britain's total land area - 10 per cent of
England, 20 per cent of Wales, and 7 per cent of Scotland. Yet
despite their importance, few people today are aware of the
campaign in the 1930s and 1940s to establish National Parks. And
fewer still know the name of the man who was its principal driving
force. John Dower was an architect, a planner, a prodigious walker,
an accomplished writer and, above all, a fighter. Fight for It Now
is the first biography to be written about him, and the title
reflects his one great objective and the increasing urgency of
attaining it as his health declined. Drawing on extensive national
archives and his private papers and letters, the book describes
Dower's early work with pressure groups like the Friends of the
Lake District and the Council for the Protection of Rural England,
and then his subsequent move during the Second World War to an
influential position inside government, focusing on post-war
reconstruction. While German bombs were falling on British cities,
it was part of Dower's job to quarter the English countryside and
identify potential areas for National Parks. Dower's most
influential contribution was his 'one-man White Paper' National
Parks in England and Wales published at the end of the war in 1945.
The 'Dower Report' addressed key questions on the criteria for
selecting National Parks, where they should be located, who they
were for, and how they should be administered, and it paved the way
at last for the 1949 National Parks and Access to the Countryside
Act. While overcoming opponents both outside and inside government,
Dower wrote continuously as though his project could only be
hammered out at white heat. And all the while, the one struggle he
knew he could not win was the tuberculosis that eventually killed
him, at the tragically early age of forty-seven.
This course on prayer, first of all begs a few preliminary
questions, such as, Do we pray? If so, when and how? The four
sessions focus on: Session 1: Praying with perseverance Session 2:
Praying in the face of unanswered prayer Session 3; Praying for the
marginalised Session 4: Prayer and Covenant As with previous Advent
York Courses, the standard study book is supported by a relaxed
conversation between David Wilkinson and Simon Stanley, available
on CD, as a Digital Download or as a transcript in either paperback
or eBook. This York Course is available in the following formats
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107250) Course Book (eBook
9781909107731 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Audio Book of
Interview to support Who Are We Praying To? a York Course (CD
9781909107724) Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download
9781909107717) Transcript of interview to support Who Are We
Praying To? York Course (Paperback 9781909107267) Transcript of
interview (eBook 9781909107748 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107755 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio
Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview) Large print
(9781909107762)
From creationism to The God Delusion, the public dialogue of
science and religion either uses the early chapters of Genesis in a
naive and simplistic way or rejects their relevance to contemporary
questions. This is reinforced by the myth that Darwin caused a
rejection of a literalistic reading of Genesis 1 and from that
point most Christian theology lost any confidence in these texts.
The truth is far more complex. Jewish and Christian interpretation
of the early chapters of Genesis had a long a fruitful history from
the earliest times. In the 19th century, many more important issues
were at stake than biblical literalism, and there were many
different interpretations of how the discoveries of Darwin helped
or hindered the reading of the biblical text. Today, theologians
are returning to the importance of Genesis as a partner in dialogue
with science, gender, and environmental care. As the distinguished
authors of the papers in this volume show, far from Darwin burying
these ancient texts, he has liberated them to speak in new and
different ways. The volume is divided into three parts. In the
first, the authors explore how the scriptures themselves were
interpreted before the time of Darwin. The fact that non-literal
interpretations were standard in early Jewish and Christian thought
is often ignored. In fact, these insightful early interpretations
have much to teach us today. Part II presents essays on the real
history of the Darwin controversies. Exploding the myths about this
period, it is fascinating to see how Darwin was welcomed by many
religious thinkers. In Part II, the authors apply the insights of
Genesis post Darwin to contemporary issues today, such as: what it
means to be human, questions of gender, and of evil and
environmental care. The final chapter deals with the rise of
creationism in its current social context.
This textbook provides a concise introduction for students with little or no legal background, to the role of law in environmental protection. It describes and explains law and legal systems, the concept of the environment, sources of environmental law and some of the techniques used in environmental law. Interdisciplinary in approach, the book explores some of the major connections between law and the disciplines of ethics, science, economics and politics. Environment and Law offers a greater understanding of international and national environmental law and has case studies from all over the world, including examples from UK, US and Australian law.
This course on prayer, first of all begs a few preliminary
questions, such as, Do we pray? If so, when and how? The four
sessions focus on: Session 1: Praying with perseverance Session 2:
Praying in the face of unanswered prayer Session 3; Praying for the
marginalised Session 4: Prayer and Covenant As with previous Advent
York Courses, the standard study book is supported by a relaxed
conversation between David Wilkinson and Simon Stanley, available
on CD, as a Digital Download or as a transcript in either paperback
or eBook. This York Course is available in the following formats
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107250) Course Book (eBook
9781909107731 both ePub and Mobi files provided) Audio Book of
Interview to support Who Are We Praying To? a York Course (CD
9781909107724) Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download
9781909107717) Transcript of interview to support Who Are We
Praying To? York Course (Paperback 9781909107267) Transcript of
interview (eBook 9781909107748 both ePub and Mobi files provided)
Book Pack (9781909107755 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio
Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview) Large print
(9781909107762)
Clear, accessible and practical, this guide introduces the
first-time researcher to the various instruments used in social
research. It assesses a broad range of research instruments - from
the well-established to the innovative - enabling readers to decide
which are particularly well suited to their research. The book
covers: questionnaires interviews content analysis focus groups
observation researching the things people say and do. This book is
particularly suitable for work-based and undergraduate researchers
in education, social policy and social work, nursing and business
administration. It draws numerous examples from actual research
projects, which readers can adapt for their own purposes. Written
in a fresh and jargon-free style, the book assumes no prior
knowledge and is firmly rooted in the authors' own extensive
research experience. Using Research Instruments is the ideal
companion volume to The Researcher's Toolkit. Together they offer a
superb practical introduction to conducting a social research
project.
Clear, accessible and practical, Using Research Instruments: A Guide for Researchers introduces the first-time researcher to the various instruments used in social research. It assesses the relative merits of a broad range of research instruments - from the well-established to the innovative - enabling readers to decide which are particularly well suited to their research.
The book covers: * Questionnaires * Interviews * Content analysis * Focus groups * Observation * Researching the things people say and do
This book is particularly suitable for work-based and undergraduate researchers in education, social policy and social work, nursing and business administration. It draws numerous examples from actual research projects, which readers can adapt for their own purposes. Written in a fresh and jargon-free style, the book assumes no prior knowledge and is firmly rooted in the authors' own extensive research experience.
Using Research Instruments is the ideal companion volume to The Researcher's Toolkit. Together they offer a superb practical introduction to conducting a social research project.
As the Sex Pistols were breaking up, Britain was entering a new
era. Punk's filth and fury had burned brightly and briefly; soon a
new underground offered a more sustained and constructive
challenge. As future-focused, independently released singles
appeared in the wake of the Sex Pistols, there were high hopes in
magazines like NME and the DIY fanzine media spawned by punk.
Post-Punk, Politics and Pleasure in Britain explores how
post-punk's politics developed into the 1980s. Illustrating that
the movement's monochrome gloom was illuminated by residual
flickers of countercultural utopianism, it situates post-punk in
the ideological crossfire of a key political struggle of the era: a
battle over pleasure and freedom between emerging Thatcherism and
libertarian, feminist and countercultural movements dating back to
the post-war New Left. Case studies on bands including Gang of
Four, The Fall and the Slits and labels like Rough Trade move
sensitively between close reading, historical context and analysis
of who made post-punk and how it was produced and mediated. The
book examines, too, how the struggles of post-punk resonate down to
the present.
If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around
the corner, what would be the consequences for religion? Would it
represent another major conflict between science and religion, even
leading to the death of faith? Some would suggest that the
discovery of any suggestion of extraterrestrial life would have a
greater impact than even the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions.
It is now over 50 years since the first modern scientific papers
were published on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
(SETI). Yet the religious implications of this search and possible
discovery have never been systematically addressed in the
scientific or theological arena. SETI is now entering its most
important era of scientific development. New observation techniques
are leading to the discovery of extra-solar planets daily, and the
Kepler mission has already collected over 1000 planetary
candidates. This deluge of data is transforming the scientific and
popular view of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Earth-like planets outside of our solar system can now be
identified and searched for signs of life. Now is a crucial time to
assess the scientific and theological questions behind this search.
This book sets out the scientific arguments undergirding SETI, with
particular attention to the uncertainties in arguments and the
strength of the data already assembled. It assesses not only the
discovery of planets but other areas such as the Fermi paradox, the
origin and evolution of intelligent life, and current SETI
strategies. In all of this it reflects on how these questions are
shaped by history and pop culture and their relationship with
religion, especially Christian theology. It is argued that
theologians need to take seriously SETI and to examine some central
doctrines such as creation, incarnation, revelation, and salvation
in the light of the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
This clear and practical guide outlines the thinking behind
effectively developing systems to improve joined-up working (with
colleagues, other organizations, communities, etc.) and provides
helpful guidance on how to do it. Aimed at managers, it illustrates
how organizations can develop holistically to meet the changing
demands and aspirations they face. It acknowledges that no
organization today can stand still for long or "go it alone" and
that forming partnerships and alliances for mutual advantage around
new tasks and opportunities is vital to survival and success.
Working in networks for new knowledge and learning has become
central to organizational effectiveness and the delivery of high
quality services. Leading Change is centered on the Five Keys of
Whole Systems Development - a practical framework of interconnected
principles and methods for successful sustainability. The authors
have been working in the partnership Whole Systems Development
since 1990 and have worked with ma
This is a journey through the Bible, which is an exploratory walk
rather than a motorway dash. The large number and diversity of
biblical passages dealing with the theme of creation underlines its
central importance to the biblical message. As a theologian (whose
focus is the Bible) and as an eminent astrophysicist (whose subject
is the visible universe) David Wilkinson is well placed to try to
capture some of the richness of the biblical portrayal of creation.
The key to this portrait, believes David Wilkinson, is to see
Father, Son, and Spirit in the beginning, the sustaining, and the
new beginning of creation, giving life and love in a generosity
beyond our imaginings.
Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and
its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M.
Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science,
using Britain's ecosystems to illustrate each point. The science of
ecology underlies most of the key issues facing humanity, from the
loss of biodiversity to sustainable agriculture, to the effects of
climate change and the spread of pandemics. In this accessible and
timely addition to the New Naturalist series, ecologist David M.
Wilkinson introduces some of the key ideas of this science, using
examples from British natural history. Extensively illustrated with
photographs of the species and habitats that can be seen in the
British countryside, this book shows how the observations of field
naturalists link into our wider understanding of the working of the
natural world. Investigating ecosystems across the British Isles,
from the Scottish and Welsh mountains to the woodlands of southern
England and the fens of East Anglia, Wilkinson describes the
relationships between organisms and their environments. Factors
such as climate and chemistry influence populations of every kind
of organism, and the interactions between these organisms determine
the makeup of ecological communities. Using examples from the full
range of organisms on Earth - from bacteria to badgers - Wilkinson
introduces the crucial ecological processes that support life,
addressing how these ideas can be applied to understand our effect
on the environment not just of Britain, but of the whole planet.
What happens when we pray? Does God always answer? Why does it
sometimes feel like he doesn't? Scientific developments and daily
encounters with the pain of unanswered prayer can leave us
wondering what to make of the whole topic. Scientist and theologian
David Wilkinson explores these thorny issues, sharing his insights
and struggles as he engages with scientific questions, biblical
examples, and his own, sometimes painful, experiences of answered
and unanswered prayer.
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Catastrophe and Philosophy (Hardcover)
David J. Rosner; Contributions by Jeidong Ryu, Sarah K Corrigan, Kwon Jong Yoo, John Ross, …
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This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy,
exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe
and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from
ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book's
focus is timely and relevant today, as the planet is certainly
facing a number of impending catastrophes right now, e.g.,
environmental degradation, overpopulation, the threat of nuclear
war, etc.
This thought-provoking book introduces a way to study ecosystems
that is resonant with current thinking in the fields of earth
system science, geobiology, and planetology. Instead of organizing
the subject around a hierarchical series of entities (e.g. genes,
individuals, populations, species, communities, and the biosphere),
the book provides an alternative process-based approach and
proposes a truly planetary view of ecological science. It
demonstrates how the idea of fundamental ecological processes can
be developed at the systems level, specifically their involvement
in control and feedback mechanisms. This enables the reader to
reconsider fundamental ecological processes such as energy flow,
guilds, trade-offs, carbon cycling, and photosynthesis, and to put
them in a global (and even planetary) context. In so doing, the
book places a much stronger emphasis on microorganisms. Since
publication of the first edition in 2006, ever growing societal
concern about environmental sustainability has ensured that the
earth system science/Gaian approach has steadily gained traction.
Its integration with ecology is now more important than ever if
ecological science is to effectively contribute to the massive
problems and future challenges associated with global environmental
change. The Fundamental Processes in Ecology is an accessible text
for senior undergraduates, graduate student seminar courses, and
researchers in the fields of ecology, environmental sustainability,
earth system science, evolutionary biology, palaeontology, history
of life, astrobiology, planetology, climatology, geology, and
physical geography.
From creationism to The God Delusion, the public dialogue of
science and religion either uses the early chapters of Genesis in a
naive and simplistic way or rejects their relevance to contemporary
questions. This is reinforced by the myth that Darwin caused a
rejection of a literalistic reading of Genesis 1 and from that
point most Christian theology lost any confidence in these texts.
The truth is far more complex. Jewish and Christian interpretation
of the early chapters of Genesis had a long a fruitful history from
the earliest times. In the 19th century, many more important issues
were at stake than biblical literalism, and there were many
different interpretations of how the discoveries of Darwin helped
or hindered the reading of the biblical text. Today, theologians
are returning to the importance of Genesis as a partner in dialogue
with science, gender, and environmental care. As the distinguished
authors of the papers in this volume show, far from Darwin burying
these ancient texts, he has liberated them to speak in new and
different ways. The volume is divided into three parts. In the
first, the authors explore how the scriptures themselves were
interpreted before the time of Darwin. The fact that non-literal
interpretations were standard in early Jewish and Christian thought
is often ignored. In fact, these insightful early interpretations
have much to teach us today. Part II presents essays on the real
history of the Darwin controversies. Exploding the myths about this
period, it is fascinating to see how Darwin was welcomed by many
religious thinkers. In Part II, the authors apply the insights of
Genesis post Darwin to contemporary issues today, such as: what it
means to be human, questions of gender, and of evil and
environmental care. The final chapter deals with the rise of
creationism in its current social context.
This thought-provoking book introduces a way to study ecosystems
that is resonant with current thinking in the fields of earth
system science, geobiology, and planetology. Instead of organizing
the subject around a hierarchical series of entities (e.g. genes,
individuals, populations, species, communities, and the biosphere),
the book provides an alternative process-based approach and
proposes a truly planetary view of ecological science. It
demonstrates how the idea of fundamental ecological processes can
be developed at the systems level, specifically their involvement
in control and feedback mechanisms. This enables the reader to
reconsider fundamental ecological processes such as energy flow,
guilds, trade-offs, carbon cycling, and photosynthesis, and to put
them in a global (and even planetary) context. In so doing, the
book places a much stronger emphasis on microorganisms. Since
publication of the first edition in 2006, ever growing societal
concern about environmental sustainability has ensured that the
earth system science/Gaian approach has steadily gained traction.
Its integration with ecology is now more important than ever if
ecological science is to effectively contribute to the massive
problems and future challenges associated with global environmental
change. The Fundamental Processes in Ecology is an accessible text
for senior undergraduates, graduate student seminar courses, and
researchers in the fields of ecology, environmental sustainability,
earth system science, evolutionary biology, palaeontology, history
of life, astrobiology, planetology, climatology, geology, and
physical geography.
This important and timely report addresses the critical issues of
implementation of the newly emerging and long-term public service
agenda. The authors draw upon a unique range of research, practice
and theory from the fields of community development, regeneration
projects, public and private sector management and organisation
development, as well as public and social policy. The authors
identify six key issues to be addressed: developing evidence-based
approaches to change - using the research; recovering from
addiction to failing ways of working; taking community involvement
seriously; getting beyond zero-sum power games and establishing
trust; 'Best Value': the making or breaking of holistic government
and joined-up action; real change takes time. Implementing holistic
government describes what needs to happen to move beyond the policy
and management rhetoric of partnership and consultation to real
joined-up action on the ground. Central to this is the creation of
empowered front-line professional teams working in partnership with
local communities for sustainable quality of life improvement as
experienced by local people. The report concludes with policy
recommendations, giving clear direction and support to the
translation of rhetoric to reality on the ground.
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If the discovery of life elsewhere in the universe is just around
the corner, what would be the consequences for religion? Would it
represent another major conflict between science and religion, even
leading to the death of faith? Some would suggest that the
discovery of any suggestion of extraterrestrial life would have a
greater impact than even the Copernican and Darwinian revolutions.
It is now over 50 years since the first modern scientific papers
were published on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence
(SETI). Yet the religious implications of this search and possible
discovery have never been systematically addressed in the
scientific or theological arena. SETI is now entering its most
important era of scientific development. New observation techniques
are leading to the discovery of extra-solar planets daily, and the
Kepler mission has already collected over 1000 planetary
candidates. This deluge of data is transforming the scientific and
popular view of the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
Earth-like planets outside of our solar system can now be
identified and searched for signs of life. Now is a crucial time to
assess the scientific and theological questions behind this search.
This book sets out the scientific arguments undergirding SETI, with
particular attention to the uncertainties in arguments and the
strength of the data already assembled. It assesses not only the
discovery of planets but other areas such as the Fermi paradox, the
origin and evolution of intelligent life, and current SETI
strategies. In all of this it reflects on how these questions are
shaped by history and pop culture and their relationship with
religion, especially Christian theology. It is argued that
theologians need to take seriously SETI and to examine some central
doctrines such as creation, incarnation, revelation, and salvation
in the light of the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
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