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The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource
management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of
the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance,
criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues
such as green growth.
Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and
politics of climate change, water management, public service
delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues
should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important
voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with
each other.
A timely examination of the effects of the Great Recession on
Americans and the resulting federal reforms to healthcare,
employment, and housing policies as a means to alleviate poverty.
The Great Recession (2007 to 2009) brought the United
States-routinely touted as the richest country in the world-to
historical levels of poverty. Rising unemployment, government
budget crises, and the collapse of the housing market had
devastating effects on the poor and middle class. This is one of
the first books to focus on the impact of the Great Recession on
poverty in America, examining governmental and cultural responses
to the economic downturn; the demographics of poverty by gender,
age, occupation, education, geographical area, and ethnic identity;
and federal and state efforts toward reform and relief. Essays from
more than 20 contributing writers explore the history of poverty in
America and provide a vision of what lies ahead for the American
economy. Offers a detailed analysis of the impact of the Great
Recession on poverty rates across 21 distinct demographic groups,
including immigrants, children, seniors, veterans, and various
racial and ethnic groups Provides a basis for understanding the
causes of the economic crises and the impact on the daily lives of
individuals, families, and groups Includes more than 20
contributing writers from universities and anti-poverty programs
from across the country Presents charts and graphics to illustrate
key aspects of the Great Recession Examines multiple groups in
society in terms of how they have been affected by the Great
Recession, rather than being limited to one or two segments of the
population Looks across multiple regions in terms of groups,
segments of the economy, and political trends Provides secondary
looks past the first group boundaries to delve deeper into the
circumstances of those whose circumstances have drastically changed
by the Great Recession
The authors investigate well-known concerns in natural resource
management in Africa while focusing on the capacity dimension of
the problems. They examine dynamics of leadership, governance,
criminality, structural transformation, as well as emerging issues
such as green growth.
This text provides an introduction to the science that governs the
interaction of light and matter (in the gas phase). It provides
readers with the basic knowledge to exploit the light-matter
interaction to develop quantitative tools for gas analysis (i.e.
optical diagnostics) and understand and interpret the results of
spectroscopic measurements. The authors pair the basics of
gas-phase spectroscopy with coverage of key optical diagnostic
techniques utilized by practicing engineers and scientists to
measure fundamental flow-field properties. The text is organized to
cover three sub-topics of gas-phase spectroscopy: (1) spectral line
positions, (2) spectral line strengths, and (3) spectral lineshapes
by way of absorption, emission, and scattering interactions. The
latter part of the book describes optical measurement techniques
and equipment. Key subspecialties include laser induced
fluorescence, tunable laser absorption spectroscopy, and wavelength
modulation spectroscopy. It is ideal for students and practitioners
across a range of applied sciences including mechanical, aerospace,
chemical, and materials engineering.
Covers topical issues for Africa's development, economics and
politics of climate change, water management, public service
delivery, and delivering aid. The authors argue that these issues
should be included in the post-MDG paradigm and add an important
voice to recent moves by academics and practitioners to engage with
each other.
Nature is healing. As explained in the National Geographic article
"This is Your Brain on Nature" (January 2016), spending time in
nature is like "cleaning the windshield of your brain". It allows
you to reenergize your brain cells and focus better. Other reports
have documented that spending time in nature relieves stress,
lowers your blood pressure, and helps to fight depression. It also
gives you a boost to your self-esteem and your spirits. Several
recent studies have also touted the stress-relieving benefits of
coloring books Just the act of coloring calms the nerves and
focuses the brain. Tuleyome's "Nature and You" coloring book for
adults combines art and nature, allowing folks to actively
participate in their own stress relief while at the same time
learning a little bit more about the natural subjects they're
coloring. It is hoped that this process will help to forge a
positive mental association between colorists and the great
outdoors.
Our nationally award winning program, Home Place Adventures,
encourages people of all ages to become more connected to and
involved with the natural world that surrounds us. Part of the Home
Place Adventures programs includes our "Tuleyome Tales", feature
articles written primarily by staff that are published in regional
newspapers. This book embodies the tales written between 2003 and
2010. Other tales can be found in Volume 2. They have been
published online and in local newspapers such as The Daily
Democrat, The Davis Enterprise, Lake County News, The Napa Valley
Register, The West Sacramento News Ledger, Red Bluff News, the
Winters Express, and others.
At Tuleyome, we believe that everyone deserves access to the
outdoors. Our nationally award winning program, Home Place
Adventures, encourages people of all ages to become more connected
to and involved with the natural world that surrounds us. Our goal
is to educate and empower our community to care for and help
protect the land and resources that we enjoy and on which we
depend. Part of the Home Place Adventures programs includes our
"Tuleyome Tales", feature articles written primarily by staff that
are published in regional newspapers. This book embodies the tales
written between January 2011 and June of 2015. Other tales can be
found in Volume 1. They have been published online and in local
newspapers such as The Daily Democrat, The Davis Enterprise, Lake
County News, The Napa Valley Register, The West Sacramento News
Ledger, Red Bluff News, the Winters Express and others. The book
was compiled by Mary K. Hanson, a Certified California Naturalist.
Tuleyome, a nonprofit conservation organization based in Woodland,
California spearheaded the campaign to permanently protect the
Berryessa Snow Mountain region which includes parts of Yolo, Lake,
Napa, Mendocino and Solano Counties. Our efforts came to fruition
when, on July 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed the
proclamation that designated the region as the Berryessa Snow
Mountain National Monument. The monument is comprised of over
330,000 acres of federal public lands and includes the Cache Creek
Wilderness, the Cedar Roughs Wilderness, and the Snow Mountain
Wilderness. This species guide contains photographs and information
on over 200 distinct species of plants and animals, but they still
only comprise a tiny fraction of the flora and fauna found
throughout the Berryessa Snow Mountain region. While the guide is
not comprehensive, it provides an introduction to the diversity of
life found in this rich area, including many common as well as
threatened and endangered species.
This book is based on Tuleyome's popular "Tuleyome Tales" series of
feature articles written mostly by our staff members and
distributed to the local media. Our articles have been published in
the Daily Democrat, Davis Enterprise, Lake County News, Lake County
Record Bee, West Sacramento News Ledger, and the Winters Express
among others; and they feature places, animals, insects, plants and
landscapes in and around Yolo County, Lake County, Solano County,
Mendocino County, Napa County and Sacramento County in the central
valley region of northern California. You can see mnay of the
complete articles at our website: www.tuleyome.org. The book is
geared toward young readers ages 6 and up. Each page shows the
reader a plant, animal or location within the local region,
provides them with a little background information, and then poses
a question which encourages young readers to do some research on
their own.
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