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Coastal communities are at the frontline of a changing climate.
Escalating problems created by sea-level rise, a greater number of
severe coastal storms, and other repercussions of climate change
will exacerbate already pervasive impacts resulting from rapid
coastal population growth and intensification of development. To
prosper in the coming decades, coastal communities need to build
their adaptive capacity and resilience. Telling the stories of
real-world communities in a wide range of coastal settings,
including America's Gulf of Mexico coast, Britain, Australia, New
Zealand, The Maldives, southern Africa, Bangladesh, and Vietnam,
the case studies in Climate Change and the Coast: Building
Resilient Communities reveal a rich diversity of adaptation
approaches. A number of common themes emerge that indicate
opportunities, barriers, and on-ground realities for progressing
adaptation at the coast. Together, they highlight the need to
consciously reflect on current circumstances, contemplate future
prospects, and deliberately choose pathways that are attuned to the
changing circumstances climate change will bring to coastal
regions. This process is termed "reflexive adaptation," capturing
the principle of critical self-reflection and self-correction in
the face of adversity, uncertainty, surprise, and contestation.
Provides practical advice for adapting to climate change based on
case studies written by leading specialists with firsthand
experience in real-world communities in diverse coastal settings
around the globe Integrates insights from research and practice in
an accessible way so that coastal communities can plan proactively
for a future shaped by climate change Explains how climate change
compounds pervasive unsustainable practices in coasts around the
world Explores how coastal governance and adaptation theory and
practices have evolved
Plasma cell dyscrasias are common causes of peripheral neuropathy.
Peri- pheral neuropathy may be the first manifestation of multiple
myeloma, amyloidosis, or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
significance (MGUS). Peripheral neuropathy occurs in more than
one-half of patients with osteosclerotic myeloma. The hematologic
disorders are such an important association with peripheral
polyneuropathy that, for the last decade, we have obtained a
metastatic bone survey and immunoelectrophoresis of serum and a
24-hour urine specimen on all patients older than 40 years with
undiagnosed peripheral neuropathy. This textbook on
polyneuropathies and plasma cell dyscrasia is welcome, because the
subject is of considerable medical importance and because the
authors are expert in these disorders. Kelly's studies have shown
that a systematic search for monoclonal proteins in plasma and
urine among patients with neuropathy of unknown cause increases
diagnostic yield. Latov's studies have focused on the role of
myelin associated glycoproteins (MAG) in the induction of
neuropathy. Kyle, director of the Special Protein Laboratory at
Mayo Clinic, brings a broad clinical and laboratory perspective and
experi- ence. The timing of the textbook is just right, because
there is much new information which needs to be summarized.
Plasma cell dyscrasias are common causes of peripheral neuropathy.
Peri- pheral neuropathy may be the first manifestation of multiple
myeloma, amyloidosis, or monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
significance (MGUS). Peripheral neuropathy occurs in more than
one-half of patients with osteosclerotic myeloma. The hematologic
disorders are such an important association with peripheral
polyneuropathy that, for the last decade, we have obtained a
metastatic bone survey and immunoelectrophoresis of serum and a
24-hour urine specimen on all patients older than 40 years with
undiagnosed peripheral neuropathy. This textbook on
polyneuropathies and plasma cell dyscrasia is welcome, because the
subject is of considerable medical importance and because the
authors are expert in these disorders. Kelly's studies have shown
that a systematic search for monoclonal proteins in plasma and
urine among patients with neuropathy of unknown cause increases
diagnostic yield. Latov's studies have focused on the role of
myelin associated glycoproteins (MAG) in the induction of
neuropathy. Kyle, director of the Special Protein Laboratory at
Mayo Clinic, brings a broad clinical and laboratory perspective and
experi- ence. The timing of the textbook is just right, because
there is much new information which needs to be summarized.
Coastal communities are at the frontline of a changing climate.
Escalating problems created by sea-level rise, a greater number of
severe coastal storms, and other repercussions of climate change
will exacerbate already pervasive impacts resulting from rapid
coastal population growth and intensification of development. To
prosper in the coming decades, coastal communities need to build
their adaptive capacity and resilience. Telling the stories of
real-world communities in a wide range of coastal settings,
including America's Gulf of Mexico coast, Britain, Australia, New
Zealand, The Maldives, southern Africa, Bangladesh, and Vietnam,
the case studies in Climate Change and the Coast: Building
Resilient Communities reveal a rich diversity of adaptation
approaches. A number of common themes emerge that indicate
opportunities, barriers, and on-ground realities for progressing
adaptation at the coast. Together, they highlight the need to
consciously reflect on current circumstances, contemplate future
prospects, and deliberately choose pathways that are attuned to the
changing circumstances climate change will bring to coastal
regions. This process is termed "reflexive adaptation," capturing
the principle of critical self-reflection and self-correction in
the face of adversity, uncertainty, surprise, and contestation.
Provides practical advice for adapting to climate change based on
case studies written by leading specialists with firsthand
experience in real-world communities in diverse coastal settings
around the globe Integrates insights from research and practice in
an accessible way so that coastal communities can plan proactively
for a future shaped by climate change Explains how climate change
compounds pervasive unsustainable practices in coasts around the
world Explores how coastal governance and adaptation theory and
practices have evolved Details the barriers and opportunities for
adapting to climate change Climate Change and the Coast: Building
Resilient Communities will interest those concerned about the
future of coastal communities. It shows what has succeeded and what
has failed around the world, and where there are opportunities to
be grasped and pitfalls to be avoided. It will be invaluable to
those involved in enabling adaptation to climate change, including
policy-makers, coastal managers, day-to-day decision-makers,
students, and researchers.
This sixth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy
features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest
authors, including Yoon Ha Lee, James Patrick Kelly, Ken Liu,
Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Carrie Vaughn, and many others.
Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF,
and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy
is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
We Are the Mutants is a critical reassessment of what is arguably
the most discussed and beloved stretch of movies in Hollywood
history. Documenting the period between the arrival of US combat
troops in Vietnam and the end of President Ronald Reagan's second
term, the book forgoes the usual and restrictive exemplars of
"auteur cinema," and instead focuses on an eclectic selection of
films and genres - horror, documentary, disaster, vigilante action,
neo-noir, post-apocalyptic sci-fi - to track this period's
tumultuous transformation in American life, culture, and politics.
By exploring cult classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and
Escape from New York, as well as studio blockbusters like The
Exorcist and Fatal Attraction, We Are the Mutants rewrites the
history of modern American cinema and, in doing so, the history of
America itself.
First published in 1992, "Medieval Military Technology" has become
the definitive book in its field, garnering much praise and a large
readership. This thorough update of a classic book, regarded as
both an excellent overview and an important piece of scholarship,
includes fully revised content, new sections on the use of horses,
handguns, incendiary weapons, and siege engines, and eighteen new
illustrations.
The four key organizing sections of the book still remain: arms
and armor, artillery, fortifications, and warships. Throughout, the
authors connect these technologies to broader themes and
developments in medieval society as well as to current scholarly
and curatorial controversies.
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