An Environmental History of Medieval Europe

An Environmental History of Medieval Europe
Author: Richard Hoffmann
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 429
Release: 2014-04-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 0521876966

How did medieval Europeans use and change their environments, think about the natural world, and try to handle the natural forces affecting their lives? This groundbreaking environmental history examines medieval relationships with the natural world from the perspective of social ecology, viewing human society as a hybrid of the cultural and the natural. Richard Hoffmann's interdisciplinary approach sheds important light on such central topics in medieval history as the decline of Rome, religious doctrine, urbanization and technology, as well as key environmental themes, among them energy use, sustainability, disease and climate change. Revealing the role of natural forces in events previously seen as purely human, the book explores issues including the treatment of animals, the 'tragedy of the commons', agricultural clearances and agrarian economies. By introducing medieval history in the context of social ecology, it brings the natural world into historiography as an agent and object of history itself.

Force

Force
Author: Jacob Abbott
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release: 1873
Genre: Explosions
ISBN:

The Hollow Globe

The Hollow Globe
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 461
Release: 2023-11-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3385232333

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Earth Force

Earth Force
Author: Steve Rozek
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2018-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1532050526

Joey, Laura, Christopher, Michael, and Kristy are twelve-year-olds with unique abilities. Michael is strong, Joey is fast, Kristy can heal others, and Christopher and Laura can move things just by thinking about them. Yet they are unaware of the power that germinates inside them and why they can do special things. Deep within the earth, however, are creatures who know why they have incredible abilities. One evil group of these creatures, the Demoneyes, will stop at nothing to possess them. After tragically falling into the inner-earth one morning, the children find themselves welcomed into a dangerous and fascinating world by the Changeons, decent ancient beings who have anticipated their arrival for centuries. As the Changeons teach the youngsters how to survive and grow, the Demoneyes work to capture them. While experiencing adventures and challenges, the children become stronger. When they are finally sent back to the earths surface, they are no longer the same. They are Earth Force Five, protectors of all who righteously inhabit the planet. But just as their destiny officially begins, the Demoneyes become more determined than ever in their pursuit. In this young adult novel, five children with unique abilities fall into a strange new realm where they learn their destinies are mysteriously linked.

Landscapes on the Edge

Landscapes on the Edge
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2010-04-25
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309140242

During geologic spans of time, Earth's shifting tectonic plates, atmosphere, freezing water, thawing ice, flowing rivers, and evolving life have shaped Earth's surface features. The resulting hills, mountains, valleys, and plains shelter ecosystems that interact with all life and provide a record of Earth surface processes that extend back through Earth's history. Despite rapidly growing scientific knowledge of Earth surface interactions, and the increasing availability of new monitoring technologies, there is still little understanding of how these processes generate and degrade landscapes. Landscapes on the Edge identifies nine grand challenges in this emerging field of study and proposes four high-priority research initiatives. The book poses questions about how our planet's past can tell us about its future, how landscapes record climate and tectonics, and how Earth surface science can contribute to developing a sustainable living surface for future generations.