Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States

Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States
Author: U.S. Global Change Research Program
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2009-08-24
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0521144078

Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.

Nature Conservation Review Victoria 2001

Nature Conservation Review Victoria 2001
Author: Barry Traill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 80
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: Aboriginal Australians
ISBN: 9781875100149

Second in a series of guides to Victoria's national parks, in this instance presenting Mount Buffalo. Contains Aboriginal and European history, descriptions of plants and animals and comprehensive visitor information. Provides information about planning a trip, accommodation, safety tips, and suggested itineraries. The particular needs of the young, elderly and disabled visitors are covered. Includes maps covering all walking tracks, ski-runs and cross-country ski trails, descriptions of 28 walks, line drawings, colour photos of birds and flowers, and a list of further references. Also available in the series is 'Discovering the Prom' (1999).

Unlearning the Colonial Cultures of Planning

Unlearning the Colonial Cultures of Planning
Author: Libby Porter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2016-02-24
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317004272

Colonialization has never failed to provoke discussion and debate over its territorial, economic and political projects, and their ongoing consequences. This work argues that the state-based activity of planning was integral to these projects in conceptualizing, shaping and managing place in settler societies. Planning was used to appropriate and then produce territory for management by the state and in doing so, became central to the colonial invasion of settler states. Moreover, the book demonstrates how the colonial roots of planning endure in complex (post)colonial societies and how such roots, manifest in everyday planning practice, continue to shape land use contests between indigenous people and planning systems in contemporary (post)colonial states.

Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology

Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology
Author: Gary L. Evink
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2002
Genre: Roads
ISBN: 0309069238

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 305: Interaction Between Roadways and Wildlife Ecology summarizes existing information related to roadway planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance practices being used successfully and unsuccessfully, nationally and internationally, to accommodate wildlife ecology given the challenging background of rapid growth and diminishing natural resources.

Linkages in the Landscape

Linkages in the Landscape
Author: Andrew F. Bennett
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2003
Genre: Corridors
ISBN: 2831707447

The loss and fragmentation of natural habitats is one of the major issues in wildlife management and conservation. Habitat "corridors" are sometimes proposed as an important element within a conservation strategy. Examples are given of corridors both as pathways and as habitats in their own right. Includes detailed reviews of principles relevant to the design and management of corridors, their place in regional approaches to conservation planning, and recommendations for research and management.

Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems

Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 580
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309045346

Aldo Leopold, father of the "land ethic," once said, "The time has come for science to busy itself with the earth itself. The first step is to reconstruct a sample of what we had to begin with." The concept he expressedâ€"restorationâ€"is defined in this comprehensive new volume that examines the prospects for repairing the damage society has done to the nation's aquatic resources: lakes, rivers and streams, and wetlands. Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems outlines a national strategy for aquatic restoration, with practical recommendations, and features case studies of aquatic restoration activities around the country. The committee examines: Key concepts and techniques used in restoration. Common factors in successful restoration efforts. Threats to the health of the nation's aquatic ecosystems. Approaches to evaluation before, during, and after a restoration project. The emerging specialties of restoration and landscape ecology.