Springs of Texas

Springs of Texas
Author: Gunnar M. Brune
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 2002
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781585441969

This text explores the natural history of Texas and more than 2900 springs in 183 Texas counties. It also includes an in-depth discussion of the general characteristics of springs - their physical and prehistoric settings, their historical significance, and their associated flora and fauna.

Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies

Beach Management Tools - Concepts, Methodologies and Case Studies
Author: Camilo M. Botero
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 957
Release: 2017-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319583042

This book provides an overview of beach management tools, including carrying capacity, beach nourishment, environmental and tourism awards (like Blue Flag or others), bathing water quality, zoning, beach typologies, quality index, user's perception, interdisciplinary beach monitoring, coastal legislation, shore protection, social and economic indicators, ecosystem services, and coastal governance (applied in beach case studies). Beaches are one of the most intensely used coastal ecosystems and are responsible for more than half of all global tourism revenues, and as such the book introduces a wide range of state-of-the-art tools that can be used to deal with a variety of beach challenges. Each chapter features specific types of tools that can be applied to advantage in beach management practices. With examples of local and regional case studies from around the globe, this is a valuable resource for anyone involved in beach management.

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z

The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers, Volume Four T–Z
Author: Susan Hall
Publisher: WildBlue Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2021-01-05
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1952225353

The 4th volume of this comprehensive work features hundreds of serial killers from Sacramento to Soviet Russia—plus numerous unsolved cases. The World Encyclopedia of Serial Killers is the most complete reference guide on the subject, featuring more than 1,600 entries about the lives and crimes of serial killers from around the world. Defined by the FBI as a person who murders three or more people with a hiatus of weeks or months between murders, the serial killer has presented unique and terrifying challenges to have walked among us since the dawn of time—a fact this extensive record makes chillingly clear. The series concludes with Volume Four, T-Z. Entries include the Terminator Anatoly Yuriyovych Onoprienko; Trailside Killer David Joseph Carpenter; Vampire of Sacramento Richard Trenton Chase; and the Voroshilovgrad Maniac Zaven Almazyan; plus the unsolved cases of the Adelaide Child Murders; the Axeman of New Orleans; the Chillicothe Killer; the Dead Women of Juarez; the Korea Frog Boy Murders; and the Volga Maniac.

NIH Advisory Committees

NIH Advisory Committees
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Committee Management Staff
Publisher:
Total Pages: 648
Release: 1988-04
Genre: Professional Review Organizations
ISBN:

"This publication presents in convenient form the authority, structure, functions, frequency of meetings, and membership of the NIH advisory committees." Arranged under Institute and Division served. Alphabetical indexes of public advisory groups and of members.

EPA Journal

EPA Journal
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1981
Genre: Environmental protection
ISBN:

The Essential Whole Earth Catalog

The Essential Whole Earth Catalog
Author:
Publisher: Main Street Books
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1986
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780385236416

Taking its place beside the instant classic bestseller The Whole Earth Catalog, this new, practical, comprehensive and profusely illustrated guide will prove invaluable to all consumers looking for a quick, efficient route to the very best information. Over 1,000 black-and-white illustrations.