Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia

Guidelines for the Translocation of Threatened Plants in Australia
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2018
Genre: Endangered plants
ISBN: 9780975219133

The main objective of these guidelines is to demonstrate the degree of difficulty involved in translocations and to minimise inappropriate occurrence; highlight the expensiveness of the process; to help in correct decision-making; provide guidance for successful outcomes; to encourage better communication with interested parties.

Landscape Urbanism and Green Infrastructure

Landscape Urbanism and Green Infrastructure
Author: Thomas Panagopoulos
Publisher: MDPI
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2019-08-19
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3039213695

This volume examines the applicability of landscape urbanism theory in contemporary landscape architecture practice by bringing together ecology and architecture in the built environment. Using participatory planning of green infrastructure and application of nature-based solutions to address urban challenges, landscape urbanism seeks to reintroduce critical connections between natural and urban systems. In light of ongoing developments in landscape architecture, the goal is a paradigm shift towards a landscape that restores and rehabilitates urban ecosystems. Nine contributions examine a wide range of successful cases of designing livable and resilient cities in different geographical contexts, from the United States of America to Australia and Japan, and through several European cities in Italy, Portugal, Estonia, and Greece. While some chapters attempt to conceptualize the interconnections between cities and nature, others clearly have an empirical focus. Efforts such as the use of ornamental helophyte plants in bioretention ponds to reduce and treat stormwater runoff, the recovery of a poorly constructed urban waterway or participatory approaches for optimizing the location of green stormwater infrastructure and examining the environmental justice issue of equative availability and accessibility to public open spaces make these innovations explicit. Thus, this volume contributes to the sustainable cities goal of the United Nations.

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic
Author: Harriet I. Flower
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107032245

This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.

Crop Improvement

Crop Improvement
Author: Khalid Rehman Hakeem
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 504
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1461470285

The improvement of crop species has been a basic pursuit since cultivation began thousands of years ago. To feed an ever increasing world population will require a great increase in food production. Wheat, corn, rice, potato and few others are expected to lead as the most important crops in the world. Enormous efforts are made all over the world to document as well as use these resources. Everybody knows that the introgression of genes in wheat provided the foundation for the “Green Revolution”. Later also demonstrated the great impact that genetic resources have on production. Several factors are contributing to high plant performance under different environmental conditions, therefore an effective and complementary use of all available technological tools and resources is needed to meet the challenge.

Lost from Our Landscape

Lost from Our Landscape
Author: John Woinarski
Publisher: Department of Natural Resources Environment and the Arts
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2007
Genre: Endangered species
ISBN: 9781920772468

Threatened Species in the Northern Territory- plants, invertebrates, fish, frogs, reptiles, birds, mammals.

Back from the Brink

Back from the Brink
Author: Sally Stephens
Publisher:
Total Pages: 210
Release: 1996
Genre: Endangered species
ISBN: 9780949324696

Collection of papers reviewing the response to the dangers facing Australia's native species and ecological communities, based on material presented at a conference held by the Commonwealth Endangered Species Advisory Committee in Sydney in 1995. Discusses priorities for conservation, recovery plan design and implementation, and evaluation of recovery programs. Includes references and index.