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Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science

by Kathleen C. Weathers, David L. Strayer & Gene E. Likens

Ecosystem science has developed into a major part of contemporary ecology, and it is now applied to diagnose and solve a wide range of important environmental problems. Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science provides...

Fixing Climate: The story of climate science - and how to stop global warming

by Robert Kunzig & Wallace S. Broecker

With Broeker as his guide, award-winning science writer Robert Kunzig looks back at Earth's volatile climate history so as to shed light on the challenges ahead. Ice ages, planetary orbits, a giant 'conveyor...

Groundwater Science

by Charles R. Fitts

Groundwater Science, 2E, covers groundwater's role in the hydrologic cycle and in water supply, contamination, and construction issues. It is a valuable resource for students and instructors in the geosciences...

Decentering Biotechnology: Assemblages Built and Assemblages Masked

by S. Carolan

A theoretically sophisticated analysis of the nature of objects and the role of technology as a form of life which shapes the social landscape, Decentering Biotechnology engages with questions of power, globalization,...

The Genome Incorporated: Constructing Biodigital Identity

by O'Riordan

With rich case study material drawn from the UK, USA and Australia, The Genome Incorporated explores the new forms of technological control, new kinds of subjectivity and new sites of resistance and reconfiguration...

Seasons of Life: The biological rhythms that enable living things to thrive and survive

by Russell Foster & Leon Kreitzman

The natural world is full of rhythms. How do birds know when to return to their nesting grounds? What effect do the seasons have on our wellbeing, and how does the season in which we are born affect our subsequent...

The Handbook of Meteorology

by Frank R. Spellman

The Handbook of Meteorology gives specialists and non-specialists alike a clear understanding of the way our weather functions. It is a comprehensive reference for any budding meteorologist or environmental...

Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine

by Buddy D. Ratner, Allan S. Hoffman & Frederick J. Schoen

• The most comprehensive textbook on the principles and applications of all classes of biomaterials
• Edited by four of the leaders in the biomaterials field today and fully endorsed and supported by the Society...

Unconventional Petroleum Geology

by Caineng Zou

Unconventional Petroleum Geology is the first book of its kind to collectively identify, catalog, and assess the exploration and recovery potential of the Earth's unconventional hydrocarbons. Advances in hydrocarbon...

Medical Device Design: Innovation from concept to market

by Peter J Ogrodnik

This book provides the bridge between engineering design and medical devices development. There is no single text that addresses the plethora of design issues a medical devices designer meets when developing...

Medical Devices: Surgical and Image-Guided Technologies

by Martin Culjat, Rahul Singh & Hua Lee

Addressing the exploding interest in bioengineering for healthcare applications, this book provides readers with detailed yet easy-to-understand guidance on biomedical device engineering. Written by prominent...

Strong in the Rain

by Lucy Birmingham & David McNeill

Blending history, science, and gripping storytelling, Strong in the Rain brings the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in 2011 and its immediate aftermath to life through the eyes of the men and women...

The Million Death Quake

by Roger Musson

For centuries, Californians and the Japanese have known that they were at risk of catastrophic earthquakes, and prepared accordingly. But when a violent 7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti in 2010, hardly anyone knew...

Biomedical Optical Phase Microscopy and Nanoscopy

by Natan T. Shaked, Zeev Zalevsky & Lisa L Satterwhite

Written by leading optical phase microscopy experts, this book is a comprehensive reference to phase microscopy and nanoscopy techniques for biomedical applications, including differential interference contrast...

Social Innovation and Territorial Development

by Diana MacCallum & Frank Moulaert

This volume presents a broad-ranging and insightful exploration of social innovation and how it can affect life, society and economy, especially within local communities. It addresses key questions about the...

Valuing Historic Environments

by Lisanne Gibson & John Pendlebury

This volume brings together an interdisciplinary team of leading scholars to discuss frameworks of value in relation to the preservation of historic environments. It critically analyses the various conceptions...

Sustainable Land Management in the Tropics: Explaining the Miracle

by Kees Burger & Fred Zaal

Bringing together case studies from Kenya, Benin, Cameroon and the Philippines, this volume provides a multidisciplinary overview of the economics of natural resource management in Tropical regions, at household...

Geographies of Australian Heritages: Loving a Sunburnt Country?

by Roy Jones & Brian J. Shaw

In any settler and/or postcolonial society, heritage is a complex and contested topic. In Australia's case, this is compounded by the country's unique characteristics. Geographies of Australian Heritages brings...

Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Integrated Water Management

by Jeroen Warner

As they provide a negotiating space for a diversity of interests, Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs) are an increasingly popular mode of involving civil society in resource management decisions. Illustrated...

Emotional Geographies

by Joyce Davidson & Mick Smith

Bringing together well-established interdisciplinary scholars and a new generation of researchers, this volume presents a wide range of innovative studies of fundamentally important questions of emotion. The...