By the Way--
By the Way--

Author: Laurie Evans Frantz

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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This handy and appealing book provides the most up-to-date guide for those who want to explore New Mexico's officially designated Scenic Byways and their off-the-beaten-track destinations. Packed with helpful driving directions and useful tidbits, By the Way will also be cherished by armchair travelers who want to learn more about the Land of Enchantment. Each chapter includes a detailed narrative itinerary of one of the twenty-five byways, illustrated with colorful photos and a regional map. Lesley S. King adds evocative essays and photos of roadside attractions along each route. Designed to fit in a glove compartment, the spiral- bound book also features a handy fold-out state map in a back pocket. It makes an ideal gift for people who love to travel New Mexico's back roads.

Surviving Sudden Environmental Change
Surviving Sudden Environmental Change

Author: Jago Cooper

Publisher: University Press of Colorado

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1457117266

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Archaeologists have long encountered evidence of natural disasters through excavation and stratigraphy. In Surviving Sudden Environmental Change, case studies examine how eight different past human communities—ranging from Arctic to equatorial regions, from tropical rainforests to desert interiors, and from deep prehistory to living memory—faced, and coped with, such dangers. Many disasters originate from a force of nature, such as an earthquake, cyclone, tsunami, volcanic eruption, drought, or flood. But that is only half of the story; decisions of people and their particular cultural lifeways are the rest. Sociocultural factors are essential in understanding risk, impact, resilience, reactions, and recoveries from massive sudden environmental changes. By using deep-time perspectives provided by interdisciplinary approaches, this book provides a rich temporal background to the human experience of environmental hazards and disasters. In addition, each chapter is followed by an abstract summarizing the important implications for today’s management practices and providing recommendations for policy makers. Publication supported in part by the National Science Foundation.

Science and Its Times
Science and Its Times

Author: Neil Schlager

Publisher: Gale

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13:

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Exploration and Discovery - Life Sciences - Mathematics - Medicine - Physical Sciences - Technology and Invention.