Danube Delta
Author: Claudiu Tudorancea
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 472
ISBN-13:
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Coastal World Heritage Sites
Author: Vanda Claudino-Sales
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-09-07
Total Pages: 591
ISBN-13: 9402415289
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents the natural, environmental and scenic richness of the world’s coastal and marine areas classified by UNESCO as “Natural World Heritage Sites”. Representing well-preserved areas of exceptional significance to the planet and to humankind, they include a total of 49 marine sites, formed by reefs, atolls and gulfs, and 35 coastal sites in all oceans and all continents with exception of Antarctica. They are being protected and preserved from most degrading uses for future generations as an important legacy from the past. Exploring their richness, this book analyzes and explains these sites in a clear, understandable, scientific way, and is of interest to all who work in or care about the geosciences, environmental sciences and biosciences.
The Romanians and the Turkic Nomads North of the Danube Delta from the Tenth to the Mid-Thirteenth Century
Author: Victor Spinei
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 565
ISBN-13: 9004175369
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author of the present volume aims to investigate the relationships between Romanians and nomadic Turkic groups (Pechenegs, Uzes, Cumans) in the southern half of Moldavia, north of the Danube Delta, between the tenth century and the great Mongol invasion of 1241-1242. The Carpathian-Danubian area particularly favoured the development of sedentary life, throughout the millennia, but, at various times, nomadic pastoralists of the steppes also found this area favourable to their own way of life. Due to the basic features of its landscape, the above-mentioned area, which includes a vast plain, became the main political stage of the Romanian ethnic space, a stage on which local communities had to cope with the pressures of successive intrusions of nomadic Turks, attracted by the rich pastures north of the Lower Danube. Contacts of the Romanians and of the Turkic nomads with Byzantium, Kievan Rus, Bulgaria and Hungary are also investigated. The conclusions of the volume are based on an analysis of both written sources (narrative, diplomatic, cartographic) and archaeological finds.
Long Term Socio-Ecological Research
Author: Simron Jit Singh
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-11-13
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9400711778
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors in this volume make a case for LTSER’s potential in providing insights, knowledge and experience necessary for a sustainability transition. This expertly edited selection of contributions from Europe and North America reviews the development of LTSER since its inception and assesses its current state, which has evolved to recognize the value of formulating solutions to the host of ecological threats we face. Through many case studies, this book gives the reader a greater sense of where we are and what still needs to be done to engage in and make meaning from long-term, place-based and cross-disciplinary engagements with socio-ecological systems.
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Author: Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly
Publisher: Council of Europe
Published: 2006-06-08
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9789287158017
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Bio-Politics of the Danube Delta
Author: Constantin Iordachi
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2014-12-11
Total Pages: 483
ISBN-13: 0739195158
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this volume Constantin Iordachi and Kirstof Van Assche take an interdisciplinary look at the history, policy, and culture of the development and politics of the Danube Delta.
The Danube
Author: Nick Thorpe
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 0300181655
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe author takes us on an unexpected journey "up" the Danube, where we encounter a remarkable and unfamiliar world
The Wetlands Handbook, 2 Volume Set
Author: Edward Maltby
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-07-23
Total Pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9781444315820
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForty-two chapters by international experts from a wide range ofdisciplines make The Wetlands Handbook the essential toolfor those seeking comprehensive understanding of the subject. Adeparture from more traditional treatises, this text examinesfreshwater wetland ecosystem science from the fundamentals toissues of management and policy. Introductory chapters address the scope and significance ofwetlands globally for communities, culture and biodiversity.Subsequent sections deal with processes underpinning wetlandfunctioning, how wetlands work, their uses and values for humansand nature, their sensitivity to external impacts, and how they maybe restored. The text is illustrated by numerous examples,emphasising functional and holistic approaches to wetlandmanagement, including case studies on the wise use andrehabilitation of wetlands in farmed, urban, industrial and otherdamaged environments, highlighting the long-term benefits ofmultiple use. The Wetlands Handbook will provide aninvaluable reference for researchers, managers, policy-makers andstudents of wetland sciences.
Rivers of Europe
Author: Klement Tockner
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2009-01-31
Total Pages: 717
ISBN-13: 0080919081
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the bestselling book, Rivers of North America, this new guide stands as the only primary source of complete and comparative baseline data on the biological and hydrological characteristics of more than 180 of the highest profile rivers in Europe. With numerous full-color photographs and maps, Rivers of Europe includes conservation information on current patterns of river use and the extent to which human society has exploited and impacted them. Rivers of Europe provides the information ecologists and conservation managers need to better assess their management and meet the EU legislative good governance targets. - Coverage on more than 180 European rivers - Summarizes biological, ecological and biodiversity characteristics - Provides conservation managers with information to resolve conflicts between recreational use of rivers, their use as a water supply, and the need to conserve natural habitats - Data on river hydrology (maximum , minimum and average flow rates), seasonal variation in water flow - Numerous full-color photographs - Information on the underlying geology and its affect on river behaviour
Conservation Status of the Danube Delta
Author: IUCN East European Programme
Publisher: IUCN
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 122
ISBN-13: 9782831701004
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