The Coastal Zone
The Coastal Zone

Author: F. John Vernberg

Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 9781570033940

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CONCERNS ABOUT THE HEALTH of the environment have become firmly embedded in the public's list of vital issues confronting present and future generations. The emergence of environmental issues as a significant part of the societal agenda can be traced to the 1960s and 1970s, although threats to the world ecosystem were identified much earlier. In The Coastal Zone, John and Winona Vernberg, the preeminent scholars on the southeastern coastal environment, encourage the general public to gain a more in-depth understanding of environmental science, especially as it pertains to the future of our treasured coastal communities. Using case studies of the southeastern coast, the Vernbergs provide an overview of the ecological characteristics of the coastal zone and urge readers to become aware of environmental consequences resulting from human disturbances such as chemical and biological contamination and habitat alterations. With the rise of urbanization and an ever-increasing population, coastal communities are being subjected to intense multiple stresses resulting from conflicting demands for use of finite resources. In order to save these limited resources for the benefit of present and

Rangeland Systems
Rangeland Systems

Author: David D. Briske

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-04-12

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 3319467093

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This book is open access under a CC BY-NC 2.5 license. This book provides an unprecedented synthesis of the current status of scientific and management knowledge regarding global rangelands and the major challenges that confront them. It has been organized around three major themes. The first summarizes the conceptual advances that have occurred in the rangeland profession. The second addresses the implications of these conceptual advances to management and policy. The third assesses several major challenges confronting global rangelands in the 21st century. This book will compliment applied range management textbooks by describing the conceptual foundation on which the rangeland profession is based. It has been written to be accessible to a broad audience, including ecosystem managers, educators, students and policy makers. The content is founded on the collective experience, knowledge and commitment of 80 authors who have worked in rangelands throughout the world. Their collective contributions indicate that a more comprehensive framework is necessary to address the complex challenges confronting global rangelands. Rangelands represent adaptive social-ecological systems, in which societal values, organizations and capacities are of equal importance to, and interact with, those of ecological processes. A more comprehensive framework for rangeland systems may enable management agencies, and educational, research and policy making organizations to more effectively assess complex problems and develop appropriate solutions.

Pragmatic Encroachment, Religious Belief and Practice
Pragmatic Encroachment, Religious Belief and Practice

Author: A. Rizzieri

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 9781349436033

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Engaging several recent and important discussions in the mainstream epistemological literature surrounding 'pragmatic encroachment', the volume asks, amongst others, the question: Do the high stakes involved in accepting or rejecting belief in God raise the standards for knowledge that God exists?

From Encroachment to Involvement
From Encroachment to Involvement

Author: Yaacov Ro'i

Publisher: Transaction Pub

Published: 1974-01

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13: 9780878551583

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During the past three decades, the USSR has attempted various kinds of political, military, economic, and cultural infiltration into the Middle East. Since the mid-fifties it has succeeded in establishing a continuous Soviet presence there. The book by Ro'i portrays and delineates Soviet Middle Eastern policies and methods of their implementation from 1945 to 1973. The author's primary aim is to classify and survey, as comprehensively as possible, the Soviet stand on the main events and developments in Middle Eastern history during the past three decades. This annotated survey of Soviet theory and practice in the Middle East presents the reader with a rich variety of original documents, mainly Soviet. They are carefully explained so that their context, background, and significance are highlighted. Supplementary notes, references, and bibliographies are also provided.