Vegetation, Fire and Climate Change in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area
Author: Kate Hammill
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 9781742930060
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Australia's Megafires
Author: Stephen van Leeuwen
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2023-02-01
Total Pages: 642
ISBN-13: 1486316662
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Australian wildfires of 2019–20 (Black Summer) were devastating and unprecedented. These megafires burnt more than 10 million hectares, mostly of forests in southern and eastern Australia. Many of the fires were uncontrollable. These megafires affected many of Australia’s most important conservation areas and severely impacted threatened species and ecological communities. They were a consequence of climate change – and offered a glimpse of how this is likely to continue to affect our future. Australia’s Megafires includes contributions by more than 200 researchers and managers with direct involvement in the management and conservation of the biodiversity affected by the Black Summer wildfires. It provides a comprehensive review of the impacts of these fires on all components of biodiversity, and on Indigenous cultural values. These fires also triggered an extraordinary and highly collaborative response by governments, NGOs, Indigenous groups, scientists, landholders and others, seeking to recover the fire-affected species and environments – to restore Country. This book documents that response. It draws lessons that should be heeded to sustain that recovery and to be better prepared for the inevitable future comparable catastrophes. Such lessons are of global relevance, for wildfires increasingly threaten biodiversity and livelihoods across the globe.
Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards
Author: Walter Leal Filho
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-07-28
Total Pages: 453
ISBN-13: 3319398806
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book analyses the links between climate change adaptation, resilience and the impacts of hazards. The contributors cover topics such as climate change adaptation in coastal zones, the evaluation of community land models, climate change considerations in public health and water resource management, as well as conceptual frameworks for understanding vulnerabilities to extreme climate events. The book focuses on a variety of concrete projects, initiatives and strategies currently being implemented across the world. It also presents case studies, trends, data and projects that illustrate how cities, communities and regions have been striving to achieve resilience and have handled hazards.
Recent Advances in 3D Geoinformation Science
Author: Thomas H. Kolbe
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023
Total Pages: 836
ISBN-13: 3031436997
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book includes the contributions to the international conference “18th 3D GeoInfo”. The papers published in the book were selected through a double-blind review process. 3D GeoInfo has been the forum joining researchers, professionals, software developers, and data providers designing and developing innovative concepts, tools, and application related to 3D geo data processing, modeling, management, analytics, and simulation. A big focus is on topics related to data modeling for 3D city and landscape models as well as their many and diverse applications. This conference series is very successfully running since 2006 and has been hosted by countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, and Australia. In the period 2006 to 2017, the proceedings has been published by Springer in this series with Thomas H. Kolbe being the editor of the 2010 edition of the conference proceedings. 18th 3DGeoInfo was organized by Technical University of Munich in cooperation with the German Society for Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Geoinformation (DGPF), the local associations Runder Tisch GIS e.V. (Round Table GIS) and Leonhard Obermeyer Center—TUM Center of Digital Methods for the Built Environment, and the City of Munich. The international program committee consisted of committee members of previous 3D GeoInfo conferences and further leading scientists in the field of 3D Geoinformation Science.
Twenty-Five Years of Bushcare at Sublime Point Reserve, Leura
Author: David Coleby
Publisher: David Coleby
Published: 2021-04-15
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 0646820265
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwenty-Five Years of Bushcare at Sublime Point Reserve, Leura is a new book about the history of the Sublime Point Bushcare Group in south Leura, Blue Mountains, NSW. It traces the restoration of the Reserve by the Sublime Point Bushcare Group between 1996 and 2021. The book (A5, 40 pages plus covers, in full colour), includes a Foreword by the Mayor of Blue Mountains City Council, Mark Greenhill OAM. There are over 90 photographs, 4 tables, a location map, a rainfall graph, a sketch, and 9 references.
Australian Vegetation
Author: David A. Keith
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2017-06-15
Total Pages: 771
ISBN-13: 1107118433
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fully updated third edition provides a modern synthesis and review of the latest advances in understanding native vegetation across Australia.
The Hawkesbury River
Author: Paul Boon
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2017-07
Total Pages: 585
ISBN-13: 0643107606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Hawkesbury River is the longest coastal river in New South Wales. A vital source of water and food, it has a long Aboriginal history and was critical for the survival of the early British colony at Sydney. The Hawkesbury’s weathered shores, cliffs and fertile plains have inspired generations of artists. It is surrounded by an unparalleled mosaic of national parks, including the second-oldest national park in Australia, Ku-ring-gai National Park. Although it lies only 35 km north of Sydney, to many today the Hawkesbury is a ‘hidden river’ – its historical and natural significance not understood or appreciated. Until now, the Hawkesbury has lacked an up-to-date and comprehensive book describing how and when the river formed, how it functions ecologically, how it has influenced humans and their patterns of settlement and, in turn, how it has been affected by those settlements and their people. The Hawkesbury River: A Social and Natural History fills this gap. With chapters on the geography, geology, hydrology and ecology of the river through to discussion of its use by Aboriginal and European people and its role in transport, defence and culture, this highly readable and richly illustrated book paints a picture of a landscape worthy of protection and conservation. It will be of value to those who live, visit or work in the region, those interested in Australian environmental history, and professionals in biology, natural resource management and education.
World Heritage forests
Author: International Union for Conservation of Nature
Publisher: UNESCO Publishing
Published: 2021-10-28
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9231004808
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWaking Up To Climate Change: Five Dimensions Of The Crisis And What We Can Do About It
Author: George H Ropes
Publisher: World Scientific
Published: 2022-11-22
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9811246254
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor 15 years, author George Ropes has followed the unfolding story of climate change for the timely website ClimateYou.org. Along the way, he has covered myriad individual research studies, innovations, catastrophes, and signs of progress, from the resurgence of sustainable communities to lessons learned from the Australian wildfires. This enlightening book presents a selection of these key writings to describe the multifaceted ways that climate change affects
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
Author: Linnean Society of New South Wales
Publisher:
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 444
ISBN-13:
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