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Oceans in Decline
Oceans in Decline

What is happening in our oceans? By describing their main elements, this book shows how and why the oceans are being transformed, and suggests possible future scenarios to address this complex, yet often-asked, question. The ocean is being dramatically transformed, but the magnitude of this transformation remains unclear since the...

Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power
Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power

A riveting tour through the landscape and meaning of modern conspiracy theories, exploring the causes and tenacity of this American malady, from Birthers to Pizzagate and beyond.

American society has always been fertile ground for conspiracy theories, but with the election of Donald Trump, previously
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The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America (Volume 1) (Cinema Cultures in Contact)
The Divo and the Duce: Promoting Film Stardom and Political Leadership in 1920s America (Volume 1) (Cinema Cultures in Contact)
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more.

In the post–World War I American climate of
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Renewable Energy in the UK: Past, Present and Future (Energy, Climate and the Environment)
Renewable Energy in the UK: Past, Present and Future (Energy, Climate and the Environment)
?This book offers a detailed account of how renewable energy has moved from the margins to the mainstream in the UK, and of the battles that have been fought to achieve this, trawling through the often troubled history of government involvement.  

The book examines how renewables became what
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Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Chile (BestMasters)
Remote Sensing of Vegetation: Along a Latitudinal Gradient in Chile (BestMasters)
How is the vegetation distribution influencing the erosion and surface formation in the different eco zones of Chile? To answer this question, it is mandatory to possess fundamental knowledge about plant species habitats, occurrence and their dynamics. In his study Christian Bödinger utilizes satellite imagery in combination with...
The Physical Geography of Brazil: Environment, Vegetation and Landscape (Geography of the Physical Environment)
The Physical Geography of Brazil: Environment, Vegetation and Landscape (Geography of the Physical Environment)

This book presents the Brazilian natural space and environment. It describes the main environmental aspects of Brazil in relation to geology, climate, geomorphology, vegetation, fauna, water resources and environmental issues. 

The book presents a beautifully illustrated overview of the physical geography of the...

Emerging Natural Hydrocolloids: Rheology and Functions
Emerging Natural Hydrocolloids: Rheology and Functions

The first guide devoted to the functions, structures, and applications of natural hydrocolloids

In today’s health-conscious climate, the demand for natural food products is growing all the time. Natural hydrocolloids, therefore, have never been more popular. With their thickening, stabilizing, gelling, fat...

Ice Mechanics for Geophysical and Civil Engineering Applications (GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences)
Ice Mechanics for Geophysical and Civil Engineering Applications (GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences)

This book presents the concepts and tools of ice mechanics, together with examples of their application in the fields of glaciology, climate research and civil engineering in cold regions. It starts with an account of the most important physical properties of sea and polar ice treated as an anisotropic polycrystalline material, and...

Arctic Energy and Social Sustainability
Arctic Energy and Social Sustainability
In recent years the Arctic has become the focus of political, popular and scholarly debates around the future of our world’s Energy. Increasing consumption, dwindling reserves, climate warming and developing technologies are expected to push energy-related activities ever further into the previously inaccessible north. Within this...
Greening China’s Urban Governance: Tackling Environmental and Sustainability Challenges (ARI - Springer Asia Series (7))
Greening China’s Urban Governance: Tackling Environmental and Sustainability Challenges (ARI - Springer Asia Series (7))
This volume examines how urban stakeholders in China – particularly city governments and social actors – tackle China’s urban environmental crisis. The volume’s case studies speak to important interdisciplinary themes such as new tools and instruments of urban green governance, climate change and urban carbon...
Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues
Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues
This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues. 

Drawing on discourse and narrative analysis, Marxist political economy and insights from natural science, the book points at similarities, differences and inter-connections between
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The Law of Force: The Violent Heart of Indian Politics
The Law of Force: The Violent Heart of Indian Politics
In keeping with a long and established tradition in anthropological scholarship, all names of persons and characters mentioned in this book have been changed and otherwise anonymized in order to protect their identity, dignity, and safety. This convention has served anthropologists well for many years and it is all the more...
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