Outdoors & Nature

This definitive collection of adventure writing contains 35 stories from the most compelling odysseys of the 19th century: Fridtjof Nansen tries to walk to the North Pole; Mary Kingsley wanders alone in the jungles of West Africa; Richard Burton makes a forbidden pilgrimage to Mecca; Mary Mummery de... More

Problems and crises. Analyses and answers. Contemporary World Issues explores--topic by topic--the critical challenges facing America and the world in the 21st century. 24-hour cable news. Millions of Internet sites. Information overload. How can we sort through the information? Assess the analyses?... More

'Until India realizes that wildlife is an asset the killing will go on. A country's fauna is a sacred trust, and I appeal to you not to betray your trust.' - Jim CorbettHunter and conservationist. Fearless, rational, as also superstitious and prone to supernatural sounds ... More

The present book entitled "Ecology and Environment" comprises 36 chapters by well known experts and research workers in their respective fields. This book contains 36 chapters pertaining to 5 in general zoology, 7 in entomology, 5 in ecology and environmental biology, 5 in aquatic biology, 6 in toxi... More

This comprehensive reference discusses the underlying physics, operational principles, and performance and applications of tunable laser diodes. The book is supplemented with practical examples and helpful notations.This comprehensive reference discusses the underlying physics, operational principle... More

Drawing on the experience of Step It Up, a national day of rallies held on April 14, McKibben and the Step It Up team provide the facts about what must change to save the climate, and show readers how to build the fight in their community, church, or college.Bestselling author Bill McKibben turns ac... More

Globalization has been a prime topic of discussion and concern in economics since the 1990s. By globalization of the world economy, integration of economies throughout the world by means of trade, financial flows, exchange of technology and information, apart from movement of people are meant. Howev... More

The premier resource on dioxins, now completely revised and updated As science continues to appreciate the prevalence and power of dioxins, so it learns more about the harmful effects and effective preventive measures regarding these chemicals. Updating the acclaimed First Edition, Dioxins and Healt... More

Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate, publication of their work has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration the subject, GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling pulls together discussions of theory and methodology, scale, data, quantitative methods, an... More

Realistic, finely detailed images of 230 species of shoreline plants and animals, among them the seaside elder, fiddleleaf morning glory, and sea oats; shorebirds such as the great blue heron, white ibis, and sandpiper. Invaluable to commercial artists and designers, these practical, immediately usa... More

The critical factors determining the quality and reliability of a greenhouse gas inventory is directly dependent on the type of activity data and emission factor used.The quality of any activity data is related to the statistical reliability of the sampling done to ascertain the level of activity. S... More

Preface, Introduction, Overall Perspectives and vision, Technological Options, Risk Management, Institutional and Management Aspects, Institutional framework for conflict resolution in the water sector, Socio-economic and environmental aspects, Annexure, Index, Contributors.... More