Mapping The Amazon

Author : Amanda M. Smith
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781800348417

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Mapping the Amazon by Amanda M. Smith Pdf

An analysis of the political and ecological consequences of charting the Amazon River basin in narrative fiction, Mapping the Amazon examines how widely read novels from twentieth-century South America attempted to map the region for readers. Authors such as Jos� Eustasio Rivera, R�mulo Gallegos, Mario Vargas Llosa, C�sar Calvo, M�rcio Souza, and M�rio de Andrade traveled to the Amazonian regions of their respective countries and encountered firsthand a forest divided and despoiled by the spatial logic of extractivism. Writing against that logic, they fill their novels with geographic, human, and ecological realities omitted from official accounts of the region. Though the plots unfold after the height of the Amazonian rubber boom (1850-1920), the authors construct landscapes marked by that first large-scale exploitation of Amazonian biodiversity. The material practices of rubber extraction repeat in the stories told about the removal of other plants, seeds, and mineral from the forest as well as its conversion into farmland. The counter-discursive impulse of each novel comes into dialogue with various modernizing projects that carve Amazonia into cultural and economic spaces: border commissions, extractive infrastructure, school geography manuals, Indigenous education programs, and touristic propaganda. Even the novel maps studied have blind spots, though, and Mapping the Amazon considers the legacy of such unintentional omissions today.

Author : Amanda M. Smith
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781800345478

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'Smith’s investigation focuses rigorously on the aesthetic complexities of these texts to demonstrate how, in a way even the authors themselves sometimes do not suspect, new ways arise of understanding their power of eco-criticism. [...] Smith’s contribution is this call, like few today, to awaken new energies in the literary and cultural criticism about the Amazon precisely because she has her feet grounded in the harsh history of the region, while her eyes are focused on different future possibilities for the region.' Felipe Martínez-Pinzón, ReVista

Author : Jordana Dym,Karl Offen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226618227

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Mapping Latin America by Jordana Dym,Karl Offen Pdf

57 studies of individual maps and the cultural environment that they spring from and exemplify, including one pre-Columbian map.

Author : Sunita Apte
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781608703586

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Mapping Rivers by Sunita Apte Pdf

Introduces maps and teaches essential mapping skills, including how to create, use, and interpret maps of rivers.

Author : Santiago López
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2023-03-29
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031226809

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Socio-Environmental Research in Latin America by Santiago López Pdf

This contributed volume presents relevant examples of socio-environmental research that highlight the challenges and opportunities of using geotechnologies in interdisciplinary settings across the vast, culturally, and environmentally mega-diverse region known as Latin America. While remote sensing has been mostly used for mapping and monitoring physical features, geographic information systems open up opportunities for the integration of socio-economic and environmental data collected through individual and community-based surveys, in-situ measurements, and other participatory research techniques to offer additional analytically grounded power when evaluating socio-environmental processes that shape Latin American landscapes. The topics addressed in this book include deforestation and land degradation, borderlands dynamics, agriculture and agroecological systems, environmental conservation and development, public health, tourism, environmental justice, archeology, volunteered geography and urban planning, among others. The book is intended for academics, graduate and undergraduate classrooms, and general audiences with interest in Latin America and the socio-environmental issues that threaten the sustainability of the region and local communities. The book will also appeal to practitioners, managers, and policy makers interested in the application of geo-technologies and field-based research to address complex socio-environmental problems in the Global South.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : IIED
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Digital mapping
ISBN : 9781843696056

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Mapping for Change by Anonim Pdf

Participation in spatial information management and communication. A combined CTA and IIED issue

Author : Elena Shtromberg
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016-02-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781477308097

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Art Systems by Elena Shtromberg Pdf

From currency and maps to heavily censored newspapers and television programming, Art Systems explores visual forms of critique and subversion during the height of Brazilian dictatorship, drawing sometimes surprising connections between artistic production and broader processes of social exchange during a period of authoritarian modernization. Positioning the works beyond the prism of politics, Elena Shtromberg reveals subtle forms of subversion and critique that reinvented the artists’ political terrain. Analyzing key examples from Cildo Meireles, Antonio Manuel, Artur Barrio, Anna Bella Geiger, Sonia Andrade, Geraldo Mello, and others, the book offers a new framework for theorizing artistic practice. By focusing on the core economic, media, technological, and geographic conditions that circumscribed artistic production during this pivotal era, Shtromberg excavates an array of art systems that played a role in the everyday lives of Brazilians. An examination of the specific historical details of the social systems that were integrated into artistic production, this unique study showcases works that were accessed by audiences far outside the confines of artistic institutions. Proliferating during one of Brazil’s most socially and politically fraught decades, the works—spanning cartography to video art—do not conform to an easily identifiable style, form, material use, or medium. As a result of this breadth, Art Systems gives voice to the multifaceted forces at play in a unique chapter of Latin American cultural history.

Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan,James R. Akerman
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226696577

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Mapping Nature across the Americas by Kathleen A. Brosnan,James R. Akerman Pdf

Maps are inherently unnatural. Projecting three-dimensional realities onto two-dimensional surfaces, they are abstractions that capture someone’s idea of what matters within a particular place; they require selections and omissions. These very characteristics, however, give maps their importance for understanding how humans have interacted with the natural world, and give historical maps, especially, the power to provide rich insights into the relationship between humans and nature over time. That is just what is achieved in Mapping Nature across the Americas. Illustrated throughout, the essays in this book argue for greater analysis of historical maps in the field of environmental history, and for greater attention within the field of the history of cartography to the cultural constructions of nature contained within maps. This volume thus provides the first in-depth and interdisciplinary investigation of the relationship between maps and environmental knowledge in the Americas—including, for example, stories of indigenous cartography in Mexico, the allegorical presence of palm trees in maps of Argentina, the systemic mapping of US forests, and the scientific platting of Canada’s remote lands.

Author : Pete Barbrook-Johnson,Alexandra S. Penn
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783031019197

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Systems Mapping by Pete Barbrook-Johnson,Alexandra S. Penn Pdf

This open access book explores a range of new and older systems mapping methods focused on representing causal relationships in systems. In a practical manner, it describes the methods and considers the differences between them; describes how to use them yourself; describes how to choose between and combine them; considers the role of data, evidence, and stakeholder opinion; and describes how they can be useful in a range of policy and research settings. This book provides a key starting point and general-purpose resource for understanding complex adaptive systems in practical, actionable, and participatory ways. The book successfully meets the growing need in a range of social, environmental, and policy challenges for a richer more nuanced, yet actionable and participatory understanding of the world. The authors provide a clear framework to alleviate any confusion about the use of appropriate terms and methods, enhance the appreciation of the value they can bring, and clearly explain the differences between approaches and the resulting outputs of mapping processes and analysis.

Author : John Harrison
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1556525192

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Off the Map by John Harrison Pdf

This true-life adventure-travel story follows John Harrison and his wife Heather deep into an unexplored region of the Amazon rainforests in the Guiana Highlands that border Brazil. With just a canoe and a shotgun, the newlyweds followed the most remote tributary of the Amazon River without any means of contacting civilization. Harrison tells their story as, unaided and off the map, they encounter jaguars and poisonous frogs, are threatened by malaria, and almost lose their way entirely. While experiencing travel at its most raw, they struggle to keep their deteriorating sanity and relationship intact in one of the most hostile and unforgiving places in the world. Far more harrowing than reality shows like Survivor and Amazing Race, this is armchair adventure at its most honest and compelling.

Author : Frederic Achard,Matthew C. Hansen
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-19
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000218657

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Global Forest Monitoring from Earth Observation by Frederic Achard,Matthew C. Hansen Pdf

Covering recent developments in satellite observation data undertaken for monitoring forest areas from global to national levels, this book highlights operational tools and systems for monitoring forest ecosystems. It also tackles the technical issues surrounding the ability to produce accurate and consistent estimates of forest area changes, which are needed to report greenhouse gas emissions and removals from land use changes. Written by leading global experts in the field, this book offers a launch point for future advances in satellite-based monitoring of global forest resources. It gives readers a deeper understanding of monitoring methods and shows how state-of-art technologies may soon provide key data for creating more balanced policies.

Author : Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781788837934

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Building Serverless Python Web Services with Zappa by Abdulwahid Abdulhaque Barguzar Pdf

Master serverless architectures in Python and their implementation, with Zappa on three different frameworks. Key Features Scalable serverless Python web services using Django, Flask, and Pyramid. Learn Asynchronous task execution on AWS Lambda and scheduling using Zappa. Implementing Zappa in a Docker container. Book Description Serverless applications are becoming very popular these days, not just because they save developers the trouble of managing the servers, but also because they provide several other benefits such as cutting heavy costs and improving the overall performance of the application. This book will help you build serverless applications in a quick and efficient way. We begin with an introduction to AWS and the API gateway, the environment for serverless development, and Zappa. We then look at building, testing, and deploying apps in AWS with three different frameworks--Flask, Django, and Pyramid. Setting up a custom domain along with SSL certificates and configuring them with Zappa is also covered. A few advanced Zappa settings are also covered along with securing Zappa with AWS VPC. By the end of the book you will have mastered using three frameworks to build robust and cost-efficient serverless apps in Python. What you will learn Build, test, and deploy a simple web service using AWS CLI Integrate Flask-based Python applications, via AWS CLI configuration Design Rest APIs integrated with Zappa for Flask and Django Create a project in the Pyramid framework and configure it with Zappa Generate SSL Certificates using Amazon Certificate Manager Configure custom domains with AWS Route 53 Create a Docker container similar to AWS Lambda Who this book is for Python Developers who are interested in learning how to develop fast and highly scalable serverless applications in Python, will find this book useful

Author : Graham Hancock
Publisher : Crown
Page : 779 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307829054

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Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock Pdf

Could the story of mankind be far older than we have previously believed? Using tools as varied as archaeo-astronomy, geology, and computer analysis of ancient myths, Graham Hancock presents a compelling case to suggest that it is. Graham Hancock is featured in Ancient Apocalypse, a Netflix original docuseries. “A fancy piece of historical sleuthing . . . intriguing and entertaining and sturdy enough to give a long pause for thought.”—Kirkus Reviews In Fingerprints of the Gods, Hancock embarks on a worldwide quest to put together all the pieces of the vast and fascinating jigsaw of mankind’s hidden past. In ancient monuments as far apart as Egypt’s Great Sphinx, the strange Andean ruins of Tihuanaco, and Mexico’s awe-inspiring Temples of the Sun and Moon, he reveals not only the clear fingerprints of an as-yet-unidentified civilization of remote antiquity, but also startling evidence of its vast sophistication, technological advancement, and evolved scientific knowledge. A record-breaking number one bestseller in Britain, Fingerprints of the Gods contains the makings of an intellectual revolution, a dramatic and irreversible change in the way that we understand our past—and so our future. And Fingerprints of God tells us something more. As we recover the truth about prehistory, and discover the real meaning of ancient myths and monuments, it becomes apparent that a warning has been handed down to us, a warning of terrible cataclysm that afflicts the Earth in great cycles at irregular intervals of time—a cataclysm that may be about to recur. “Readers will hugely enjoy their quest in these pages of inspired storytelling.”—The Times (UK)

Author : Krishna Gopal Ghosh,Sutapa Mukhopadhyay
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781789845785

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Current Practice in Fluvial Geomorphology by Krishna Gopal Ghosh,Sutapa Mukhopadhyay Pdf

Amid increasing interactions with other disciplines and technical advances for detecting, monitoring, and modeling fluvial landscape origin, dynamics, and diversity, a number of scientific works have come out and nested in globally recognized edited books. This book is an attempt in this regard, where a few precise regular research works from diverse disciplinary expertise from around the globe are compiled as chapters. In this collective effort, the application of geoinformatics, field data on natural rivers, instrumentation, use of analytic tools, scientific techniques, numerical models, case studies, illustrations, etc. in understanding formative processes and appraising fluvial landscapes will hopefully provide insight into the current practice of fluvial geomorphology and may guide fruitful and coherent scientific enquiry into the field.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Cartography
ISBN : UCAL:B3552873

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Surveying and Mapping by Anonim Pdf